After thirty year careers in the computer business, the Rothmans volunteered to consult in the developing world. The initial two-year project in Thailand led to assignments in 16 countries and extended travel. "The World Out There", a memoir, represents a distillation of what they learned about themselves, the countries and cultures. The book describes how the work began and changed as information technology changed, how original perceptions of America changed, how the essentials of living and avoiding harm were managed, how the importance and frustration of foreign aid affected the work, and if it is possible to "go home again."

Don Lebell PhD independent management and engineering consultant, consulted with over 400 industrial firms in Latin America, Japan, The Middle East and Europe, Member of the Executive Council, Amnesty International

"content is very rich and important a series of great human vignettes what magic is there in America that spawn people like the Rothmans"

Henry Norman Attorney and Head of Volunteers in Technical Assistance for twenty years, "while they want to share their humorous and often frightening experiences .. .they want us to understand how the rest of the world views the US and its policies"