The second, completely revised edition of our best-selling guide to retiring in France. Whether you're planning to retire to France permanently or just for part of the year, Retiring in France contains essential information about the best places to live; local services and amenities; the weather; buying or renting a home; the cost of living; health services; getting to France and getting around; learning French; and much, much more. Now printed in full color.

Thinking of relocating or expanding your business to another city? Are you starting a new business? Let Ernst & Young, the nation's leading business and financial consulting firm, help you find the location that best serves your company's needs, The ernst & Young Almanac and Guide to U.S. Business Cities The authoritative reference that profiles 65 places to do business in the United States and helps answer your questions about Labor Force Issues--How extensive is the available pool of workers? What are the prevailing wages and benefits? What is the level of salary inflation? Is the 18- to 44-year-old population stable, growing, or declining? Education Issues--What percentage of students graduate from high school? Go on to higher education? How good are the area's colleges and universities? What kind of vocational training is available? How current is the technology used? Is the business community actively involved in school issues? Have apprenticeship programs been established? Business Climate, Housing & Quality of Life Issues--Is the community reaching out to welcome new businesses? How does its regulatory environment compare with other areas? Where will workers live? How long is the average commute? What types of recreational facilities and activities does the community offer? What is the air quality and level of traffic congestion? How much crime is there? Costs--What are the occupancy costs for rental space for an office? A warehouse? What are the construction costs? Commercial and industrial electric costs? What are the state, city, and property tax rates? America's business is on the move. Let The Ernst & Young Almanac and Guide to U.S. Business Cities help you make your move.

In times of dramatic change, burn out, fear, and stress-the idea of coming into each day with energy, let alone positivity, seems impossible. However, Adam Markel has the tools to make it so. What Adam discovered through his work with individuals and teams, is that choosing to love and be grateful for one's life is critical to staying resilient in business and life. The I LOVE MY LIFE CHALLENGE is an active challenge against yourself, to make changes for the better and push beyond the day to day struggles. In addition to stories and prompts for promising change, this work includes simple, repeatable 10-second actions that readers can use personally and professionally to center themselves in the face of change.

"Am I with the most selfish person alive?"
"Am I being selfish when I do the things I want to do?"
"If you loved me, you would..."
The battle of what "I want" versus what "you want" is intense. Couples are in a constant tug of war, squabbling with each other with no regard for their partner's feelings, with great guilt over their own perceived selfishness, or feeling somewhere in between. And it's costing us our relationships.
What About Me? will guide readers through the new terrain of relationships in this era of entitlement, showing how selfishness plays a role and helping you better understand what being selfish really is. Learn to:

see beyond what you perceive as selfish requests-your partner's and your own
conquer the selfish hot spots that flare up in your relationship
understand all the differences, fears, and preferences that come between couples

Through anecdotes and quizzes, and drawing from Dr. Jane Greer's more than twenty years of experience in relationship counseling, What About Me? will teach readers what's reasonable to expect of themselves and their partners, equip them with the tools to move from "me" to "we," and get them back on track to happily ever after.
"Finally, a simply put yet deeply resonating guide to help us eliminate toxic messages that feed into our relationships Keep What About Me? next to your bedside and get what you need, immediately "
-Emme, supermodel
"What About Me? unabashedly digs deeply into the origins of conflict in relationships and paves the way for resolution, healing, and happiness. This is a book that will serve all of us well."
-David Perlmutter, MD, author of Power Up Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment

As William Gay, distinguished adviser to the last edition, so aptly notes, the United States is "a country that is never what you think it is." Since that edition was introduced nearly ten years ago, the country has been struggling with troubling, divisive events and issues, especially the September 11, 2001, attacks and the resulting War on Terror. Despite these extraordinary times, the United States still holds promise and opportunity for those who take the time to understand it. Jef Davis, a seasoned interculturalist and long-time adviser to international travelers, had succeeded as few could in creating an important new version of Living in the U.S.A. that will guide you through the confusing, conflicted, exciting country and its diverse population at an extraordinary time in history. New material and significantly revised chapters help you understand: American Cultures, such as sections on African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native peoples, retirees, gays and lesbians and the disables, underscoring the incredible diversity of culture and values that comprise the American population; Twenty-First Century Issues, for example the continued rise in religious fundamentalism in the U.S. and abroad and the tension between security and personal liberties; Getting Here and Getting Settled, including security at the airport and elsewhere and new and trying immigration regulations. Short-term visitors to the U.S. will find advice for surviving customs and immigration, finding as apartment, doing business, obtaining health care, and navigating the supermarket, bank, and post office. If you plan to stay longer, you will find practical pointers for getting along at work, school, and at home; buying a house; making and keeping American friends; and understanding dominant American values in a diverse and complex society. Living in the U.S.A. is a comprehensive guide to attitudes, customs, manners and daily life in the United States.

Confessions of an English Alcalde: a Cautionary Tale is a compelling and richly entertaining account of life, with both its joys and complications, in a small village set deep among the olive groves of Andalucia. It sets the dream of rural bliss against the demanding and sometimes harsh reality of adjusting to values and a way of being which may well take the British immigrant by surprise. But above all it celebrates the warmth and generosity of the welcome which awaits those who throw themselves enthusiastically into Spanish life. The text has been richly illustrated by Eduardo Arturo Boltares.