50 Books like Cultural Tourism

Overbooked

by Elizabeth Becker • 2013

The biggest unregulated industry on earth, measured in six destinations and a billion annual trips.

3.80

858

🏨 Tourism Industry 🔍 Investigative Journalism 👥 Mass Tourism 🌱 Sustainable Tourism 🏛️ Cultural Preservation

Overbooked 94%

The biggest unregulated industry on earth, measured in six destinations and a billion annual trips.

by Elizabeth Becker 2013

3.80

858 ratings

🏨 Tourism Industry 🔍 Investigative Journalism 👥 Mass Tourism 🌱 Sustainable Tourism 🏛️ Cultural Preservation

The Geography of Genius

by Eric Weiner • 2016

Why Athens, Renaissance Florence, and Silicon Valley each erupted with genius at particular moments.

3.80

4k+

🌍 Historical Travelogue 🧠 Intellectual History 🔬 Creativity Research 🏛️ Comparative History 💡 Innovation Ecosystems

The Geography of Genius 92%

Why Athens, Renaissance Florence, and Silicon Valley each erupted with genius at particular moments.

by Eric Weiner 2016

3.80

4k+ ratings

🌍 Historical Travelogue 🧠 Intellectual History 🔬 Creativity Research 🏛️ Comparative History 💡 Innovation Ecosystems

Custodians of Wonder

by Eliot Stein • 2024

Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.

4.19

3k+

🏺 Endangered Traditions 🛡️ Cultural Preservation 🗣️ Oral Tradition 🍝 Culinary Heritage 🧵 Traditional Crafts

Custodians of Wonder 91%

Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.

by Eliot Stein 2024

4.19

3k+ ratings

🏺 Endangered Traditions 🛡️ Cultural Preservation 🗣️ Oral Tradition 🍝 Culinary Heritage 🧵 Traditional Crafts

Cities

by Monica L. Smith • 2019

Cities were never about efficiency. They were about all the things you cannot get alone.

3.26

446

🏙️ Urban History 🏛️ Ancient Cities 🏺 Material Culture 🌆 Urban Anthropology 🚶 Everyday Urbanism

Cities 90%

Cities were never about efficiency. They were about all the things you cannot get alone.

by Monica L. Smith 2019

3.26

446 ratings

🏙️ Urban History 🏛️ Ancient Cities 🏺 Material Culture 🌆 Urban Anthropology 🚶 Everyday Urbanism

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys

by Simon Reeve • 2018

Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.

4.34

6k+

🗺️ Travel Memoirs 📰 Travel Journalism ⛰️ Adventure Travel 🌍 Geopolitics Travel 💪 Resilience Narratives

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys Summary

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys 90%

Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.

by Simon Reeve 2018

4.34

6k+ ratings

🗺️ Travel Memoirs 📰 Travel Journalism ⛰️ Adventure Travel 🌍 Geopolitics Travel 💪 Resilience Narratives

Adventure Capitalist

by Jim Rogers • 2003

One car, 116 countries, zero flights. The investment lessons hiding at the world's border crossings.

4.01

2k+

📈 Emerging Markets 🚗 Travel Memoir 🛣️ Overland Travel 📊 Demographic Trends 🏗️ Economic Development

Adventure Capitalist 90%

One car, 116 countries, zero flights. The investment lessons hiding at the world's border crossings.

by Jim Rogers 2003

4.01

2k+ ratings

📈 Emerging Markets 🚗 Travel Memoir 🛣️ Overland Travel 📊 Demographic Trends 🏗️ Economic Development

Hard Landing

by Thomas Petzinger Jr. • 1995

A busted union here, a rigged screen there: how two men's rivalry built modern air travel.

4.41

814

✈️ Airline Industry 🏢 Corporate History 📜 Deregulation ⚒️ Labor Wars 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

Hard Landing 90%

A busted union here, a rigged screen there: how two men's rivalry built modern air travel.

by Thomas Petzinger Jr. 1995

4.41

814 ratings

✈️ Airline Industry 🏢 Corporate History 📜 Deregulation ⚒️ Labor Wars 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

Travels with Myself and Another

by Martha Gellhorn • 1979

Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.

