Who This Author Is

Boye Lafayette De Mente has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 12 catalog-linked books across 1991 to 2016, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Business & Self-Help.

Best for readers who want practical takeaways and books they can put to use quickly. If you want the easiest first click, start with Survival Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Tuttle Publishing and Tuttle Pub.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Business & Self-Help entry points • common used copies from Tuttle Publishing and Tuttle Pub

Genres and themes: Business & Self-Help

Who this author is best for: readers who want practical takeaways and books they can put to use quickly

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Tuttle Publishing and Tuttle Pub.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Survival Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary

    Tuttle Publishing • 2016 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2016 • 192 pages.

  2. Chinese Way in Business

    Tuttle Publishing • 2013 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2013 • 192 pages.

  3. Business Guide to Japan

    Tuttle Publishing • 2011 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. Etiquette Guide to Korea

    Tuttle Publishing • 2011 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2011 • 128 pages.

  5. SPEAK JAPANESE TODAY -- A Little Language Goes a Long Way!

    (dba) Phoenix Books / Publishers • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 176 pages.

  6. Chinese Etiquette and Ethics in Business

    McGraw-Hill Contemporary • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 304 pages.

  7. Discovering Cultural Japan

    McGraw-Hill Contemporary • 2001 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 160 pages.

  8. Japan Made Easy

    Passport Books • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 263 pages.

  9. Women of the Orient: Intimate Profiles of the World's Most Feminine Women

    Tuttle Pub • 1992 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 160 pages.

  10. Bachelor's Japan

    Tuttle Pub • 1991 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 160 pages.

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