When the Elephants Dance

When the Elephants Dance
Author: Tess Uriza Holthe
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 549
Release: 2002-03-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0676806732

“Papa explains the war like this: ‘When the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful.’ The great beasts, as they circle one another, shaking the trees and trumpeting loudly, are the Amerikanos and the Japanese as they fight. And our Philippine Islands? We are the small chickens.” Once in a great while comes a storyteller who can illuminate worlds large and small, in ways both magical and true to life. When the Elephants Dance is set in the waning days of World War II, as the Japanese and the Americans engage in a fierce battle for possession of the Philippine Islands. Through the eyes of three narrators, thirteen-year-old Alejandro Karangalan, his spirited older sister Isabelle, and Domingo, a passionate guerilla commander, we see how ordinary people find hope for survival where none seems to exist. While the Karangalan family and their neighbors huddle together for survival in the cellar of a house, they tell magical stories to one another based on Filipino myth that transport the listeners from the chaos of the war around them and give them new resolve to continue fighting. Outside the safety of their refuge the war rages on—fiery bombs torch the countryside, Japanese soldiers round up and interrogate innocent people, and from the hills guerilla fighters wage a desperate campaign against the enemy. Inside the cellar, these men, women, and children put their hopes and dreams on hold as they wait out the war. This stunning debut novel celebrates with richness and depth the spirit of the Filipino people and their fascinating story and marks the introduction of an author who will join the ranks of writers such as Arundhati Roy, Manil Suri, and Amy Tan.

Elephant Dance

Elephant Dance
Author: Theresa Heine
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781841489179

Listen along with Ravi to Grandfather's captivating stories about India, where the sun is like a ferocious tiger and monsoon rains cascade like waterfalls. Notes after the story include facts about India's animals, food, culture and religion, and a simple elephant dance music score. AGES:4 to 10 years ILLUSTRATIONS: Colour

Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?

Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?
Author: Louis V. Gerstner
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2003-12-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0060523808

Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? sums up Lou Gerstner's historic business achievement, bringing IBM back from the brink of insolvency to lead the computer business once again.Offering a unique case study drawn from decades of experience at some of America's top companies -- McKinsey, American Express, RJR Nabisco -- Gerstner's insights into management and leadership are applicable to any business, at any level. Ranging from strategy to public relations, from finance to organization, Gerstner reveals the lessons of a lifetime running highly successful companies.

Teaching The Elephant To Dance

Teaching The Elephant To Dance
Author: James A. Belasco, Ph.D.
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2012-10-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0307818748

"But, we've always done it that way." This is a warning sign, a symptom of impending disaster for any organization. Shackled, like powerful elephants, to the past, organizations rob themselves of the ingenuity required to meet new competitive challenges and escape the "re" dimension trap of "re-engineering, re-organization and re-structuring that concentrate on short term fixes rather than long term solutions. Teaching the Elephant to Dance is a practical, hands-on guide for creating the right change in any organization, large or small, corporate or governmental, manufacturing or service based. Filled with illuminating case studies, it shows how to devise new corporate visions and strategies... how to overcome inertia .. and how to form labor-management partnerships. Clear, authoritative, practical and inspiring, Teaching the Elephant to Dance provides a step-by-step guide for making the impossible happen.

Dancing with Elephants

Dancing with Elephants
Author: Jarem Sawatsky
Publisher:
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2017-03-06
Genre: SELF-HELP
ISBN: 9780995324206

Based on the popular blog of the same name, Dancing With Elephants includes insightful interviews with chronic disease experts Toni Bernhard, Lucy Kalanithi, and Patch Adams. Sawatsky's landmark book provides support that only a fellow traveler down this road can offer. If you like touching stories, mindful wisdom, and a touch of irreverent humor, then you'll love Sawatsky's life-changing book.

Does the Elephant Dance?

Does the Elephant Dance?
Author: David Malone
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2011-04-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199552029

Surveys the main features of contemporary Indian foreign policy.

The Barefoot Book of Heroic Children

The Barefoot Book of Heroic Children
Author: Rebecca Hazell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2004
Genre: Children
ISBN: 9781841489162

Heroic Children brings together the stories of some of the most exceptional young people in the history of the world. Many of these children impressed successive generations with their inventiveness, their vision and their perseverance. Others combined qualities such as kindness and generosity with immense personal courage. Rebecca Hazell tells stories of children who have fought and overcome terrible physical disabilities and prejudices, and gives inspiring accounts of children remaining optimistic and true to their ideals, even when faced with severe suffering and hardship very early in their young lives.

Ballet of the Elephants

Ballet of the Elephants
Author: Leda Schubert
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2006-04-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781596430754

Describes the circus and the ballet of fifty elephants and dancers choreographed by George Ballanchine in 1942.

When Giants Learn To Dance

When Giants Learn To Dance
Author: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 426
Release: 1990-07-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0671696254

This text is based upon a wide-ranging, five-year study of some of the world's most successful companies including Kodak, IBM, Ford and CBS. It shows how to be a success in the rapidly changing corporate market place.