CATALOGUE

Upcoming Books

• 101 Culture Hacks For Americans Abroad (One Unwritten Rule At a Time) Reveals how the invisible hand of culture drives your behavior in ways you never imagined

• Two Things Can Be True‍ ‍Confessions of an Immigrant Expat: Essays on Moving Without Shaking

• US, Moved: Is the American Dream dead? Thousands are leaving the US for good - what do they know?

• The Courage to Press Send‍ ‍A story about a woman at midlife who is suffocating, and wondering, Do I dare to disturb the universe of my American Dream who drafts a new chapter for her life, without knowing the ending.

Podcasts

• Almost Local‍ ‍Is Leaving Home Worth It? The Real Cost of Living Abroad with Lisa La Valle, July 2026

• Absolutely Intercultural‍ ‍Anne Fox interviews Lisa La Valle about her upcoming book, "101 Culture Hacks for Americans (One Unwritten Rule At a Time." which emphasizes the need for cultural empathy and understanding to help Americans navigate cultural differences and improve their intercultural interactions for relocating, Jan 2025

• Things Most Americans Don't Know About America‍ ‍New York's 710 WOR + iHeart Radio Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life Series, 2016

• CultureWise: Snapshot USA‍ ‍Global-Dynamics.com, 2013, MP3

• Social Media, Internet Marketing and Minding Your Manners‍ ‍WE Magazine for Women, Jan. 2009

• Absolutely Intercultural‍ ‍Anne Fox interviews Lisa La Valle about her observations to make about the way young people tend to approach intercultural training. Consider yourself absolutely warned! April, 2018

Magazines

• Business Insider Lloyd, Alcynna. “I Got Divorced and Moved to Paris at 57 — I’m Happy I Retired in Europe, but Life Abroad Isn’t Always a Fairytale.” Business Insider, 30 Nov. 2025.

• Business Insider (Part 2) Lloyd, Alcynna. “I Got Divorced and Left the US at 57 to Retire Alone in Europe. Moving Across the World Has Its Pros and Cons.” Business Insider, 7 Dec. 2025

• Expatations, Italics Magazine 2023 -2024

• Reverse Immigrant: Not Italian Enough for Italians, Not American Enough for Americans, An incisive vignette revealing a surprising profile of an Italian foreign woman returning to the motherland, Italics Magazine Oct 2023

• Deconstructing French Culture Codes, Culture Connector 2020

• Six Things Most Americans Don't Know About America, 24 SEVEN, July 2016

• 10 Things You Need To Know About the Unwritten Rules of British Culture, Global Living Magazine, July 2014.

• Living The Dream: Palestinian Traditions and American Freedoms Blend Perfectly in Paterson, New Jersey Monthly Magazine, Nov 2011.

• Forbes‍ ‍Quirkiest Cultural Practices From Around The World, Mar 2010

Blog Posts / Articles

• Ich bin mit 57 nach Paris gezogen – Das hat mich am Leben in Frankreich gestört.”Business Insider Deutschland, 4 Dec. 2025, by Alcynna Lloyd (German‑language version of the Business Insider profile interview about Lisa La Valle). Business Insider

• “Lisa, 57 años, sobre sus múltiples mudanzas por el mundo: ‘Seguir tus sueños requiere preparación’.”HuffPost España, 18 Dec. 2025 (Spanish coverage of Lisa La Valle’s story and advice on moving abroad). ElHuffPost

• “Lisa genießt nach der Scheidung ihren Ruhestand im warmen Europa: ‘Fühle mich willkommen’.”FOCUS Online, 2025 (German reporting on Lisa La Valle’s retirement life in Italy after moving from the U.S.A.). FOCUS Online

• From the US to Brescia, Lisa La Valle’s Story‍ ‍Magic Towns In Italy April 2025

• Words of Advice From the Expat Whisperer, BonjourParis - September 29, 2020

• Melting Pot or Tossed Salad? Greek-Americans Discuss Cultural Assimilation‍ ‍Greek National Herald - April 2016

• All Those Who Wander Are Not Lost‍ ‍Huff Post.com - Impact: Fearless, July 24, 2013.

