PASSPORTS TO ADVENTURE

Passports To Adventure Tells In A Highly Readable Down-To-Earth And Amusing Style How An International Businessman And His Family Met The Many Challenges Of Living And Working In Europe The Middle East South America And Asia. The Author And His Wife Dealt With An Remarkable Variety Of Unusual Situations And Colorful Characters Including A Smuggler And An Assassin An Archbishop And A Mafia Don A Bigamist And A Prince A Counterfeiter And An Abbott As Well As Scores Of Farmers Business People Government Officials Educators And Ordinary Citizens In All Walks Of Life In Some Forty Countries. The Book Describes Unorthodox Business Operations And Fascinating Personal Experiences. It Offers Acute Insights Into Many Diverse Cultures. Although Primarily Written As Entertaining Reading It Is Also Informative. Anyone Interested In Travel Abroad International Commerce And The Customs Practices And Life In Foreign Lands Will Enjoy This Book. The Tales Are All True Although The Names Of Certain Individuals Have Been Altered To Protect Their Privacy. The Author Has Been A Senior Executive Of Giant Multinational Corporations As Well As The Founder Of Several Small Entrepreneurial Companies. He Has Worked In A Number Of Widely Diverse Industries Ranging From Automobiles To Motion Pictures And From Paper Products To Medical Devices. The Book Spans A Period Of Several Decades. Consequently The Political Environments And The Standards Of Living In Some Of The Countries Have Changed Over The Years. However The Basic Cultures Business Practices And Moral Dilemmas Continue To Be Very Much As The Author Described Them. His Observations And Recommendations To Individuals Interested In Traveling Living Or Working Abroad Remain Valid And Pertinent Today. Some Of The Material In This Book Was Published In Confessions Of A Corporate Centurion By The Same Author From 1St Books Library.