Verlag: Hounslow Press / Anthony R. Hawke, Willowdale, Ontario, 1990
ISBN 10: 0888821263 ISBN 13: 9780888821263
Anbieter: Capricorn Books, Oakville, ON, Kanada
Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. Susan Macartney. (illustrator). 194 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w illustrations. "Behind formal negotiations are events sometimes too hilarious (and human) for academic histories. Beneath serene exteriors are people, who, from time to time, are clowns. And often, the expectations of dignity and protocol only serve to heighten the antics. From his 30-year career, Sidney Freifeld - at various desks at headquarters and in various embassies, up through the ranks, to ambassador - recollects some of these tales. He has gleaned others from colleagues or 'unofficial' files. Among the treats in (this book): Castro's table manners at an impromptu dinner; The circus of incivility created by the arrogance of the Ceausescu clan and their entourage; Calls in the night to deal with Moscow's howling cats; Australian VIPs lost in the bowels of the Chateau Laurier; A Canadian embassy held at gun-point, by a Canadian; and Poetry to protest External's policy on decorations. Legations run like military outposts, the needs of beavers in transit, and the exchange of diplomatic notes over a baseball game are more subjects for 'Undiplomatic Notes'. And for the uninitiated there are some useful chapters on what really, really, goes on." Previous owner's label on front pastedown, bump to bottom edge of pages, small bump to top/bottom of spine, light tiny foxing marks on the edges of the text block. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Not Signed.
Verlag: Hounslow Press, Willowdale. ON, 1990
ISBN 10: 0888821263 ISBN 13: 9780888821263
Anbieter: Riverwash Books (IOBA), Prescott, ON, Kanada
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
Signiert
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. Second Printing. 194 pp. Index. Illus. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Signed by the author on the title page. Incidents and accidents from the author's 30 year career in Canada's diplomatic service. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 194 pages; Signed by Author.
Verlag: Dundurn Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0888821263 ISBN 13: 9780888821263
Anbieter: Aragon Books Canada, OTTAWA, ON, Kanada
Zustand: New.
Verlag: Dundurn, 1990
ISBN 10: 0888821263 ISBN 13: 9780888821263
Anbieter: dsmbooks, Liverpool, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Very Good. book.