3.84

2k+

🗺️ Travel Memoir ✍️ Literary Travel 🥾 Unsentimental Travel 👁️ Cultural Observation 📰 Field Journalism

Travels with Myself and Another 90%

Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.

by Martha Gellhorn 1979

3.84

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Travel Memoir ✍️ Literary Travel 🥾 Unsentimental Travel 👁️ Cultural Observation 📰 Field Journalism

Luxury World

by Mark Tungate • 2009

The logo era ended. What luxury sells now: heritage stories, insider access, and time itself.

4.12

💎 Luxury Brands 📖 Brand Storytelling 🔨 Craftsmanship 🌿 Sustainable Luxury 🏛️ Status And Consumption

Luxury World 90%

The logo era ended. What luxury sells now: heritage stories, insider access, and time itself.

by Mark Tungate 2009

4.12

59 ratings

💎 Luxury Brands 📖 Brand Storytelling 🔨 Craftsmanship 🌿 Sustainable Luxury 🏛️ Status And Consumption

Business Over Turkish Coffee

by Zafer Parlar • 2001

Relationships before deals, meals before meetings: the unwritten rules of Turkish business.

3.89

🏢 Cross-Cultural Business 🧠 Cultural Intelligence 🤝 Relationship Building 🎩 Business Etiquette 💬 Communication Styles

Business Over Turkish Coffee 90%

Relationships before deals, meals before meetings: the unwritten rules of Turkish business.

by Zafer Parlar 2001

3.89

18 ratings

🏢 Cross-Cultural Business 🧠 Cultural Intelligence 🤝 Relationship Building 🎩 Business Etiquette 💬 Communication Styles

The Event Planning Toolkit

by Linda Joyce Jones • 2020

Events run on project management, not magic. The practical toolkit for smooth execution.

4.33

🗓️ Event Planning 🗂️ Project Management 🏨 Hospitality Industry 🎨 Experiential Design 👥 Team Coordination

The Event Planning Toolkit 90%

Events run on project management, not magic. The practical toolkit for smooth execution.

by Linda Joyce Jones 2020

4.33

12 ratings

🗓️ Event Planning 🗂️ Project Management 🏨 Hospitality Industry 🎨 Experiential Design 👥 Team Coordination

The Art of Travel

by Alain de Botton • 2002

A change of scenery cannot cure what you carry inside. Travel is an art of attention.

3.82

26k+

🌍 Travel Philosophy 🧳 Psychology Of Travel 🎨 Art Appreciation 🏔️ The Sublime 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing

The Art of Travel 90%

A change of scenery cannot cure what you carry inside. Travel is an art of attention.

by Alain de Botton 2002

3.82

26k+ ratings

🌍 Travel Philosophy 🧳 Psychology Of Travel 🎨 Art Appreciation 🏔️ The Sublime 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing

Seeing Like a State

by James C. Scott • 1998

Why grand state plans fail: the same simplifications that make society governable make it fragile.

4.21

7k+

🏛️ Political Theory 🏗️ State Planning 🌱 Local Knowledge 🚧 Development Critique 🌿 Ecological Thinking

Seeing Like a State 90%

Why grand state plans fail: the same simplifications that make society governable make it fragile.

by James C. Scott 1998

4.21

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Theory 🏗️ State Planning 🌱 Local Knowledge 🚧 Development Critique 🌿 Ecological Thinking

The Ends of the Earth

by Robert D. Kaplan • 1996

Rivers and soil shape nations more than constitutions. A journey to the frontiers where states fail.

4.11

2k+

🗺️ Political Travelogue 🌍 Geopolitical Analysis 🌱 Environmental Determinism 🏚️ Fragile States 🏭 Modernization Critique

The Ends of the Earth 90%

Rivers and soil shape nations more than constitutions. A journey to the frontiers where states fail.

by Robert D. Kaplan 1996

4.11

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Political Travelogue 🌍 Geopolitical Analysis 🌱 Environmental Determinism 🏚️ Fragile States 🏭 Modernization Critique

Cultures and Organizations

by Geert Hofstede • 1993

Six cultural dimensions shape how nations work, lead, and trade; your MBA covered only one.

4.11

1k+

🏢 Cross-Cultural Management 📊 Organizational Behavior 🌍 National Culture 🌐 Global Business 🤝 Intercultural Competence

Cultures and Organizations 89%

Six cultural dimensions shape how nations work, lead, and trade; your MBA covered only one.

by Geert Hofstede 1993

4.11

1k+ ratings

🏢 Cross-Cultural Management 📊 Organizational Behavior 🌍 National Culture 🌐 Global Business 🤝 Intercultural Competence

Be Our Guest

by Walt Disney Company • 2001

Behind Disney's legendary guest experience is a practical system any organization can adopt.

