TMSC International Book Review: National Geographic’s Book of People of the World A Guide to Cultures

National Geographic has a book, Book of Peoples of the World A Guide to Cultures Edited by Wade Davis and D. David Harrison with Catherine Herbert Howell, it looks at the anthropology of the world. It has 18 pages of listings of the “Ethnic Groups of the World”.

This book has 7 Chapters including:

1.Sub-Saharan Africa
2.North Africa & The Middle East
3.Asia
4.Oceania
5.Europe
6.North America
7.Central & South America
It is also full of Multicultural Proverbs like:

•“Play together as brothers but conduct business as strangers.” Syrian Proverb
•“From cleverness of hand you get serfdom. From cleverness of mouth, you become boss.” Amhara Proverb
•“It is better to be a slave in your own homeland than to be a ruler in a foreign country.” Kazakh Proverb
•“Those who lose dreaming are lost.” Australian Proverb
•“Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.” Polish Proverb
•“If you want to know what your body will look like tomorrow, look at your thoughts today.” Navajo Proverb
•“The one who loves you will make you weep.” Argentinian Proverb
This book has beautiful multicultural pictures and gives a good foundation for understanding other cultures that lead to world affairs and economics.

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TMSC International Book Review: The Management Student: Try The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series

The Harvard Business Review has outstanding up-to-date Management Articles and books that bring leadership understanding and management theory. Articles like:

•Managing Authenticity The Paradox of Great Leadership, by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones &
•Discovering Your Authentic Leadership, by Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. McLean, and Diana Mayer
are resources to add to a Management library for reference and enhancing current leadership and management styles.

The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series includes:

The Harvard Business Review on Brand Management-Product no. 1445

The Harvard Business Review on Change-Product no. 8834

The Harvard Business Review on Managing People-Product no. 9075

The Harvard Business Review on Measuring Corporate Performance-Product no. 8826

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