Club Expat
Title | Club Expat PDF eBook |
Author | Aniket Shah |
Publisher | Dog Ear Publishing |
Pages | 157 |
Release | 2005-07 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1598580280 |
Club Expat: A Teenager's Guide to Moving Overseas is a comprehensive guidebook for any young adult or family moving overseas. Written by two former expatriate teenagers, this book is the culmination of experiences of students all around the world and of broad consultations with dozens of experts in the field of international relocation. Covering topics ranging from culture shock to the intricacies of overseas life, this guidebook will serve as the knowledgeable "companion" for young adults embarking on a new journey overseas. Aniket and Akash Shah are brothers who lived with their family in Europe and Asia for several years as expatriates. They were born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and lived in different parts of the United States before moving abroad. Aniket and Akash are members of the Class of 2009 and the Class of 2006, respectively, at Yale University.
The Expatriates
Title | The Expatriates PDF eBook |
Author | Janice Y. K. Lee |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2016-01-12 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0698404939 |
The inspiration for Expats, a new series starring Nicole Kidman coming soon to Prime Video. “Devastating and heartwarming, and exquisite in every way, this is a book you’ll fall deeply in love with and never want to put down.” —Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians From the New York Times bestselling author of The Piano Teacher, a searing novel of marriage, motherhood, and the search for connection far from home. In the glittering city of Hong Kong, expats arrive daily for myriad reasons—to find or lose themselves in a foreign place, and to forget or remake themselves far from home. Amidst this hothouse atmosphere, a tragic incident causes three American women’s lives to collide in ways that will rewrite every assumption of their privileged world: Mercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, once again finds herself compromised and adrift, trying to start her life anew; Hilary, a wealthy housewife, is haunted by her struggle to have a child, hoping to save her uncertain marriage; meanwhile, Margaret, once the enviable mother of three, tries to negotiate an existence that has become utterly unrecognizable after a catastrophic event. Faced with unthinkable choices, these three women form a profound connection that defies the norms of the sequestered community—finding in each other a strength borne of need, forgiveness, and ultimately hope. Atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Expatriates showcases Lee’s exceptional talent as one of our keenest observers of women’s inner lives.
Expat Guide
Title | Expat Guide PDF eBook |
Author | Martine Maurel |
Publisher | Universal-Publishers |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781581127751 |
The Expat Guide: Moscow is designed for the expatriate either planning to move to Moscow or who is already living in Moscow. It is hoped that information in this guide will help reduce the steepness of the learning curve that the new expatriate in Moscow has to undergo in order to establish a rewarding, and fulfilling life in a huge and often bewildering city. The guide has been written by an expatriate who related the research she conducted to the progressive stages of her personal learning curve. The author has experienced first-hand the trials and tribulations... and the joys, of learning to live in Moscow.
The Expat
Title | The Expat PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia Snel |
Publisher | Overamstel Uitgevers |
Pages | 279 |
Release | 2015-08-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9048826497 |
Dutch expat Julia de Rijck uses husband Paul's telescope to spy on Dave across the pool in their luxury Singapore condominium. Despite their mutual attraction there is something about the man that makes Julia uneasy. When Dave's maid, Angelica, dies in suspicious circumstances, Julia gets pulled into a world of secrets and discovers a less visible Singapore of exploitation and prostitution. The Expat is a gripping story of greed, love, infidelity and crime in Singapore.
Embassy Wife
Title | Embassy Wife PDF eBook |
Author | Katie Crouch |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2021-07-13 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0374711364 |
"A smart, sparkling novel that is one part social satire, one part travelogue . . . Comical and cool.” —Oprah Daily In Katie Crouch's thrilling novel Embassy Wife, two women abroad search for the truth about their husbands—and their country. Meet Persephone Wilder, a displaced genius posing as the wife of an American diplomat in Namibia. Persephone takes her job as a representative of her country seriously, coming up with an intricate set of rules to survive the problems she encounters: how to dress in hundred-degree weather without showing too much skin, how not to look drunk at embassy functions, and how to eat roasted oryx with grace. She also suspects her husband is not actually the ambassador’s legal counsel but a secret agent in the CIA. The consummate embassy wife, she takes the newest trailing spouse, Amanda Evans, under her wing. Amanda arrives in Namibia mere weeks after giving up her Silicon Valley job so her husband, Mark, can have his family close by as he works on his Fulbright project. But once they’re settled in the sub-Saharan desert, Amanda sees clearly that Mark, who lived in Namibia two decades earlier, has other reasons for returning. Back in the safety of home, the marriage had seemed solid; in the glaring heat of the Kalahari, it feels tenuous. And the situation grows even more fraught when their daughter becomes involved in an international conflict and their own government won’t stand up for her. How far will Amanda go to keep her family intact? How much corruption can Persephone ignore? And what, exactly, does it mean to be an American abroad when you’re not sure you understand your country anymore? Propulsive and provocative, Embassy Wife asks what it means to be a human in this world, even as it helps us laugh in the face of our own absurd, seemingly impossible states of affairs.
Taking Your MLIS Abroad
Title | Taking Your MLIS Abroad PDF eBook |
Author | Lara Seven Phillips |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 2016-11-28 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1440850224 |
This book explains how and why to get an international library job, what to expect when you arrive in your host country, and how to overcome challenges in your new home. For those who possess an ALA-accredited degree, there are opportunities to work in library settings around the world—and many of these attractive career options do not require non-English language skills or an EEC/Commonwealth citizenship. This guide to library work in countries outside the United States and Canada explains the benefits of taking on a library position in an international setting, how to find such a job, what to expect in working in a library outside of North America, and what strategies to employ to be successful and happy living and working in your host country. This guide answers all the questions that a librarian considering a position abroad would have, and it also covers subjects and concerns that might not be as obvious. Based on the direct experiences of the authors as well as anecdotal accounts from other librarians who have worked around the world, the book informs readers about common cultural differences with the application and interview process; explains how workplaces and working assumptions can be different from American expectations; profiles the different procedures, collection scope, curricular support, and intellectual freedom policies of libraries outside the United States and Canada; and describes the unique experience of moving to another country and living as an expat.
Connecting Forward - Advanced Networking for Executives Changing Jobs, Company, Industry Or Country
Title | Connecting Forward - Advanced Networking for Executives Changing Jobs, Company, Industry Or Country PDF eBook |
Author | Jordi Robert-Ribes |
Publisher | Troubador Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 137 |
Release | 2011-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1780880499 |
Connecting Forward focuses on networking into a new environment. The book will improve and fine-tune your networking techniques, helping you to advance your career or develop your business when working in a new environment – whether that is a new role, company, industry or country. Author, Jordi Robert-Ribes, also considers the networking techniques that any modern business environment requires.The book is organised around 33 stand-alone tips, which makes it very easy to use. In fact, the core principle of the book is that all the tips given can be applied immediately. Connecting Forward also contains real case studies of people who have “already made it” which provide you with extra perspective.Connecting Forward also has associated online tools and additional information available to readers at www.connectingforward.com