Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear

To be published by Frommer's on 6th November 2008

Frommer’s 500 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE THEY DISAPPEAR is a celebration of the world’s most precious and fragile sights. This innovative and inspiring new book not only gives us an indication of how much of our world we take for granted, but also sheds some light on why our natural habitats are disappearing and in some cases, what we can do to prevent it.

Major London Architecture Exhibition and Book on Modernism in China

Between 3rd July and 6th September 08, the RIBA in London will be hosting a highly topical exhibition on ‘Modernism in China’, highlighting China’s previous influential period of modernity in the early 20th century and the little known architecture of the period. The exhibition is co-curated by Edward Denison and Guang Yu Ren, and coincides with the publication of their book of the same title with Wiley. The exhibition is produced by the RIBA in collaboration with the World Monuments Fund Britain and the British Consulate-General, Shanghai.

Co-author of Modernism in China talking at UCL-China Research Festival
On Friday 13th June, Edward Denison, co-author of the recently published Modernism in China, will talk alongside Chinese and University College London researchers about current projects. In his presentation, Denison will highlight the significant contribution of early 20th-century architecture to modernity to China.

Making a Fortune: Learning from the Asian Phenomenon, from Spinder Dhaliwal

Published by Capstone, May 08

For two decades, entrepreneurs have been eulogised in the popular press. At a time when real heroes are hard to find, it is the entrepreneur, the dynamic go-getting risk taker, who has become the hero of free enterprise. At the cutting edge of the British entrepreneurial community are the Asian businesses featured in the new book by Spinder Dhaliwal - Making a Fortune: Learning from the Asian Phenomenon. It takes in businesses from manufacturing to finance, from food to hotels, from pharmaceuticals to fashion. It includes first-, second- and third-generation achievers. It provides the definitive guide to ‘who’s who’ in the Asian business world.

Tribal Business School: Lessons in Business Survival and Success from the Ultimate Survivors, by Jo Owen

Published by Wiley, March 08

Tribal Business School, the new book by Jo Owen (bestselling international author of How to lead), is a series of journeys in search of the ultimate business secret: the secret of survival and success. From some of the best, and one or two of the worst, organisations on our planet, to tribes in Papua New Guinea, Tuareg in the Sahara, Saami in the Arctic and nomads in Mongolia. The book's journeys show why tribes survive in extremely harsh conditions for generations, while business empires rise and fall steadily.

Frommer's Day by Day: Beijing Tipped for an Olympic-sized Year

To be Published by Frommer's - February 2008

Setting for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing is set to welcome thousands of athletes, spectators, and dignitaries throughout the year. A study in juxtaposition, Beijing can be a daunting mix of skyscrapers, traditional neighbourhoods, fusion restaurants and donkey carts. That’s why Frommer’s Beijing Day by Day guide, to be published next month, aims to help readers make the most of their trip with time saving tips, hundreds of images, suggestions for one, two and three day tours, transport guides and full size pull out city maps.

A Bull in China: Investing Profitably in the World's Greatest Market

By Jim Rogers
Published by Wiley, January 08

If the twentieth century was the American century, then the twenty-first century belongs to China. Now the one and only Jim Rogers shows how any investor can get in on the ground floor of “the greatest economic boom since England’s Industrial Revolution” in A Bull in China: Investing Profitably in the World's Greatest Market.