Elina Furman

Website: www.boomerangnation.com
Residence : New York, NY

Biographical information

ELINA FURMAN is a thirtysomething author, lecturer and consultant living in New York City. She has written and co-written over 20 books, including The Everything After College Book (Adams Media, 1998), Generation Inc.: 100 Best Businesses for Young Entrepreneurs (Putnam Berkley, 2000), The Everything Dating Book (Adams Media, 1999), and Reconcilable Differences: 7 Essential Tips for Remaining Together from a Top Matrimonial Lawyer (Simon and Schuster, 2002). Her most recent book, Boomerang Nation: How to Survive Living with Your Parents the Second Time Around, will be published by Fireside in May 2005.

Furman has appeared on over 100 television and radio shows, such as Good Morning America, New York Weekend Today, Jersey's Talking, CNNfn's Entrepreneurs Only, Good Day Philadelphia, and the BBC Network. Frequently quoted in newspapers and magazines, her books have been featured in Time magazine, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, Fortune magazine, Chicago Tribune, and Divorce magazine.

Elina is a dynamic speaker and has lectured on various topics at such organizations as Notre Dame University, Viacom, and the Learning Annex. She can be found online at www.boomerangnation.com and www.elinafurman.com.

Discussion topics

• YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN!:
  Surviving the transition from college to home, including tips for coping with the stigma, dealing with the 'rents, dating under your parents' roof, getting out of debt, and landing your first gig and apartment. Based on the book, Boomerang Nation: How to Survive Living with Your Parents...the Second Time Around. (Fireside, 2005)
• LIFE 101:
  A crash course in money management, relocation, job hunting, and battling the entry-level blues that will show you that not only can you survive in the real world, you can thrive. Based on The Everything After College Book (Adams Media, 1999).
• The Accidental Author - A funny, entertaining account of writing Hitler's Jewish Soldiers and discovering his own Jewish roots.
• NO GAMES, NO RULES, NO PROBLEM!:
  Based on the phenomenally successful The Everything Dating Book, this presentation is a no-holds barred look at what it takes to make it in today's singles dating scene with your heart, integrity, and ego in tact!

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