Tuttle Publishing: 1830 books
by John Joseph Stockdale
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
This is the first and most important book about the Island of Java and is essential reading for anyone interested in Javanese history and culture.
Originally published in 1811, Island of Java was the first popular work in English to describe what for many centuries was the most important island...
Balinese Gamelan Music
(Downloadable Audio Included)
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
With extensive photographs and an audio CD, this guide to Balinese music showcases the history, culture and art of the gamelan ceremony.
Bali has developed and nourished an astonishing variety of musical ensembles—called gamelan—comprising dozens of instruments mainly made of bronze or...
Geek in Thailand
Discovering the Land of Golden Buddhas, Pad Thai and Kickboxing
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
A Geek in Thailand is a light-hearted but perceptive look at one of the world's most visited countries from the viewpoint of a young foreign resident.
More than just a Thai travel guide, it offers a concise but insightful take on Thailand for tourists, expats, would-be expats, and others—anyone,...
Zen Masters Of China
The First Step East
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Zen Masters of China presents more than 300 traditional Zen stories and koans, far more than any other collection. Retelling them in their proper place in Zen's historical journey through Chinese Buddhist culture, it also tells a larger story: how, in taking the first step east from India to China,...
A Capitalist in North Korea
My Seven Years in the Hermit Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
Business in North Korea: a paradoxical and fascinating situation is interpreted by a true insider.
In 2002, the Swiss power company ABB appointed Felix Abt its country director for North Korea. The Swiss Entrepreneur lived and worked in North Korea for seven years, one of the few foreign businessmen...
Korean Business Etiquette
The Cultural Values and Attitudes that Make Up the Korean Business Personality
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
South Korean companies and technology have suddenly conquered the world. Samsung, Hyundai and LG are industry leaders and the global brands. Korean culture in the form of K-Pop music videos and "Korean Wave" films and TV dramas are watched everywhere from Tel Aviv to Singapore to Rio. Korean...
The Chinese Way in Business
The Secrets of Successful Business Dealings in China
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This book is a comprehensive, expert guide to doing business in China
Western technology, management expertise and capital have fueled an incredible expansion of China's economy. Trade with China is at an all-time high, and so are the numbers of Westerners traveling to China for business. Business...
Etiquette Guide to China
Know the Rules that Make the Difference!
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
This essential guide to Chinese etiquette will make embarrassing social blunders a thing of the past!
Whether you're traveling to China for business or pleasure, whether your stay will be long or short, your visit will be more pleasurable and effective if you understand your host culture and...
Entrepreneur and Gentleman
A Case History of a Japanese Company
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
The inner workings of a Japanese company are revealed for the first time in Entrepreneur and Gentlemen, a best seller in the original Japanese version.
Akira Sueno, the founder and president of Showa Boeki (one of Japan's leading packaging enterprises), typifies the Japanese entrepreneur in...
Korea: The Impossible Country
South Korea's Amazing Rise from the Ashes: The Inside Story of an Economic, Political and Cultural Phenomenon
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2012
"Daniel Tudor covers all the important issues, yet does not simply tell the more familiar stories, but looks deeper and wider to give the full story of Korea today." —Martin Uden, Former British Ambassador to South Korea
In just fifty years, South Korea has transformed itself from...
North Korea Confidential
Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
****Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist**
Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors.**
North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family,...
Etiquette Guide to Korea
Know the Rules that Make the Difference!
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Farewell to faux pas!
South Korea is one of the greatest economic success stories of the past 60 years, and more and more Westerners are traveling to this bustling, modern country for business and pleasure. But no matter why you visit, an understanding of Korea's etiquette and culture is essential...
Chinese Mind
Understanding Traditional Chinese Beliefs and Their Influence on Contemporary Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2011
Understand Chinese people and Chinese culture through key words and language.
The Chinese Mind pinpoints areas of China's traditional values and behaviors that play a significant role in the business and social relationships of the Chinese. It also identifies key areas of Chinese culture that...
The Korean Mind
Understanding Contemporary Korean Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
The Koreans: understanding a people and their culture through key words and language.
Koreans have a unique character and personality that sets them apart from all other Asians. And although Korean attitudes and behavior may be influenced by the modern world, the Korean mindset is still very...