Lewis M. Weinstein

I became an author during the latter part of a long career in management, finally taking my high school English teacher's advice that I could and should write. My first novel, THE HERETIC, was published in 2000 when I was 60; My 8th novel, UNLEASHING CHINA, was recently published.

Here's what readers say about UNLEASHING CHINA ...

UNLEASHING CHINA ... does something most historical fiction avoids: it takes a celebrated diplomatic “win,” walks it into a quiet room, and asks the uncomfortable question who actually won in the long run? Framing Nixon’s 1972 visit as a short-term political triumph and a long-term strategic blunder is gutsy. Letting two young Chinese-American characters sit inside the machinery of history while Kissinger, Haldeman, and Haig loom in the background? That’s not nostalgia that’s controlled provocation.

UNLEASHING CHINA ... there’s something incredibly wild about a man who waits until 60 to publish his first novel… and then proceeds to write historical fiction with the precision of a surgeon and the suspense of a spy thriller. Unleashing China proves it again 572 pages of geopolitical fire, Nixon‑era intrigue, and a “what‑really-happened” narrative only a Harvard‑trained mind with a taste for truth (and maybe a sprinkle of mischief) could pull off.

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EDUCATION ... Camden High School ('58), Princeton University (BSE '62) and Harvard Business School (MBA '65)

MANAGEMENT CAREER ... from 1991-2005, I was the CEO of The Public Health Research Institute, a biomedical research organization focused on infectious diseases; previously I was President of Kinney System, the nationwide parking company; Township Manager of Cherry Hill, NJ; and a candidate for U.S. Congress (1980).

PERSONAL ... my wife and I live in Fort Lauderdale in the winter and travel in the summer. Previously we have lived in Cherry Hill, NJ, Key West, FL, and Collioure, France. Between us, we have 6 children and 8 grandchildren.