books by Intercultural Press

books by Intercultural Press

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Intercultural Press

Figuring Foreigners Out: A Practical Guide

Craig Storti

Intercultural Press, 1998

Great practical look at international culture
I find that this book gives you a very practical approach to a complex subject. I would recommend this to anyone exploring international culture for either business or pleasure!

Understanding Arabs: A Guide for Modern Times

Margaret K. Nydell

Intercultural Press, 2005

Helped an American wife of an Arab
I'm an American Christian woman, and I've been married to an Arab Muslim man for the last four years. This book caused some light bulbs to go off for me. It clarified past events that were puzzling to me. It's a well written book that clearly hopes to offset the ...

Barnga: A Simulation Game on Cultural Clashes (25th Anniversary Edition)

Sivasailam Thiagarajan, Raja Thiagarajan

Intercultural Press, 2006

Great for the Board Room and College Classroom
I'm a college professor who also does diversity training. I use BARNGA in my corporate trainings as well as in my college classroom. Everyone loves it! The simulation is an excellent way of driving home the idea that every environment (an institution, a business, a ...

Speaking of India: Bridging the Communication Gap When Working With Indians

Craig Storti

Intercultural Press, 2007

Finally Hearing India!
As a project manager for a US-based software and web development company, I had some apprehension about working with a new off-shore programming team in India. As a second-generation American, paired with my experience teaching English and citizenship classes to ...

Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories, and Synthetic Cultures

Gert Jan Hofstede, Paul B. Pedersen

Intercultural Press, 2002

Exploring cultures
This is a fantastic book which helps you understand a foreign culture in all its facets. It is extremely helpful and fun to read. A must for anybody who is interested in culture and communication.

American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners in the United States

Gary Althen, Amanda R. Doran, ...

Intercultural Press, 2002

Underrated
I don't know why this book has a bad rap here, as I found it easy to read and entertaining as an American wanting to know about unique qualities of my own culture. The author examines a number of aspects of American culture and compares them to other cultures, I ...

Cultural Intelligence: A Guide to Working with People from Other Cultures

Brooks Peterson

Intercultural Press, 2004

Cultural Intelligence
Cultural issues are not a new topic, but this book is so well written that it quickly becomes an interesting read and valuable learning tool for almost all of us, because of the world we live in, now and in the future. The author begins by explaining the importance of ...

Germany: Unraveling an Enigma

Greg Nees

Intercultural Press, 2000

A great way to understand the US/German differences
As an American living in Germany, I've become accustomed to asking "why?", this book has given me many of the answers. Now I understand the German social market economy, German communication styles, the importance of formality and work/non-work divisions, the ...

Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning

Intercultural Press, 1996

A great resource for active intercultural training
This wonderful collection of ready-to-use experiential activities providing clearly stated objectives, time requirements, materials, settings, etc. assures hours of valuable and highly meaningful experiences for learners and workshop participants alike. I have used ...

Cross-Cultural Dialogues: 74 Brief Encounters With Cultural Difference

Craig Storti

Intercultural Press, 1994

Great Training Tool
As president of a cross-cultural training and consulting company, I have found this text extremely useful for providing our clients, corporate managers and executives, a quick, easy-to-read overview of the types of communication challenges that can arise in daily ...

The Art of Crossing Cultures

Craig Storti

Intercultural Press, 2007

Extraordinarily comforting and enlightening
This book remains a great source of wisdom and comfort, still needed after 15 years living abroad. The cultural differences aren't obvious any longer -- they can be deceptively subtle -- now that language and the daily facts of life are no longer an issue. However, I ...

Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters 2nd Edition

Anna Mindess, Thomas K. Holcomb, ...

Intercultural Press, 2006

Comparing American Hearing Culture with Deaf Culture
In order to understand deaf culture, you need to understand what is standard American culture and then see how it contrasts with deaf culture. Anna Mindess does an excellent job of comparing and contrasting these cultures, with references to cultures from all over the ...

Art of Coming Home

Craig Storti

Intercultural Press, 2001

Rings true to my repatriation experience
This book captured and helped make sense of the unsettling experiences my wife and I had in returning to the US after four years living and working in England. I think the best time to read it might be before you leave, but I only found it after returning (and ...

GenXpat: The Young Professional's Guide To Making A Successful Life Abroad

margaret Malewski

Intercultural Press, 2005

A very good start
This book is quite a good start for anyone preparing for a life overseas. I'm in the middle of such an adventure; this book and "Expert Expatriate" have both been most helpful (supplemented by region-specific titles, of course), specifically in the strategic planning ...

Understanding Cultural Differences: Germans, French, and Americans

Edward Twitchell Hall

Intercultural Press, 1990

Excellent guidelines and some practical value
The book provides excellent guidelines for Americans to compare German cultural values and behaviors against ours, but I am not sure about the French (lack of personal experience). It is quite general but you can learn a lot if you have the will to understand German ...