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Turning Bricks into Jade
Turning Bricks into Jade is a great resource for nurturing mutual understanding between Chinese and Americans. If you are in business, education, have Chinese friends, or occsionally rub shoulders with Chinese this book is ideal for strengthening relationships. This is a fun and informative read, and the "critical incidents" are quite memorable.
Published on July 16, 2009 by S. C. Wiesenauer
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For what this book tries to accomplish, there are much better books: Encountering the Chinese, by Hu Wenzhong et al, and Communicating Effectively With the Chinese, by Ge Gao and Stella Ting Toomey. These books deliver far more insight, wisdom and analysis. If you're looking for a Reader's Digest/Family Circle/Parade Magazine treatment of the issue, however, then this...
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Turning Bricks into Jade, July 16, 2009
This review is from: Turning Bricks into Jade: Critical Incidents for Mutual Understanding among Chinese and Americans (Paperback)
Turning Bricks into Jade is a great resource for nurturing mutual understanding between Chinese and Americans. If you are in business, education, have Chinese friends, or occsionally rub shoulders with Chinese this book is ideal for strengthening relationships. This is a fun and informative read, and the "critical incidents" are quite memorable.
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Choose another book instead, July 22, 2011
This review is from: Turning Bricks into Jade: Critical Incidents for Mutual Understanding among Chinese and Americans (Paperback)
For what this book tries to accomplish, there are much better books: Encountering the Chinese, by Hu Wenzhong et al, and Communicating Effectively With the Chinese, by Ge Gao and Stella Ting Toomey. These books deliver far more insight, wisdom and analysis. If you're looking for a Reader's Digest/Family Circle/Parade Magazine treatment of the issue, however, then this book is your best choice: it's light and thin.
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