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by L. Robert Kohls (Author) "It's been decided..." (more)
Key Phrases: reentry shock, overseas living, United States, Intercultural Press, Know Thy Host Country (more...)
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Survival Kit For Overseas Living: For Americans Planning To Live And Work Abroad is now in a revised and updated third addition. Fast-paced, practical, offering straightforward information and penetrating insights into the process of cross-cultural adaptation combine with hands-on suggestions for coping with the overseas experience. Readers learn how to avoid stereotypes, how to explore the mysteries of culture, and how values and different ways of thinking influence behavior. Readers are provided with basic strategies for getting to know their hosts, managing culture shock, and developing intercultural communication skills. Readers will find guidelines on how to deal with reverse culture shock when returning home! Survival Kit For Overseas Living provides the tools needed to overcome cultural obstacles and prepare the way for a rewarding and successful experience whether traveling as an individual or a family. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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(Nicholas Brealey Publishing/Intercultural Press) Offers Americans planning to live or work abroad tips and skills to getting along in a foreign country. Shows how to explore the mysteries of culture, avoid stereotypes, and other pitfalls. Previous edition: c1996. Softcover. DLC: Americans--Foreign countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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  • Paperback: 197 pages
  • Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing; 4th edition (April 25, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 185788292X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857882926
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #46,570 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Information, July 10, 2001
By Rachael Anconetani (Peoples Republic of China) - See all my reviews
I have lived overseas for a year now and this book has been a wonderful help. It clearly and practically explains what it is to be an American and how that effects how others see us. I would recommend this book for every American planning to work or study outside the United States.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Former Peace Corps Volunteer, January 20, 2004
This book was a gift given before my overseas service with the US Peace Corps. It ended up being the most valuable resource I had in my overseas experience. Over the years I've referred back to it (even in moving across the US) to deal with cultural changes.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!, August 3, 2004
This book, first published in 1979, is still timely and useful, though it shows a few signs of age. It's hard to believe that any Americans in the CNN age are quite as ignorant of the world abroad as they were in the 1970s. However, diversity training and exposure to Thai and Mexican cuisine only goes so far to inoculate Americans against their own inherent cultural assumptions. Yes, this is written for people from the United States and addressed to them directly, but it would be useful to any sojourner trying to shake off hometown assumptions and adapt to life abroad. This volume treats every reader as a neophyte, a Dorothy in the Land of Oz. Author L. Robert Kohls offers a useful series of self-tests and questionnaires, psychological and anthropological frameworks, and practical guidance on routine matters. The book, which is engagingly written, with a wry and sometimes ironic touch, also contains useful appendices. We believe that it merits a place in the library of anyone, particularly any American, who is taking an overseas assignment, however brief.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Definately not what I was expecting! I was looking for more than this book gave. I didn't find anything useful until halfway through the book and even then it was REAL broad... Read more
Published 9 months ago by K. Hodges

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting
I was required to read the book for my study abroad class. I was surprised to see that some of it was interesting. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Tiffany Moore

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, practical, but incomplete and not deep

I'm so glad there are expatriation books like this one that teaches you the practical aspects and prepares you for culture shock. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Winston Wu

4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for many
This book was wonderfully practical and succint. I think the author did a fine job challenging Americans to consider that other cultures are different, not necessarily wrong... Read more
Published on June 27, 2007 by Zoe Cordillian

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful
This book is terrible! Don't buy it! it is very condescending and generally stupid. It has a very high-and-mighty sophomoric attitude, while not really giving any worthwhile... Read more
Published on August 1, 2005 by Ciel Dafford

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of some redundancy, but immensely practical.
Survival Kit starts out a bit slow- it is helpful for someone who has done no studying of other cultures, and cross-cultural interactions. Read more
Published on June 25, 2003 by Jedidiah Palosaari

4.0 out of 5 stars Survival Kit helps in decions to be an expat
This book was invaluable in my decision making process to take a position in Germany. The Appendices helped to focus my qestions both those for my future employer and for myself... Read more
Published on April 26, 2000

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