{"product_id":"babel-a-guide-to-ofer-grosbard-9789659282913","title":"Babel - A Guide to the East-West Encounter","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach person has a \u003cstrong\u003e\"Vector of the Mind\"\u003c\/strong\u003e whose direction and magnitude can be assessed by using the questionnaire appearing in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor people with a \u003cstrong\u003ewestern paradigm of mind\u003c\/strong\u003e who locate their self at the center, the \"Vector of the Mind\" is inwardly oriented. People with an \u003cstrong\u003eeastern paradigm of mind\u003c\/strong\u003e, who are focused on the group, have an outward oriented \"Vector of the Mind\". The encounter with an individual whose \"Vector of the Mind\" is opposed to ours creates a cross-cultural gap that hinders communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Babel - a Guide to the East-West Encounter\"\u003c\/strong\u003e surveys the laws underlying each paradigm of the mind in such a way that the reader may be aware of his\/her thought characteristics as well as those of the other and also of the laws that enable \"translation\" of his\/her messages from one paradigm of mind to the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is based on fascinating stories of negotiations between Israel and America and the Arab world collected from a large number of major books in Hebrew, English and Arabic describing the negotiation process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all live under the illusion that a member of the other culture thinks like us. This is because each one of us knows only his\/her way of thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it possible to break through this vicious circle and to learn the other's way of thinking?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it possible to tone down the defensive and hypocritical rule of the \"Politically Correct\", to acknowledge our differences and perhaps even learn to love them?\u003c\/p\u003e\"Babel\" turns us all - sons of East and West - from strangers to close friends and provides a happy end to the Biblical story in which people could not cooperate because they spoke different languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ofer Grosbard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9659282915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789659282913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ofer Grosbard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.95d","brand":"Ofer Grosbard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401462108415,"sku":"9789659282913","price":19.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ffc0901-ccf7-4031-a438-009442ff3ea9.jpg?v=1733887634","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/babel-a-guide-to-ofer-grosbard-9789659282913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}