The Foreign Service Journal, November 2014

60 NOVEMBER 2014 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL As its title indicates, this book is geared to the unique chal- lenges faced by Foreign Service personnel and other non-tradi- tional property owners. But it will also be useful to anyone who is considering the real estate market. By sharing a host of lessons learned (sometimes the hard way), and practical tips to avoid or manage those challenges, Kressin gives readers the tools to be successful in real estate while working full time and engaged in other pursuits. Brian Kressin, a management-coned FSO since 1999, has served in Taipei, Moscow, Kabul and Baghdad. He and his wife have just begun a new assignment in Brussels. The Calories In, Calories Out Cookbook Catherine Jones and Elaine Trujillo, Workman Publishing Company, 2014, $24.95/paperback, $13.95/Kindle, 432 pages. The subtitle of this comprehensive resource says it all: “200 Everyday Reci- pes That Take the Guesswork Out of Counting Calories—Plus the Exercise It Takes to BurnThem Off.” Award-winning cookbook author Catherine Jones and leading dietician/nutritionist Elaine Trujillo have put together an essen- tial repertoire of nutrient-rich, foolproof recipes tailored for busy families and individuals. Each comes in below 400 calories per serving, and most have fewer than 200 calories. And as a bonus, each recipe tells you how many minutes of walking or jogging will burn off its caloric content. Catherine Jones, a graduate of La Varenne Culinary School in Paris, is the wife of FSO Paul Jones, who served as U.S. ambas- sador to Malaysia from 2010 to 2013 and is currently principal deputy secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Her previous books include Eating for Pregnancy: The Essential Nutrition Guide and Cookbook for Today’s Mothers-to-Be, Eating for Lower Cholesterol: A Balanced Approach to Heart Health with Recipes Everyone Will Love , and A Year of Russian Feasts . She and her co-author, Elaine Trujillo, MS, RDN—a leader in nutrition at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health—have also founded Share Your Calories, a nonprofit organization, and are in the process of creating an app of the same name for use in tracking calories and donating the extras through social giving. (Please visit www.shareyourcalo ries.com for more details.) The Expat Activity Book: 20 Personal Development Exercises for Gaining Insight and Maximizing Your Potential Wherever You Are Jodi Harris, CreateSpace, 2014, $24.99, paperback, 66 pages. Living in a new place can be a challenging transition, but it doesn’t have to be. Jodi Harris has created a personal development workbook designed to equip those living or moving abroad with tools and insight for personal growth. The book includes self- paced activities which draw on experiences commonly faced by people who move from one country to another, including: understanding how to better live outside your comfort zone, cultivating awareness in the face of culture shock, developing community and preparing for transition. A long-time expatriate herself, Harris has lived or traveled abroad for more than 15 years. The Expat Activity Book is a culmination of lessons she has learned and techniques she has developed to help others more effectively deal with assimilating abroad. And its lessons don’t just apply to moving situations; since the book’s 20 exercises focus heavily on paying attention to one’s experiences, thoughts and feelings, Harris’s coaching could also be useful for those facing any major life change. Jodi Harris is a Foreign Service spouse who runs her own life- coaching business, World Tree Coaching. She has three children and has lived in Japan, Northern Ireland, Spain, the Dominican Republic and Madagascar. Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba: Regional Styles of Yemeni Jewelry Marjorie Ransom, The American University in Cairo Press, 2014, $49.50, hardcover, 246 pages. In the first book ever written about the silver jewelry of Yemen, Marjorie Ransommasterfully docu- ments a disappearing art and cultural tradition. According to Shelagh Weir, former curator for the Middle East at the British Museum, Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba is “an indis- pensable reference work for specialists, and an enjoyable feast for all who love the region and its culture.” Ransom includes an in-depth analysis and history of the sub- ject, in addition to telling the compelling stories of the Yemeni silversmiths and how they pursue their craft. As Andrea Rugh notes in her Journal review (September), “Without exaggera-