Publisher, Tantor Media (August 2007)

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An Audible Best of 2007 Pick - Nonfiction

A New York Times Bestseller

“Robyn Meredith’s systematic analysis fills the gap in a spirited, readable manner.” ---Mike Wallace, 60 Minutes

“An exciting and journalistic account of one of the great economic stories of our time---the transformation of China and India.” ---Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize–winning economist

"[Laural] Merlington creates an engaging audio history lesson." ---AudioFile

In the streets of India, camels pull carts loaded with construction materials, and monkeys race across roads, dodging cars. In China, men in Mao jackets pedal bicycles along newly built highways, past skyscrapers sprouting like bamboo. Yet exotic India is as near as the voice answering an 800 number for one dollar an hour. Communist China is as close as the nearest Wal-Mart, its shelves full of goods made in Chinese factories.

Not since the United States rose to prominence a century ago have we seen such tectonic shifts in global power; but India and China are vastly different nations, with opposing economic and political strategies---strategies we must understand in order to survive in the new global economy. The Elephant and the Dragon tells how these two Asian nations, each with more than a billion people, have spurred a new "gold rush," and what this will mean for the rest of the world.

About the Author: Robyn Meredith is a foreign correspondent for Forbes who lives in Hong Kong and covers India and China. An award-winning journalist, she was formerly a correspondent for the New York Times.

About the Narrator: Laural Merlington has recorded over 100 audiobooks, including works by Margaret Atwood and Alice Hoffman, and is the recipient of several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, Laural teaches college in her home state of Michigan.