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Asia Leadership Wisdom: Classic Writings on Asia's Leadership Culture
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A fascinating collection of essays and extracts from some of Asia's leading business figures Influenced by such ancient traditions as Indian yoga-vedanta and the wisdom of Confucius, Asian business leaders display a unique management style in sharp contrast to the management values of Western business schools. While command-and-control is common among Asian leaders, the most effective of them integrate their strong character with compassion, ethics, and philanthropy. read more »
Covering China (Media Studies Series)
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The relationship between China and the United States has been marked by a lack of mutual comprehension that stretches from America's missionary paternalism in the early twentieth century to the fears and fascinations of the present. Throughout the twentieth century China has attracted the attention of American journalists, from the first China hands who covered an ancient country lurching into the modern world, to the chroniclers of World War II and the Chinese civil war, to the reporters who today explore the contradictions of China's economy. read more »
The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes: Volume 28, Social, Political and Literary Writings (The Collected Writings of
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Includes Keynes's correspondence as chairman of the New Statesman with Kingsley Martin, its editor, as well as his writings on the arts and a hitherto unpublished history of ancient currencies.
The Bellstone: The Greek Sponge Divers of the Aegean
 | author: Michael N. Kalafatas asin: 1584652721 binding: Hardcover list price: $26.00 USD amazon price: $26.00 USD |
For centuries,the young men of the Dodecanese Islands, a string of islands in the Aegean Sea between Greece and the coast of Asia Minor, earned their living by diving for sponges. They would descend to the bottom of the sea on just a single breath of air, using as a weight and rudder a flat, marble diving stone called a bellstone. They used this ancient technique of "naked diving" until 1863 when the deep-sea diving suit was introduced into the sponge-fishing industry. read more »
Technical Communication, Deliberative Rhetoric, and Environmental Discourse: Connections and Directions (Attw Contemporary
 | asin: 1567504817 binding: Paperback list price: $34.95 USD amazon price: $34.95 USD |
Academic writing on environmental communication proliferated in the 1990's. A few of us had been calling for such work and making initial investigations throughout the 1980's, but the momentum in the field built slowly. Spurred by coverage in the mass media, academic publishers finally caught the wave of interest. In this exciting new volume, the editors demonstrate more fully than ever before how environmental rhetoric and technical communication go hand in hand. read more »
The Genesis of Leadership: What the Bible Teaches Us About Vision, Values and Leading Change
 | author: Nathan Laufer asin: 158023352X binding: Paperback list price: $18.99 USD amazon price: $14.81 USD |
Successful leaders don't rely solely on natural charisma and organizational authority as their tickets to success. Successful leadership is a learned art form and a developed discipline. You can master the art of leadership by examining the pitfalls and achievements of past leaders and penetrating the stories of our cultural and religious heritage. The Bible is the ultimate resource for learning by example: its stories of family relationships, political beginnings and even divine encounters provide valuable lessons about leading effectively. read more »
The Bazaar: Markets and Merchants of the Islamic World
 | author: Walter M. Weiss asin: 0500018391 binding: Hardcover list price: $50.00 USD amazon price: $36.10 USD |
This sumptuously illustrated journey through the bazaars in the old Islamic cities of the Orient shows how little they have changed since the Middle Ages. First the origins of the bazaar, its roots in the markets of ancient times, and the early Islamic fortresses and caravanserais are examined. Then the path of goods, carried by the trader's indispensable companion, the camel, is traced along legendary caravan routes like the Silk, Incense, and Amber Roads. read more »
The Urge to Splurge: A Social History of Shopping
 | author: Laura Byrne Paquet Laura Byrne Paquet asin: 1550225839 binding: Paperback list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $17.95 |
Tracing the cultural evolution of shopping from outdoor bazaars to suburban malls, this brazen look at the history and psychology of one of humankind’s oldest pursuits considers the variety of reasons (and excuses) that drive the impulse to buy. An opulent collection of shopping places are described, including ancient markets, covered arcades of 18th-century France, gallerias of 19th-century Italy, and megamalls of 1950s America. read more »
