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Summary: Business Executive Recommends This One
Review: "The Expert Expatriate" - I wish I had this useful guide when I was planning my first foreign assignment! But even after moving abroad, I found the book to be very helpful. And it is a favorite at home and in the office. A great read and a good reference book.Robert Davis
Business Executive
Eastern Europe
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Summary: Business Executive Recommends This One
Review: "The Expert Expatriate" - I wish I had this useful guide when I was planning my first foreign assignment! But even after moving abroad, I found the book to be very helpful. And it is a favorite at home and in the office. A great read and a good reference book. Robert Davis
Business Executive
Eastern Europe
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Summary: Business Executive Recommends This One
Review: "The Expert Expatriate" - I wish I had this useful guide when I was planning my first foreign assignment! But even after moving abroad, I found the book to be very helpful. And it is a favorite at home and in the office. A great read and a good reference book. Robert Davis
Business Executive
Eastern Europe
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Summary: A must-have on any expatriate's bookshelf
Review: A must-have on the bookshelf of any future or current expatriate. With wisdom, insight, experience, and brimming with optimism, it covers all the bases from the practical to the emotional of moving and thriving abroad. You can't go wrong as this "Dr. Spock for Expatriates" steers you through all the important decisions you will need to make and helps you consider things you might otherwise neglect. I especially liked the sections on children, culture shock, and spouses. One feature of this book that I particularly enjoyed was that it was loaded with relevant anecdotes from expatriates from all over the world living in all sorts of countries.
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Summary: Great start to overseas living
Review: A very impressive book -- soup to nuts for the first time overseas employee and his/her family members. The practical outlook, first-hand stories and positive attitudes of the authors will provide a huge advantage to those who follow their guidance. For those of us who frequently serve in overseas postings, it also offers important reminders of things we may be taking for granted, and overlooking.
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Summary: Just Buy It ! ! ! What a great find ! ! ! !
Review: I have been sifting through a bewildering melange of books on the subject of relocation which meander without direction or substance. I have the long held hope of an international re-assignment. This is the first book that addresses the anamoly of not knowing the answers, as one does not know the correct questions to ask. It is a fun to read and you will be grateful for the information laced with humor and a fundamental zest for adventure. It is little wonder that Alma (Mrs. Colin) Powell wrote the forward. Buy it...NOW!!!!
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Summary: Indispensible
Review: If you are planning an overseas move and could only get one book, get this one! No, I'm not on their payroll! I just found the book very useful and accurate! I bought this book a year ago preparing for an international move. In plain language that's easy to read, the two authors provide a more or less step by step guide to the process of a transnational move: common issues such as dealing with movers and innoculations and childrens adjustment etc etc, what to take and what to leave, what to expect emotionally, and concrete suggestions for settling in and easing the transition process. About half the book helps you deal with the issues associated with preparing for the move, and the second half the book helps with issues related to the transition after you have arrived. The authors have lots of experience and the book is full of personal stories which I found helpful in illustrating their points. Everyone in my family found this book extremely useful, including my teenage kids who read it while they were trying to understand their feelings and cope with the major adjustments that were required in their lives.
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Summary: Packed with Knowledge!
Review: Melissa Brayer Hess and Patricia Linderman's indispensable book covers all the practical aspects of adjusting to life in a foreign country. They pay particular attention to factors that can help or hinder an expatriot's adjustment. Every chapter includes short, personal sidebars recounting the experiences of those who've lived and worked abroad, an addition which brings the book to life with insightful, useful and often hilarious detail. We from getAbstract recommend this book to anyone who is considering relocation to another country. To be at home anywhere on the globe, supplement it with a couple of books about the specific country where you are going. Pay attention to the advice about planning ahead, then get your shots, tuck your passport in your pocket and head for the airport. (Don't forget to pack this book; you may need it for re-entry.)
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Summary: Buy 2 copies of Expert Expatriate
Review: Save yourself the trouble of placing a second order and get 2 copies to begin with. You'll want one for yourself and inevitably you'll meet up with someone who you want to give a copy. This book is very readable and full of tips and practical advice for preparing for a relocation...and for coping once you arrive. Especially for first time expats, the authors will help you anticipate (and deal with) many of the challenges that could otherwise throw most of us for a loop. Alot is common sense advice but when you are faced with the many decisions involved in an international move, clearly writtten common sense advice helps. Living overseas can be fabulous if you don't get overwhelmed. The Hess-Linderman book will help you get settled and also help the new friends that you will be meeting - take an extra copy with you to give away.
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Summary: Moving Abroad.... That's a horse of a different color.
Review: So you got that dream job.... London, Tokyo, New Delhi, Pretoria? When you get there, you discover that you're "Not in Kansas any more." Trust me, I have done it five times, a move abroad is not like moving across the state or across the country. Suddenly you are far fom home, far from the people and things you know and love, and everything seems to work just a little bit differently. And if you think it is bad for you, just ask your spouse and kids.... Nevermind, Linderman and Hess do a great job of helping you with all the concerns that you might have in your move. This book sets forth the good, the bad, the ugly, and the funny in an international move. Even if you are lucky enough to have a corporate move-planner to assist you, this book is a gem to help you get ready psychologically for the move and what comes afterwards.
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