Business Book Reviews
National Geographic’s Inside China
Not From the BookChina is one of, if not the, business travel destinations of the decade. Westerners visiting the country should do their homework to understand the people and culture of the nation before attempting to do business with the Chinese people. I recently made my first trip to the country, and the cultural differences are as vast as the land itself. National Geographic has a new book, Inside China, showcasing some of the most amazing photographs to come out of the kingdom. What a great thing to get …
Date: October 16th, 2007 |
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Book Review: The Nimrod Flip Out by Etgar Keret
* Name: The Nimrod Flip Out
* Author: Etgar Keret
* Year Published: 2002
* ISBN: 0-374-22243-6
* Details: Paperback, 167 pages
* Awards/Recognitions: None
* BTL Recommends: YES
* Key Locations: Various - Israel, India, etc.
* Review: I got this trip quite a while back at a bookstore in Seattle, Washington. It was an impulse buy. I wasn’t really looking to buy a book, just a cup of coffee. I’m glad I did. The Nimrod Flip Out is a collection of short …
Date: June 3rd, 2007 |
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Book Review: Getting Lost: Mishaps of an Accidental Nomad
* Name: Getting Lost: Mishaps of an Accidental Nomad
* Author: Dave Fox
* Year Published: 2006
* Details: Paperback, 255 pages
* Awards/Recognitions: Not Yet
* BTL Recommends: Definitely
* Key Locations: The World (seriously, it’s just too hard to narrow this one down)
* Review: I laughed so hard at Dave’s mention of the Hooters in Interlaken, Switzerland that I got a few strange looks from people passing by. I guess I looked like yet another crazy person at the airport. Yes, there is …
Date: March 2nd, 2007 |
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Book Review: The Time Traveler’s Wife
* Title: The Time Traveler’s Wife
* Author: Audrey Niffenegger
* Year Published: 2003
* Details: Paperback, 536 pages
* Awards/Recognitions: NYT Bestseller, LA Times Best Seller, Washington Post Bestseller and Publishers Weekly Bestseller
* BTL Recommends: Definitely
* Key Locations: Chicago, Illinois and South Haven, Michingan
* Review: When I decided to start doing book reviews on the site long ago (okay, it was just last week) I decided I would only review books that involve some sort of travel. That’s the reason for the “Key …
Date: December 15th, 2006 |
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The Business Travel Widget
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Date: June 30th, 2007 |
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Book Review: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
* Name: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
* Author: Dave Eggers
* Year Published: 2000
* ISBN: 0-375-72578-4
* Details: Paperback, 437 pages
* Awards/Recognitions: Pulitzer Prize Finalist, LA Times Best Book of the Year, Washington Post Critics’ Favorite, San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, USA Today Top Ten Best Book of the Year, Time Magazine Best Book of the Year
* BTL Recommends: No
* Key Locations: Lake Forrest, IL; San Francisco, CA
* Review: I wanted to like this book, I really did. …
Date: March 18th, 2007 |
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Book Review: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
* Name: Middlesex
* Author: Jeffrey Eugenides
* Year Published: 2002
* Details: Paperback, 529 pages
* Awards/Recognitions: Pulitzer Prize
* BTL Recommends: Definitely
* Key Locations: Mount Olympus, Detroit, Los Angeles, Germany
* Review: When I’m looking for a new book to read, the Pulitzer Prize logo draws me like a moth to a flame. Regardless of what thousands of junior high school students believe when they’re force fed The Grapes of Wrath, those books became prize winners for a reason. And when I turn the book …
Date: January 26th, 2007 |
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Book Review: The Kite Runner
* Title: The Kite Runner
* Author: Khaled Hosseini
* Year Published: 2003
* Details: Paperback, 400 pages
* Awards/Recognitions: NYT Bestseller, SF Chronicle Best Book of the Year, Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Fiction Pick, American Library Association Notable Book, American Place Theatre’s Literature to Life Award
* BTL Recommends: Definitely
* Key Locations: Kabul, Afghanistan and San Francisco
* Review: Friday morning when I left for the airport, I forgot my book - again. This is nothing new, I usually leave whatever book I’m reading at the …
Date: December 8th, 2006 |
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