{"product_id":"away-game-isbn-9781740311304","title":"Away Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eThousands of Australians have left their homeland to try their luck in the world\\'s richest country, where for a small elite the rewards for success can be immense, including multimillion-dollar salaries, celebrity status and tremendous professional fullment. In recent years Australians have led iconic American companies such as Coca-Cola, Ford and McDonald\\'s, and they increasingly fill top executive ranks across the business spectrum, from finance to book publishing to journalism to scientific research.Yet is it worth it? \u003cem\u003eIn Away Game\u003c\/em\u003e, based on personal interviews with the author, some of our top professionals working in the United States tell of their own experiences, of why they left their homeland, of the culture shock of living in America, and of their anguish over whether they will ever return to Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003e1. One million Australians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A Bigger Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Whole at Your Feet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Two Cultures Divided by a Common Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Straight Talking: Nobody Here Does Frank.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Burdens of Integration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Last Men Standing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Coming Home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Closing the Circle: The Lure of Home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The World's Best Fallback Position.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLuke Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer whose work appears regularly in publications including the New York times, the Financial times, the Bulletin, AFR BOSS and AFR Magazine. He is a former New York correspondent for the Australian Financial Review and writes a weekly column for the Herald Sun newspaper. He lives in New York.  Why leave the greatest country on earth to live in an apartment the size of a shoebox? Why give up Australia's pristine beaches for the teeming chaos of New York or the smoggy sprawl of Los Angeles?  \u003cp\u003eIn recent years, thousands of Australians have opted to try their luck in the world's richest country. For a few, the rewards of success have been immense, including multi-million-dollar salaries, celebrity status and tremendous professional fulfilment. Australians have led iconic American companies such as Coca-Cola, Ford and McDonald's. With a reputation for blunt professionalism and a laid-back, inclusive style, Australians are today among the high-flyers across the business spectrum, from finance to book publishing to journalism to scientific research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Away Game, which is based on personal interviews with the author, some of our top professionals working in the United States describe their experiences, offering fascinating insights into why they left their homeland, the pros and cons of living and working in America, and their anguish over whether or when to come home again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988783513829,"sku":"NP9781740311304","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781740311304.jpg?v=1761781574","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/away-game-isbn-9781740311304","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}