Joe Palermo
About the Author
Joe Palermo grew up in Addison, Illinois. Upon graduation from the University of Illinois at Chicago, he moved to Japan to accept a position with the Japanese government as a Mombusho English Fellow (MEF).
He spent 3 years working for Shimaden, a Japanese manufacturer of industrial temperature controllers and then joined the Nielsen company (formerly A.C.Nielsen) locally in Japan.
His career at Nielsen spanned 25 years in various senior corporate roles fo...
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Who Killed My Sea Monkeys? And Other Tales of Life
Joe Palermo
Whether writing about losing his wife to Korean boy band BTS, Smokey Bear as his childhood therapist, the demise of his Sea Monkeys, or living in Japan, the world through Joe Palermo’s eyes is always an exciting place. His conversational writing style makes you feel as if he is regaling you with his adventures over a beer or cup of coffee.
"Joe Palermo is a fellow with a delightful ability to bring warmth and good feelings straight from his childhood recollections and onto the printed page. He'll make you smile and remember." ―Bob Greene, New York Times bestselling author of Late Edition: A Love Story