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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Inside the Giant Machine: An Amazon.com Story (Green Critter Cover) with a Short Introduction in German

Inside the Giant Machine: An Amazon.com Story (Green Critter Cover) with a Short Introduction in German Review



Note: This book is in English, with a brief introduction by the author in German.
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Behind Amazon's quirky smile logo lurks a cold and calculating giant machine. Author Kalpanik S. reveals his own smile as he tells the somewhat quirky story of his complex, and often hilarious, relationship with Amazon. From the sophisticated wit in his portrayal of the courtship period in "How To Get Hired By Amazon In Ten Days", to the dark humor of the disillusionment period in "The Cold, Calculating Machine", Kalpanik's story is more than just an insider's view of the giant machine known as Amazon.com. It's a modern, universal story of the uneasy relationship between an individual and today's gargantuan corporations. In the end, it is also a story of redemption for creative and free thinking individuals that define America.
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Hinter schrulligen Lächeln Amazon-Logo verbirgt sich ein kalt und berechnend gigantischen Maschine. Autor Kalpanik S. offenbart seine eigene Lächeln, als er den etwas schrulligen Geschichte seines erzählt, und oft urkomisch, das Verhältnis zu Amazon. Von seinem anspruchsvollen Witz in seiner Darstellung der Zeit seiner Bewerbung in "How To Get Hired By Amazon In Ten Days”, zu dem dunklen Humor der Zeit der Ernüchterung in “The Cold, Calculating Machine”, ist Kalpanik Geschichte mehr als nur ein Insider-Blick in die riesige Maschine die man als Amazon.com kennt. Es ist eine moderne, universelle Geschichte der schwierige Beziehung zwischen einer Person und der heutigen gigantischen Konzernen. Am Ende ist es auch eine Geschichte der Erlösung für kreative und freigeistige Menschen, die definieren, Amerika.
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About the Author

Kalpanik S. is the pen name of a foreign-born technologist. He came to the USA on a fellowship from the University of California to do research in Computer Science. After completing his Graduate studies, Kalpanik worked at several technology companies in various parts of the United States including Silicon Valley in California and Se. He has been writing a journal about his "journey'" through the US, and he finally decided to get it published.
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BEKENNTNISSE EINES IM AUTOR

Ich muss gestehen, dass Englisch meine dritte Sprache ist, und, obwohl ich drei professionelle Englisch-Editoren zum Preis von Tausenden von Dollar einsetzte, ist es offensichtlich - auch zu mir, dass dieses Buch von einem im Ausland geboren Autor geschrieben wurde.

Im Ausland geboren oder nicht, ich glaube, ich habe ein Talent fürs Geschichten erzählen, und ich habe ein dumpfes Thema - die Umwandlung von Amazon von einem Einzelhandelsunternehmen Website zu einem Marktplatz - in eine interessante und lebendige Geschichte verwandelt.

Also, wenn Sie für eine tausend-seitige Abhandlung über Amazon, die als Beispiel für perfekte Grammatik in der Hohen Schule der englischen Grammatik Klasse verwendet wird suchen, dann wird dieses Buch vielleicht nicht das richtige für Sie sein. Halten Sie hier - es gibt viele andere Bücher über Amazon mit perfekter Grammatik, die auch perfekt langweilig sind!

Nun, ein Buch über Amazon kann ziemlich trocken sein, deshalb habe ich versucht, etwas Humor hinzuzufügen. In meinem Versuch dieses Buch lustig zu machen, kann ich ein paar Fakten gestreckt haben. Die Herausforderung mit Humor ist, dass nicht alle Versuche, witzig zu sein erfolgreich sind, und nicht jeder versteht alle Witze. Im Allgemeinen, wenn etwas wirklich merkwürdig oder seltsam klingt, dann ist das mein Versuch witzig zu sein.

Schließlich, zitiere ich diese Passage aus „ 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com“ von Mike Daisey, ein gemeinsamer Amazon Alumnus, der zum Autor wurde: "Einige Fakten wurden bei der Erzählung dieser Geschichte verletzt. Die Wahrheit aber bleibt unverletzt. "

Das gilt ebenso für dieses Buch.

