Book Description: In this literary tour de force, novelist Arthur Golden enters a remote and shimmeringly exotic world. For the protagonist of this peerlessly observant first novel is Sayuri, one of Japan's most celebrated geisha, a woman who is both performer and courtesan, slave and goddess.
Business needs good leaders. Of all the skills a top performer can master, this may be the most important. The Top Performer's Guide to Leadership shows top performers how to lead in a way that is impactful and authentic. This short, effective guide is perfect for managers to give to employees learning this essential skill.
The only resource a manager needs to turn a problem employee into a top performer 201 Ways to Turn Any Employee into a Star Performer arms managers with the strategies they need to deal with the full range of employee problems--including tardiness, low-quality work, constant complaining, and much more. Consultant Casey Hawley's unique approach to personnel problems replaces harsh discipline with positive, goal-oriented tactics that turn failing employees into team players.
These exciting essays explore aspects of fame, notoriety and transgression in a wide range of performers and playwrights including David Garrick, Oscar Wilde, Ellen Terry, Laurence Olivier and Sarah Kane, examining the ingenious ways in which these stars have negotiated fame. The essays also analyze the complex relationships between discourses of celebrity and questions of gender, spectatorship and the operation of cultural markets.
В книге рассматриваются различные аспекты популярности, славы. Авторы исследуют деятельность известных (порой скандально) творческих личностей, которые открывали новые горизонты и ломали стереотипы. Среди них Дэвид Гэррик, Оскар Уайльд, Эллен Терри, Лоуренс Оливье и Сара Кейн.