• Decoding the French Digicodes - CultureConnector - September, 2019.

• Indian core value: Jugaad – getting complex things done with human resources‍ ‍CultureConnector - July 2019.

• Arab Living on the New Jersey Road to Damascus‍ ‍NewJerseyNewsRoom.com, Aug 10, 2009.

• Bullies and Bystanders Beware‍ ‍HuffPost.com, May 15, 2008.

• Experience The Turkish Land of Oz in New Jersey‍ ‍New Jersey News Room, May 08, 2009.

• Fish Discover Water Last: Part One Huff Post.com - Impact: Fearless, June 5, 2013.

• Fish Discover Water Last: Part Two‍ ‍Huff Post.com- Impact: Fearless, June 17, 2013.

• Lean In, Be Heard‍ ‍Huff Post.com - Impact: Fearless, Sept 24, 2013.

• Mind Your Multicultural MannersWorkItMom.com, Nov 20, 2008.

• Professional Courtesy Karen Hickman Business Etiquette, 2010.

• The Most Important Trip for Men Is Meeting Women Halfway‍ ‍Huff Post.com - Impact: Fearless, Mar 28, 2014.

• Traveling to China on Business: Bring the Kids Along!‍ ‍ChinaFamilyAdventure.com, May 29, 2012.

• We Don't See Things as They Are, We See Them as We Are‍ ‍Huff Post.com - Impact: Fearless, May 17, 2013.

• Women Grant Forgiveness, Men Give Permission‍ ‍Huff Post.com- Impact: Fearless, Nov 25, 2013.

Guides

• CultureWise: Doing Business in the USA, Global-Dynamics.com, Dec. 2013.

• Getting a Job: UK, PassportCareer.com, 2011.

• Getting a Job: USA - Northeast, PassportCareer.com, 2011.

• Getting a Job: USA, PassportCareer.com, 2011.

• Lost In Translation, Globiana.com, 2015.

• The Global Job Search, PassportCareer.com, 2011.

• Frommer’s City Guide: Sofia, Bulgaria: Simon & Schuster/Prentice Hall Travel, 1991.

• Frommer's City Guide: Paris, France: Simon & Schuster/Prentice Hall Travel, 1991.

• Frommer's City Guide: Washington D.C. Simon & Schuster/Prentice Hall Travel, 1991.

Webinars

• Culture Shift Happens: 6 Things You Need To know About American Culture, Right Now! Intercultural Training Channel, 2013, MP3.

• Globiana Minute, Globiana.com, 2015, MP4.

• CultureWise: American Informality, Global-Dynamics.com, 2013, MP4.

• CultureWise: Business Ethics, Global-Dynamics.com, 2013, MP4.

• CultureWise: Diversity, Global-Dynamics.com, 2013, MP4

Academic

• Bending the Bough: Globalization & Relevance of The Golden Bough, Rutgers University, 2007

• Ethnographic & Qualitative Methods, University of North Texas, 2009

• Herodotus: Historian or Mythographer, Rutgers University, 2007

• Manilowski & Radcliffe-Brown, University of North Texas, 2009

• Phantasmagoria: Terrorism & Taboo, Rutgers University, 2007

• Travel Writing of Tacitus & Marco Polo, Orientalists or Ethnographers? Rutgers University, 2007

Editorials

• African Business & Trade, Welt Publishing Company, 1981.

• China Business & Trade, Welt Publishing Company, 1981.

• East West Business & Trade, Welt Publishing Company, 1981.

• Greece’s Weekly for Business and Finance, Koronakis Press, Athens, Greece. 1984

• Latin America Business & Trade, Welt Publishing Company, 1981.

• Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory, Greek, French Ed/Trans., R.R. Bowker, NJ.