Kalpanik


Sunday, March 25, 2012

Inside the Giant Machine: An Amazon.com Story (Green Critter Cover), mit kurzen Einführung in deutscher Sprache durch den Autor

Inside the Giant Machine: An Amazon.com Story (Green Critter Cover), mit kurzen Einführung in deutscher Sprache durch den Autor Review



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Note: This book is in English, with a brief introduction by the author in German.
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Behind Amazon's quirky smile logo lurks a cold and calculating giant machine. Author Kalpanik S. reveals his own smile as he tells the somewhat quirky story of his complex, and often hilarious, relationship with Amazon. From the sophisticated wit in his portrayal of the courtship period in "How To Get Hired By Amazon In Ten Days", to the dark humor of the disillusionment period in "The Cold, Calculating Machine", Kalpanik's story is more than just an insider's view of the giant machine known as Amazon.com. It's a modern, universal story of the uneasy relationship between an individual and today's gargantuan corporations. In the end, it is also a story of redemption for creative and free thinking individuals that define America.
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Hinter schrulligen Lächeln Amazon-Logo verbirgt sich ein kalt und berechnend gigantischen Maschine. Autor Kalpanik S. offenbart seine eigene Lächeln, als er den etwas schrulligen Geschichte seines erzählt, und oft urkomisch, das Verhältnis zu Amazon. Von seinem anspruchsvollen Witz in seiner Darstellung der Zeit seiner Bewerbung in "How To Get Hired By Amazon In Ten Days”, zu dem dunklen Humor der Zeit der Ernüchterung in “The Cold, Calculating Machine”, ist Kalpanik Geschichte mehr als nur ein Insider-Blick in die riesige Maschine die man als Amazon.com kennt. Es ist eine moderne, universelle Geschichte der schwierige Beziehung zwischen einer Person und der heutigen gigantischen Konzernen. Am Ende ist es auch eine Geschichte der Erlösung für kreative und freigeistige Menschen, die definieren, Amerika.
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About the Author

Kalpanik S. is the pen name of a foreign-born technologist. He came to the USA on a fellowship from the University of California to do research in Computer Science. After completing his Graduate studies, Kalpanik worked at several technology companies in various parts of the United States including Silicon Valley in California and Se. He has been writing a journal about his "journey'" through the US, and he finally decided to get it published.
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BEKENNTNISSE EINES IM AUTOR

Ich muss gestehen, dass Englisch meine dritte Sprache ist, und, obwohl ich drei professionelle Englisch-Editoren zum Preis von Tausenden von Dollar einsetzte, ist es offensichtlich - auch zu mir, dass dieses Buch von einem im Ausland geboren Autor geschrieben wurde.

Im Ausland geboren oder nicht, ich glaube, ich habe ein Talent fürs Geschichten erzählen, und ich habe ein dumpfes Thema - die Umwandlung von Amazon von einem Einzelhandelsunternehmen Website zu einem Marktplatz - in eine interessante und lebendige Geschichte verwandelt.

Also, wenn Sie für eine tausend-seitige Abhandlung über Amazon, die als Beispiel für perfekte Grammatik in der Hohen Schule der englischen Grammatik Klasse verwendet wird suchen, dann wird dieses Buch vielleicht nicht das richtige für Sie sein. Halten Sie hier - es gibt viele andere Bücher über Amazon mit perfekter Grammatik, die auch perfekt langweilig sind!

Nun, ein Buch über Amazon kann ziemlich trocken sein, deshalb habe ich versucht, etwas Humor hinzuzufügen. In meinem Versuch dieses Buch lustig zu machen, kann ich ein paar Fakten gestreckt haben. Die Herausforderung mit Humor ist, dass nicht alle Versuche, witzig zu sein erfolgreich sind, und nicht jeder versteht alle Witze. Im Allgemeinen, wenn etwas wirklich merkwürdig oder seltsam klingt, dann ist das mein Versuch witzig zu sein.

Schließlich, zitiere ich diese Passage aus „ 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com“ von Mike Daisey, ein gemeinsamer Amazon Alumnus, der zum Autor wurde: "Einige Fakten wurden bei der Erzählung dieser Geschichte verletzt. Die Wahrheit aber bleibt unverletzt. "

Das gilt ebenso für dieses Buch.

Kalpanik


Sunday, February 12, 2012

Inside Nature's Giants (Channel 4)

Inside Nature's Giants (Channel 4) Review



With a foreword by Richard Dawkins, and based on the BAFTA award-winning Channel 4 TV series, Inside Nature's Giants gets under the skin of the largest animals on the planet. See them as you've never seen them before -- from the inside out. Inside Nature's Giants explores the anatomy of the largest animals on the planet to reveal how these amazing creatures really work. Rather than simply telling you how an animal behaves, the book features dissection, CGI and wildlife photography to show how millions of years of evolution have enabled animals to thrive across the world. This is natural history as you've never seen it before -- from the inside out. Join the Inside Nature's Giants team of scientists and anatomical experts, including, among others, veterinary scientist Mark Evans, enthusiastic, scalpel-wielding anatomist Joy Reidenberg, science presenter Simon Watt and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, as they unlock the secrets behind some of nature's most extraordinary beasts. Why doesn't a giraffe keel over and faint, when its head is so far above its heart? Why are crocodiles hopeless at chewing, when they have the strongest bite of all animals, and why does a giant squid have three hearts and pass food through its brain? By rolling up their sleeves to delve into these animals the team discover the answers to these, and many other fascinating, questions, revealing how evolution by natural selection is responsible for the bizarre biology of elephants, sharks, giraffes, big cats, hippos, crocodiles, camels, whales, kangaroos, giant squids and more. Using an interactive approach, Inside Nature's Giants offers an exciting, alternative take on natural history. By opening the single- and double-page gatefolds readers can go beneath the skins of the animals to experience for themselves how evolution has shaped the anatomy of some of nature's most magnificent animals.


