Big in China: Becoming An American Star in Beijing

June 22, 2011 - PRLog -- Paul appears Live on Thursday, July 14, 2011 on Internet radio’s Full Power Living (9 a.m. PT www.emotionalpro.com or iTunes subscription).

It began when Paul’s wife, Rebecca, accepted the job as the Wall Street Journal’s China Bureau Chief. It progressed when he needed his guitar repaired, and resulted in the formation of “Beijing’s Best Band,” a popular Blues quintet that played the club scene and toured through China. This American abroad chose to burst through the “expat bubble” and thrive by taking full advantage of all China had to offer, now entertainingly chronicled in Big in China. Alan Paul appears July 14.

Alan Paul wrote “The Expat Life” column for WSJ.com from 2005, when he moved to China, until June 2009, shortly after he moved back to the United States. His columns earned a wide following, and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists named him 2008 Online Columnist of the Year. He also reported from Beijing for NBC, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, and others. Paul is a senior writer for Slam and Guitar World magazines, and his writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, People, ESPN.com, RollingStone.com, SI.com, and many other publications and websites. He has contributed to the Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Guide, The Insider’s Guide to Beijing and several other books. Alan’s band, Woodie Alan, was voted Beijing Band of the Year in the 2008 City Weekend Reader’s Poll and has toured and performed throughout China. Their debut CD, “Beijing Blues” (Guitar China Records), has been praised by musical luminaries ranging from the Allman Brothers Band’s Warren Haynes to ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons. Alan Paul, his wife Rebecca, and their three children live in Maplewood, NJ.

Full Power Living, created and hosted by Ilene Dillon, M.S.W., aired since 2004, is the only show on international media dedicated to “transforming our world through the mastery and power of human emotions.” Past guests include actress Mariel Hemingway, medical director and co-founder of the Chopra Institute Dr. David Simon, Sports Illustrated's Austin Murphy, Love for No Reason author Marci Shimoff, Best Choices From The People’s Pharmacy authors Joe and Teresa Graedon and Institute for Noetic Sciences president Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D.

Chat live on the sites during the broadcast http://emotionalpro.com/full-power-living-internet-radio-... on July 14. Locate archived shows on blogtalkradio.com/fpl and emotionalpro.com or subscribe to Full Power Living through ITunes. Toll-free call-in is 800-630-7858. Former expatriate Alan Paul shares his adventures and misadventures when he talks with Internet radio's Full Power Living host Ilene Dillon, M.S.W. (www.blogtalkradio.com/fpl) at 9 a.m. PST Thursday, July 14, 2011, revealing how he “multitasked” his way through China!

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