The Cross-Cultural Library
Here is a list of some great cross-cultural books and movies.
NON-FICTION
Adamson-Taylor, Sally (1990). Culture shock! France. Kuperard, London.
Anderson, Hans Christian (1974). The complete fairy tales and stories. Translated by Erik Christian Hangaard. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing, New York.
Appel, Rene & Pieter Muysken (1987). Language contact and bilingualism. Edward Arnold, London.
Barzini, Luigi (1988). The Europeans. Simon & Schuster, New York.
Bermont, John (1986). How-to Europe. Murphy & Broad, Newport Beach, CA.
Blanchard, Kenneth & Spencer Johnson (1982). The one-minute manager. William Morrow & Co., New York.
Bochner, Stephen (ed.) (1982). Cultures in contact: Studies in cross-cultural interaction. Pergammon Press Ltd.
Braganti, Nancy L. & Elizabeth Devine (1984). European customs & manners. Meadowbrook Inc., Deephaven MN.
Brislin, Richard W. (1981). Cross-Cultural encounters: Face-to-face interaction. Pergamon Press, New York.
Campbell, Joseph (ed) (1971) The portable Jung. Penguin Books, New York.
Campbell, Joseph (1990) Transformations of myth through time. Harper & Row, New York.
Casse, Pierre (1984). Training for the multicultural manager. SIETAR International, Washington D.C.
Casse, Pierre (1984). Training for the cross-cultural mind. SIETAR International, Washington D.C.
Clarkson, Petruska (1989). Gestalt Counseling in Action. Sage, London.
Craig, Gordon A. (1982). The Germans. Penguin Books, New York.
Do's & taboo's around the world. Compiled by the Parker Pen Company. The Benjamin Company, Elmsford, New York, 1985.
Exporter's guide to federal resources for small businesses. A publication of the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of International Trade. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 1992.
50 simple things you can do to save the Earth. Compiles by the EarthWorks Group. EarthWorks Press, California, 1989.
Fredette, Jean M. (ed) (1988). Handbook of magazine article writing. Writers Digest Books, Ohio.
Furnham, Adrian & Stephen Bochner (1986). Culture shock: Psychological reactions to unfamiliar environments. Methuen & Co. Ltd., London.
Hall, Edward T. (1977). The silent language. Anchor Press, Doubleday.
Hall, Edward T. (1977). The hidden dimension. Anchor Press, Doubleday.
Hall, Edward T. (1977). Beyond culture. Anchor Press, Doubleday.
Harris, Philip R. & Robert T. Moran (1988). Managing cultural differences. Gulf Publishing Co., Houston, TX.
Janssen, Gretchen (1989). Women overseas: A Christian perspective. Intercultural Press, New York.
Kohls, Robert (1984). Intercultural training: Don't leave home without it. SIETAR International, Washington D.C.
Leites, Nathan (1969). The rules of the game. Translated by Derek Coltman. University of Chicago Free Press.
le Page, R. & A. Tabouret-Keller (1985). Acts of identity. Cambridge University Press, London.
Kramer, Jane (1988). Europeans. Straus & Giroux, New York.
Marsella/Pederson, Cross-Cultural counseling and psychotherapy. Pergamon Press, New York.
Moran, Robert T. (1989). Venturing abroad: Europe. International Management, McGraw Hill, London.
Nelson-Jones, Richard (1988). Practical Counseling and helping skills. Cassell, London.
Newmark, Women's roles: A cross-cultural perspective. Pergamon Press, New York.
Peck, M. Scott (1978) The Road Less Traveled. Simon & Schuster, New York.
Platt, Polly, French or Foe.
Roth-Walsh, Mary (1987). The psychology of women: Ongoing debates. Vail-Ballou, New York.
Stock, Gregory (1987). Book of questions. Workman Publishing, New York.
Tannahill, Reay (1992). Sex in history. Scarborough House, New York.
Varro, Gabrielle (1988). The transplanted woman: A study of French-American marriages in France. Praeger, Westport, CT.
Win, David (1987). International Careers. Williamson Publishing, Vermont.
FICTION
Ambler, Eric- Passage of arms
Barich, Bill- Traveling light
Bowles, Paul- Their heads are green & their hands are blue
Durrell, Lawrence- Bitter lemons
Eden, Emily- Up the country
Farrell, JG- Indian diary
Forster, EM- A passage to India
Forster, EM- Hill of Devi
Forman, Milos- Time
Fussell, Paul- Abroad
Greene, Graham- Journey without maps
Grimble, Arthur- A pattern of islands
Haley, Alex- Roots
Hall, Edward T.- The dance of life
Hall, Edward T.- The hidden dimension
Hazlitt, William- Notes of a journey through France and Italy
Huxley, Aldus- Along the road
Huxley, Aldus- Brave New World
Huxley, Aldus- Jesting Pilate
James, Clive- Flying visits
Jenkyns, Richard- The Victorians & ancient Greece
Johnson, Diane - Le Divorce and Le Mariage (in English)
Kipling, Rudyard- We and they
Lewis, CS- Out of the silent planet & other travels
Mangham, Somerset- The gentleman in the parlor
Naipaul, VS- An area of darkness
Nalpole, Horace- Letters
Scott, Paul- The Raj quartet
Seth, Vikram- From heaven lake
Smollett, Tobias- Travels through France & Italy
Twain, Mark- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Twain, Mark- The innocents abroad
Woolf, Leonard- Growing
Young, Arthur- Travels in France
MOVIES
Drama/Documentary:
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Around the World in 80 Days (Michael Palin)
Far & Away
Frantic
The Godfather Saga
Mosquito Coast
Once Upon a Time in America
Pole to Pole
Thunderheart
Comedy:
Coming to America
Cousins
Green Card
Moscow on the Hudson
Mr. Baseball
Splash
Adventure/Action/Fantasy:
Medicine Man
Patriot Games
Planet of the Apes
Raiders of the Lost Arc Trilogy
Time Bandits
Classic/Musical:
An American in Paris
Fiddler on the Roof
Gigi
Sound of Music
To Catch a Thief
Children's:
Beauty and the Beast
The Little Mermaid
Pocohantas
The Rescuers
The Rescuers Down Under
Snow White
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