Monday, September 5, 2011

The Merck Druggernaut: The Inside Story of a Pharmaceutical Giant

The Merck Druggernaut: The Inside Story of a Pharmaceutical Giant Review



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An in-depth look at big pharma's flagship company
The Merck Druggernaut takes readers inside Merck, the world's second most profitable drug company and maker of the world's bestselling drug, Prilosec. Consistently named one of Fortune magazine's Most Admired Companies, Merck struggles to maintain its reputation for being the most ethical of the big drug makers, refusing to slash research and development budgets in the face of declining profits, falling stock market prices, and questionable accounting. Author Fran Hawthorne, one of the leading journalists covering healthcare, has written an excellent examination of a business paragon with much-needed insight on the cutthroat world of pharmaceuticals. It's a story that will interest the business world as well as consumer and healthcare advocates by detailing the vital issues in medicine and healthcare today. More than just a compelling story of success in a difficult industry, more than simply the biography of one of big business's most recognizable names, The Merck Druggernaut takes a thoughtful look at some of the major issues of our time and the way those issues intertwine with the world of business.

Fran Hawthorne (New York, NY) is the Assistant Managing Editor at Crain's New York Business. She has been covering business for more than twenty years for such publications as Fortune, BusinessWeek, and Institutional Investor, with a prevailing interest in healthcare and pharmaceuticals. At Crain's, she spearheads the publication of two to three special healthcare issues per year.


Thursday, August 18, 2011

Inside the Titanic (A Giant Cutaway Book)

Inside the Titanic (A Giant Cutaway Book) Review



Allows young readers to journey inside the Titanic to view the layout of the great doomed ocean liner, such as the compartments, engine room, upper decks, and more, through detailed, cutaway illustrations."


Tuesday, August 9, 2011

On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors: John Z. De Lorean's Look Inside the Automotive Giant

On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors: John Z. De Lorean's Look Inside the Automotive Giant Review



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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Sony vs Samsung: The Inside Story of the Electronics Giants' Battle For Global Supremacy

Sony vs Samsung: The Inside Story of the Electronics Giants' Battle For Global Supremacy Review



"Sony vs. Samsung is business history at its best! It explores the divergent fortunes of these two electronics giants in the last decade and identifies the true reasons behind Sony's decline and Samsung's rise. Contrary to popular belief, Chang shows that success (or failure) does not simply arise from different strategies. Rather, it emerges from major decisions that are deeply rooted in the companies' organizational processes and their executives' political behavior. This book is a must-read for any senior executive."
—Constantinos Markides, Robert P. Bauman Professor of Strategic Leadership and Chairman, Strategy Department, London Business School

"Sea-Jin Chang has produced that rarity in a business book--one that is as valuable to practicing managers as it is insightful to academic researchers. In this fascinating comparison of two modern global giants, he applies his high resolution research microscope to their changing fortunes by dissecting their contrasting strategies, and providing interesting insights into their divergent organizational processes and management practices. This is a very valuable contribution to the international business literature. It will end up in as many corporate boardrooms as faculty seminars."
—Christopher A. Bartlett, Thomas D. Casserly Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School

"Sea-Jin Chang has written a fascinating comparison of Sony and Samsung that will be valuable to anyone interested in strategy, organizations or international business. The interwoven and very detailed case studies of two very different companies in overlapping industries illuminate problems such as adaptation to technological change (analog to digital), organizational flexibility and globalization. His attempt to analyze both strategic development and implementation is successful and very useful. Both academics and practitioners will learn a lot from this book."
—Stephen J. Kobrin, William Wurster Professor of Multinational Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

"Refreshingly original and entertaining, this book analyzes major strategic decisions of Samsung and Sony and highlights organizational processes and top management leadership that have shaped their performances. This is a must-read for all executives who want to understand the strengths and weaknesses of Asian competitors. It also provides penetrating insights to other Asian companies with global ambitions."
—Myoung Woo Lee, President and CEO, iriver