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 booksI am delighted to have been able to interview a highly successful author of an expat book. Someone who is now making a living from his book, who has been a trailing spouse, has agent, publisher and his book translated into more than ten languages. If you are serious about being successful as a writer you need to read this. Chris will be in Amsterdam next week, 26 April, at Waterstones. I hope to go and meet [...]  interviews & new releasesNina teaches memoir in Washington DC, and is a Third Culture Kid herself. She is passionate about the cross-cultural identity and has helped to compile a comprehensive mix of writings about the global nomad experience, as memoir, as reflections, as research and more. The book is perfect for academic circles, for interculturalists, for the teachers of expat kids, for expat counsellors and for the expats themselves. It is more than a [...] booksAOC @Home in Dubai… Getting Connected Online and on the Ground is available in paperback or a Kindle version on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk (links?). Or, you’ll be able to get a PDF version on the website at www.athomeindubai-gettingconnected.com. It will also be available through www.expatbookshop.com and will be distributed to retail stores internationally, so check in your local [...] interviews & new releasesThe Burning Veil is a novel of love and colliding cultures. Sarah, an American physician, visits the kingdom to decide whether to risk marrying her Saudi Arabian boyfriend, Ibrahim. She clashes with his brother, an Islamist hardliner, as well as with his mother. Ibrahim himself is torn between his love for Sarah and his devotion to his family and culture. There are no easy answers in the fast-moving, contemporary love [...] interviews & new releasesElka Ray is a Canadian expat living in Vietnam. She went there in 1995 with the aim of finding work as a journalist, knowing this was the best way to earn a living and stay abroad. Today she also a published author with both an agent and a book deal with a publisher. Hanoi Jane has recently been published by the first publisher she approached. But that is not all, Elka has also written and illustrated children’s books for bilingual children in Vietnam, which have just been [...] booksExpat Teens ‘Talk’, is a book aimed to support Expat Teens with the real life challenges they are confronted by as a result of having an transient, International Life. Expat Teens worldwide were invited to write their stories, experiences, challenges, fears and issues as a result of their lifestyle and in response would receive (in our final publication) solutions, advice and support from responding groups of Expat Peers, Expat Parents and Expat Professionals. In a nutshell, it is a supportive ‘self help’ book for Expat [...] booksMy book focuses on Political Savvy, a critical yet undervalued leadership skill. The book re-frames thinking about office politics highlighting the power of positive politics examining power networks, perception management and visibility weaving gender and culture into the [...] interviews & new releasesOut just before Christmas, this great book, by two Brits in Valencia, Spain, might be just the thing to get you out of the financial doldrums. Running a home-based business that you can actually live [...] interviews & new releasesWriters Abroad Radio Show 35 – Matt Krause on Kindle, insights and [...] booksTwo expats, one a mother of bilingual expat teens, one a psychologist, met in Singapore and realised that expat teens have a tough time finding the support and advice they need in transient times. The idea for this book was born and soon the pair had crafted a website and a survey in order to begin to gather their material, from the teens themselves, from expat parents and expat psychologists and teachers. Covering everything from drugs and sex to divorce and loss of identity, this book will help everyone who lives with, works with or IS an expat teen. Interestingly, the authors found themselves on different continents before the book was completed and conducted the process between the US and Singapore. Find out where they got their inspiration in this three way interview, across the [...] |
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