• AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order

    THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERDr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI and China—reveals that China has suddenly caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid and unexpected pace.   In AI Superpowers, Kai-fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. Indeed, as the US-Sino AI competition begins to heat up, Lee urges the US and China to both accept and to embrace the great responsibilities that come with significant technolo... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 132854639X
    • ASIN: 132854639X
    • ISBN: 132854639X
    • Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  • Japanese Kanji & Kana: A Complete Guide to the Japanese Writing System

    "One of the best modern texts. Highly recommended." —The Japan Times Complete, compact and authoritative—this Japanese language book provides all the information needed to learn kanji and kana, including the 92 hiragana and katakana phonetic symbols (known collectively as Japanese Kana) and the 2,136 standard Joyo Kanji characters that every Japanese person learns in school. This new and thoroughly revised edition reflects recent changes made to the official Joyo kanji list by the Japanese government. The kana and kanji are presented efficiently and systematically which helps you learn the... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 4805311169
    • ASIN: 4805311169
    • ISBN: 4805311169
    • Brand: Tuttle Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing

  • Taiichi Ohnos Workplace Management: Special 100th Birthday Edition

    Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.COMMEMORATING THE 100th BIRTHDAY OF TAIICHI OHNOBusinesses worldwide are successfully implementing the Toyota Production System to speed up processes, reduce waste, improve quality, and cut costs. While there iswidespread adoption of TPS, there is still much to be learned about its fundamental principles.This unique volume delivers a clear, concise overview of the Toyota Production System and kaizen in the ve... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0071808019
    • ASIN: 0071808019
    • ISBN: 9780071808019
    • Brand: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
    • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

  • World Class: One Mother's Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children

    An eye-opening firsthand exploration of why Asian students are outpacing their American counterparts, and how to help our children excel in today’s competitive world.When Teru Clavel’s oldest child was barely two, she watched as her friends and fellow parents vied to secure a spot in the right New York City preschools. Following a gut feeling that a truly world-class education involves more than the privilege and ennui of elite private schools, Teru and her family moved to Asia, embarking on a ten-year journey through the public schools of Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo. During this time, ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1501192973
    • ASIN: 1501192973
    • ISBN: 1501192973
    • Manufacturer: Atria Books

  • In Mortal Combat: Korea, 1950-1953

    A history of the Korean War with soldier’s-eye views from both sides, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Rising Sun and Infamy.  Pulitzer Prize–winning author John Toland reports on the Korean War in a revolutionary way in this thoroughly researched and riveting book. Toland pored over military archives and was the first person to gain access to previously undisclosed Chinese records, which allowed him to investigate Chairman Mao’s direct involvement in the conflict. Toland supplements his captivating history with in-depth interviews with more than two hundred American soldi... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B01E6HYNZA
    • ASIN: B01E6HYNZA
    • Manufacturer: Open Road Media

  • Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve

    New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice; Real Simple Best of the Month; Library Journal Editors’ PickIn the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China’s widely acclaimed yet insular education system—held up as a model of academic and behavioral excellence—that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and education.When students in Shanghai rose to the top of international rankings in 2009, Americans feared that they were being "out-educated" by the rising super power.... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B01MS13EO2
    • ASIN: B01MS13EO2
    • ISBN: 0062367870
    • Manufacturer: Harper

  • A History of the World in 12 Maps

    A New York Times Bestseller   “Maps allow the armchair traveler to roam the world, the diplomat to argue his points, the ruler to administer his country, the warrior to plan his campaigns and the propagandist to boost his cause… rich and beautiful.” – Wall Street Journal Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. But far from being purely scientific objects, maps of the world are unavoidably ideological and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems of power and authority of particular times and places. Mapmakers do not ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0143126024
    • ASIN: 0143126024
    • ISBN: 0143126024
    • Brand: Penguin Books
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

  • Japanese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar, Third Edition

    Your one-stop resource for Japanese usage and grammar Japanese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar offers you clear and concise coverage of verbs and grammar basics--all in one book. You'll also get access to a free audio download of bonus online learning material. The book features all the major verbal and grammar concepts of the language. Each unit is devoted to one particular concept, enabling you to locate specific information quickly and easily. Explanations are concise yet thorough and are followed by numerous examples to assure complete understanding and mastery. The examples use contemporary... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0071713638
    • ASIN: 0071713638
    • ISBN: 0071713638
    • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

  • The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture


    • ASIN: 1250045118
    • ASIN: 1250045118
    • ISBN: 9781250045119
    • Brand: Picador USA
    • Manufacturer: Picador

  • Made in China: Women Factory Workers in a Global Workplace

    As China has evolved into an industrial powerhouse over the past two decades, a new class of workers has developed: the dagongmei, or working girls. The dagongmei are women in their late teens and early twenties who move from rural areas to urban centers to work in factories. Because of state laws dictating that those born in the countryside cannot permanently leave their villages, and familial pressure for young women to marry by their late twenties, the dagongmei are transient labor. They undertake physically exhausting work in urban factories for an average of four or five years before retu... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1932643001
    • ASIN: 1932643001
    • ISBN: 1932643001
    • Brand: Brand: Duke University Press Books
    • Manufacturer: Duke University Press Books

  • Defend the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5

    For over 100 years, the agents of MI5 have defended Britain against enemy subversion. Their work has remained shrouded in secrecy—until now. This first-ever authorized account reveals the British Security Service as never before: its inner workings, its clandestine operations, its failures and its triumphs.

