Ripping Off Good Reads in China

This LA Times article explores the wildly popular phenomenon in China of phony business management books.

The series purports to be a translation of English-language works, but no such titles exist. The principal author -- a Paul Thomas, said to be an eminent Harvard University business professor -- is not real. Also made up is the rave review on the back cover, attributed to the Wall Street Journal: "The most practical and advanced management thought of our time."

Link (Thanks, Roderick Maclean!)