“…Enele Ma`afu, son of Aleamotu`a, Tu`i Kanokupolu, grew up during a time of unprecedented social and political change in Tonga following the advent of Christianity. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Contents; Preface; Introduction; Strategy 1: Be Curious Rather than Furious; Breaking In a New Boss; When a Customer Is Furious; When You Become the Boss of Former Colleagues; Understanding Your Boss's Priorities; Responding to a Critical Co-worker; When Someone's Performance Is Slipping; When an Unfamiliar Accent Interferes with Your Understanding; When Someone Is a Mystery You'd Rather Not Solve; Strategy 2: Include the Listener Rather than Talk at Him or Her; Making Complicated Assignments Clear; When the Clock Is Running; When Someone Doesn't Speak the Group Language…”

“…The selections are prepared following the methods of scholarly editing of philosophical texts. …”

“…Pete, who works for a healthcare complex of hospitals, is so impressed with the results Tom had achieved, that he invites him to lunch the following week. Tom accepts his offer of lunch and ultimately, Tom signs a consulting agreement with Pete. …”

“…What is remarkable is that there is no accessible guide for how to write one. Now, following his recent "Biography: A Brief History" (from Harvard), award-winning biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton tackles the practicalities of doing biography in this first succinct primer to elucidate the tools of the biographer's craft. …”

“…Though Arnie is unable to stop taking his opiates for longer than one or two days, he does not feel guilty or concerned because he follows his doctor’s prescription. …”

“…The book presents the correspondence, from the 1950s to the end of the following decade, between the Nobel Prize laureate, Giulio Natta, and a young Enzo Ferroni, who will be then one of the founders of "chemistry applied to restoration". …”

“…In revealing that Rousseau, the memorialist, gives an artistic rendering of psychological truth, Ellis shows Rousseau's attitude toward truth. She does this by following a path of analysis unexplored by previous critics but indicated by Rousseau himself when he says, "It is the story of my soul that I have promised . . . …”

“…Listeners will discover: the four questions each business leader must ask him or herself when formulating a growth strategy; the sixteen different pathways to growth that those four questions unlock, and how to follow them; and interviews with key leaders and executives who bring the author's framework to life. …”

“…One tourist pleaded with him to stage a coup in her backyard; in private parties around the capital, Suva, infatuated women whispered 'coup me baby' in his presence. …”

“…A new account of one of Rome's most relentless but least understood foes. …”

“…In 1902 the Daily News gave him a weekly opinion column, followed in 1905 by a weekly column in The Illustrated London News, for which he continued to write for the next thirty years. …”