Boye Lafayette de Mente
ISBN:9780804836838
The astounding transformation of tiny, resource-poor Japan into the world?s second largest economy in the span of less than 30 years was due to the ongoing influence of an ancient samurai code of ethics?a code that once made the Japanese unbeatable warriors in hand-to-hand combat and which now makes them formidable strategists in business and other fields...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778714
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9781452886299
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9781452882734
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9781582900674
Imagine how much you could learn if you knew how to evaluate a person's character, health, fortune, social status, sexual charisma, and life expectancy from a careful reading of his or her face. In China and Japan...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804837606
Everything you need to know to win at the business game in Japan is explained in this no-nonsense guide. Learn how to penetrate company bureaucracy...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778981
The oral history of the Hopi people tells them that they were the first human beings to inhabit the North and South American continents, and that they arrived aboard large rafts...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778967
Known during their heyday in the 1700s and early 1800s as "The Lords of the Land," the Navajos were nearly exterminated in the 1860s, but they have made an astounding comeback. This book uses key words in the Navajo language to reveal the history...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9784805308752
Dining in Japan is an experience that is made memorable by the variety of unique dishes, their gourmet quality and the style in which they are served. This handy guide will soon have visitors developing a taste for such things as miso soup...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804837491
"Elements of Japanese Design" introduces 80 key concepts in Japanese design in a readable and accessible short-entry format. Including a brief explanation and examples of every aspect of Japanese design-from Wah (Harmony) to Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804839433
Whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, whether your stay will be long or short, your visit to China will be more pleasurable and effective if you understand your host culture and how to work within it. "Etiquette Guide to China" is a vital guide for visitors to the world's newest financial superpower.
Learn the essentials of interacting...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9784805309612
Minding your manners is an acquired skill, but what serves you well elsewhere could trip you up in Japan. Save yourself possible embarrassment with "Etiquette Guide to Japan." An inside look at Japanese social graces...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804839488
South Korea is one of the greatest economic success stories of the past 60 years, and more and more Westerners are traveling to this bustling...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9784805309650
Tokyo and Yokohama are incredibly difficult cities to navigate due to the lack of street names, main thoroughfares and addresses that don't correspond to anything "Getting Around in Tokyo & Yokohama" is a unique guide that provides precise directions to over 600 individual destinations in the most popular business...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9781461150053
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804833745
This phrase book for travelers includes 100 key words to unlock the secret of instant communication. The idea is simple- learn 100 words and say 1...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804835961
It's amazing how 100 key words and phrases provide instant communication This book provides you with the words you'll hear again and again-simple terms used every day in restaurants...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780844285283
This practical guide is filled with tips on handling everyday and unexpected events, along with insights about key customs in Japan. It is a book that makes living and traveling in today's Japan a fascinating and satisfying experience by helping readers to cross the culture bridge....
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804837293
The growing globalization of world business, culture and communication, and Japan's increasingly important role as a leader in that world makes understanding Japanese culture critical for business people...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804835749
The best and fastest way to an understanding of the traditional and emotional side of Japanese attitudes and behaviour is through their business and cultural code words key terms that reveal...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9781469986166
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780844285306
Since its original publication, "Japanese Etiquette & Ethics in Business," the pioneering work on the subject, has become the standard guide for Westerners doing business with the Japanese--either here or abroad. Boye Lafayette De Mente...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804835824
A penetrating review of the morals and values that shape the Korean business personality; cultural "keys" that turn Koreans on an off, and how to cope with them. An economic miracle has taken place in Korea. This will be of little surprise to those who understand the Korean character; tough...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780844279596
NTC's Dictionary of Mexican Cultural Code Words explores the meanings of, and cultural context for, over 100 essential Mexican expressions, providing the reader with a map to the character and personality of the Mexican people....
