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T-birds (as students and alumni are known at Thunderbird School of Global Management) find themselves in all sorts of memorable situations around the world. These adventures have led to a rich collection of stories about meeting extraordinary people, overcoming language barriers, and getting lost — all part of the adventure when T-birds go off the beaten path. Experience the world through these intrepid globetrotters as they float down the Niger River, journey into the heart of India, see North Korea through the eyes of a local, become a patient at a local Chinese hospital, meet a Bedouin elder, and much more. Be inspired to seek out adventure yourself!

Title: Thunderbird Stories Project: Volume 1, Tales of Global Adventure
Co-editors: Project editors include 2011 Thunderbird graduates Jessi Bellama, Joe Fuyuno, Benjamin Neblock and Monica Stoeffl. They share stories from T-bird alumni spanning 60 years, from class years 1952 to 2012. Authors include: Nikhil Agarwal ‘10, John Bevell ‘12, Bharath Balusubramanian ‘11, Abhijit Chakrabarti ‘12, Catalina Cisneros ‘97, Gbemi Disu ‘06, Bryan D’Souza ‘11, Pablo Gonzalez ‘11, Merle A. Hinrichs ‘65, Steve Klemme ‘85, Frederick Koppl ‘52, Loan Ma ‘11, Paul Mastromatteo ‘11, Mac Messenger ‘72, Katie Nehlsen ‘11, Ilaha Eli Omar ‘12, Babs Ryan ‘81, Dan Schell ‘59 and Kelly Garriott Waite ‘90.
Publisher: CreateSpace (October 18, 2011)
Price: $9.95
Description: Paperback, 120 pages
ISBN: 978-1466415874
Information: www.amazon.com

Lousy service, me-too products and out-of-touch executives who resist innovation have chased America’s top talent from its biggest companies, Thunderbird graduate Babs Ryan argues in her book, “America’s Corporate Brain Drain.” Ryan has worked in senior leadership roles in Fortune 100 companies and is now a small-business owner with clients in 207 countries.

Title: America’s Corporate Brain Drain: Why We Leave, Where We Go, How We Can Reverse the Flow
Author: Babs Ryan graduated from Thunderbird in 1981 and has traveled in 78 countries and worked abroad for 11 years. She is founder and president of a Chicago-based enterprise helping multinational corporations bloom by forecasting global consumer trends and translating them to new products.
Price: $26.95
ISBN: 978-0981494708
Publisher: Sparks Worldwide LLC; 1st edition (August 2008)
Information: www.braindrain.biz