What's it really like Living & Working in France? Not surprisingly there's a lot more to life than baguettes, berets & boules! This book is guaranteed to hasten your introduction to la vie francaise, irrespective of whether you're planning to stay for a few months or indefinitely. Adjusting to day-to day-life in France just got a whole lot simpler! The most comprehensive & best-selling book about living in France since it was first published in 1993, containing up to twice as much information as some similar books. ...

As well as being a fascinating country, with a rich & varied culture, India is emerging as a major world economy. More & more people are going there to live & work. The purpose of this book is to ease the transition between western & Indian cultures. If you are going to India to do business or for long-term employment, or are being relocated there by your company, this book will tell you all you need to know to help you & your family settle quickly into your new environment
- & to ensure that it is the experience of a lifetime. Beginning with an overview of the history of India, its geographical divisions, political system, religions, languages & ethnic & cultural divisions, this comprehensive guide goes on to provide detailed information on: how to get a work permit & find a job; Indian work practices, employment rights & benefits; taxes & pensions; the Indian health care system; how to set up a business & set up a company; how to buy or rent a property; what the cost of living is like; how to open a bank account & obtain a credit card; expatriate & Indian lifestyles; entertainment & leisure in India; Indian customs & habits food
- the regional variations & local delicacies; & raising & educating your children.

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Living & Working in Ireland is essential reading for anyone planning to live or work in Ireland & is the most up-to-date source of practical information available about everyday life. It`s guaranteed to hasten your introduction to the Irish way of life, &, most importantly, will save you time trouble & money. The best-selling & most comprehensive book about Living & Working in Ireland since it was first published in 2001, containing up to twice as much information as similar books. Now completely redesigned & printed in full colour. Joe Laredo was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, & has been a freelance writer & editor for over ten years. He is an authority on living, working & buying property abroad & the author of six books, & is responsible for regularly updating & editing a number of Survival Books` best-selling titles. Joe is also the author of Buying a Home in Irel&. ...

Living & Working in London, first published in 2000 & now in its 6th edition, is the most comprehensive book available about daily life
- & is essential reading for newcomers. What`s it really like Living & Working in London? Not surprisingly there`s a lot more to life than bobbies, beefeaters & busbys! This book is guaranteed to hasten your introduction to the London way of life, irrespective of whether you`re planning to stay for a few months or indefinitely. Adjusting to day-to day-life in London just got a whole lot simpler!
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Written in an entertaining style with a touch of humour, Living & Working in Spain is designed to provide newcomers with the practical information necessary for a relatively trouble-free life. It contents include finding a job, permits & visas, health, accommodation, finance, insurance, education, shopping, post office & telephone services, public transport, motoring, TV & radio, leisure, sports & much, much more. It is packed with vital information & insider tips to help minimize culture shock & reduce the newcomers rookie period to a minimum. Living & Working in Spain is essential reading for anyone planning to spend an extended period in Spain. ...

Michael Sommers is an expert on Brazilian life--he's lived there for 13 years. In Moon Living Abroad in Brazil, he provides firsthand tips on everything from climate to culture, all in an easy-to-understand manner. Moon Living Abroad in Brazil is packed with essential information & must-have details on setting up daily life, including obtaining visas, arranging finances, gaining employment, choosing schools, & finding health care--plus practical suggestions for how to rent or buy a home for a variety of needs & budgets, whether you're moving to a metropolis or a more rural location. With color & black & white photos, illustrations, & maps to help you find your way, Moon Living Abroad in Brazil will help you tackle the big move with complete confidence. ...

Steve Bloom’s Living Africa is a personal journey through the length & breadth of Africa by one of the most brilliant photographers of the living world at work today. Steve Bloom achieves a breathtaking intimacy with this extraordinary continent in landscapes & wildlife from desert to jungle & human life from remote tribal village to teeming metropolis. See silverback mountain gorillas deep in the Congolese rainforest; endangered black rhino drinking at a moonlit waterhole; a wildebeest calf in the moments after its birth; & an impala in the dramatic instant of its death. The people we encounter are inspirational too: Ndebele women running community workshops; Mozambican migrant workers toiling in a gold mine three kilometres below ground; pilgrims in the ancient rock-hewn churches of northern Ethiopia; & fishermen on the Niger River at dawn. Bloom combines vivid personal experience with a passionate articulation of the environmental & other challenges faced by Africa in the twenty-first century. Everywhere is apparent his deep affection & affinity for the continent where he grew up, & to which he has felt compelled to return throughout his life. Printed on high-quality semigloss paper, this large photographic book collects 236 of Steve Bloom’s celebrated images of the African continent & its people, interspersed with seven essays by Bloom, with explanatory commentary on the photographs & their subjects. ...

What`s it really like Living & Working in Britain? Not surprisingly, there`s a lot more to life than castles, cricket & crumpets. This book is guaranteed to make your life in Britain easier & more enjoyable, irrespective of whether you`re planning to stay for a few months or indefinitely. Adjusting to day-to-day-life in Britain just got a whole lot simpler! The most comprehensive & best-selling book about living in Britain since it was first published in 1991. ...

What`s it really like Living & Working in France? Not surprisingly there`s a lot more to life than baguettes, berets & boules! This book is guaranteed to hasten your introduction to la vie francaise, irrespective of whether you`re planning to stay for a few months or indefinitely. Adjusting to day-to day-life in France just got a whole lot simpler! The most comprehensive & best-selling book about living in France since it was first published in 1993. ...

Written in an entertaining style, Living & Working in Germany is designed to provide newcomers with the practical information necessary for a relatively trouble-free life. It contents include finding a job, permits & visas, health, accommodation, finance, insurance, education, shopping, post office & telephone services, public transport, motoring, TV & radio, leisure, sports & much, much more. It is packed with essential information & insider tips to help minimize culture shock & reduce the newcomers rookie period to a minimum. Living & Working in Germany has been written to meet the needs of anyone wishing to know the essentials of German life however long your intended stay, you ll find the information contained in this book invaluable. General information isn t difficult to find in Germany (provided you speak German!) & a multitude of books are published on every conceivable subject. However, reliable & up-to-date information in English specifically intended for foreigners living & working in Germany isn t so easy to find, least of all in one volume. This book was written to fill this void & provide the comprehensive practical information necessary to help you feel at home. You may have visited Germany as a tourist, but living & working there is a different matter altogether. Adjusting to a different environment & culture & making a home in any foreign country can be a traumatic & stressful experience & Germany is no exception. Living & Working in Germany is the most up-to-date source of general information available for foreigners in Germany. However, it isn t simply a monologue of dry facts & figures, but a practical & entertaining look at life. First published in 2000 & now in its 5th (fifth) edition, it s the only up-to-date book currently published for those planning to live or work in Germany. It contains up to twice as much information as similar books & is essential reading for newcomers.” ...