Ruey J Yu

Journey of a Thousand Miles

An Extraordinary Life

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the beautifully written, compellingly inspiring rags-to-riches story of a Taiwanese youngster, Ruey Yu, born into a ravaged and occupied country, who went on to co-found and build a multi-million-dollar American skin care empire, NeoStrata.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9780776625676
• ISBN-10: 0776625675
• Artikelnr.: 47870404

Autorenporträt

Now in his 80s, Dr. Ruey J. Yu continues to work in the lab every day, hunting for biomarkers that could be used for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other diseases. In 2016, Dr. Yu and Dr. Van Scott sold NeoStrata to Johnson & Johnson, which is expanding the company's research labs into a centre of excellence for dermatological research.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
 Introduction
Prologue
Chapter One - Coal Dust and Daydreams
Chapter Two - Bowing to the Emperor
Chapter Three - A "City Monkey" in the Country
Chapter Four - Starvation and Surrender
Chapter Five - Return to Hsinchu
Chapter Six - The Tale of the Poor Scholar
Chapter Seven - A Diamond in the Trash
Chapter Eight - Pedalling through Taipei
Chapter Nine - Pure Chemistry
Chapter Ten - Quemoy
Chapter 11 - Snowed Under
Chapter 12 - Coming to America
Chapter 13 - A Life-Changing Discovery
 Chapter 14 - Taking a Gamble
Chapter 15 - Avon Calling
Chapter 16 - A Wrinkle in the Business
Chapter 17 - Head to Head with the Pink Lady
Chapter 18 - Growing older, giving back
Epilogue