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Deciphering Differences in American, Chinese, And Japanese Thinking

by Richard Conrad ...

International business requires a deep level of industry insight but also a keen understanding of the cultural differences that impact how business is done. If you're an American working in China or Japan for the first time, you may not realize the way each culture thinks and reasons is quite different from your own, which can lead to frequent misunderstandings. You may be unaware, for example, ... Read more

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International business requires a deep level of industry insight but also a keen understanding of the cultural differences that impact how business is done. If you're an American working in China or Japan for the first time, you may not realize the way each culture thinks and reasons is quite different from your own, which can lead to frequent misunderstandings. You may be unaware, for example,
... Read more
7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

by Fr Richard Conrad, OP ...

Series series Deeper Christianity
Every Christian who has been confirmed has received the fullness of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. This booklet explains what these gifts are, the effect they can have on the life of the person who accepts them and what a life truly led by the Spirit should look like. ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

Every Christian who has been confirmed has received the fullness of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. This booklet explains what these gifts are, the effect they can have on the life of the person who accepts them and what a life truly led by the Spirit should look like.
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Freedom Colonies

Independent Black Texans in the Time of Jim Crow

by Thad Sitton, James H. Conrad, Richard Orton ...

Series Book 15 - Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture
A history of independent African American settlements in Texas during the Jim Crow era, featuring historical and contemporary photographs.In the decades following the Civil War, nearly a quarter of African Americans achieved a remarkable victory—they got their own land. While other ex-slaves and many poor whites became trapped in the exploitative sharecropping system, these independence-seeking ... Read more

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A history of independent African American settlements in Texas during the Jim Crow era, featuring historical and contemporary photographs.In the decades following the Civil War, nearly a quarter of African Americans achieved a remarkable victory—they got their own land. While other ex-slaves and many poor whites became trapped in the exploitative sharecropping system, these independence-seeking
... Read more
Reflections on a Surprising Universe

Extraordinary Discoveries Through Ordinary Eyes

by Richard Conrad Dieter ...

Reflections on a Surprising Universe takes the reader beyond the headlines of the latest scientific breakthroughs, translating complicated topics into an understandable narrative. It covers a wide array of scientific developments in clear and concise language sharing a sense of wonder felt by the author about the universe we find ourselves in. The book covers such developments as the size and ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Reflections on a Surprising Universe takes the reader beyond the headlines of the latest scientific breakthroughs, translating complicated topics into an understandable narrative. It covers a wide array of scientific developments in clear and concise language sharing a sense of wonder felt by the author about the universe we find ourselves in. The book covers such developments as the size and
... Read more
Research Challenges in Modeling and Simulation for Engineering Complex Systems

Edited by Richard Fujimoto, Conrad Bock, Wei Chen, Ernest Page, Jitesh H. Panchal ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This illuminating text/reference presents a review of the key aspects of the modeling and simulation (M&S) life cycle, and examines the challenges of M&S in different application areas. The authoritative work offers valuable perspectives on the future of research in M&S, and its role in engineering complex systems.Topics and features: reviews the challenges of M&S for urban infrastructure, ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This illuminating text/reference presents a review of the key aspects of the modeling and simulation (M&S) life cycle, and examines the challenges of M&S in different application areas. The authoritative work offers valuable perspectives on the future of research in M&S, and its role in engineering complex systems.Topics and features: reviews the challenges of M&S for urban infrastructure,
... Read more
Beyond Real Estate Licensing: Case Study Analysis of Behavioral Assessment Relationship Applied to Human Performance

Predictive Sales Performance Based on Hogan Assessments Systems

by Conrad R. Richards ...

Conrad's new book, "Beyond Real Estate Licensing: Case Study Analysis of Behavioral Assessment Relationship Applied to Human Performance" is an outgrowth of his doctoral studies. The specific problem this research addresses pertains to whether behavioral readiness has an impact upon real estate brokerage sales performance. Although real estate students may score high on the real estate licensing ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Conrad's new book, "Beyond Real Estate Licensing: Case Study Analysis of Behavioral Assessment Relationship Applied to Human Performance" is an outgrowth of his doctoral studies. The specific problem this research addresses pertains to whether behavioral readiness has an impact upon real estate brokerage sales performance. Although real estate students may score high on the real estate licensing
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Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad ...

