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The good-luck charm of feng shui

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Feng shui has been practiced by the Chinese for 3,000 years and it will be in practice for 3,000 years more. Hong Kong with its skyscrapers and high technology has very few residents who would dare do without it. Even those who are not Chinese passionately practice this ancient tradition.

Author: Hornik, Susan
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1996
Social aspects, China, Personal narratives, Hong Kong, Popular culture, Chinese, Chinese (Asian people), Feng-shui, Material culture

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Charm school for the accused

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Trial consultants coach defendants on the deportment, facial expressions and wardrobe that will appeal to juries and make the defendant appear vulnerable and sympathetic. Some 15% to 20% of trial lawyers use consultants, and they are having an impact on the US system of justice.

Author: Edwards, Lynda
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Mademoiselle
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-9394
Year: 1993
Services, Public relations firms, Public relations agencies, Parties to actions

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The school of hard talks

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A writer recounts his difficulty in learning the French language. He later realized that the task was made more difficult because he saw the French language as an anachronism rather than as something that would improve his life.

Author: Cormier, Jim
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1996
Appreciation, Study and teaching, French language, Bilingualism

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