When Hazem Mulhim was starting out in life, his father presented him with twobrown envelopes: one bulging with money, the other flat with some dollar bills. Onlyone-and its contents-would be his. After a brief but memorable discussion, hisfather made the decision that would influence the rest of Hazem''s life. Two BrownEnvelopes offers a refreshingly candid account of the ups and the downs of buildinga business in the age of globalization. Hazem started out as a shop owner, openingthe first computer store in Jordan in the 1980s. Since then, he has built a globalbusiness that provides anti-money-laundering and other technology solutions foralmost 10 percent of the world''s banks. Unlike most business memoirs that onlyrecount achievements, Two Brown Envelopes takes you on a roller-coasterjourney-revealing the humbling lows of defeat and the highs of winning-proving thatwhat defines your future is how well you shrug off setbacks and bounce back fromfailure.