Includes bibliographical references and index.; The extraordinary accomplishments of Hank Greenberg and how he did it -- Starr starts his empire in China -- Secrets to building the Chinese empire -- Starr joins with the intelligence community -- The war works to Starr's advantage -- Business was pleasure and pleasure was business -- Preparing to be a public company -- How an unknown beats out the Ivy League -- Life with Hank Greenberg -- Being Starr/AIG's guest is special indeed -- The conventional wisdom about what happened at AIG -- The sad story of Greenberg's fall from grace -- The great survivor bounces back.;