{"product_id":"theres-no-business-like-international-oliver-dowson-9781803131917","title":"There's No Business Like International Business","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst, on a whirlwind business trip around half the countries in South America in just a fortnight, Oliver Dowson faces near-death experiences in planes and cars, meets civil insurrection face-to-face, risks kidnap and must overcome mindless bureaucracy that could derail the itinerary on a daily basis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext, follow along as he travels around the Far East for three weeks in the company of an obstreperous, can't-do-without but can't-do-with female colleague, learning new cultures fast. Oh, and all in the pursuit of business goals that somehow still seem to be met along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese unique trips may have had a business purpose, but this is no business book or how-to guide; rather, it's a delightful, off-beat travelogue with an off-beat much travelled narrator. There are plenty of vivid characters to meet en route, an abundance of anecdotal fun, plus an education on local cultures and cuisines to be gained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePre-publication reviewers write: \"Exceptionally well crafted, each page illuminated with entertainment, wit, and candour, to categorize it as simply a travelogue seems to do it a great injustice. Here, we have something of true merit.\" (Thomas J Kenny), \"Exciting, fun, and all-around surprising. A clear masterpiece.\" (Andrea Scholar), \"Oliver Dowson has created something I never thought possible: a nonfiction book about business trips that is actually fun and engaging to read.\" (Brandon Diehl)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver Dowson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803131918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803131917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Troubador Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.64d","brand":"Oliver Dowson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055650337023,"sku":"9781803131917","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01c59292-4ab4-449f-8398-0675b0ddeed8.jpg?v=1685036996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theres-no-business-like-international-oliver-dowson-9781803131917","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}