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Winter 2010 Catalog BK Currents BK Life BK Business

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New Titles and New EditionsLeadership and Self-Deception, 2nd Edition 1

Power and Love 2

Small Change 3

Managing Hispanic and Latino Employees 4

Creative Community Organizing 5

The Circle Way 6

Standing in the Fire 7

The Power of Appreciative Inquiry, 2nd Edition 8

The Chinese Dream 9

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BK LifeThe Arbinger Institute

Leadership and Self-DeceptionGetting Out of the Box Expanded second edition of the book that is changing lives and transforming organizations

•Internationalbestseller—over750,000copiessoldandtranslatedinto22languages

•Revisedthroughout,withanewsectiontohelpreadersapplythelessonsinthebook

•Revealshowweunwittinglysabotagerelationships,atworkandathome,despiteourbestintentions—andhowwecanstop

Sinceitsoriginalpublicationnineyearsago,Leadership and Self-Deception hasbecomeaninternationalword-of-mouthphenomenon.Ratherthantaperingoff,ithassoldmorecopieseachyearsince2004thanitdidinanyofthefirstfouryearsafterpublication.Thebook’scentralinsight—thatthekeytoleadershipliesnotinwhatwedobutinwhoweare—hasproventohavepowerfulimplicationsnotonlyfororganizationalleadershipbutinreaders’personallivesaswell.

Thisneweditionhasbeenrevisedthroughouttomakethestorymorereadableandcompelling.Anddrawingontheextensivecorrespondencetheauthorshavereceivedovertheyears,theyhaveaddedasectionthatoutlinesthemanywaysthatreadershavebeenusing Leadership and Self-Deception,focusingonfivespecificareas:hiring,teambuilding,conflictresolution,accountability,andpersonalgrowthanddevelopment.

Leadership and Self-Deception usesanentertainingstoryaboutanexecutivefacingchallengesatworkandathometoexposethesubtlepsychologicalprocessesthatconcealourtruemotivationsandintentionsfromusandtrapusina“box”ofendlessself-justification—evenwhenwe’reconvincedwe’redoingtherightthing.Mostimportantly,thebookshowsusthewayout.Readerswilldiscoverwhatmillionsalreadyhavelearned—howtoconsistentlytapintoandactontheirinnatesenseofwhat’sright,dramaticallyimprovingalloftheirrelationships.

“Profound,withdeepandsweepinginplications…Itisengagingandfresh,easytoread,andpackedwithinsights.Icouldn’trecommenditmorehighly.”

—StephenR.Covey,authorofThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The Arbinger Institutehelpsorganizations,families,individuals,andcommunitiesworldwidesolvetheproblemscreatedbyself-deception.Arbingerisledinternation-allybyJimFerrell,DuaneBoyce,PaulSmith,andTerryWarner.HeadquarteredinWoodsCross,Utah,ArbingerhasinternationaloperationsintheUnitedKingdom,France,Germany,theNetherlands,Israel,India,Singapore,Australia,Taiwan,Korea,Japan,Mexico,Canada,andBermuda.

Publicationdate:January2010$16.95,paperback,216pages51/2”x81/2”ISBN978-1-57675-977-6$11.17,PDFebookISBN978-1-57675-978-3Business/Self-HelpWorldrightsavailable

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AdamKahane

Power and Love A Theory and Practice of Social Change

•Anewapproach,proveninthefield,formakingprogressonourmostimportantanddifficultcollectivechallenges

•BasedonKahane’sfirsthandexperiencesworkingwithteamsofbusiness,government,andcivilsocietyleadersaroundtheworld

•Profound,personal,andpractical

Thetwotypicalwaysthatpeopletrytosolvetheirtoughestgroup,community,andsocietalproblemsarefundamentallyflawed.Theyeitherpushforwhattheywantatallcosts—initsmostextremeform,thismeanswar—ortrytoavoidconflict,sweepingproblemsundertheruginthenameofasuperficial“peace.”Butthereisabetterway:synthesizingthesetwoseeminglycontradictoryapproaches.