3.90

5k+

🎯 Customer Experience 📐 Service Design 🏨 Hospitality Management 🔄 Process Improvement 🎪 Experience Economy

Be Our Guest 89%

Behind Disney's legendary guest experience is a practical system any organization can adopt.

by Walt Disney Company 2001

3.90

5k+ ratings

🎯 Customer Experience 📐 Service Design 🏨 Hospitality Management 🔄 Process Improvement 🎪 Experience Economy

Geography of Bliss

by Eric Weiner • 2008

A tour of the world's happiest and unhappiest places reveals happiness is cultural, not personal.

3.84

39k+

😊 Happiness Studies 🌍 Cultural Psychology 🤝 Social Trust 🏛️ Well-Being Policy 🧠 Positive Psychology

Geography of Bliss 89%

A tour of the world's happiest and unhappiest places reveals happiness is cultural, not personal.

by Eric Weiner 2008

3.84

39k+ ratings

😊 Happiness Studies 🌍 Cultural Psychology 🤝 Social Trust 🏛️ Well-Being Policy 🧠 Positive Psychology

Last Chance to See

by Douglas Adams • 1990

A flightless parrot, a blind dolphin, and the last-chance quest to see them before they vanish.

4.32

26k+

🤣 Comic Travelogues 🦏 Endangered Species 🐆 Wildlife Conservation 🏝️ Island Ecology 💀 Extinction Narratives

Last Chance to See 89%

A flightless parrot, a blind dolphin, and the last-chance quest to see them before they vanish.

by Douglas Adams 1990

4.32

26k+ ratings

🤣 Comic Travelogues 🦏 Endangered Species 🐆 Wildlife Conservation 🏝️ Island Ecology 💀 Extinction Narratives

Riding the Waves of Culture

by Fons Trompenaars • 1989

Culture turns global deals into minefields. The seven dimensions that reveal the traps.

3.84

434

🌍 Cross-Cultural Management 📐 Cultural Dimensions 🤝 Intercultural Competence 🏢 Corporate Culture 🌈 Diversity Management

Riding the Waves of Culture 89%

Culture turns global deals into minefields. The seven dimensions that reveal the traps.

by Fons Trompenaars 1989

3.84

434 ratings

🌍 Cross-Cultural Management 📐 Cultural Dimensions 🤝 Intercultural Competence 🏢 Corporate Culture 🌈 Diversity Management

All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition)

by The Disney Institute • 2060

How a theme park operator turns customer service into theater, and the blueprint you can steal.

3.33

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Customer Service 🏨 Hospitality Management 🎢 Experience Design 💪 Employee Engagement ⚙️ Operational Excellence

All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition) Summary

All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition) 89%

How a theme park operator turns customer service into theater, and the blueprint you can steal.

by The Disney Institute 2060

3.33

3 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Customer Service 🏨 Hospitality Management 🎢 Experience Design 💪 Employee Engagement ⚙️ Operational Excellence

Managerial Leadership for Librarians

by G. Edward Evans • 2017

The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.

2.89

📚 Library Management 🤝 Nonprofit Management 🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Board Governance ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

Managerial Leadership for Librarians Summary

Managerial Leadership for Librarians 89%

The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.

by G. Edward Evans 2017

2.89

18 ratings

📚 Library Management 🤝 Nonprofit Management 🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Board Governance ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

Small Data

by Martin Lindstrom • 2016

Why a boy's scuffed skate shoes revealed what mountains of consumer data missed.

3.78

3k+

🧠 Consumer Psychology 👀 Ethnographic Observation 📖 Brand Storytelling 💖 Emotional Branding 🌍 Cultural Imbalances

Small Data 89%

Why a boy's scuffed skate shoes revealed what mountains of consumer data missed.

by Martin Lindstrom 2016

3.78

3k+ ratings

🧠 Consumer Psychology 👀 Ethnographic Observation 📖 Brand Storytelling 💖 Emotional Branding 🌍 Cultural Imbalances

Imagine a City

by Mark Vanhoenacker • 2022

A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.

