Survival Kit for Overseas Living: For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad - Softcover

Kohls, L. Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185788292X ISBN 13: 9781857882926

Publisher: Nicholas Brealey International, 2001

Synopsis

For over twenty years, travelers seeking exciting and rewarding adventures abroad have looked to Bob Kohls for advice and have made Survival Kit for Overseas Living one of the most popular books ever published on crossing cultures, buying over 300,000 copies. With this new edition, sojourners about to set out to live or work overseas will soon discover why Kohls' experience and wisdom have stood the test of time.

Kohls' penetrating insights and practical strategies on how to avoid stereotypes, how to explore the mysteries of culture, and how values and different ways of thinking influence behavior make this an indispensable guide. To bridge the cultural divide-whether traveling alone or with a family, for business or education, whether staying a month or a lifetime-pack this guide first!

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Review:

Kohls has successfully compiled the essentials for the intrepid adventurer as well as the long-term international assignee. At a time when people are overwhelmed with details and logistics of the move, Survival Kit for Overseas Living provides a concise summary of essential concepts for effective transition to another culture. (Noel Kreicker, president, International Orientation Resources)

This practical guide helps our people maximize each of their international experiences to gain the most from an unforgettable professional and personal opportunity. (Laura Cosh, International Human Resources, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP)

Americans going overseas have depended on Bob Kohls for more than twenty years. This book packs Kohls’ insights into a highly readable and helpful guide that should not be missed. (Stephen Rhinesmith, author of A Manager’s Guide to Globalization)

Book Description:

For over twenty years, travelers seeking exciting and rewarding adventures abroad have looked to Bob Kohls for advice and have made Survival Kit for Overseas Living one of the most popular books ever published on crossing cultures, buying over 300,000 copies. To bridge the cultural divide―whether traveling alone or with a family, for business or education, whether staying a month or a lifetime―pack this guide first!

About this edition

• Publisher: Nicholas Brealey International
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 185788292X
• ISBN 13: 9781857882926
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 208