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In July 2007, a European toy retailer discovered lead paint on a Mattel toy manufactured in China. The incident forced Mattel to shut down production at the plant responsible for making the toy and issue a recall of nearly 1.5 million toys contaminated with lead paint. Just weeks later, Mattel was forced to issue a second recall of Chinese-manufactured toys, this time involving over 18 million toys. The Chinese contractors that manufactured the recalled toys were among Mattels most trusted. Both manufacturers, however, used paint from suppliers that Mattel had not certified as safe. In addressing the backlash that the recalls caused, Mattel was faced with the task of informing customers and notifying the media about the recalls. Now Mattel must weigh the costs and benefits of manufacturing in China.
There have been two great surprises in my life. The first surprise is that I became a teenage drug dealer. The second surprise is that I didn't die one. But, I was stubborn and charming and determined to use those talents to better my family's life. This book is based on my life. It isn't the whole story, because I am sure that none of the people running with me then would like their identities revealed. So, out of respect for their privacy, or fear of their retaliation, I have changed names and characteristics that would give away the identity of folks who do not wish to be identified. This book is honest even if some of the details here are fictional. And what the honesty of this project has allowed me to see is that not too long ago, I was a bad guy who did very bad things to a lot of people. I wasn't all bad though, and I had my reasons, but it was a dark, dark time and I took a lot of people I loved through it with me, for reasons I am still struggling with. --Jeffrey Wachman
In this romance, the author tells of the joys and tribulations of parenthood and gives an ideal picture of the perfect human partnership of Charmian and Sir Peter Vibart, the heroes of The Broad Highway. Their son Richard's adventures are as wild as Peter's own and culminate in his being involved in a mysterious murder for which, but for Charmian's faith and courage, he might have been sentenced to death, so strongly did the web of circumstantial evidence envelop him.
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"Rohten has demonstrated that traditional anthropological method and theory can be adjusted to the analysis of complex organizations. The book provides a holistic perspective of a Japanese bank and its more than 3,000 employees. Methodologically, Rohlen analyzed this bank in much the same fashion as he would have carried out the study of a small community. Eleven months of participant observation within the bank and among its employees after work provided the major source of data. . . Possibly the most important finding of the study is that despite surface similarities with banks throughout the world, the Japanese have evolved an institution which is radically different. This bank, like many...