Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot- And Cold-Climate Cultures (Paperback)

from Sorrel

Foreign to Familiar is a short book that introduces some differences between hot and cold climate cultures. The material presented is easy to understand theoretically, but more challenging to take on in a practical sense to relate to others in their own contexts. It's worth reading more than once.

from misskate

Easy to read and very necessary for anyone working in an international context

from bsanner

Although somewhat of a simplistic analysis, Foreign to Familiar provides a very practical set of questions to ask in any cross-cultural encounter. Distinguishing between hot and cold climate cultures, Lanier offers a key - mapped out through years of cross-cultural experiences - to understanding ...

from PitcherBooks

I didn't have a clue before reading this book. I just thought I did. It all makes sense to me now! Having a "cold climate" background, various "hot climate" friends and family often left me confused and bemused. An excellent bridge to understanding different cultures and the reason they are diffe...

from PitcherBooks

I didn't have a clue before reading this book. I just thought I did. It all makes sense to me now! Having a "cold climate" background, various "hot climate" friends and family often left me confused and bemused. An excellent bridge to understanding different cultures and the reason they are diffe...