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Paperback. Condition: Fair. This is the story of a woman entering a consular career on her own after the death of her Foreign Service officer husband. She describes the consular world with humor, empathy, and anecdotes. She served for twenty years as a consular officer in four posts, first looking after American hippies in India and after that a huge American business community in Hong Kong. She was principal officer in the Yucatan area of Mexico, then consul general in Bucharest, Romania, before and after a revolution that resulted in the demise of dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu. This fine memoir, told with much humor, details the many high points of Young's time abroad and traces her growth from a diplomat's wife to one of the best representatives of the U.S. government. -JOHN NEEDHAM, former UPI correspondent and L.A. Times reporter and editorial writer Wonderfully readable and sharp as a stiletto, Peregrina tells the memorable story of a State Department wife who, after the untimely death of her husband, reinvents herself as an American consul general. -JOHN POWERS, Movie Critic, Vogue Ginny Young emerges as a warm, self-deprecating, thoroughly committed Foreign Service officer whose approach to the world around her is tinged with a keen appreciation of the ridiculous. Her writing style is lively and engaging, strong in the many instances in which her values and opinions emerge. -BRANDON GROVE, U.S. Ambassador (ret.) As unique as its author, this story takes us on a journey that includes the Hill, Africa, Western Europe, India, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Romania during the collapse of the Ceauşescu dictatorship, with cameo stops in Haiti and Afghanistan. A must read for anyone who may doubt the importance and variety of consular work, the human face of the Foreign Service. -NICHOLAS VELIOTES, U.S. Ambassador (ret.) Anyone would be lucky to lead a life as full and meaningful as Ginny Carson Young's. Even more, we would be lucky if we could capture it so elegantly and with such wit in prose. -BOB PACKWOOD, former U.S. Senator.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. This is the story of a woman entering a consular career on her own after the death of her Foreign Service officer husband. She describes the consular world with humor, empathy, and anecdotes. She served for twenty years as a consular officer in four posts, first looking after American hippies in India and after that a huge American business community in Hong Kong. She was principal officer in the Yucatan area of Mexico, then consul general in Bucharest, Romania, before and after a revolution that resulted in the demise of dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu. This fine memoir, told with much humor, details the many high points of Young's time abroad and traces her growth from a diplomat's wife to one of the best representatives of the U.S. government. -JOHN NEEDHAM, former UPI correspondent and L.A. Times reporter and editorial writer Wonderfully readable and sharp as a stiletto, Peregrina tells the memorable story of a State Department wife who, after the untimely death of her husband, reinvents herself as an American consul general. -JOHN POWERS, Movie Critic, Vogue Ginny Young emerges as a warm, self-deprecating, thoroughly committed Foreign Service officer whose approach to the world around her is tinged with a keen appreciation of the ridiculous. Her writing style is lively and engaging, strong in the many instances in which her values and opinions emerge. -BRANDON GROVE, U.S. Ambassador (ret.) As unique as its author, this story takes us on a journey that includes the Hill, Africa, Western Europe, India, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Romania during the collapse of the Ceauşescu dictatorship, with cameo stops in Haiti and Afghanistan. A must read for anyone who may doubt the importance and variety of consular work, the human face of the Foreign Service. -NICHOLAS VELIOTES, U.S. Ambassador (ret.) Anyone would be lucky to lead a life as full and meaningful as Ginny Carson Young's. Even more, we would be lucky if we could capture it so elegantly and with such wit in prose. -BOB PACKWOOD, former U.S. Senator.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Los mejores libros jam s escritosEdici n de Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, catedr tico de Filolog a Espa ola en la Universidad Aut noma de Madrid«Contra cuerdos y contra locos est obligado cualquier caballero andante a volver por la honra de las mujeres. Un xito desde el momento de su publicaci n en dos partes (1605 y 1615), Don Quijote de la Mancha es probablemente la mayor novela jam s escrita. Cuenta la historia de un hidalgo que, enloquecido por la lectura excesiva, recorre Espa a en busca de aventura, justicia y gloria. Las m ltiples interpretaciones de la obra reflejan su riqueza de significados y contenidos: una cr tica de las novelas de caballer as, la contraposici n entre realismo e idealismo, o una s tira de las ilusiones cortesanas. Con las divertidas andanzas de su ingenioso protagonista, Cervantes retrat la complejidad de lo humano y dio al arte literario su m s alta expresi n.Esta edici n incluye una introducci n que contextualiza la obra, un aparato de notas, una cronolog a y una bibliograf a esencial, as como tambi n varias propuestas de discusi n y debate en torno a la lectura. Est al cuidado de Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, catedr tico de literatura espa ola de la Universidad Aut noma de Madrid. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Don Quixote de la Mancha The best books ever written. An edition by Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, Spanish language and literature professor at the Universidad Aut noma in Madrid. Against sane men and crazy ones, any knight-errant is obliged to return for the honor of women. A success from the moment of its publication in two parts (1605 and 1615), Don Quixote de la Mancha is probably the best novel ever written. It tells the story of a nobleman who, crazy from reading too much, travels around Spain in search of adventure, justice, and glory. The multiple interpretations of the work reflect its wealth of meaning and contents: a critique of books about chivalry, the juxtaposition of realism and idealism, and a satire of courtly dreams. With the entertaining adventures of its clever protagonist, Cervantes portrayed the complexity of being human and gave literary art its highest form of expression. This edition includes an introduction that contextualizes the work, a notes section, a timeline, and an essential bibliography, as well as several discussion and debate prompts about the reading. The work was led by Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, professor of Spanish language and literature at the Universidad Aut noma in Madrid.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Los mejores libros jam s escritosEdici n de Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, catedr tico de Filolog a Espa ola en la Universidad Aut noma de Madrid«Contra cuerdos y contra locos est obligado cualquier caballero andante a volver por la honra de las mujeres. Un xito desde el momento de su publicaci n en dos partes (1605 y 1615), Don Quijote de la Mancha es probablemente la mayor novela jam s escrita. Cuenta la historia de un hidalgo que, enloquecido por la lectura excesiva, recorre Espa a en busca de aventura, justicia y gloria. Las m ltiples interpretaciones de la obra reflejan su riqueza de significados y contenidos: una cr tica de las novelas de caballer as, la contraposici n entre realismo e idealismo, o una s tira de las ilusiones cortesanas. Con las divertidas andanzas de su ingenioso protagonista, Cervantes retrat la complejidad de lo humano y dio al arte literario su m s alta expresi n.Esta edici n incluye una introducci n que contextualiza la obra, un aparato de notas, una cronolog a y una bibliograf a esencial, as como tambi n varias propuestas de discusi n y debate en torno a la lectura. Est al cuidado de Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, catedr tico de literatura espa ola de la Universidad Aut noma de Madrid. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Don Quixote de la Mancha The best books ever written. An edition by Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, Spanish language and literature professor at the Universidad Aut noma in Madrid. Against sane men and crazy ones, any knight-errant is obliged to return for the honor of women. A success from the moment of its publication in two parts (1605 and 1615), Don Quixote de la Mancha is probably the best novel ever written. It tells the story of a nobleman who, crazy from reading too much, travels around Spain in search of adventure, justice, and glory. The multiple interpretations of the work reflect its wealth of meaning and contents: a critique of books about chivalry, the juxtaposition of realism and idealism, and a satire of courtly dreams. With the entertaining adventures of its clever protagonist, Cervantes portrayed the complexity of being human and gave literary art its highest form of expression. This edition includes an introduction that contextualizes the work, a notes section, a timeline, and an essential bibliography, as well as several discussion and debate prompts about the reading. The work was led by Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, professor of Spanish language and literature at the Universidad Aut noma in Madrid.…

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