Lord of The Flies by William Golding Introduction As a child I would close my eyes and dream of magical adventures in a fantasy world. With this allegorical novel‚ William Golding brought my childhood imagination back to me. Below is a review of Lord of the Flies written in 1954. About the plot In Lord of the Flies‚ the action takes place in the midst of a nuclear war. A group of British boys find themselves stranded‚ without adult supervision‚ on a tropical island of the Pacific Ocean after
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Alice in Wonderland – Book Review Alice and Wonderland is a novel written by a man named Lewis Carroll (real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into this fantasy ‘wonderland’. This novel tells us about Alice’s weird and wonderful adventures down the rabbit hole and the unusual characters she encounters. She follows a white rabbit that was talking to himself‚ wearing a waistcoat and had a pocket watch‚ down the rabbit hole. She
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The Toyota Way - 14 Management Principles Book Review Of The Toyota Way The Toyota Way - 14 Management Principles Since Toyota’s founding we have adhered to the core principle of contributing to society through the practice of manufacturing high-quality products and services. Our business practices and activities based on this core principle created values‚ beliefs and business methods that over the years have become a source of competitive advantage. These are the managerial values
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Mavericks at Work William C. Taylor & Polly Labarre Book Review Lau Wa Kwan‚ Edwin 11532323G MM511 Managing Organizations and People (2011/2012 Term 1) Introduction In the past 10-20 years‚ the environment changed vigorously due to globalization and rapid development of internet. If organizations just follow the old success formula‚ probably it will go out of business. In the book “Mavericks at Work”‚ William C. Taylor & Polly Labarre mentioned how “Mavericks” leaded their
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The Making of a Quagmire Book Review David Halberstam was a reporter assigned to the Vietnam conflict during 1962 and 1963. After graduating from Harvard University‚ David Halberstam went on to work for various newspapers. He went to work for the New York Times Washington bureau in 1960. In the fall of 1962‚ Halberstam was assigned to the Vietnam conflict. David Halberstam’s book is an attempt to put into retrospect the portrait of the American experience in Vietnam‚ to capture the details
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"Call of the Wild" Book Review By: Sheldon Shepard What if you were torn away from your home‚ your life‚ your family‚ and everything that was ever familiar to you‚ and got thrown into harsh‚ life threatening situations? Would you adapt in order to live and survive or would you be totally enveloped in the chaos and just give up‚ and become a name unmentioned? In Jack London’s book "Call of the Wild"‚ we are taught that anyone or thing can be taken from its surroundings and hurled into a world
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Book Review of: Tara Revisited Maria Kelly History 204.401 May 8‚ 2008 Throughout History‚ women have played various roles‚ but often time portrayed much differently. In Tara Revisited Catherine Clinton analyzes the women of the South during and after the Civil War and discusses the myths and realities. Often in literature and movies‚ there was an idealized picture of a gentle and romantic picture of Southern life‚ yet this was not the realistic picture.
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Frank McCourt: Teacher Man Book Review Prestipino April 30‚ 2012 Outline 1. Introduction 2. Frank McCourt’s Personality Traits 3.1 Honesty 3.2 Loyalty 3.3 Reflection 3. Themes 4.4 Misery of a Teacher 4.5 Multicultural Classrooms – Problems and Conveniences 4. Language 5.6 Humor‚ Sarcasm and Irony as Rhetoric Devices 5. Conclusion Frank McCourt: Teacher Man - Review We all know the rules in classrooms. “Children are to keep
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Book Review “Leading Change” by John Kotter 1996 Review by Chris Shea John P. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost speaker on the topics of leadership and change. He is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. The Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership‚ Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and a graduate of MIT and Harvard‚ Kotter’s vast experience and knowledge on successful change and leadership have
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BOOK REVIEW AND LEADER ANALYSIS Submitted to Dr. Joseph Martelli by Maddula Ravi Chandra Student I.D: 491593 Email I.D: maddular@findlay.edu In partial fulfilment of course requirement for MBA Course Number: MBA610_01_FA2013 Course Title: Leadership and Organisation Behaviour. The University of Findlay 10-9-2013 ABSTRACT This book review is an analysis of the leadership qualities of J.R.D.Tata described with reference to theories from "Daft" (2011) and his biography "Beyond The Last
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