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The Best Business Stories of the Year: 2003 Edition
 | asin: 1400031451 binding: Paperback list price: $14.00 USD amazon price: $14.00 |
A year’s worth of the most interesting, noteworthy, and best-written articles on all aspects of the business world.“Amid Global Turmoil, Wild Times in Trading Afghanis” by Daniel Pearl, from The Wall Street Journal “Bidding War” by James B. Stewart, from The New Yorker“This Little Slinky Goes to Market” by Neil Irwin, from The Washington Post“Yes, We Have No Profits” by Nicholas Stein, from Fortune“Corporate Veil” by John R. Emschwiller and Rebecca Smith, from The Wall Street Journal read more »
The Blue-Eyed Salaryman: From World Traveller to Lifer at Mitsubishi
 | author: Niall Murtagh asin: 1861977891 binding: Paperback list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $13.46 USD |
Niall Murtagh spent years as a world traveler—hitchhiking in Istanbul, trekking in Patagonia, crossing the Atlantic in a home-built yacht. In 1986, he closed the door on his life of adventure to settle in Japan. And then, in a breathtaking transition, he joined Mitsubishi as a “Salaryman”—a guy in a shiny suit with a shiny attaché case in a multinational corporation with 100,000 employees. What led to this extraordinary shift of direction, and why, despite the disillusionment, is it so hard to leave? read more »
Your Own Words: The Bestselling Author of Word Court Explains How to Decipher Decipher the Dictionary, Master the Usage Manual,
 | author: Barbara Wallraff asin: 1582432821 binding: Hardcover list price: $24.95 USD amazon price: $24.95 |
As the author of the Word Court columns that appear in The Atlantic Monthly and in newspapers nationwide, Barbara Wallraff is one of America's most widely read writers on language. She is beloved for her wit and renowned for the depth of her knowledge. Now, in Your Own Words, Wallraff answers common and uncommon questions about English--and simultaneously explains how she does it. She reveals how you, too, can be a language expert. read more »