AdamKahanearguesthatthetwotypicalwaysreflecttwodistinct,fundamentaldrives:power,thesingle-mindeddesiretoachieveone’spurpose,andlove,thedrivetounitewithothers.Bothofthesedrivesareinextricablypartofbeinghuman,andsotoachievelastingchangeyouhavetoabletoworkfluidlywithboth.Infact,eachneedstheother.AsMartinLutherKingJr.putit,“Powerwithoutloveisrecklessandabusive,andlovewithoutpowerissentimentalandanemic.”

Kahanedelvesdeeplyintothedualnatureofpowerandlove,exploringtheirsubtleandintricateinterplay.Withdisarminghonestyherelateshow,throughtrialanderror,helearnedtobalancebetweenthem,shiftingfromonetotheotherasthoughlearningtowalk—atfirstfallingdown,thenstumblingforward,andthenmovingsteadilytowardsustainable,systemicsolutions.

ForthelasttwentyyearsKahanehasworkedaroundtheworldonavarietyofchallenges:economicdevelopment,foodsecurity,healthcare,judicialreform,peacemaking,climatechange.Hehasworkedwithdiverseteamsofleaders—executivesandpoliticians,generalsandguerillas,civilservantsandtradeunionists,communityactivistsandUnitedNationsofficials,clergyandartists.Hehasseen,upcloseandpersonal,examplesofinspiringprogressandterrifyingregress.PowerandLovereportswhathehaslearnedfromthesehard-wonexperiences.

“AdamKahanetakesonthequestion,Whydosomegroupsofpeoplemanagetosolvecomplexproblems,whileothersstumbleorfall?Thereaderwalksalongwithhim,ashegraduallybuildshisownproficiencyatbalancingempathy(love)andresolve(power),andthusraisingthegameforallofus.”

—ArtKleiner,EditorinChief,strategy+business,andauthorofThe Age of Heretics

Adam KahaneisapartnerinReosPartners,aninternationalorganizationdedicatedtosupportingandbuildingcapacityforinnovativecollectiveactionincomplexsocialsystems.

Publicationdate:January2010$16.95,paperback,168pages51/2”x81/2”ISBN978-1-60509-304-8$11.87,PDFebookISBN978-1-60509-305-5Business/CurrentAffairsWorldrightsavailable

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StewartLevineGetting to ResolutionTurningConflictintoCollaboration$19.95,paperbackISBN978-1-57675-771-0$13.97,PDFebookISBN978-1-57675-788-8

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MichaelEdwards

Small ChangeWhy Business Won’t Save the World

•Apowerfulcritiqueofaseeminglybeneficialtrendthatisactuallyunderminingeffortsforsocialchange

•Writtenbyaninsider—aformerofficialwithseveralhigh-profilenonprofitsandfoundations

•CopublishedwiththeprominentNewYorkthinktankDemos

Anewmovementisafootthatpromisestosavetheworldbyapplyingthemagicofthemarkettothechallengesofsocialchange.Itssupportersarguethatusingbusinessprinciplestosolveglobalproblemsisfarmoreeffectivethanmoretradi-tionalapproaches.Whatcouldbewrongwiththat?

Almosteverything,arguesformerFordFoundationdirectorMichaelEdwards.Inthishard-hitting,controversialexposé,hemarshalsawealthofevidencetorevealthatinreality,amarketapproachhurtsmorethanithelps.Realchangewillcomewhenbusinessactsmorelikecivilsociety,nottheotherwayaround.

