Had enough?

Whether you find the governmentoppressive, the economy spiraling out of control, or if you simply wantadventure, you're not alone. In increasing numbers, the idea is talkedabout openly: Expatriate.

Over three hundred thousand Americans emigrate each year, and more than a million go to foreign lands for lengthy stays.

But picking up and moving to another country feels like a step into the void. Where to go? How to begin? What to do?

Volume2 of the Process Self-Reliance Series, this smartly designed two-colorguidebook walks you through the world of the expat: the reasons, therules, the resources, and the tricks of the trade, along withcompelling stories and expertise from expatriate Americans on everycontinent.

Getting Outshows you where you can mosteasily gain residence, citizenship, or work permits; where can you livefor a fraction of the cost of where you're living now; and whatcountries would be most compatible with your lifestyle, gender, age, orpolitical beliefs.

So if you've had enough of whatthey're selling here and want to take your life elsewhere-well, isn'tthat the American way? At any rate, it's not illegal. Not yet, anyway.

"Taking a decidedly pessimistic view of the current American moment, Ehrman's well-designed, all-encompassing guidebook provides detailed instructions for fleeing 'before America comes crashing down upon you.' Ehrman includes a large number of first-person stories from folks who did just that, starting new lives in China, Australia, Slovakia and Israel, among other destinations. The majority of these voices come from 20 to 30-year-olds, and some of the advice here skews to a younger sensibility, listing, for example, how each country prosecutes pot possession. However, there is valuable and comprehensive information here for a wide range of readers, including a globe-spanning country-by-country guide on how to immigrate-including Old Europe standbys as well as a number of countries in Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe-with helpful sections on visa and residency requirements, acclimating to foreign culture and how to earn a living, as well as a handy list of online resources. Though the negative tone of the book might prove off-putting for readers planning an overseas move for reasons unrelated to politics, the wealth of information it carries-as well as its wide range of expatriate perspectives-will prove valuable. Illustrations." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

that the American way? At any rate, it's not illegal. Not yet, anyway.

Mark Ehrman is a frequent traveler and freelance writer whose work regularly appears in the Los Angeles Times, Playboy, Travel and Leisure, and numerous travel magazines city guidebooks.