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Japanese Art (World of Art)
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The author Joan Stanley-Baker earned her Ph.D. on Chinese art. Probably being aware of this, I felt that an outsider's view is rather strong in the book, as she discusses Japanese art in terms of the two axes of indigenous and imported traditions, and regards domestication as an important issue throughout. However, I found the introduction very interes... »
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How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's Greatest Car Company
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The subtitle of this book, "Leadership Lessons from the World's Greatest Car Company", let's the reader know that this is really a book targeted to the insatiable market for people looking to develop their business leadership skills rather than a scholarly analysis of Toyota's rise to leadership in the auto industry suggested by the title. We don't ge... »
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
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It took me over fifteen years to read this book. During my sophomore year in college "With the Old Breed" was listed as required reading in my modern US history course. As I remember it, the "Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie" was also required, and when I read that cover-to-cover only to discover that just one question on the mid-term addressed that ... »
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