Despitethegoodintentionsandhopefulrhetoric,Edwardsshowsthatthereissimplynoproofthatabusinessapproachisbetter.Quitethecontrary.Hecitesexamplesfromhismanyyearsinthesocialsectortodemonstratethatbusinessbyitsverynatureisnotequippedtoattacktherootcausesofmajorproblemslikepoverty,inequality,violence,anddiscrimination.Achievingfundamentalsocialtrans-formationrequiresadifferentsetofoperatingvalues—cooperationratherthancom-petition,collectiveactionmorethanindividualeffort,andpatient,long-termsupportforsystemicsolutionsoverimmediateresults.

Edwardsarguesthatpeoplegivetheirmoneyandtimetosocialchangeorganiza-tionstoserveacause,notabalancedquarterlyspreadsheet.Iftheseorganizationscompromisetheirhigherpurposeinthenameofanarrowversionof“efficiency,”they’llerodetheverybasisoftheirimpactandimportance.Andrelyingonbusinessastheengineofchangeendsupconcentratingpowerinthehandsofafewmajorplayers,mirroringtheveryinequitiestheseorganizationsshouldbetryingtorectify.Withavestedinterestinthestatusquo,allbusinesscanpromisearevaluablebutlimitedadvances:smallchange.It’stimetoturnawayfromthefalsepromiseofthemarketmodelandreasserttheindependenceofglobalcitizenaction.

“Laysbarethemythologiessurroundingphilanthropyandshowsittobeexactlywhatitis—anessentialpartofourcapitalistsystem,withalltheflawsandfoiblesfoundelsewhere,goodatwhatitdoesbestbutbadatwhatit’ssometimesexpectedtodo.AnyonewhowantsthetruthofphilanthropyinAmericashouldreadthisbook.”

—RobertB.Reich,ProfessorofPublicPolicy,UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley

Michael EdwardsisawriterandactivistaffiliatedwiththethinktankDemos,theWagnerSchoolofPublicServiceatNewYorkUniversity,andtheBrooksWorldPovertyInstituteatManchesterUniversityintheUK.From1999to2008hewasdirectoroftheFordFoundation’sGovernanceandCivilSocietyProgram,andhepreviouslyworkedfortheWorldBank,Oxfam,andSavetheChildren.

Publicationdate:January2010$16.95,paperback,51/2”x81/2”ISBN978-1-60509-377-2$11.87,PDFebookISBN978-1-60509-379-6CopublishedwithDemosCurrentAffairs/Economics Worldrightsavailable

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PaulPolakOut of PovertyWhatWorksWhenTraditionalApproachesFail$19.95,paperback978-1-60509-276-8$13.97PDFebookISBN978-1-57675-548-8

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LouisE.V.Nevaer

Managing Hispanic and Latino EmployeesA Guide to Hiring, Training, Motivating, Supervising, and Supporting the Fastest Growing Workforce Group

• ThefirstbookonsupportinganddevelopingHispanicemployeesinanyorganization

• IdentifiesthreeoverarchingconceptsthatshapeHispaniccultureandexploreshowtheyinfluenceworkplacebehaviorandexpecta-tions

•WrittenbyadistinguishedHispanicauthorandauthorityonHispaniceconomicbehavior

HispanicsarethelargestminoritygroupandthefastestgrowingdemographicintheUnitedStates—theyarealready15percentofthepopulationand22percentoftheworkforce,andit’sestimatedthatby2050thosenumberswillgoupto36percentand55percent.Inthismuch-needednewbook,LouisNevaerhelpsnon-HispanicemployersandcolleaguesunderstandhowHispanicsseethebusinessworld—andtheworldingeneral—sotheycanbettersupportanddevelopthisdynamicgroupofworkers.

DrawingonhisownethnicbackgroundandyearsofexperienceasdirectoroftheorganizationHispanicEconomics,NevaeridentifiesthreeconceptsthatshapeHispaniccultureandoftenresultinbehaviorsandbeliefsverydifferentthan,andsometimesseeminglyatoddswith,thoseofnon-Hispanics.HeexploressubtlenuanceswithintheHispaniccommunity—whichisnomoremonolithicthanthe“European”community—thatwillhelpemployersappreciatedifferencesandtensionsbetweenHispanicworkers.Withthisasanoverarchingframework,andusingawealthofspecificexamples,NevaershowshowtodevelopHispanic-friendlyapproachesineveryaspectofthemodernworkplace,fromrecruitment,retention,andevaluationtotraining,mentoring,andlaborrelations.