3.65

422

🏙️ Urban Travel Writing ✈️ Aviation Memoirs 🧭 Sense Of Place 👁️ Urban Observation ✍️ Lyrical Nonfiction

Imagine a City 89%

A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.

by Mark Vanhoenacker 2022

3.65

422 ratings

🏙️ Urban Travel Writing ✈️ Aviation Memoirs 🧭 Sense Of Place 👁️ Urban Observation ✍️ Lyrical Nonfiction

What's Mine Is Yours

by Rachel Botsman • 2010

Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.

3.96

1k+

🔄 Sharing Economy 🌐 Peer-To-Peer Platforms ♻️ Sustainable Consumption ⭐ Reputation Economy 🎨 Design Thinking

What's Mine Is Yours 89%

Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.

by Rachel Botsman 2010

3.96

1k+ ratings

🔄 Sharing Economy 🌐 Peer-To-Peer Platforms ♻️ Sustainable Consumption ⭐ Reputation Economy 🎨 Design Thinking

Four Lost Cities

by Annalee Newitz • 2021

Lost cities didn't vanish; their people walked away when rulers chose monuments over working sewers.

3.78

7k+

🏙️ Urban History 🏛️ Archaeology Of Cities 🌍 Environmental History ⏳ Ancient Cities 🔄 Comparative Urbanism

Four Lost Cities 89%

Lost cities didn't vanish; their people walked away when rulers chose monuments over working sewers.

by Annalee Newitz 2021

3.78

7k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban History 🏛️ Archaeology Of Cities 🌍 Environmental History ⏳ Ancient Cities 🔄 Comparative Urbanism

The Orbital Perspective

by Ron Garan • 2015

An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.

3.80

205

🪐 Overview Effect 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Global Cooperation 👥 Crowdsourcing 📊 Open Data

The Orbital Perspective 89%

An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.

by Ron Garan 2015

3.80

205 ratings

🪐 Overview Effect 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Global Cooperation 👥 Crowdsourcing 📊 Open Data

How to Think Seriously About the Planet

by Roger Scruton • 2011

Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.

3.87

446

🏛️ Conservatism 🌱 Stewardship 🏘️ Localism ⏳ Intergenerational 🎨 Aesthetics

How to Think Seriously About the Planet Summary

How to Think Seriously About the Planet 89%

Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.

by Roger Scruton 2011

3.87

446 ratings

🏛️ Conservatism 🌱 Stewardship 🏘️ Localism ⏳ Intergenerational 🎨 Aesthetics

The Rise of the Creative Class

by Richard Florida • 2004

Jobs once followed factories. Now a class of creatives clusters in the most tolerant cities.

3.68

3k+

🏙️ Urban Economics 🎨 Creative Industries 🧠 Knowledge Work 🌍 Economic Geography 🏗️ Place Making

The Rise of the Creative Class 89%

Jobs once followed factories. Now a class of creatives clusters in the most tolerant cities.

by Richard Florida 2004

3.68

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Economics 🎨 Creative Industries 🧠 Knowledge Work 🌍 Economic Geography 🏗️ Place Making

The Secret Knowledge of Water

by Craig Childs • 2000

To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.

4.29

3k+

🏜️ Desert Ecology 💧 Desert Hydrology ✍️ Lyrical Nature Writing 🕳️ Hidden Worlds ⛰️ Sacred Landscapes

The Secret Knowledge of Water 89%

To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.

by Craig Childs 2000

4.29

3k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Ecology 💧 Desert Hydrology ✍️ Lyrical Nature Writing 🕳️ Hidden Worlds ⛰️ Sacred Landscapes

Vagabonding

by Rolf Potts • 2002

Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.

3.95

28k+

🧳 Long-Term Travel 🐢 Slow Travel 📖 Travel Philosophy 🏠 Minimalist Living 🌍 Cultural Immersion

Vagabonding 89%

Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.

by Rolf Potts 2002

3.95

28k+ ratings

🧳 Long-Term Travel 🐢 Slow Travel 📖 Travel Philosophy 🏠 Minimalist Living 🌍 Cultural Immersion

The 4-Hour Work Week

by Timothy Ferriss • 2007

Work four hours a week, automate income, and retire in installments while you're still young.

