Living and Working Abroad: A Practical Guide (Culture Shock! Practical Guides) [Paperback]

Monica Rabe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 1558683046 | ISBN-13: 978-1558683044

Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. "Culture Shock!" at your Door guides equip you for daily life in some of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. And "Culture Shock!" Success Secrets guides offer relevant, practical information with the real-life insights and cultural know-how that can make the difference between business success and failure.

Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558683046
• ISBN-13: 978-1558683044
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,064,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!, May 5, 2006

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Robert L. Becker "Bob" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living and Working Abroad: A Practical Guide (Culture Shock! Practical Guides) (Paperback)

This is a straightforward and concise read about culture shock and moving abroad. It REALLY helped me out when I moved abroad. An EXCELLENT read!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Overview, March 5, 2006

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Michael Wagner "MW" (Coto De Caza, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living and Working Abroad: A Practical Guide (Culture Shock! Practical Guides) (Paperback)

This book is a quick read and provides a nice overview for the person about to move abroad. It focuses on individuals who will take a foreign work assignment. It does not go into much depth and does not provide more than one or two short anecdotes in the way of examples, but it does seem to cover the broad range of issues associated with living abroad. It offers a fairly thorough treatment of issues related to family and children. Recommended at the price.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is ok, but covers only obvious things, February 15, 2008

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Winston Wu (Angeles City, Philippines) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living and Working Abroad: A Practical Guide (Culture Shock! Practical Guides) (Paperback)

This book "Living and Working Abroad" is ok. Covers a lot of common sense things, but most of it's info is obvious. Maybe a teen who's never been abroad before will find what's here to be new. But a person with experience will see that the guide lacks complexity.

I'm so glad there are books like these that tell you and try to show you how to live overseas. I never knew they existed before either, since expatriation from America is a subject that the US media considers taboo and non-existent. But yet, it's very real because many are dissatisfied in America and realize that it's not the ideal world it claims to be, nor is it the place where whatever's not possible is not possible anywhere else.

In fact, my greatest discovery overseas is that: "Beyond North America, the social climate is INFINITELY more natural and free flowing, and I am NEVER without attractive female companionship."

This book though, only gets into a few reasons for expatriation, describing only a few benefits that are at the tip of the iceberg. The rest if mostly a how-to guide that covers some practical aspects of it. So far, there hasn't been a book that addresses all the deep real life reasons for living overseas. In short, it talks only about the HOW of expatriation, not the WHY. And shouldn' the WHY be dealt with first? That's what all these authors seem to be missing, except for me. Perhaps the "WHY" reasons are taboo?

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Thanks for reading this review.

Sincerely,
Winston