Book on entrepreneur debuts at New York expo

NEW YORK - A book featuring the story of a Chinese entrepreneur made its debut at BookExpo America on May 29 as the annual gala of the publishing industry kicked off in New York City.

The English-language book, Work Is Life - How to Perform to the Best of Your Ability, tells how Che Jianxin, also the author of the book, fought his way from a village carpenter to the chairman and CEO of the Red Star Macalline Group, a leading furniture retail chain in China.

The launch of the book also marked the inauguration of the global promotion of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Series books, co-published by the China National Publications Import and Export Corporation and the New York-based Pace University Press.