'Hegemon' in The Amazon.com 100, 'China Attacks' Sales Surge Too After Author Steven Mosher's Appearance on C-SPAN2's Book TV.News Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2000 Two books: "China Attacks," a realistic look at a future Chinese blitz on Taiwan and "Hegemon heg·e·mon n. One that exercises hegemony. [Greek h  gem : China's Plan to Dominate
Asia and the World," a short history of China its global ambitions,
have attracted significant attention after author Steven Mosher's
appearance on C-SPAN2's Book TV. As of Sunday afternoon,
"Hegemon" was ranked 89th on Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ) and
"China Attacks" was ranked 476th.
"Hegemon," authored by well-known China expert Steven W. Mosher A mosher is a person who is crossed between goth/punk/skater they have long hair and listen to music like slipknot and metal music. Some people call them headbangers. At certain music shows they have something called a mosh pit, basically its a fight pit with loads of people bashing each other. , is the 5th bestselling book about China out of 678 titles published this year available on Amazon.com. "China Attacks," jointly written with Chuck DeVore Charles S. DeVore (born May 20, 1962) is a U.S. politician, currently serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing the 70th District, which includes portions of Orange County. , is the 18th bestselling book about China published this year. The books' provocative conclusion -- that China sees itself as inevitably replacing America as the world's sole superpower -- has attracted journalistic mention in America, the U.K., Taiwan, China, Canada, and Germany. Additional information about the books and the authors is available at: www.ChinaThreat.com. "China Attacks" has recently been compared to another novel that predicted war in the Pacific. British naval expert Hector C. Bywater wrote "The Great Pacific War" in 1925. The novel described a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. and the subsequent American recovery and victory. "China Attacks" is the number one print-on-demand book on Amazon.com. Buy Books on the web.com (www.BBOTW.com) publishes "China Attacks." Encounter Books publishes "Hegemon" (www.EncounterBooks.com). Borders.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ) and Barnes & Noble.com (Nasdaq:BNBN) also offer "Hegemon" and "China Attacks." "China Attacks," as well as a one-chapter excerpt, can also be purchased in electronic form at www.MightyWords.com, a division of FatBrain.com (Nasdaq:FATB FATB Florida Association of Ticket Brokers ). Mosher is the best-selling author of several non-fiction books about China and Asia including "Broken Earth: The Rural Chinese," and "A Mother's Ordeal: One Woman's Struggle Against China's One Child Policy." Mosher served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He makes his home in White Post, Va. DeVore served in the Reagan-era Pentagon as a Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs. He later worked as a Senior Assistant to Congressman Christopher Cox (R-CA). He is a major in the Army National Guard where he's a combat brigade team intelligence officer (S-2). DeVore lives in Irvine. Note to Editors: Chuck DeVore and Steven W. Mosher are available for interviews by contacting: ChinaAttacks@aol.com. Source: Janet King Klein |
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