Close Encounters of a Cultural Kind by Richard Lewis - ISBN: 9781529308136
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50 global tales reveal cross-cultural clashes, humor, and connection.

Close Encounters of a Cultural Kind

Lessons for business, negotiation and friendship

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    15 July 2020

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Summary

Richard Lewis, world-famous lecturer on intercultural issues and best-selling author of WHEN CULTURES COLLIDE, has collected 50 unique, critical cross-cultural incidents during his encounters in 135 countries around the globe.

Some of these anecdotes are humorous, some are poignant, some are mysterious - all are insightful snapshots of the complex tapestry of cross-cultural business. If you’re dining with a Finn, negotiating with the Japanese, or attempting to climb a mountai…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529308136
ISBN-10:1529308135
Author:Richard Lewis
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray Business
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:15 July 2020
Weight:300g
Dimensions:230mm x 152mm x 22mm
About The Author

Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis is the chairman of Richard Lewis Communications, an international institute of cross-cultural and language training with offices in over 30 countries. He founded the quarterly magazine Cross Culture and is heavily involved in the intercultural field, lecturing in countries from Finland to Hong Kong and working with companies as diverse as Fiat, IBM, Nokia, Andersen Consulting and Nestle. He lives near Winchester, and is one of Britain’s foremost linguists, speaking 12 languages - and spent 5 years in Japan, where he was tutor to the Imperial Family.

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