A Conversation with Ambassador Walter Curley
A Conversation with Ambassador Walter Curley

Author: Walter J.P. Curley

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2009-08-27

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 1465314539

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A Conversation with Ambassador Walter Curley recounts the ambassador's early years and education, his roles in business and two presidential campaigns, and his service to the United States as a Marine Corps officer during World War II and in two appointments as ambassador. From dealing with the Soviets during the Cold War to coaxing cooperation from reluctant French officials and conducting relations with such historic figures as Chiang Kai-Shek, Francois Mitterrand, and Valery Giscard d Estaing, Ambassador Curley provides first-hand insights into the challenges that confront our nation's representatives abroad.

Reflected Glory
Reflected Glory

Author: Sally Bedell Smith

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 652

ISBN-13: 1476770352

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A biography of Pamela Churchill Harriman, based on over 800 interviews and archival research, charting her life from marriage to Churchill’s son, Randolph, through two further marriages to her eventual appointment as US Ambassador to France.

A Diplomatic History of German Unification, 1989-1990
A Diplomatic History of German Unification, 1989-1990

Author: Philip Zelikow

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 758

ISBN-13:

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In 1989, more than forty years after the postwar division of Germany was cemented by the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, this division was suddenly called into question. Within a year the GDR ceased to exist and its territory had been absorbed into the FRG. The unification of Germany was approved by the Soviet Union as well as the United States, Great Britain, and France. These countries relinquished their rights and responsibilities for Berlin and for "Germany as a whole" in a treaty providing a "Final Settlement" of the German question.

Benjamin Franklin and Women
Benjamin Franklin and Women

Author: Larry E. Tise

Publisher: Penn State University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Benjamin Franklin was undoubtedly one of the most important arbiters of American culture and society at the time of the Revolution, when the young nation was establishing its constitutions, laws, and civil institutions. Franklin also played a major role in defining a new and important role for women in this society. This volume brings together a distinguished group of scholars who are either authorities on Franklin or on the role of women in the eighteenth century to adjudge the record and intentions of Franklin in this most vulnerable facet of his character, life, and place in history. The essays in this volume grew out of a symposium organized by Tise at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. They fall into two groups, those that examine Benjamin Franklin's relationship with women (sisters, relatives, love interests, and friends) and those that explore more generally the role of women in Franklin's era. Topics addressed include Franklin's theories on relations between men and women, the nature of marriage, the dangers as well as the delights of sex, and the importance of education for men and women.

Talking Correctly for Success
Talking Correctly for Success

Author: James A. Fisher

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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We all think of our appearance as our physical looks, mannerisms or dress. And these are certainly important in a job interview, for success in a sales call, for job promotion or social acceptance. But a good appearance also includes how we speak. And our "teacher" (parents, school teachers, friends) may not be very well trained. So we talk as we hear others around us. That leads to the obvious errors (I ain't; he don't; he invited Joe and I; like I say; there's two ways out; I could care less; everyone take their notebook-and many more). This book points out about 500 helpful and amusing tips on talking correctly in ordinary conversation. There are examples given so that the reader can recognize the error and how it should be spoken to be correct. This is not a grammar book. It goes right to the heart of errors in daily routine conversation, points out why they are errors and explains what the correct word or phrase should be. The book also contains sections on pronunciation, foreign words common in English, and a self-administered quiz to help readers realize how frequently errors occur in ordinary conversation.