Exports Books

I have used this book as an initial guide in my collecting of Rose Medallion and other Chinese Export Porcelain. Very good basic source.

I own several recent Nancy Schiffer books on Japanese porcelain that are of the highest quality in every regard; layout, printing, very clear close-up color photos, and with informative captions relative to the piece being illustrated.

Based on this experience I purchased this earlier book and now regret it.

The cover of this book is very misleading as to the contents.

The pictures are mostly black and white, taken at a distance, out of focus, and poorly printed.

This book is of little help when learning Chinese porcelain because the main attributes that educate are the subtle color variations used in the enamels and the base form which is not shown at all in this book.

Also, the captions of the photos do not provide specific information such as dates, kilns, etc.

The majority of this book is devoted to Rose Medallion when there are countless other decorations the Chinese produced during the era this book covers.

Finally, the type face and printing used in this book is most primative, amateur, and unpleasant.

I highly recommend you do not buy this book unless you have low expectations and are mainly interested in Rose Medallion dinnerware.

This work denotes nothing of true insight or interest. I was amazed at the general obviousness of this text, along with the manicured "perspective", that was nothing but book read.
I suspect Ms. Dunung has never even been to Asia, for, as a business man myself who has been working there for many decades, I see no hard earned knowledge or awareness in her assuptions.

Covers nineteen countries, providing background including history, economy, political structure, social customers and etiquette, and business practices. An impressive wealth of information including such unexpected tidbits as an appendix giving brief discussions of all major Asian religions, climate conditions, the number of computers per 1,000 people expected by 2000, and numerous key organizations, telephone numbers and addresses. If you're interested in traveling and doing business in Asia this book is an excellent value. Reviewed by Gerry Stern, founder, Stern & Associates, author of Stern's Sourcefinder: The Master Directory to HR and Business Management Information & Resources, Stern's CyberSpace SourceFinder, and Stern's Compensation and Benefits SourceFinder.

It is a recommended reading in my postgraduate study of cross-cultural management. It has covered basic management principles such as communication process and organisational structure. However, the problem is that when readers have to pay GBP35 to buy this book, they deserve to learn more.

The book has a great wealth of insights. It is an excellent guidebook for international managers and also provides a well of ideas for researchers.

When this book was published in 1968, it created a world-wide sensation. Why? Mainly because it contended that the Soviets had done an autopsy on Hitler's body and found he had had only one testicle. For many years, an entire industry grew up around this ridiculous myth. Authors swallowed the story hook, line, and sinker, and claimed that Hitler's monorchism (having one testicle), was the cause of his anti-semitism, anti-Bolshevism and all his other psychological traumas.

Anyone should have known then that this Russian report was politically inspired and completely fabricated. When the Soviet Union finally toppled, in 1991, Bezymenskii admitted in several interviews that he was forced to invent the "missing testicle" story to avoid being sent to a Gulag. I guess that was motivation enough, but this idiotic fiction fooled many in the intervening thirty years.

The book is dry, poorly translated and contains proven lies. There's no point in reading it unless you want a laugh or two.

This book uncovers a wealth of Soviet information concerning the last hours of Adolf Hitler and what happened to his body. Not only is good, convincing data provided but rare photos of Hitler's body but also even one of Blondi (Hitler's dog whom was a guinea pig in a cynide effectiveness experiment). The book's only drawback was the author's over-the-top Soviet disposition and inclinations. However, this book is well worth the time of those who are history buffs or those who just want to know exactly what happened in Hitler's bunker.

I never could get a hold of a copy to read. This is a joke!

To keep it short and simple, I think this book is a marvel for any anthropologist, archeologist, biologist, and student. It's an easy to use, very clear, and an amazing addition to any library for the serious student.

why do you rate this book so low? this let this books share some inside fact about slavery that i supected but wasn't sure of like that they would have set you free but they didn't have any oneelse to work their land(rain or shine) feed their kids .
i luck upon this book by accident. well if you are tracing your roots this book will be good for you. it's a page turner and will make you cry.

This book was VERY dry and boring. I used it for a book report and even though it had alot of information it was hard not to fall asleep. really borring book. This book tells about the Politics and it was BAD.

This is a wonderful book. I completely disagree with the previous reviewer. This book illustrates that Global Account Management is about much more than selling to a handful of Key Accounts, but rather how effective Global Account Management is a critical component in any successful company's global strategy. Global Account Management impacts many more individuals that just Account Directors, rather this book illustrates the needs for companies to have an effective strategy for account management that includes sales, support, marketing, logistics, accounting, etc. The examples are poignant and relevant and very credible.
I have and will continue to recommend this book to my peers

This book was written by and for academics. Many of the examples are taken from one source in a company and show know real insight into creating value.

If you have an interest in global markets then you have already read the same in the other 500 books out on the market. This is just a repeat with the author adding in personal experiences that are not accurate. A little embellished.

As a university student, I stumbled on this book by Stanat which I classify as both a reference on local markets (from local marketers' perspectives) and a tool to help penetrate such markets. The book briefly discusses the forces in each local economy which play important roles in taking a business global, i.e. the government, mass media, customs, and prejudices. Though the chapters are quite short because of the sheer number of countries covered, Global Gold provides the important background information necessary for any international business endeavor.

Somehow, Mr. Zask manages to take all the excitment out of the facinating topic of global investment risk management. Keep plenty of water or one of one of your favorite beverages handy... This book has the power to dehydrate. Stack some fruit on top of it overnight for a tasty and non-perishable treat! Homemade fruit leather anyone?

This volume offers an excellent group of papers that address all aspects of international investment risk management. The contributors are uniformly excellent, knowledgeable and their chaper well written. The coverage of equities, currencies, interest rates is excellent. The papers cover all the world's regions inlcuding emerging and developed markets. Finally, the tools covered, including options and value-at-risk, are written from a practitioners viewpoint. Should be read by anyone interesgted in international investments.

Received item in a good condition and made special provisions to send it faster due to my constraints.

This is book is what in marketing they call the rip-off strategy.

Chances are you're not going to pay this outrageous price for such a boring book unless you are forced to for a class, as was my case. It's bad enough that the publisher has jacked up the price into the stratosphere, but to rub it in with black and white pictures is just wrong. Shame on McGraw Hill. Shame on the author. Shame on everyone involved in the selling of this book, including Amazon.

Then there's the content of the book. And even by marketing standards (this is my 4th marketing class) it's outrageously bland and dull.