Egypt - Culture Smart!: a quick guide to customs and etiquette (Culture Smart!) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jailan Zayan
Publisher: Kuperard
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 12594
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 168
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 185733342X
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781857333428
ASIN: 185733342X
Publication Date: January 2, 2007
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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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Superb introduction to egypt and its people March 18, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is not a guide book - it's not about places, good restaurants and value hotels.
This is about the people of Egypt, their history, their culture and how they think.
As such, it is a much more interesting read than any guide book.
A Gem March 15, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The little book presents an excellent overview of a country with a complicated history. It covers succinctly the highlights of Egyptian history from the earliest time through to the present in so few pages that you end up with a real understanding of the progression of time. It then covers current social, economic, and political life. It gives excellent advice on what every tourist should know but even if you aren't going to Egypt this would be an interesting read. I can't imagine not reading this before going. It is not a guide book and is not advertised as such.
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