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  • Rural Isolation and Dual Cultural Existence

    The Japanese-American Kona Coffee Community

    by David K. Abe ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book studies the Japanese-American coffee farmers in Kona, Hawaii. Specifically, it sheds light on the role of first and second generation immigrants in the emergence of the Kona coffee agricultural economy, as well as factors that contributed to the creation of the Japanese community in Kona. The people there have survived much turmoil, including harsh treatment on the sugar plantations, ... Read more

    $128.09 CAD

  • Region and Strategy in Britain and Japan

    Business in Lancashire and Kansai 1890-1990

    Edited by Takeshi Abe, Douglas A. Farnie, David J. Jeremy, Tetuso Nakaoka, John F. Wilson ...
    Series series Routledge International Studies in Business History
    Highlighting the importance of regional and national differences in industrial development, this book is a pioneering long term comparison of the two regions of Lancashire and Kansai. ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD

  • Business Ecology

    by Joseph M Abe, David A. Bassett, Patricia E. Dempsey ...
    Business ecology is a new field that synthesizes centuries of cultural wisdom, a close observation of natural systems, and proven business success strategies, such as strategic planning and total quality management. It emulates nature's systems design to provide a harmonious, relationship-oriented approach that reveals how your organization really works. This book applies these principles to help ... Read more

    $46.71 CAD

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    From samurai to Sony

    by Curtis Andressen ...
    New in the Short History of Asia series, edited by Milton Osborne, this is a comprehensive, readable history of the land of the Rising Sun, from its ancient origins to its fascinating present.Japan is a country of contradictions and extremes. It is a country of age-old practices and cutting edge technology, strong martial traditions and refined artistic accomplishments. Few countries have been the ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Philosophy of Sustainable Design

    The Future of Architecture

    by Jason F. McLennan ...
    In The Philosophy of Sustainable Design, McLennan outlines the major ideas and issues that have emerged in the growing movement of green architecture and sustainable design over the last thirty years. This book is intended as a starting point for anyone involved in the building industry on a journey to learn how they can build more responsibly. The book is rooted in practical knowledge but rather ... Read more

    $17.85 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Necessary Revolution

    How Individuals And Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World

    by Peter M. Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur, Sara Schley ...
    Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to heat another. Where buildings need less and less energy around the world, and where “regenerative” commercial buildings – ones that create more energy than they use – are being designed. A world in which environmentally sound products and processes would be more cost-effective than wasteful ones. A world in which ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • The 'Too Difficult' Box

    The Big Issues Polititians Can't Crack

    Edited by Charles Clarke ...
    HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE... BANKING? DRUG REGULATION? NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT? PROSTITUTION? PENSIONS? It's no secret that a myriad of long-term problems facing our society are not effectively dealt with by our current system of government; indeed, many are simply set aside and disappear completely from the short-term political agenda. Why? Because they are 'too difficult' to solve. From ... Read more

    $22.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The New Rules of Green Marketing

    Strategies, Tools, and Inspiration for Sustainable Branding

    by Jacquelyn A. Ottman ...
    Green products have been around since the 1970s, but it's only in recent years that they've become ubiquitous. That's because savvy green marketers are no longer targeting "deep green" consumers with a "save the planet" pitch. Instead, they're promoting the added value their products provide: better health, superior performance, good taste, or cost-effectiveness. In this innovative book Ottman ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

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  • In Place of Fear II

    A Socialist Programme for an Independent Scotland

    by Jim Sillars ...
    Jim Sillars argues convincingly that the referendum gives the Scottish people the power to create a better country, helps renew our belief in socialism as the answer to the economic and social crisis facing the country, and challenges the idea in the Yes campaign that independence means “change but no change” and that a Yes voter endorses Alex Salmond and the SNP. There is a far more radical road, ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • Ecological Intelligence

    How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything

    by Daniel Goleman ...
    The bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership now brings us Ecological Intelligence—revealing the hidden environmental consequences of what we make and buy, and how with that knowledge we can drive the essential changes we all must make to save our planet and ourselves.We buy “herbal” shampoos that contain industrial chemicals that can threaten our health or contaminate ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • A Business History of India

    Enterprise and the Emergence of Capitalism from 1700

    by Tirthankar Roy ...
    In recent decades, private investment has led to an economic resurgence in India. But this is not the first time the region has witnessed impressive business growth. There have been many similar stories over the past 300 years. India's economic history shows that capital was relatively expensive. How, then, did capitalism flourish in the region? How did companies and entrepreneurs deal with the ... Read more

    $38.39 CAD

  • Strategy for Sustainability

    A Business Manifesto

    by Adam Werbach ...
    The definitive work on business strategy for sustainability by the most authoritative voice in the conversation.More than ever before, consumers, employees, and investors share a common purpose and a passion for companies that do well by doing good. So any strategy without sustainability at its core is just plain irresponsible - bad for business, bad for shareholders, bad for the environment. ... Read more

    $41.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus