CATALOGUE

Upcoming Books

• The Courage to Press Send - A story about a midlife woman 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.

• 101 Culture Hacks: for Americans abroad (and other digital nomads) to thrive globally, one unwritten rule at a time Stop Making Cultural Mistakes That Can Derail Your International Career. Are you an American professional preparing to work abroad? Discover the essential cultural intelligence hacks that can make or break your international success.

• Confessions of An Expat: Two Things Can Be True

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

Podcasts

• Absolutely Intercultural Anne Fox interviews Lisa La Valle about her upcoming book, "101 Culture Hacks for Americans Living Abroad." which emphasizes the need for cultural empathy and understanding to help Americans navigate cultural differences and improve their intercultural interactions for relocating.

• 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. 19, 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!

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

• Reverse Immigrant: Not Italian Enough for Italians, Not American Enough for Americans, Italics Magazine Oct 2023

• Expatations, Italics Magazine 2023 -2024

• 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.

Blog/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

• 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, NewJerseyNewsRoom.com, 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 Manners, WorkItMom.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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.