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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What our ambassadors didn't want you to see - another volume of not-so-diplomatic writing'We have been, and should remain, in bed with the French. There are only two things you can conveniently do in bed. We have tried sleeping and it is time for the other.' HM Resident Commissioner, New Hebrides, 1974Following their acclaimed Parting Shots, Matthew Parris and Andrew Bryson bring together further sharp-eyed, thoughtful and often hilarious despatches from British Ambassadors abroad. Packed with curious and revealing stories (some once thought to be urban myths), including the horse given by the Turkmenistan authorities to John Major which had to be rescued from a Moscow railway and the Spanish Ambassador's odd behaviour in the Algerian desert, this book also contains fascinating glimpses and insights into diplomatic - and undiplomatic affairs. Showing our representatives abroad at their best and sometimes worst - whether rude or sympathetic, clever or confused - it shines a light on how we British have seen the world . and how the world has too often seen us. Heard the one about the Spanish Ambassador who arrived in the scorching Saharan desert fully suited and with a mysteriously enormous suitcase? Or the horse they gave Prime Minister John Major in Turkmenistan - which hapless embassy officials had to rescue from the clutches of the Moscow railway? This title deals with these questions. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780241957080
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Heard the one about the Spanish Ambassador who arrived in the scorching Saharan desert fully suited and with a mysteriously enormous suitcase? Or the horse they gave Prime Minister John Major in Turkmenistan - which hapless embassy officials had to rescue from the clutches of the Moscow railway? This title deals with these questions. Seller Inventory # B9780241957080
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 400 pages. 7.68x5.12x1.06 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0241957087
Book Description Condition: New. 2013. Paperback. Heard the one about the Spanish Ambassador who arrived in the scorching Saharan desert fully suited and with a mysteriously enormous suitcase? Or the horse they gave Prime Minister John Major in Turkmenistan - which hapless embassy officials had to rescue from the clutches of the Moscow railway? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPSD; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780241957080
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Book Description Condition: New. 2013. Paperback. Heard the one about the Spanish Ambassador who arrived in the scorching Saharan desert fully suited and with a mysteriously enormous suitcase? Or the horse they gave Prime Minister John Major in Turkmenistan - which hapless embassy officials had to rescue from the clutches of the Moscow railway? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPSD; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780241957080