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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: STORIES OF THOSE WHO DARED
A Collection of Interview Columns by Susan Long
by Susan Long (The Straits Times, Singapore)
Difference Makers: Stories of Those Who Dared is a different sort of book. It features many big names from corporate titans to ministers to social entrepreneurs. But it is not just a compilation of feel-good success stories and minting millions. It is a celebration of the human spirit, of daring, drive and doggedness to make a difference. The endeavours within will make you tear, chortle, sigh, reflect and renew your faith that all things are possible. It is guaranteed to make a difference to your life.
Contents:
- Elim Chew: From Dropout Punk to Wizard of 77th Street
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Charles Schulz: Good Grief
- Irene Ison: You Lose a Wrinkle Whenever You Learn
- Sam Leong: Spy Who Keeps an Eye on "The Woks''
- Vincent Lo: If at First You Don't Succeed in China ...
- Carlos Ghosn: From Public Enemy No 1 to Corporate Hero
- Ee Tai Ting: Bittersweet Fruits of Hard Labour
- Diana Young: One Who Got Her Dreams Off the Ground
- Stan Shih: Better to Be a Chicken's Head Than an Ox's Tail
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam: Been There, Done That, and Thrived
- Bunker Roy: A True Volunteer
- Lim Hua Min: Who Says Business Is All About Profits?
- Dr Everett Worthington: The Healer Within Dr Forgiveness
- Phua Kok Khoo, Doreen Liu: Love and Business in an Ivory Tower
- Liew Mun Leong: CEO Who Enjoys Being Difficult
- Michael Bloomberg: Business is Personal – Don't You Dare Resign
- Ngiam Tong Dow: Stop Dancing to the Tune of the Gorilla
- Anthony Yeo: Life Can Be Rich Without Riches
- Dr Chia Boon Hock: Singapore's Suicide Shrink
- Professor Feng Pao Hsii: Doctor Who Made Aches and Pains His Calling
Readership: General audience interested in people who have struck a different
path in their lives.
| 200pp |
Pub. date: Sept 2005 |
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