James M. Zimmerman In Person to discuss his book: The Peking Express

Author JAMES M. ZIMMERMAN comes to Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore on Wednesday April 12th, at 7:00 pm. JAMES WILL READ FROM AND DISCUSS HIS NEW BOOK _The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China_. JAMES WILL BE JOINED IN CONVERSATION BY AUTHOR JOHN POMFRET.JAMES M. ZIMMERMAN is a Beijing-based lawyer who has lived and worked in China for over 25 years. He is among China's leading foreign lawyers and represents companies and individuals confronted with the political and legal complexities of doing business in Mainland China. He is the author of the _China Law Deskbook_, published by the American Bar Association, and is frequently featured as a political commentator on US-China relations in various print and broadcast media around the globe. He is the former four-term Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China. In addition to Beijing, he maintains a home in San Diego, California. JOHN POMFRET, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, served as a correspondent for the Washington Post for two decades, covering wars, revolutions, and China. His book _The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom_, won the Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations. John's most recent book is _From Warsaw with Love: Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance_. The recipient of numerous journalism awards, he lives with his wife and three children in Berkeley. This event is free but Eventbrite registration is required to reserve a seat.