AsHispanicsbecomeanever-largersegmentoftheworkforce,organizationsthatfailtomakethemfeelwelcomeandvaluedrisklosingaccesstoasignificantsourceoftalentandinnovation,nottomentionaconnectiontoamajorevolvingmarket.Managing Hispanic and Latino EmployeesisaninvaluableresourceforcreatinganenvironmentwhereHispanicworkersfeelcomfortable,recognized,andrewarded.

Louis E. V. NevaerisdirectorofHispanicEconomics,whichanalyzesHispanicconsumerbehavior,andisacontributortoPacific News Service andNew American Media.Heistheauthorofoveradozenbooks,includingHR and the New Hispanic WorkforceandThe Rise of the Hispanic Market in the United States.

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BK CurrentsSiKahn

Creative Community OrganizingA Strategy Manual for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice

•Auniqueapproach—usesstories,lyrics,andpoemstopresentexamplesoftrulycreativecommunityorganizing

•Offersexplicit,detailedadviceonaspectsofcommunityorganizingnotaddressedbymoreconventionalmanuals

•Writtenbyaveteranactivistandmusicianwithoverforty-fiveyearsofexperienceworkingforprogressivecauses

Whycan’ttherebeenoughfood,shelter,jobs,healthcare,homes,schools,education,safety,andsecurityforeveryone?Howcanpeopleworktogethertochallengethewaythingsare,tohelpredistributewealthandpower,tocreateamorejustandhumanesociety?TheanswerisCreative Community Organizing.

Thislatestworkbylegendaryactivist,musician,andauthorSiKahnisadifferentkindofcommunityorganizingbook.Aswithotherbooks,includingsomebyKahnhimself,itdoesdescribemanyofthepracticaltacticsorganizersuse.Butit’salsoaboutcommunityorganizingasawayofthinkingandawayoflife.

ForKahn,ithasbeenawayoflife.Hehasbeenintimatelyinvolvedinsomeofthemostimportantprogressivestrugglesofthepastfiftyyears—thecivilrightsmovement,theHarlanCountyminers’strike,thefightagainstprisonprivatization,andmanymore.Inthisuniqueandmovingbookheuseshisexperiencesandthoseofthewomenandmenhe’sworkedwithtoilluminatecriticalaspectsoforganizingnottoucheduponbymoreconventionalmanuals.

ThestoriesKahntellsareentertaining,funny,sad,andinspiring,butthey’remorethanthat—they’reexamplesofcreativecommunityorganizinginaction.Andlikethesecularrabbihecallshimself,Kahnlaysoutthespecificlessonseachtaleismeanttoteach—notonlystrategyandtactics,butadviceonhowtodealonapersonallevelwiththedemandsofadifficultbutvitallyimportantjob.Creative Community Organizing willhelpestablishedorganizersbecomemorecreativeandinnovative,encouragethemtoquestionestablishedprinciplesanddecidewhetherornottheystillwork.Thosenewtothefieldwilldiscoverawholenewwayoflookingattheworld—they’llgainanewsenseofempowerment,understandthatthingsdon’thavetobethewaytheyare,thattheworldcanbemorefairandhumane—andthattheycanliveandworkinwaysthathelpmakethathappen.

Si Kahnhasworkedforoverforty-fiveyearsasacivilrights,labor,andcommunityorganizerinthesouthernUnitedStates.HeisfounderofGrassrootsLeadership,anonprofitorganizationthatadvocatesforseveralcauses,includingprisonreform,improvedimmigrationdetentionpolicies,andviolenceprevention.HeisthecoauthorofThe Fox in the HenhouseandtheauthorofHow People Get Power and Organizing,andhasrecordedoveradozenCDs.