3.91

336k+

🏝️ Lifestyle Design 💻 Remote Work 💰 Automated Income 📊 Pareto Principle 🌍 Geographic Arbitrage

The 4-Hour Work Week 89%

Work four hours a week, automate income, and retire in installments while you're still young.

by Timothy Ferriss 2007

3.91

336k+ ratings

🏝️ Lifestyle Design 💻 Remote Work 💰 Automated Income 📊 Pareto Principle 🌍 Geographic Arbitrage

Bangkok Days

by Lawrence Osborne • 2009

Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.

3.41

1k+

📖 Literary Travel Writing 🧳 Expat Life 🌏 Cultural Dislocation 🏚️ Urban Decay 🏃 Exile And Escape

Bangkok Days 89%

Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.

by Lawrence Osborne 2009

3.41

1k+ ratings

📖 Literary Travel Writing 🧳 Expat Life 🌏 Cultural Dislocation 🏚️ Urban Decay 🏃 Exile And Escape

The Sea and Civilization

by Lincoln Paine • 2013

Before trains, the sea was the fastest highway. World history from the deck of a ship.

3.89

700

🧭 Maritime History 🌍 World History 🗺️ Indigenous Navigation 🔱 Maritime Archaeology 🛤️ Trade Routes

The Sea and Civilization 89%

Before trains, the sea was the fastest highway. World history from the deck of a ship.

by Lincoln Paine 2013

3.89

700 ratings

🧭 Maritime History 🌍 World History 🗺️ Indigenous Navigation 🔱 Maritime Archaeology 🛤️ Trade Routes

Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth

by Avery Carl • 2021

Vacation rentals that triple long-term cash, managed from anywhere in thirty minutes a week.

4.50

882

🏠 Real Estate Investing 🏖️ Vacation Rentals 🛠️ Property Management 📱 Remote Management 📊 Market Analysis

Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth Summary

Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth 89%

Vacation rentals that triple long-term cash, managed from anywhere in thirty minutes a week.

by Avery Carl 2021

4.50

882 ratings

🏠 Real Estate Investing 🏖️ Vacation Rentals 🛠️ Property Management 📱 Remote Management 📊 Market Analysis

The Lost City of the Monkey God

by Douglas Preston • 2017

Cartels, vipers, disease. A filmmaker searched for a lost city. A laser found it first.

3.93

63k+

🗺️ Lost City Legends ⛏️ Archaeological Adventure 🌴 Jungle Expeditions 🛰️ Aerial Archaeology 🏛️ Pre-Columbian Civilizations

The Lost City of the Monkey God 89%

Cartels, vipers, disease. A filmmaker searched for a lost city. A laser found it first.

by Douglas Preston 2017

3.93

63k+ ratings

🗺️ Lost City Legends ⛏️ Archaeological Adventure 🌴 Jungle Expeditions 🛰️ Aerial Archaeology 🏛️ Pre-Columbian Civilizations

Chief Culture Officer

by Grant McCracken • 2009

Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.

3.76

254

🏢 Business Anthropology 🗺️ Cultural Strategy 📈 Trend Forecasting 🔍 Ethnographic Research 📶 Status Signaling

Chief Culture Officer 89%

Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.

by Grant McCracken 2009

3.76

254 ratings

🏢 Business Anthropology 🗺️ Cultural Strategy 📈 Trend Forecasting 🔍 Ethnographic Research 📶 Status Signaling

Hidden History

by Brian Haughton • 2007

Twelve ancient mysteries where the evidence outlasts every explanation archaeologists have offered.

3.71

233

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🔍 Ancient Mysteries ⛏️ Alternative Archaeology ⚙️ Ancient Technology ⭐ Archaeoastronomy

Hidden History 89%

Twelve ancient mysteries where the evidence outlasts every explanation archaeologists have offered.

by Brian Haughton 2007

3.71

233 ratings

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🔍 Ancient Mysteries ⛏️ Alternative Archaeology ⚙️ Ancient Technology ⭐ Archaeoastronomy

Authenticity

by James H. Gilmore • 2007

Everything sold is manufactured, including authenticity. The winners manage the perception of real.

3.69

222

🎟️ Experience Economy 👁️ Brand Perception 🎭 Perceived Authenticity 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🏛️ Business Philosophy

Authenticity 89%

Everything sold is manufactured, including authenticity. The winners manage the perception of real.

by James H. Gilmore 2007

3.69

222 ratings

🎟️ Experience Economy 👁️ Brand Perception 🎭 Perceived Authenticity 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🏛️ Business Philosophy

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

by John Wood • 2006

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

4.10

5k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 89%

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

by John Wood 2006

4.10

5k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service

by Micah Solomon • 2012

The personal-service secret of beloved brands, and the technology that scales it.

