Americans' Survival Guide to Australia and Australian-American Dictionary
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Publisher : Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
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This is the Operator's Manual for Australia. This book covers the basic and essential information the author and his family learned in order to survive their first few years living in Australia. It will help you avoid making the same embarrassing mistakes and asking the same dumb questions they did. Includes a 1,500 word Australian-American Dictionary. An essential tool for tourists, business travelers and migrants.
Great Book! Very informative. (2009-01-02)
I purchased this book to help us prepare for our move to Australia. It is so insightful! I have learned so much about things that I hadn't even thought about. It has made me re-think decisions on what to take and what to leave here, and I know that once we actually get there, I will be using this book as a reference, over and over again. Thank you, Rusty Geller, for writing this book and helping me to be much more informed about the new experiences that await us!
The Best of the Lot (2008-12-10)
I have travelled Down Under ten times for business, and when we learned that we would go to live there for a couple of years, I figured that we would encounter things the traveller does not notice. Somehow we ended up with numerous (10+) books on Australia from many friends and family. Most were travel books and list the best hotels and points of interest. This book however, stands high above the rest for those who are going to live there. The author is well informed, and his writing style is excellent. He is able to convey understanding of culture and underlying perspective that few have tackled and none have achieved; yet his writing is light and humorous. 5 Stars.
Americans' Survival Guide to Australia and Australian-American Dictionary (2008-09-11)
A great guide for U.S. and Canadian citizens looking to relocate to the Southern Continent. Well written and full of information and fun facts. I now wish that I had purchased this guide book years ago.
Packed With Information (2008-05-16)
This book is packed with valuable and interesting information. The Australian-American dictionary is also valuable and humorous. I ran many of the terms by a few Australian friends, and they confirmed they use the terms all the time (terms that most Americans would NOT understand). All in all, this is a terrific book and well worth the price for anyone that's traveling to or moving to Australia.
TWO COUNTRIES SEPARATED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE... (2007-10-20)
Having travelled back & forth between the U.S. and Australia for 30 years, I thought I knew my way around Down Under pretty well. However, once we decided to move over permanently, I soon realized I might as well have come from another planet!! If only we had a survival guide like this to combat the daily head scratching and keep our sense of humor alive!
If you are making the trip for the first time, planning to stay awhile or just curious about the cultural differences, this little book will open your eyes to the subtle variances that are discovered only by interesting experiences. Highly recommended for keeping you safely to the left, in harmony with the Aussie attitude of 'no worries' and out of socially embarrasing moments when you might say the 'wrong' thing! Enjoy the book and the country!!