Publicationdate:February2010$17.95,paperback,240pages51/2”x81/2”ISBN978-1-60509-444-1$11.87,PDFebookISBN978-1-60509-445-8CurrentaffairsWorldrightsavailable

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ChristinaBaldwinandAnnLinneaForewordbyMargaretJ.Wheatley

The Circle WayA Leader in Every Chair

•Anauthoritativeandaccessibleguidetothisfoundationalformofcollaborativedecisionmaking

•Usesimages,stories,andstep-by-stepinstructionstoteachthebasicsofthecircleandexploreitsdeepermeanings

•Writtenbytwopioneersinreviving,standardizing,andpopularizingthecircleprocess

Moreandmoreorganizationsarelookingforalternativestorigid,top-downhierarchyaspeoplerealizethatgoodideascancomefromanywhereandthatfosteringcollaborationandgroupcohesionisvitaltoanyhealthyenterprise.Butwhatapproachcanbestcreateanenvironmentthatensuresclearspeaking,com-passionatelistening,andthemakingofwell-groundeddecisions?Themostancientone:thecircle.

Thecirclewastheformoforiginalgatheringthattaughthumanbeingshowtocreatesocialpatterns.Allmoderngroupprocessesopentocollaborationortoflatteningthehierarchyarebasedinsomewayoncirclepractices.Heretwoveteranpractitionersofferacomprehensiveguidetothisfoundationalformofhumaninter-action.

The Circle Waylaysoutthebasicsofcircleconversationbasedontheoriginalworkofthecoauthors,whohavestudiedandstandardizedtheessentialelementsofcirclepracticeandimplementedtheminavarietyoforganizationsforoverfifteenyears.Thebookoffersbothstructureandstorysothatreadersunderstandhowtheseelementscomeintoplayandhowtheyareinterrelatedandinterac-tive.BaldwinandLinneaincludedetailedinstructionsandsuggestionsforgettingstarted,settinggoals,andsolvingconflicts.Andtheydelveintothedeeperaspectsofthecircle,illuminatingtheprofoundtransformationtheprocesshasonpeoplewhoparticipateinit.

“Thisisabookofstories,wisdom,andconsummatepracticalityforhowtransformedcommunicationcanchangethewayweworktogether.Theauthorscombinethewisdomofancienttraditionswithyearsofworkingwithdiversegroups,takingcirclepracticetoalevelofapplicationthatisbothdeepandtranscendent.”

—MargaretJ.Wheatley,authorofLeadership and the New ScienceandTurning to One Another

Christina BaldwinandAnn LinneaarethecofoundersofPeerSpirit,Inc.,anedu-cationalcompanythatteachescirclepractice.Baldwinisawriterandseminarpresenterofthirty-plusyear’sexperience.Sheistheauthoroffiveprecedingbooks,includingCalling the Circle: The First and Future Culture andLife’s Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Practice.Linneaisawriterandeducatorwithdecadesofexperienceservingtheartofdialogue.SheistheauthorofDeep Water Passage: A Spiritual Journey at Midlifeandcoauthoroftheaward-winningTeaching Kids to Love the Earth.

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BK BusinessLarryDressler

Standing in the FireLeading High-Heat Meetings with Clarity, Calm, and Courage

•Showsthatthekeytoeffectivelyleadingdifficultmeetingsliesnotinacquiringmoretoolsandtechniquesbutinmasteringyourselfmentally,emotionally,andphysically

•Offersdozensofstories,exercises,andpracticestohelpreaderscultivateagrounded,compassionate,purposefulpresence

•Drawsoninterviewswiththirty-fiverenownedexpertsinfacilitation,negotiation,training,organizationaldevelopment,andleadership

Anytimepeoplegettogethertowrestlewithseriousissues,thereisapotentialforahigh-heatmeeting,onewhereparticipantsbecomesopolarized,angry,fearful,andconfusedthatanymeaningfulworkseemsimpossible.Ifyoufacilitatemeetingsforaliving,you’veprobablyfoundthatyourwell-learnedtechniquesoftenfailyouinvolatileandunpredictablesituationslikethis.Ifyouleadmeetingsassimplyonepartofyourjob,youdoubtlessfeelevenlessabletocope.