Narrated by Richard Thomas ...

Unabridged

4 hours 27 min

Heart of Darkness tells of the conflicting drives of two men—Charles Marlow, the captain of a steamboat, and Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious figure who oversees a trading post in Africa. After an arduous journey, Marlow finally encounters Kurtz, and the men come to grips with their differences—and their similarities. Joseph Conrad's most famous work is a searing tale of one of the strangest and most ... Read more

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Heart of Darkness tells of the conflicting drives of two men—Charles Marlow, the captain of a steamboat, and Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious figure who oversees a trading post in Africa. After an arduous journey, Marlow finally encounters Kurtz, and the men come to grips with their differences—and their similarities. Joseph Conrad's most famous work is a searing tale of one of the strangest and most
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Youth

by Joseph Conrad ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 18 min

Born in 1857 in Poland, Joseph Conrad became a British citizen just before he turned 30.In the intervening years he lost both parents; becoming an orphan at 11 being thereafter raised by an uncle, who at 16 let the boy go to Marseille where he began to work on merchant ships though at times it included stints gun running and the intrigue of political conspiracy.At age 36 his life turned from one ... Read more

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Born in 1857 in Poland, Joseph Conrad became a British citizen just before he turned 30.In the intervening years he lost both parents; becoming an orphan at 11 being thereafter raised by an uncle, who at 16 let the boy go to Marseille where he began to work on merchant ships though at times it included stints gun running and the intrigue of political conspiracy.At age 36 his life turned from one
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Gothic Tales of Terror: Volume 9

by Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Conrad, Edith Nesbit, Rudyard Kipling ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley ...

Series Audiobook 9 - Gothic Tales Of Terror
Unabridged

3 hours 17 min

Volume 9This collection of short stories contains several gothic tales to bear macabre and chilling witness to the imagination of Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Conrad, Edith Nesbit and Rudyard Kipling. These tales are designed to unsettle you, just a little, as you sit back, and take in their words as lead you on a walk to places you perhaps rather not visit on your own. These stories are read for you ... Read more

$15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Volume 9This collection of short stories contains several gothic tales to bear macabre and chilling witness to the imagination of Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Conrad, Edith Nesbit and Rudyard Kipling. These tales are designed to unsettle you, just a little, as you sit back, and take in their words as lead you on a walk to places you perhaps rather not visit on your own. These stories are read for you
... Read more
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Brute, The

by Joseph Conrad ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

48 min

Born in 1857 in Poland, Joseph Conrad became a British citizen just before he turned 30. In the intervening years he lost both parents; as an orphan aged 11 he was therefore raised by an uncle, who at 16 let the boy go to Marseille to work on merchant ships where the colourful life of the sea was further enhanced by stints gun running and, intriguingly, political conspiracy. At age 36 his life ... Read more

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Born in 1857 in Poland, Joseph Conrad became a British citizen just before he turned 30. In the intervening years he lost both parents; as an orphan aged 11 he was therefore raised by an uncle, who at 16 let the boy go to Marseille to work on merchant ships where the colourful life of the sea was further enhanced by stints gun running and, intriguingly, political conspiracy. At age 36 his life
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - The English

The top ten Short Stories of all time written by English authors

by Charles Dickens, George Eliot, D H Lawrence, Elizabeth Gaskell, Joseph Conrad, Mary Shelley, Rudyard Kipling, Saki the pseudonym for H H Munro, Thomas Hardy, Virginia Woolf ...

Narrated by Ian Holm, Nigel Lambert, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

7 hours 41 min

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
... Read more
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Lagoon, The

A powerful tale of betrayal and redemption

by Joseph Conrad ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

36 min

Joseph Conrad was born on 3rd December 1857 in Berdychiv in the Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His birthplace had been part of Poland which its neighbours dismembered into their own Empires.Conrad’s early years were spent in constant movement, his father was politically active and frequently in trouble trying to help re-ignite a Polish state which meant arrests and exile and the young ... Read more

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Joseph Conrad was born on 3rd December 1857 in Berdychiv in the Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His birthplace had been part of Poland which its neighbours dismembered into their own Empires.Conrad’s early years were spent in constant movement, his father was politically active and frequently in trouble trying to help re-ignite a Polish state which meant arrests and exile and the young
... Read more

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