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Business Beyond Borders: Stories, Tales and Lessons Learned from Working in 100 Cultures Around the World
Dean Foster
Business Beyond Borders introduces 25 real-life stories revealing the definitive "how-to" rules for working successfully across cultures by one of the founders of the field of intercultural competency development. The greatest factor affecting the success or failure of a global business is understanding the cultural differences that lie hidden, like minefields, in day-to-day work. Recognize and manage these cultural differences, and you accelerate your success; ignore them and they will undermine your global performance. With a summary of the "golden global rules" that everyone working in the global 21st century needs to know, Business Beyond Borders is a celebration of what makes all of us around the world-all so different- simultaneously all the same.
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83 Odyssey: An Adventure Down the Spine of America on U.S. Highway 83
Charles Roamer
I wrote 83 Odyssey not just to share a great road trip experience, but to inform readers about a fascinating old highway that runs near the geographic center of the U.S. from the Canadian to the Mexican border. U.S. 83 is one of the original U.S. Highways, and this system of highways was the nation's first national road system, which will reach its 100th anniversary in 2026. I'm hoping that my book will also draw more attention to this significant anniversary and other old highways besides U.S. 83; and that readers will discover that the Great Plains region I traveled the whole length of is far more interesting and beautiful than commonly perceived. Some may even be inspired to make a similar journey after learning many things about the region. charlesroamerauthor.com