Theanswerisnotyetanothertechnique—notsomethingyoudotopeople.VeteranfacilitatorLarryDresslerhaslearnedthehardwaythatwhatmakesthecrucialdifferenceistheleader’spresence.Youhavetodevelopskillsthatallowyoutoremainsteady,impartial,purposeful,compassionate,andgood-humored.Toworkwithpeopleinhigh-heatmeetings,youhavetoworkonyourself.

In Standing in the FireDressleroutlinessix“stances”—mental,emotional,andphysicalwaysofbeingthatwillenableyoutomasteryourselfsoyoucanremainfirmlyinservicetothegroup.Heoffersdozensofsimplebutprofoundpracticesforcultivatingthesecapabilitiesbefore,during,andafteranymeeting.ThroughoutthebookDresslerdrawsnotjustonhisownexperiences—goodandbad,humorousandharrowing—butalsoontheinsightsofthirty-fivedistinguishedleaders,processfacilitators,trainers,andchangeagents,allwithaneyetohelpingyoustayrelaxedandfocusedenoughtomakethekindofinventive,split-seconddecisionsthesepressure-cookersituationsdemand.

Inmeetings,asinthenaturalworld,firecanbecreativeratherthandestruc-tive—butonlyifhandledskillfully.LarryDresslergivesyoueverythingyouneedtobecomeamasterfulfiretender.

Forovertwenty-fiveyearsLarry Dresslerhasdesignedandfacilitatedhigh-stakesmeetingsindiversesettingsthatincludecorporateboardrooms,industrialdisastersites,andtheAmazonrainforest.HisclientshaveincludedCiscoSystems,BaxterHealthcare,Starbucks,1%forthePlanet,NewBelgiumBrewing,andtheUSFederalProtectiveServices.HeistheauthorofConsensus Through Conversation.

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BK BusinessDianaWhitneyandAmandaTrosten-BloomForewordbyDavidCooperrider

The Power of Appreciative InquiryA Practical Guide to Positive Change Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

•Neweditionofthemostauthoritative,comprehensive,andpracticalguidetolarge-scalepositivechange

•Revisedthroughout,withnewbusinessandnonprofitexamplesandtoolsandanewchapteroncommunity-basedapplicationsofAppreciativeInquiry(AI)

•WrittenbytwopioneeringAIthoughtleaders

The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describesthewildlypopularapproachtoorga-nizationalchangethatdramaticallyimprovesperformancebyengagingpeopletostudy,discuss,andbuilduponwhat’sworking,ratherthantryingtofixwhat’snot.WhitneyandTrosten-Bloomprovideamenuofeightresults-orientedapproachestoAI,alongwithcaseexamplesfromawiderangeoforganizationstoillustrateAppreciativeInquiryinaction.Ahow-tobook,thisisthemostauthoritativeandaccessibleguidetothenewestideasandpracticesinthefieldofAppreciativeInquirysinceitsinceptionin1985.

Towritethesecondedition,WhitneyandTrosten-Bloomconductedanapprecia-tiveinquirywithfirsteditionreaders.Attheurgingofthesereaders,thiseditionincludesatotallynewchapteroncommunityapplicationsofAppreciativeInquiry,alongwithnewexamples,tools,andtipsforusingAItocreateanenduringcapacityforpositivechange.

“ResultsfromAppreciativeInquiryatGreenMountainCoffeevastlyexceededmyexpectations.ThismarvelousbookexplainsAIandsharestheexcitementaboutit—it’saprocessthattrulywillmaketheworldamuchbetterplace.”

