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Kathleen Pedicore author of "How to Retire Overseas".

For more than 22 years, Kathleen was Editor and Publisher of International Living. In 2007, she decided to take a break, during which she did two things. First, Kathleen began work to launch a new publishing group, Live and Invest Overseas, and a new free e-letter service, the Overseas Opportunity Letter.

In addition, during her recent sabbatical, Kathleen and her husband, Lief Simon, made an important geographic decision. Specifically, they decided to make a third international move with their family and Kathleen's new business. In the summer of 2008, Kathleen moved from Paris to Panama City,…

Barry Golson tried to retire, but put it on hold to launch a travel website for Forbes.com. He and his wife Thia are also researching a new book on living abroad to be called Retirement Without Borders. Golson is a former editor of the Playboy interviews, TV Guide, and Yahoo! Internet Life. He has written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Ski, and Salon. His article for AARP on Mexico won a Lowell Thomas award. He and Thia divide their time between New York and Sayulita, and look forward someday to re-retiring.

The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from Home: Making a New Life Abroad [Paperback]
Rosanne Knorr (Author)

Rosanne “ran away from home" to France’s Loire Valley for a five-month sabbatical that extended to almost five years in a 150-year-old-home where she learned French and traveled throughout Europe. The books that resulted from that adventure were designed to help others plan their own travels. They include The Grown-Up’s Guide to Running Away From Home (#1 in Senior Travel at amazon.com),

The Expert Expat, Revised Edition: Your Guide to Successful Relocation Abroad

Jo Parfitt - My first book was accepted by the first publisher I approached, back in 1984. The book was 'French Tarts' and the publisher was Octopus. I went on to have 13 word processing and desktop publishing handbooks published by Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, Pitman and Paradigm, over the next few years. By then I had become an 'expat wife' and was living in Dubai. In 1993 we were posted to Oman, Word had become the only WP program and so my other work dried up. Inspired by the landscape and produce of Oman I decided to co-author another cookbook and create Summertime Publishing in order to do it myself.

Why you should read The New American Expat

This book offers a refreshing voice of common sense, balance and experience. Books on this subject walk a tightrope between being too politically correct to address relevant stereotypes or, conversely, too fixated on stereotypes to transcend them. Author William Russell Melton manages the task effortlessly, thanks to his experience working in more than 20 countries. Relevant for those merely contemplating work abroad, as well as for those who just sat on their suitcases in order to zip them shut, this volume should prove to be a tremendous asset to any Yankee relocating to King Arthur’s Court (or anywhere else). Melton advises Americans to be themselves, but to use common sense and show a little deference. For instance, listen more and speak less (and not so loudly, please). The author’s goal is to develop confident world citizens who can interact adroitly on the world scene while staying true to their American values. The 23 pages he devotes to post-9/11 security abroad are frankly insufficient given the book’s subtitle - but the quality of the information is top drawer. Melton even adds advice on how to make the transition when you return back to the U.S. getAbstract.com very strongly recommends that any American thinking of overseas employment should study this book - otherwise, things could get ugly.

Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, Revised Edition [Paperback]
David C. Pollock (Author), Ruth E. Van Reken (Author)