02611nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10476702 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080711s2008 nyu sb 000 0deng d 2008030287 9780875866390 (trade paper : alk. paper) 9780875866406 (case laminate : alk. paper) 9780875866413 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)285156303 e-ru--- n-us--- HQ1032 .P67 2008eb 306.84/50973 22 Popova, Elena, 1963- Through alien eyes [electronic resource] : a view of America and intercultural marriages / Elena Popova. New York : Algora Pub., c2008. x, 266 p. Includes bibliographical references. Serious stuff : food -- Legends of the sex drive -- Pets, the true love -- Isn't that custom strange? -- Myths and standards -- Several horror stories -- Searching where life is better -- A nation of victims -- The globe of America -- The war of the worlds -- Borrowed lifestyle : American extravagance -- Moose and squirrels!, or images of Russians -- Demons she fights : the adjustment period -- The show must go on -- Watch you language -- To execute or to pardon? -- A woman at the door -- The competition of congregations, or which Christian is more of a Christian? -- Analyze this -- When Martians and Venusians clash -- Russian men vs. western counterparts -- The land of loneliness -- Just a click away -- Lies, love, and humiliation : visa stories -- What the statistics reveal -- Agencies and goods -- Creating a prey -- Tactics of violence -- Love : Russian style -- A young wife's diary -- Out of the horse's mouth, or so the horse says -- He says, she says -- Back on track -- Russians' talk -- Killed resurrection -- That's life -- Storybook endings -- Bridges and dividers. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Popova, Elena, 1963- Intercountry marriage United States. Men United States. Women Russia (Federation) Women immigrants United States Social conditions. Russians United States. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10476702 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 217664 217664