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| My Family’s Unexpected Year In Shanghai |
| Katrina Beikoff |
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In 2008, Katrina Beikoff and her partner Gary Smart accepted one-year expat assignments with the Shanghai Daily. What followed was a very busy year involving major events such as China's massive snow storm, the devastating Sichuan earthquake, the Tibetan uprising, the Beijing Olympics, and the melamine-tainted milk scandal… |
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| Running Away to Home: |
| Our Family’s Journey to Croatia in Search of Who We Are, Where We Came From, and What Really Matters |
| Jennifer Wilson |
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In October 2008, having lost half of their life's savings in the U.S. stock market crash, the timing seemed right for Jennifer Wilson, her husband Jim and their two children, to escape middle-class, Midwestern life – at least for a while... |
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| Sunshine Soup: Nourishing The Global Soul |
| Jo Parfitt |
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Brit Jo Parfitt is an expat writing and publishing legend. She has published 27 books, inspired thousands, and lived abroad in Dubai, Oman, Norway and the Netherlands. We caught up with Jo to talk about the publication of her 28th book – her very first novel, Sunshine Soup: Nourishing The Global Soul... |
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| One White Face |
| Hilary Corna |
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Ohio-born Hilary Corna had always dreamt of living in Asia. So after graduating from college, and against everyone’s advice, Hilary sold her prized Jeep and purchased a one-way ticket to Singapore, with no job to go to, and just one suitcase to start her new life. What could have ended in failure turned into her greatest adventure yet. We talked to Hilary about her new memoir One White Face – which has been described as the Generation Y version of "Eat, Pray, Love!... |
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Big in China: My Unlikely Adventures Raising a Family, Playing the Blues, and Becoming a Star in Beijing
Alan Paul |
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Suburban dad Alan Paul was supposed to be moving to China for his wife's once-in-a-lifetime adventure - she had been offered the job of Wall Street Journal China Bureau Chief. He ended up with an amazing adventure of his own, co-founding a Chinese blues band, becoming an award-winning columnist, creating a press identity as the Panda Dad (as opposed to the Tiger Mom), and already selling his memoir's film rights to Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock's Montecito Pictures... |
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Thrive
Ruth Kuguru, Lisa Blunt Rochester and
Alejandra Guzmán |
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We talk to the ladies whose new coffee-table book Thrive tells the stories of thirty-four remarkable women who have built new lives for themselves and their families in Shanghai. Be inspired by expat women reinventing themselves abroad... |
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Write Your Life
Stories
Jo Parfitt |
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We talk to British author, publisher and writer's mentor Jo Parfitt, about her new Write Your Life Stories program and learn from her advice about writing, common mistakes for newbie authors, a checklist for writers wanting to publish their book and much more... |
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We talk to Tina Quick about her new guidebook for TCKs transitioning to university. Tina, mother of three college-aged daughters, is an adult Third Culture Kid (ATCK) who, having made 18 moves, understands well the cycle of loss and grief involved in a cross–cultural lifestyle... |
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Your Million Dollar
Dream
Tamara Monosoff |
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Former expat, Tamara Monosoff, is a mother and businesswoman who knows all about making dreams come true: first with her own invention, then through Mom Invented® - her company which has helped thousands of other mothers realize their dreams as well... |
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We talk to Emily Liebert about Facebook Fairytales, which presents twenty-five true, heart-warming stories from the world's most popular social networking site. Emily shares her inspiration, her favorite stories, her impressions of CEO Mark Zuckerberg... |
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| Read Book Extract: Healing Hearts... |
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The Unofficial Diplomat
A Memoir
Joanne Grady Huskey
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From being inside the US Embassy with her children in Nairobi when it was bombed, to being on the ground in Beijing during the sad events at Tiananmen Square in 1989, to acting in Bollywood, co-founding a relocation company and an international school in India... |
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The Wealthy Author
Debbie Jenkins and
Joe Gregory
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Debbie Jenkins is a British expat living in Spain, famous for publishing a book that made £30,000 in one day. Debbie talks to us about her newest book, which walks us through everything they need to know to become a wealthy author... |
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Brats: Our Journey Home
Donna Musil
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Donna was raised an Army brat and relocated 12 times as a child and 19 times as an adult. Seven years and 500 interviews in the making, we talk to Donna about her insightful documentary film and ask her about her recent Brats projects... |
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Living Your Best Life Abroad
Jeanne Heinzer |
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Jeanne Heinzer describes herself as an artist - a lifelong student of the art of saying goodbye to one city or country and setting up home in another. Join us as we talk to Jeanne about her new book for accompanying partners... |
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Motherhood And Me
Lindy Bruce |
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Join us as we talk to Lindy, whose journy of rediscovery can help us all learn how to embrace what is wonderful about motherhood and gracefully survive the rest. Lindy shares her five-step plan for releasing built-up anger, resentment and negativity... |
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An Ethiopian Odyssey
Annette Allen |
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Join us as we talk to Annette Allen, a half-British, half-Norwegian, adult TCK, about her 25,000 mile quest to discover former classmates, inspired: A dream of bringing clean water to Ethiopia... |
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| Join us as we talk to experienced freelancer, Michelle Goodman, about what to do and what not to do in the world of freelancing (including some tips for established freelancers)... |
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Raising A Bilingual
Child
Barbara Zurer |
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Barbara, who has more than twenty years of research experience in the fields of bilingualism and linguistics, shares with us some of the insights from her step-by-step guide for parents who want their young children to become bilingual... |
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A Career In Your
Suitcase
Jo Parfitt |
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Six years after publishing her first edition of this must-have portable career guide, Jo Parfitt fans will be pleased to know that the third edition of A Career In Your Suitcase is out and it is better than ever.
