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Our Man in Belize

A Memoir

By: Richard Timothy Conroy

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A settlement established by shipwrecked English sailors in 1683, Belize is now a country of wildlife refuges and spectacular snorkeling reefs. Conroy vividly and hilariously recounts his adventures in a very different Belize. Conroy admits in Our Man in Belize that his tales "have taken on a life of their own"--tales of disasters, for example, like the dinner party at which an Obeah witch doctor blew up the consulate oven, causing the suddenly bald cook to quit in mid-meal , and the equally unsettling occasion when huge tropical roaches, attracted by the gracious candlelight, plunged helplessly from the ceiling into the guests' bowls of gazpacho. He describes the unorthodox social mores of the town, whose bordello was a barely hidden enterprise of the town's most respectable citizen, and he brings to vivid life the charming Belize people and their ways. Conroy also recounts the tragedy of Hurricane Hattie, which killed four hundred people on Halloween Eve in 1961 and changed the Belize way of life forever. None of the cheerful chaos and disorganization was what Conroy expected when he arrived in this small Central American country with his wife and two daughters, to face some of the most bizarre experiences of day-to-day diplomatic life.

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St. Martin's Press

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1466891602

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Our Man in Vienna

A Memoir

By: Richard Timothy Conroy

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Our Man in Vienna

A Memoir

By: Richard Timothy Conroy

The wit and charm that marked Our Man in Belize enlivens Richard Timothy Conroy's new "diplomatic memoir," in a posting that couldn't have a more different location. But the wheels of lower-level diplomacy, it turns out, turn at the same rate whatever the setting. Plucked from the cost of Central America and put down in post-World-War II Vienna, land of Der Rosencavalier and whipped cream cakes, Conroy still was "not mentioned in dispatches" (or at least, not complimentary ones) but even a lowly vice-consul could do some good in people's lives. Take, for example, his effort to help a woman flee Vienna after she reported that someone was sneaking into her room and slicing off a bit of her foot each night. Or the unfortunate Austrian whose visa application had been rejected three previous times, with no explanation. Conroy discovered that there was a picture of the man in a Red Army sergeant's uniform. Turned out the man had conned a gullible Red Army soldier to lend him the uniform for a snapshot, and an equally gullible group of Russian border guards that he was an undercover Red agent posing as (what he really was) an export-import businessman. Nobody before Conroy had bothered to ask for an explanation. In between similar tales of deep diplomatic deed and misdeed, the author gives his readers an imitable take on the Vienna of those days. Want to buy a second-hand piano? Some inexpensive paintings? How about -- above all -- that famous Viennese food and beer? You could have found it there with Conroy as your guide; failing that, his account of those days is just as rewarding and not nearly as fattening.

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Macmillan

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0312275978

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9780312275976

Our Man in Belize

A Memoir

By: Richard Timothy Conroy

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Our Man in Vienna

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Our Lives, Our Worlds

A Thematic Reader

By: Richard M. Shaw,Linda Cravens Fricker,Julie Bergman,Jo Wana Cavins

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Our Lives, Our Worlds

A Thematic Reader

By: Richard M. Shaw,Linda Cravens Fricker,Julie Bergman,Jo Wana Cavins

Organized around eight broad themes, Our Lives, Our Worlds includes more writing instruction than most readers.

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Wadsworth Publishing Company

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0155068733

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The Challenge of Democracy

Government in America

By: Kenneth Janda,Jeffrey M. Berry,John Richard Skuse Professor of Political Science Jeffrey M Berry,Jerry Goldman,Kevin W. Hula

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The Challenge of Democracy

Government in America

By: Kenneth Janda,Jeffrey M. Berry,John Richard Skuse Professor of Political Science Jeffrey M Berry,Jerry Goldman,Kevin W. Hula

The Challenge of Democracy is well-known for its exploration of two themes: the conflicting values of freedom, order, and equality and the majoritarianism vs. pluralism debate. In addition, a focus on globalization and its implications helps students put American government in a broader context. Current coverage includes the latest developments in American Government, including the results of key races in the 2006 mid-term election. Student Achievement Series: The Challenge of Democracy is an innovative text and part of a program developed in partnership with teachers and students to meet the learning, study, and assessment goals necessary for student success. Through extensive research and focus groups conducted with a diverse cross-section of students, Houghton Mifflin presents a groundbreaking solution for skills mastery, understanding, and retention. Feedback from students has been instrumental in all aspects of development--from design and pedagogy to testing and assessment to title and packaging. These elements culminate in a textbook program that reflects the way students learn and study best. As with all texts in the Student Achievement Series, The Challenge of Democracy incorporates concise, to-the-point coverage; eliminates extraneous material; integrates pedagogy that reinforces key concepts; features a strong, supporting web component for review, testing, and assessment purposes; and provides students with real value for their educational dollar.

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Cengage Learning

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0618913564

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9780618913565

America Votes 19

By: Richard & Mary Scammon,Mcgillivray a

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America Votes 19

By: Richard & Mary Scammon,Mcgillivray a

Cited in Sheehy and BCL3, volumes in this series are published every two years with information provided by the Elections Research Center. Statistical tables list the 1990 votes for the House and the Senate, primary results for 1989 and 1990 for each state governor, the presidential preference primary vote by state from 1968 through 1988, and the

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CQ Press

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0871875586

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9780871875587

The New Humanities Reader

By: Richard Earl Miller,Kurt Spellmeyer

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The New Humanities Reader

By: Richard Earl Miller,Kurt Spellmeyer

The New Humanities Reader presents 32 challenging and important essays from diverse fields that address current global issues. The authors contend that there is a crisis within the humanities today due to specialization within narrow fields of scholarship, resulting in a higher education system that produces students who lack the general cross-disciplinary knowledge needed to better understand today's complex world. The selections encourage students to synthesize and think critically about ideas and research formerly kept apart. This approach challenges readers to resist mimetic thinking and instead creatively connect ideas to help them understand and retain what they read. Through this process of reading, discussing, and writing, students develop the analytical skills necessary to become informed citizens. Focused on today's issues, the selections represent both well-known nonfiction authors and newly published writers and are drawn from such periodicals as The New Yorker and Natural History and from best-selling books including Reading Lolita in Tehran, Fast Food Nation, and Into the Wild. Students will be engaged by reading and rereading, analyzing and working with these selections not simply because they are models of good writing, but because they are also deeply thought-provoking pieces that invite readers to respond.

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0618568220

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9780618568222

America Votes 22

By: Richard & Mary Scammon,Mcgillivray a,Cook R

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America Votes 22

By: Richard & Mary Scammon,Mcgillivray a,Cook R

This latest edition of a series published biennially in the year following each national election includes the 1995 and 1996 races for president, US House and Senate, and state governors. General election returns are provided by state and county, and primary elections are summarized for each state. Statewide vote tables for president, governors, and senators from 1945 to the present give a historical perspective of each state's voting patterns. State profiles list current governors, senators, and representatives, and reference tables allow for comparison of voter turnout and results between states. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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0871879182

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Our Man in Belize

Our Man in Belize

Our Man in Vienna

Our Man in Vienna

Our Man in Belize

Our Man in Belize

Our Man in Vienna

Our Man in Vienna

Our Lives, Our Worlds

Our Lives, Our Worlds

The Challenge of Democracy

The Challenge of Democracy

America Votes 19

America Votes 19

The New Humanities Reader

The New Humanities Reader

America Votes 22

America Votes 22

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