USA - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture - Alan Beechey

Alan Beechey gained an M.A. in Psychology at Oxford University before embarking on a career in business communications, which took him from his hometown of London to New York City. Since moving to America, he has worked for one of the world's largest banks, for two leading human resources consulting firms, and as an independent consultant. Today he is a dual citizen of the UK and USA, where his three sons were born, and is the author of the popular Oliver Swithin series of murder mysteries. \nGina Teague is a training facilitator, coach, and writer on individual, group, and organizational behavior with a particular focus on cross-cultural management and global career development. A native of the United Kingdom, she has lived and worked in France, Spain, Brazil, the US, and Australia. During her sixteen years living in New York, Gina gained an M.A. in Organizational Psychology and an EdM in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University, developed a successful intercultural consultancy, and produced two native New Yorker children. She now lives in Sydney, Australia.\n