Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide, Revised Edition, 9780142001349
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Perfect for tourists, business travelers, Anglophiles, and Yankophiles, this book is an irreverent and indispensable guide to understanding the great cultural ocean that divides Britain and America.

Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide, Revised Edition

a transatlantic survival guide, revised edition

$44.01

  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    24 February 2003

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Summary

When it comes to understanding the great cultural ocean that divides Brits and Yanks, it‘s not just our vocabulary but also our attitudes that differ. This irreverent guide surveys a whole gamut of British-American divergences, from sex to food, from pets to religion, from sports to money, and from war to-most divergent of all-humor. Entertaining and invaluable, Brit-Think, Ameri-Think has been updated to reflect changes in political, cultural, and social trends, and includes new chapters on …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780142001349
ISBN-10:0142001341
Author:Jane Walmsley
Publisher:Penguin Books
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Edition:2nd
Release Date:24 February 2003
Weight:127g
Dimensions:11mm x 131mm x 197mm
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Critics Review

“A candid and humorous look at the way Americans and British view life from different perspectives…combining clever quips with the humour found on both sides of the Atlantic.”

‘Candid and humorous’ Washington Post; ‘Jane Walmesley furnishes hard and often very funny truths’ Philadelphia Inquirer

About The Author

Jane Walmsley

Jane Walmesley was born in New York, but she married an Englishman and has lived in London for over 20 years. She has a daughter who is - as she puts it - “haff and hawf”.

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