When Atta came to America, he found that many immigrant self-help books focused on just one or a few topics, while others were so complicated that they were discouraging rather than helpful. It took a lot of time to find the information he needed. So he created a condensed lifestyle guide for immigrants a road map for the whole family, filled with proven tips and strategies that can be used from the birth of a child to retirement and beyond. With this easy-to-follow guide, you ll: discover hundreds of valuable U.S. and Canadian resources; get handy, time-saving worksheets and checklists; find an easy-to-understand glossary for looking up unfamiliar terms; and learn valuable advice from Atta s Lessons so you can avoid making the same mistakes he did.
Atta Arghandiwal was born in Afghanistan but left shortly after the Soviet invasion and became a refugee in Germany. Two weeks after his arrival in the United States, he started work as a bank teller, and built a successful twenty-eight year career, eventually being promoted to senior vice president. He is the author of the award-winning memoir "Lost Decency: The Untold Afghan Story" and lives in Northern California with his wife and two children.
Eileen Figure Sandlin is an award-winning writer and the author of twenty-one books. She holds a master’s degree in journalism and is a professor of business communication at a major Midwest university.
Eileen Figure Sandlin is an award-winning writer and the author of twenty-one books. She holds a master’s degree in journalism and is a professor of business communication at a major Midwest university.