Author: Curtis Andressen
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Keywords: short, history, asia, series, samurai, japan, sony
Number of Pages: 268
Published: 2003-05-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1865085162
ISBN-13: 9781865085166

Offering a compelling introduction to Japan’s rich culture and fascinating history for travelers, businesspeople, and students, this guide discusses the influence of China; the impact of feudalism, modernization, and imperialism; Japanese history of war and peace; and today’s economy and uncertainty. Traced are the threads of history, environment, and culture that run through the centuries to explain much about the Japan of today.

Author: Ken Hudson
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Keywords: growth, business, tools, generator, idea
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2008-07-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1741149584
ISBN-13: 9781741149586

The effective and practical tools outlined in this powerful handbook help businesspeople solve problems, create new opportunities, and improve individual and team performance. Exploring the typical ways businesses and their leaders get stuck—being trapped by precedent, incremental growth, familiar ideas and solutions, and career blockage—this reference gives fresh, resourceful techniques for overcoming such scenarios. Anyone involved in business, whether in innovation, sales, marketing, advertising, business development, or new-product development, will benefit from the simple tool

Author: David Michie
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Keywords: uncertain, world, happiness, finding, people, buddhism
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2005-10-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1741142601
ISBN-13: 9781741142600

Opening the door to the core teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, this guide offers the personal story of one man’s journey into a more spiritual and focused life through both philosophy and action. After incorporating simple Buddhist practices into his daily life, the author now teaches others how to understand the difference between temporary pleasure and lasting fulfillment. His profound and uncomplicated suggestions, such as meditation and cultivating compassion, provide strategies for a heartfelt serenity that comes from connecting with our inner nature.

Author: Peter Coyne
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty LTD
Keywords: spoken, chinese, professionals, guide, beginner, minute, mandarin, one
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2008-05-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1741754593
ISBN-13: 9781741754599

Heading off to China for a business trip? Don’t know a word but want to impress? Grab One Minute Mandarin and make the most of your travelling time! One Minute Mandarin is designed for anyone who hasn’t got time to study Mandarin seriously, but wants the essential phrases to get by in the street and in meetings. It is written in pinyin rather than Chinese script to make learning easy, and it covers the basics of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, with an emphasis on spoken Mandarin. It includes invaluable phrases and quotes that can be worked into speeches, and tips on etiquett

Author: Andrew Griffiths
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Keywords: customers, ones, series, new, attract, satisfy, ways, really
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-04-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1741750083
ISBN-13: 9781741750089

Full of practical tips to improve customer service and maintain a level of excellence, this resource helps businesses attract new customers and keep regular customers coming back. Suggestions include understanding customers, using a personalized approach, managing customers over the Internet and telephone, overseeing internal customer service, and stepping in when things go wrong. Helpful tips, such as giving regular customers a contact number for outside normal business hours, offer great ideas for speeding up customer-service transactions for busy owners and managers. Also included are check

Author: Robyn Williams
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty LTD
Keywords: questions, impossible, perfect, future
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2007-08-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 174175318X
ISBN-13: 9781741753189

Thinking about the future is not a normal human activity. Since we first came down out of the trees, most of our waking hours have been preoccupied with staying alive - life expectancy was so short, it was hard to seriously plan ahead. The religions we concocted taught us that the future was in the hands of our gods and we should concentrate mainly on the afterlife. Future Perfect is a book for those who believe we can shape the future of our earth, and that there is a moral responsibility for us to do just that. It’s difficult to disembark once you’re here, after all. Written in R

Author: Martin Stuart-Fox
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Keywords: short, asia, history, influence, series, trade, tribute, southeast, china
Number of Pages: 292
Published: 2003-11-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1864489545
ISBN-13: 9781864489545

This informative but concise history of China and Southeast Asia is perfect for travelers, students, teachers, and businesspeople. Portable and attractively designed, it includes color illustrations, maps, and a brief history of the region. Explored are relations between China and Southeast Asia across two millennia; patterns of diplomacy, commercial networks, and migration; and how these have varied over time. With a focus on modern history, this is a fascinating account of imperial ambition, internal collapse and revival, cultural and commercial endeavors, and war and revolution. Important i