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"“From Communism to Capitalism” is not an economic or a political tome. Rather it is a very enjoyable and engrossing tale of an American “volunteer executive” who went to several former Communist countries to help entrepreneurs, corporations, charitable organizations, and government agencies make the difficult transition from their old centrally controlled systems to the competitive free market environment.
The author tells, in a humorous and self-effacing way, how he found unorthodox ways to increase sales and profits without spending money and without firing employees. A fun and enlightening read.
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John Winthrop, Resident Scholar
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Plot
If this is a culture clash:
- visiting a different culture
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
ethnic of society (outside)
- Eastern European
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Big/small town?
- Big city
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 60's-90's
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Russian
City?
Yes
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- gentle
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- capitalism
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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