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778042
One of the most remarkable adventures on record, ONCE A FOOL -- From Tokyo to Alaska by American journalist Boye Lafayette De Mente recounts his experiences aboard the the jeep Half-Safe...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente;Shichiro Ohshima
ISBN:9780759687776
A rich collection of the most famous Western poetry, together with Japanese haiku and tanka poems (in Japanese with translations) by emperors...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778608
When the first white men showed up in Hawaii in 1778 it was the middle of a long fall and winter festival during which various sexual techniques were demonstrated by nude hula dancers...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778974
This insightful guide provides an in-depth look at the history of male-female relations in Mexico; at how Indian, Moorish and Spanish influences molded the character of present-day Mexicans...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778998
FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, PRETEENS & TEENS: Japan's famous samurai warriors, who ruled the country from 1192 until 1868, were one of the most remarkable groups of people the world has ever seen...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804839501
The most famous combat strategist in Japanese history was Musashi Miyamoto, a warrior who lived from 1584 to 1645. Miyamoto fought his first duel to the death when he was 13...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804838269
"Sex and the Japanese" provides a broad look at the changing concepts of sexuality in Japanese culture. From the days of concubines and geishas to the present...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9784805308769
Japan is the shopping capital of the world, unequalled in the number, variety and convenience of its shops, malls and street arcades "The Shopping Guide to Japan" clearly illustrates how the Japanese genius for organization...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778462
Japanese for the World Compiled by Japanologist/author Boy Lafayette De Mente, "Speak Japanese Today" is designed for anyone who comes into contact with Japanese and wants to communicate with them in their own language...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804836845
Anyone who's ever ventured into the subway system of Tokyo knows it's like being lost in a maze. The overwhelming sense of hopelessness-which direction to go...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804836050
A handy guide to the Chinese language, "Survival Chinese" contains basic expressions and key words that are necessary for getting around. The notorious tonal changes in the pronunciation of Chinese words are a challenge for any beginner in the language...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804835978
A handy guide to the Korean language, Survival Korean contains basic expressions and key words that are necessary for getting around. The pronunciation for each Korean word in the book follows a precise and simple formula that will quickly become so familiar that conversing in Korean phrases and sentences soon feels just as 'normal' as speaking English....
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9781456424756
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804836821
Native English-speakers use a large number of proverbs and colloquial expressions in their daily conversations. These common sayings, which evolved over the centuries...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804840118
"A fascinating examination of contemporary Chinese culture, The Chinese Mind offers an informative, accessible look at the values, attitudes and behavior patterns of modern China—and their roots in the history of this ancient nation. This excellent overview of Chinese tradition...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780804836524
Japan's transformation from a warrior-dominated agrarian society to a modern industrial nation between 1870 and 1890, and its recovery from the destruction of World War II to become the second largest economy in the world...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9781468033298
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778066
THE FAILURE TO DEAL WITH HUMAN SEXUALITY Boye Lafayette De Mente, internationally known for his 50-plus books on the cultures, business practices and languages of China...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9781468113129
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Boye Lafayette De Mente;Atsushi Umeda
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9781468189735
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780844272511
This guide, for anyone with an interest in Mexico, provides insight into the country and its people through a study of over 130 key words in their language...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9784805309131
Doing business in Japan can be a trying experience for both English and Japanese speakers, due in large part to the language barrier. "The Japanese Business Dictionary" contains 4...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778141
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778950
The human brain has two spheres--a left side and a right side. There is growing evidence that the language one first learns as a child determines which side of the brain is dominant for the rest of the person's life...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778561
A Cultural-Inside Guide for Businessmen & Travelers: Mexico's traditional values and morals were forged in a caldron of aggressive religious intolerance...
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Boye Lafayette De Mente
ISBN:9780914778554
Boy Lafayette De Mente-author of more than 50 books on the business practices, cultures and languages of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico-identifies and describes the cultural elements that made the Japanese an extraordinary people-elements based on the fact that the Japanese are right-brain oriented but are able to use both sides of their brain...
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Boye De Lafayette Mente
ISBN:9780804834179
Farewell to faux pas! Minding your manners is an acquired skill, but what carries you well elsewhere could trip you up in Japan. Save yourself possible embarrassment with the "Etiquette Guide to Japan"...
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Boye De Lafayette Mente
ISBN:9780804833868
Literally the form and order of doing things in Japan, 'kata' is the cultural conditioning that causes the Japanese to think and react in the way they do. The secret to understanding Japanese business...
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