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Planet Germany
Cathy Dobson
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After a decade of living in Germany, a chaotic British family makes a New Year's resolution to throw themselves wholeheartedly into the local culture. Very witty. |
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Get Ahead By Going Abroad
C. Perry Yeatman & Stacie Nevadomski Berdan |
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Perry was making US$25,000 per year as an account executive when she took her first job abroad. Ten years later, she was earning more than US$500,000
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Gutsy Women
Marybeth Bond |
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We talk to Marybeth Bond about her book for women travelers - which talks about many aspects of female safety and security abroad. |
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The World Is A Kitchen
Michele Anna Jordan &
Susan Brady |
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A wonderful book that allows us to travel the world and not only learn about the wonderful food that is being prepared there, but also get a glimpse into each country's culture. |
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When Abroad Do As The
Local Children Do
Hilly Van Swol-Ulbrich & Bettina Kaltenhäuser
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Hilly and Bettina, with the help of Ori (the migrating bird), help children prepare for their move abroad. The book is filled with activities that help translate abstract notions into what is relevant and digestable information for the children. |
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A Woman's Europe
Marybeth Bond |
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Renowned travel expert, Marybeth Bond, has carefully selected a great compilation of stories from women who have traveled throughout the European continent.
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The Best Women's
Travel Writing
Lucy McCauley |
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This book presents stimulating, inspiring, and just plain wild adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves.
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French by Heart
Rebecca S. Ramsey |
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A beautiful book telling the tales of Rebecca S. Ramsey's family's four years in Clermont-Ferrand, France. |
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Third Culture Kids
David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Van Reken |
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A now-legendary book about Third Culture Kids - giving words to the experience of growing up between worlds. |
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Homeward Bound
Robin Pascoe
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| "People get hit with re-entry shock because it is so unexpected. They simply don't realize that they are going to feel like a stranger in their own country..." |
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Rules Britannia
Toni Hargis |
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First book: Toni Hargis, a Brit in the US, who calls her book "An Insider's Guide to Life in the United Kingdom"
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Alone At Home
Marian Weston |
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Explores the impacts of short term assignments on the family, as well as providing useful tools and support. |
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A Smooth Beginning
Anne P. Copeland |
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A book full of lists of suggestions and a workbook to help you make a smooth transition to your new location. |
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Tales from The Expat Harem
Anastasia M. Ashman
and Jennifer Eaton
Gökmen |
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Read our special interview with Editors Anastasia M Ashman and Jennifer Eaton Gökmen, who have enjoyed amazing success with their Turkish anthology. |
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GenXpat
Margaret Malewski |
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Margaret Malewski helps the young and single prepare to work & live abroad. |
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Female Ambition
Dr. Maria Nuria
Chinchilla |
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The main focus of the book is on the individual, the woman herself. Each and every one of us needs to set clear priorities, learn time management techniques to balance work and family. |
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The Mom Inventors Handbook
Tamara Monosoff |
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Having that inventing itch myself for a few years, I can attest from personal experience that until Tamara released her book in 2005, it took a lot of... |
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So Far And Yet So Near
American Citizens Abroad |
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"So Far and Yet So Near" is a well-organized collection of tales: Americans who are living or who have lived abroad. |
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A Moveable Marriage
Robin Pascoe |
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As a married Expat Woman, I really identified with Pascoe’s book for expatriates whose marriages endure the unique pressures of international moves. |
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