    • ASIN: 0307275817
    • ASIN: 0307275817
    • ISBN: 9780307275813
    • Brand: Vintage Books USA
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • The Japanese Education System

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    • ASIN: 1581127995
    • ASIN: 1581127995
    • ISBN: 1581127995
    • Manufacturer: Universal Publishers

  • Quality of Secondary Education in India: Concepts, Indicators, and Measurement

    This book provides useful insights into quality issues in secondary education in India and addresses the important questions of why there is need to improve the quality of education; how one can measure the quality of education; and the ways to improve quality. The analysis in this book is conceptually designed at three levels: national level performance and linkages; state level progress, disparities and linkages; and determinants of quality education at school level for measuring students learning outcomes and efficient teaching practices.  The authors have used both quantitative and qual... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 9811049289
    • ASIN: 9811049289
    • ISBN: 9811049289
    • Manufacturer: Springer

  • Toyota Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Approach to Toyota's Renowned System

    The Toyota Production System is the benchmark used throughout the world for “lean” thinking. Now you can model your own processes after those of the company that “wrote the book on supply chain management.” Written by two experts on the subject, along with a former Toyota senior executive, this book details the most celebrated supply chain operation in the world to help you form an integrated, synchronized system that will be the envy of your industry. You will find key insight into the logic behind every point of Toyota’s supply chain, along with both the tactics and strategies you ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0071615490
    • ASIN: 0071615490
    • ISBN: 9780071615495
    • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

  • Learning Resources Puzzle Globe Toy

    It’s a whole new spin on learning about geography! The Puzzle Globe is designed to help even PreK learners investigate the continents, the oceans, famous landmarks, different kinds of animals, and so much more. The big chunky pieces are designed to match up to holes on the globe, so it’s easier for children to put continents in place. Includes a tough and durable base (with oceans labeled), rotatable globe, 6 continent puzzle pieces, 6 plastic continent labels, and blank label stickers. Globe measures 8” in diameter; largest piece (Asia) measures 5¾”L. For ages 3 and up.

    • ASIN: B01MZ3Y8JV
    • UPC: 765023077353
    • ASIN: B01MZ3Y8JV
    • Brand: Learning Resources
    • Size: 8 in dia
    • Manufacturer: Educational Insights

  • Mobility and Migration in Asian Pacific Higher Education - eBook

    Through case studies in eight Asian countries, Europe, and the United States, this volume explores the range and consequences of increased mobility within Asia-Pacific higher education and the patterns of migration emerging for persons, ideas,

    • UPC: 626151431
    • Rating: 3.429

  • Higher Education and Belief Systems in the Asia Pacific Region - eBook

    This book underscores the role of belief and knowledge that are outside the canons of science, as they are not often considered within the core functions of a university.? It explores various ways in which

    • UPC: 831483384

  • Integrated Information and Communication Technology Strategies for Competitive Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific - eBook

    Early adoption of information and communication technology can allow developing countries in Asia and the Pacific to move from labor-intensive, natural resources-based to knowledge-based economies. Higher education institutions must adopt an institution-wide, holistic information and

    • UPC: 456119836

  • Innovative Strategies in Higher Education for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia - eBook

    This publication is part of a series of six country reports on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and higher education in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Each report presents current arrangements and initiatives

    • UPC: 494032390

  • Innovative Strategies in Higher Education for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia - eBook

    This publication is part of a series of six country reports on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and higher education in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Each report presents current arrangements and initiatives

    • UPC: 405959669

  • Innovative Strategies in Higher Education for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia - eBook

    This publication is part of a series of six country reports on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and higher education in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Each report presents current arrangements and initiatives

    • UPC: 859543558

  • Mobility and Migration in Asian Pacific Higher Education

    "Contemporary globalization is being structured by a continuously expanding network of circuits of exchange that increasingly define the nature of the manufacturing, services, and information sectors of society. Higher education is no exception. Through case

    • UPC: 17193046
    • Rating: 3.429

  • Innovations in Knowledge and Learning for Competitive Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific - eBook

    Higher education institutions in Asia and the Pacific, modeled on industrial age thinking that demands excellence in routinized capacities, lack the ability to innovate and create new knowledge enterprises. The transition to a knowledge economy

    • UPC: 450367140

  • Regional Cooperation and Cross-Border Collaboration in Higher Education in Asia - eBook

    Investments in higher education (HE) to promote competitiveness and economic growth have spurred HE leaders to seek ways of effectively utilizing the available resources to raise quality and efficiency in HE. One widely advocated strategy

    • UPC: 989708922

  • Innovative Strategies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia - eBook

    This publication is part of a series of six country reports on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and higher education in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Each report presents current arrangements and initiatives

    • UPC: 313843249

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