3.77

113

🛎️ Customer Experience 🎨 Service Design 🧠 Hiring For Attitude 💪 Employee Empowerment 🏛️ Service Culture

High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service Summary

High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service 89%

The personal-service secret of beloved brands, and the technology that scales it.

by Micah Solomon 2012

3.77

113 ratings

🛎️ Customer Experience 🎨 Service Design 🧠 Hiring For Attitude 💪 Employee Empowerment 🏛️ Service Culture

A Brief History Of Bali

by Willard A. Hanna • 1976

How Bali survived piracy, slavery, and colonialism to become the paradise tourists see today.

3.45

128

🏝️ Island History 🌏 Southeast Asia 🇳🇱 Dutch Colonialism 💪 Cultural Resilience 🏖️ Tourism's Costs

A Brief History Of Bali 89%

How Bali survived piracy, slavery, and colonialism to become the paradise tourists see today.

by Willard A. Hanna 1976

3.45

128 ratings

🏝️ Island History 🌏 Southeast Asia 🇳🇱 Dutch Colonialism 💪 Cultural Resilience 🏖️ Tourism's Costs

Sensemaking

by Christian Madsbjerg • 2017

Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.

3.67

680

🔍 Cultural Analysis 📝 Thick Description 👁️ Ethnographic Methods 📊 Critique Of Big Data 🧠 Phenomenology

Sensemaking 89%

Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.

by Christian Madsbjerg 2017

3.67

680 ratings

🔍 Cultural Analysis 📝 Thick Description 👁️ Ethnographic Methods 📊 Critique Of Big Data 🧠 Phenomenology

YouthNation

by Matt Britton • 2015

Eighty million young Americans dismantled marketing, work, and ownership. Most brands never noticed.

4.06

🧒 Youth Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing 🔄 Sharing Economy 🎪 Experience Economy 📣 Influencer Marketing

YouthNation 89%

Eighty million young Americans dismantled marketing, work, and ownership. Most brands never noticed.

by Matt Britton 2015

4.06

18 ratings

🧒 Youth Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing 🔄 Sharing Economy 🎪 Experience Economy 📣 Influencer Marketing

Transformative Scenario Planning

by Adam Kahane • 2012

Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.

4.03

134

🧭 Scenario Planning 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 💬 Dialogue And Deliberation 🧗 Adaptive Leadership

Transformative Scenario Planning Summary

Transformative Scenario Planning 89%

Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.

by Adam Kahane 2012

4.03

134 ratings

🧭 Scenario Planning 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 💬 Dialogue And Deliberation 🧗 Adaptive Leadership

Venice

by Jan Morris • 1960

Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.

4.03

2k+

📖 Travel Literature 🇮🇹 Venetian History 🏛️ Urban Portraiture 🌊 Water And Civilization 🏝️ Island Cultures

Venice 89%

Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.

by Jan Morris 1960

4.03

2k+ ratings

📖 Travel Literature 🇮🇹 Venetian History 🏛️ Urban Portraiture 🌊 Water And Civilization 🏝️ Island Cultures

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

3.98

3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers 89%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

The Empathic Civilization

by Jeremy Rifkin • 2009

Every energy revolution expanded human empathy. Now that same engine threatens to undo us all.

4.03

937

🏛️ Big History 🫂 Empathy Studies 📈 Moral Progress ⚡ Energy And Civilization 🌍 Ecological Philosophy

The Empathic Civilization 89%

Every energy revolution expanded human empathy. Now that same engine threatens to undo us all.

by Jeremy Rifkin 2009

4.03

937 ratings

🏛️ Big History 🫂 Empathy Studies 📈 Moral Progress ⚡ Energy And Civilization 🌍 Ecological Philosophy

BOOM

by Tony Horwitz • 2014

From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.

3.89

713

🛢️ Energy Politics 🏭 Oil Industry 📰 Narrative Journalism 🗺️ Travelogue 🌍 Environmental Justice

BOOM 89%

From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.

by Tony Horwitz 2014

3.89

713 ratings

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Designing Experiences 89%

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