Culture Shock! Chicago: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette - Couverture souple

Hargraves, Orin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0761460551 ISBN 13 : 9780761460558

Editeur : Marshall Cavendish, 2011

Synopsis

CultureShock! Chicago is an insightful and thorough guide that will help you make Chicago your home. Discover the real Chicago beyond the usual tourist attractions and the gloss of promotional brochures and be acquainted with the reality of living and working in this exciting city. Find out what lies behind the Chicagoan façade and how to make friends in your new community. Chock-full of useful information to help you settle in, CultureShock! Chicago covers a wide range of practical issues such as how to negotiate the grid and get around the city, what to expect from Chicago s extreme weather, how to find suitable accommodation and how to conduct business and manage your finances, among others. It also explores the many excellent recreational facilities in this vibrant and cosmopolitan city. CultureShock! Chicago is the one book you will need to make a success of living, working or studying in Chicago.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Orin Hargraves grew up in the mountains of south-western Colorado and graduated from the University of Chicago. During seven years in London, he worked variously as a computer system manager, teacher of English and lexicographer. Today, he divides his time between rural Maryland and London. He is also the author of two other books in the CultureShock! series (Morocco and London).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Marshall Cavendish
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761460551
• ISBN 13: 9780761460558
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne