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Explore world cultures today with

Culture Briefings

Culture Briefings give you current, in-depth information found in no
other single source on the customs, culture, traditions and ways of
life of people in cultures around the world. In today's increasingly
smaller world, understanding the ways of the world's other peoples is
an essential skill. And the Geotravel Research Center's Culture
Briefings will help you develop that expertise.

Culture Briefings, available for immediate downloading in pdf format,
help you figure out the natives by penetrating below a society's
surface to reveal the customs and established ways of life in a
particular country.

Culture Briefings show the enduring qualities of a people as well as
their present preoccupations. They analyze a country's culture and show
why things are the way they are. They delve into a people's character,
values, beliefs and customs. You discover the people's home, family and
religious life as well as how they make a living, educate their
children and spend their leisure time. You find out about the culture's
artistic endeavors and its political ways. And you learn of the
problems the people face and how they handle them.

No other single publication gives you the information found in a
Culture Briefing. Published by the Geotravel Research Center for a
growing list of nations, these briefings are essential tools for
leisure and business travelers, researchers, teachers and students,
providing current, in-depth information that helps to understand the
customs and ways of people in the world's cultures
Travelers get to know the people

If you're traveling abroad, a Culture Briefing lets you enrich your
trip, gaining more knowledge, enjoyment and insight -- and more
financial success when traveling on business.

By giving you knowledge of the local people's customary ways, a Culture
Briefing helps you feel comfortable in what might otherwise be a
strange environment. You gain the wisdom necessary to talk
intelligently with people in a foreign culture, discussing the life
they live, deciphering and interpreting how they think and behave. No
longer will you run the risk of embarrassment when talking because you
brought up a taboo subject, couldn't comment on an aspect of local life
or knew nothing of the local form of government. And if you're a
business traveler, you'll get tips on conducting business.
Frequent updates assure current information

Research is ongoing and the Culture Briefings are frequently updated,
assuring you they contain current information.
Special features improve usefulness

Culture Briefings offer special features that increase their
usefulness.
* Culture Briefings cover the world's cultures in depth, ranging from
5,000 to 15,000 words each.
* A complete table of contents, linked to the text, allows you to
quickly find specific information.
* A list of "Do's and Don'ts" helps keep you on the right foot.
* A "Fast Facts" box gives you quick reference to the names of the
country's current head of government and head of state as well as
quality-of-life statistics such as: life expectancy, infant
mortality, gross domestic product per capita and rates of literacy,
unemployment and inflation.
* Two maps show: 1) the country's position on its continent, 2) the
country's major features, regions, rivers and cities.
* Each country's briefing and map pages depicts its national flag.

Countries Available

Culture Briefings are currently available for the following countries:
* Belgium
* China
* England
* France
* Germany
* Hungary
* India
* Italy
* Japan
* Kenya
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* Morocco
* Netherlands
* Spain
* Vietnam

Forthcoming Culture Briefings include:
* Turkey
* South Africa
* United States

Experts prepare each Culture Briefing

Culture Briefings offer solid, authoritative information on world
cultures. They are produced by a team that brings together backgrounds
in cultural geography and cultural anthropology as well as extensive
experience living for extended periods in a variety of foreign cultures
and writing about travel, geography and culture for both the popular
press and college-level textbooks.
Get a FREE report -- Figuring Out The Natives

When you purchase any Culture Briefing you can immediately download a
FREE copy of the 48-page e-report: Figuring Out The Natives: A
Traveler's Guide to Exploring Cultures.
individual Culture Briefings or to obtain more information and details,
click here. For information on subscribing to the Culture Briefings
database, click here.

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Here's what the reviewers say

"(Culture Briefings) are sufficiently useful that travelers will want
to be able to rely on them for all their global sojourns. (They are)
authoritative....well written, thorough, and current, and the Web site
is easy to navigate....a very useful source for travelers and
businesspeople. Recommended for public and special libraries with a
focus on international travel."

-- Library Journal

"The merit of Culture Briefings lies in the quality of their
content.... Culture Briefings provide the kind of information needed
before attempting a project in a foreign country, both in terms of
substantive background on the history and culture of the people and
practical advice on culturally proscribed behavior....(they offer)
authoritative and sympathetic guidance for behavior in dealing with
residents of a country....(Culture Briefings) are clearly written and
present a fair and objective picture....Culture Briefings stand out in
quality and price."

-- The Charleston Advisor

"This series of in-depth data on countries gives insight into the
character, values, and customs of a nation....Culture Briefings are
accurate and current. The writing is clear and lively."

-- American Library Association's Reference Book Bulletin

"I am extremely impressed with the information for each country."

-- An Academic Librarian

(The Chicago Tribune selected Culture Briefing: Japan as its travel
resource Pick of the Week.) "Culture Briefing: Japan provides the least
expensive trip to Japan you'll ever take. Not in photographs; there
aren't any. But in the customs and pastimes of the populace....(Culture
Briefing: Japan) gives you the insight to appreciate the Japanese
people."

-- Chicago Tribune

"Culture Briefing: Vietnam is one of those jewels that you run into by
chance and then wonder how you have gotten so far without it....It is
an easy read as well as a great tool for travelers, journalists and
business people alike."

-- Destination: Vietnam magazine

"Culture Briefing: Kenya provides helpful information on the country's
major subcultures."

-- American Library Association's Reference Book Bulletin

"Culture Briefing: Morocco was instrumental in my daughter's school
report on Morocco. Of more than a dozen resources, including books,
CD-ROM encyclopedias and Web sites on the Internet, Culture Briefing:
Morocco was by far the most useful! I want to thank you for providing
such a valuable resource."

-- R. L., Frankfort, KY

"...immensely useful and well-written."

-- Eco-Source Web site

"I want to thank you for such a great book with excellent information.
(Culture Briefing: Netherlands) is a great tool for my assignment."

-- H. S., Ohio

"Culture Briefings...provide crucial information for travelers
interested in other ways of life."

-- EcoTraveler magazine

"(Culture Briefings) are great for reading on the plane so you can hit
the ground running."

-- European Visits newsletter

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Culture Briefings
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Culture Briefings
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"Knowledge of (another) culture should sharpen our ability to
scrutinize, to appreciate more lovingly, our own."

-- Margaret Mead (1928)

Get a FREE report
Purchase any Culture Briefing and you can immediately download a FREE
copy of the 48-page e-report: Figuring Out The Natives: A Traveler's
Guide to Exploring Cultures.

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