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“ThequintessentialguidetoAppreciativeInquiryfortheexperiencedpractitionerorthenovice.”

—JeanMoore,ExecutiveDirector,WorkforceDevelopment,Verizon,andcoauthorofReconnecting with People

Diana Whitney, PhD,andAmanda Trosten-BloomleadCorporationforPositiveChange,aninternationallyrecognizedconsultancywhosemissionistobringAppreciativeInquirytothemostpressingissuesofourtime.TheirclientsincludeFortune500corporations,communities,governmentagencies,religiousorganiza-tions,andhealth-caresystems.TheyhavecoauthoredoveradozengroundbreakingbooksonAppreciativeInquiry.

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HelenH.Wang

The Chinese DreamThe Rise of the World’s Largest Middle Class

•Aninsideviewofoneofthemostdynamicbutlittle-understoodsectorsofChinesesociety

•Compellinginterviewsandpersonalstoriesrevealthevariedmotiva-tions,aspirations,andbackgroundsoftheChinesemiddleclass

•Illuminatesboththeunexpectedsimilaritiesandcomplimentarydif-ferencesbetweentheChineseandWesternmiddleclasses

ApprehensionsaboutChinaabound.Peoplefearthecountry’srecentrecordgrowth,believingastrongChinapresentsathreattotheWest.Butthesefearsaremisplaced.HelenWangdemonstratesthatarisingChinesemiddleclasswillbeabalancingforceintheglobalcommunityandbenefittheworldasawhole.InavibrantportraitofthisdynamicsectorofChinesesociety,Wangshowsthatthemiddle-classChinesehavemuchincommonwithmiddleclasswesterners.Thedif-ferencesthatdoexistarecomplementary—wecanlearnfromeachother.

The Chinese Dreamcombinescarefulanalysisofsociopoliticalforceswithfascinat-ingstoriesofindividualswhoembodyamiddleclassthatisalready250millionstrongandwillreach612millionby2025.Wang,whowasbornandspentherearlyadulthoodinChina,spoketooverahundredpeople:homegrownentrepre-neursandexecutivesofforeign-ownedfirms,connectedCommunistpartymembers,ruralmigrantswholiftedthemselvesupfrompoverty,anInternetmogulwhobeateBay,agayfootwearcompanymanager,aformerTienanmenSquaredemonstra-tor,andmanymore.Theysharetheirstruggles,hopes,anddreamssetagainstabackgroundofancienttraditionsandmodernambitions.

WangalsoexplorestheimpactofthemiddleclassonChinesesocietyandontherestoftheworld.AlargeChinesemiddleclass,Wangargues,willbecomeanalter-nativegrowthenginefortheinternationaleconomy.TheenvironmentalchallengesChinaandtheworldfacecanbeanawakeningforcethatbindsustoworktogether.WhetherornottheexpansionofthemiddleclasswillleadtogreaterdemocracyisaquestionWangexploreswithgreatsensitivityandnuance.

Chinawillonlybecomemoreimportantinthecomingyears—promotingmutualunderstandingwillleadtoasafer,strongerworld.The Chinese Dream deliversapowerfulmessageoftheonenessofhumanityandilluminatestheunityindiversitythatexistsintheglobalcommunity.

“HelenWangtakesusthroughtheworldofChina’smiddleclasswithrivetingpersonalstoriesandshowsushowthisimportantdemographicwillalterthegolobaleconomyintheyearahead.Amust-readforbusinessesthatwanttotapintothispotentiallyenormousmarket.”

—ShaunRein,FounderandManagingDirector,ChinaMarketGroup(CME)

Helen H. WangisaboardmemberoftheSiliconValley–ChinaWirelessTechnologyAssociation,anorganizationwithdeeptiesinChina’sbusinesscommunity.Shewasnominatedasoneofthetop100mostinfluentialthoughtleadersintheSiliconValley.

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