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Sweden - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture |  | Author: Charlotte J. DeWitt
Publisher: Kuperard
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 458250
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprinted edition
Pages: 168
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 1857333195
Dewey Decimal Number: 948.506
EAN: 9781857333190
ASIN: 1857333195
Publication Date: September 5, 2006
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Product Description
Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.
Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include
* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* do's, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken
"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel
"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel
"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer
"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine
"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent! May 26, 2009
Viking Princess (New York, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I rec'd the book so quickly I barely had time to blink! Also, the book itself is very informative and accurate. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about Sweden.
great book February 13, 2008
A. Campbell (Chicago)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A great little book, easy to read and filled with good information. Perfect as a first introduction, as well as for the one who thinks that he/she knows all about Sweden and the Swedes.
Concise & Helpful October 13, 2007
HappyHeart (Houston, TX)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book gives a lot of insight to the intricacies of Swedish culture without going into too much detail. Especially recommended for anyone going on student exchange.
Window into Sweden's culture January 30, 2010
Kristine R. Kiley
This is a fascinating book with great insights into Sweden's culture. Our daughter married a young man from Sweden and we wanted to learn as much about the culture of his homeland and this book has been very helpful and an interesting read.
 Fox News goes to Sweden August 25, 2008
Lee M (Los Angeles, CA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is full of subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) digs at the Swedish welfare state and Swedish "liberal" culture. The goal of a travel writer should be to be even-handed in her treatment of other cultures, even if the culture has practices she doesn't agree with. This book is as even-handed as Fox News is "fair and balanced."
It also displays a frustrating lack of nuance. A trait or tendency that is noteworthy or perhaps fairly common becomes a property that is universally exemplified.
It's not without useful information, but I recommend the Culture Shock book on Sweden rather than this book.
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