The Dragon's Boy by Jane Yolen

The Dragon's Boy by Jane Yolen

MASTER YOUR SKILS IN THE PEOPLE BUSINES AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY.

I have long valued Iwan Dietschi's leadership and his enduring values of true hospitality. In his excellent book, he guides young and established hoteliers to create their own pathway to success and reflect on their responsibility to continually evolve. -HERVE HUMLER, founding member and Chairman Emeritus, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company

Driven by passion and true caring, Iwan's wonderful guide, Mastering Hospitality, will help all current and future hoteliers maintain the quality and brilliance that are required in a 5-star world. -ANDREA SCHERZ, Owner and Managing Director, Gstaad Palace, Switzerland

Iwan Dietschi embodies the passion of hospitality. In Mastering Hospitality, I am thrilled that he highlights the importance of lifetime learning, especially self-directed. -MARY GOSTELOW, Gostelow Report and GirlAhead, and Global Ambassador, International Luxury Travel Market

The state of the hotel business is changing enormously. As a result, the principles of being a consummate hotelier are essential. Yet even in these challenging times, the greatest reward is not just to attain the highest company title, but to be recognized as a role model-one who understands and aligns with a brand, creates welcoming environments, and leads and inspires employees.

With over two decades of executive experience in luxury hotels, renowned Ritz-Carlton hotelier Dr. Iwan Dietschi will teach you the steps to adopt a new mindset that will help drive your career and leadership development. In Mastering Hospitality, you will learn:

• The art of being a true host
• The eight leadership principles that determine your success
• How choosing the right company-and the right mentors-can make or break your career
• How to develop business expertise, communication skills, and your leadership style
• The importance of innovation, change, and how to lead the way

Master hospitality and reach your full professional potential with Dr. Dietschi's expert wisdom as your guide.

Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother.

Active in several organizations, Yolen has been on the Board of Directors of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America from 1986 to 1988, is on the editorial board of several magazines, and was a founding member of the Western New England Storytellers Guild, the Western Massachusetts Illustrators Guild, and the Bay State Writers Guild. For twenty years, she ran a monthly writer's workshop for new children's book authors. In 1980, when Yolen was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree by Our Lady of the Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts, the citation recognized that throughout her writing career she has remained true to her primary source of inspiration--folk culture. Folklore is the perfect second skin, writes Yolen. From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world. Folklore, she believes, is the universal human language, a language that children instinctively feel in their hearts.

All of Yolen's stories and poems are somehow rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate papercut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding.

Yolen's graceful rhythms and outrageous rhymes have been gathered in numerous collections. She has earned many awards over the years: the Regina Medal, the Kerlan Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Society of Children's Book Writers Award, the Mythopoetic Society's Aslan Award, the Christopher Medal, the Boy's Club Jr. Book Award, the Garden State Children's Book Award, the Daedalus Award, a number of Parents' Choice Magazine Awards, and many more. Her books and stories have been translated into Japanese, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Afrikaans, !Xhosa, Portuguese, and Braille.

With a versatility that has led her to be called America's Hans Christian Andersen, Yolen, the child of two writers, is a gifted and natural storyteller. Perhaps the best explanation for her outstanding accomplishments comes from Jane Yolen herself: I don't care whether the story is real or fantastical. I tell the story that needs to be told.

copyright ? 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780060267896
ISBN 10	0060267895
Title	The Dragon's Boy
Author	Jane Yolen
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	1990-09-30
Number of pages	120
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.