Media Recommendations

Recommended Thai Readings

*The Way Thais Lead, Persons

  • Siam Mapped, Winichakul

    Mediums, Monks, & Amulets, Kitiarsa

    Corruption and Democracy in Thailand, Phongpaichit

    Unlocking Leadership in Thailand, Roongrerngsuke

    Modern Thai Buddhism, Ito

    In His Majesty’s Footsteps, Dejkunjorn

    Owners of the Map, Sopranzetti

    Thailand: History, Politics, and the Rule of Law, Wise

    A Meeting of Masks, Vorng

    The King Never Smiles, Handley

    Thai Capital After the 1997 Crisis, Phongpaichit

    The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk, McDaniels

    The Crown and the Capitalists, Wongsurawat

    Working Towards the Monarchy, Unaldi

Recommended China Readings

*Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics, Huang

  • Red Roulette, Shum

    China’s Gilded Age, Ang

    Making it Count, Ghosh

    Chinese Economic Statecraft, Morris

    Wealth into Power, Dickson

    The Dragon and the Foreign Devils, Gelber

    China’s Crony Capitalism, Pei

    Chinese Negotiating Style, Pye

    June 4th, Brown

    The People’s Republic of Amnesia, Lim

    Social Connections in China, Gold, et al

    Chinese Modernity and the Individual Psyche, Kipnis

    Gifts, Favors, and Banquets, Yang

    Producing Guanxi, Kipnis

    Privatizing China, Zhang

    Factory Girls, Chang

    China in Ten Words, Hua

    Oracle Bones, Hessler

    River Town, Hessler

    The China Fantasy, Mann

    The Rise of China vs. The Logic of Strategy, Luttwak

    The Search for Modern China, Spence

    China Hands, Lilley

    The Tiananmen Papers, Nathan, et al

    Anxious Wealth, Osburg

    Marketing Death, Chan

    Elite China, Lu

    Cracking the China Conundrum, Huang

    Red Lights, Zhang

    *if you’re only going to read one, read this one!

Recommended Corporate Culture Readings

*Crucial Conversations/Confrontations, Grenny, et al

  • The Coaching Habit, Stanier

    The Culture Map, Meyer

    The Moment you can’t Ignore, Dornfeld & O’Connor

    The Corporate Tribe, Braun & Kramer

    The Cultural Dimension of Global Business, Briody & Ferraro

    An Everyone Culture, Lahey