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Title:
Fifth Elephant, The
Genre:
Comedy
Fantasy
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Series:
Discworld
Series Order:
24
Binding:
Hardcover
Edition:
1st
Narrative:
Third Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
317
Number of Chapters:
1
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:06:33
Synopsis:
Knowledge, information, power, words...
Flying through the air, invisible...
And suddenly the world was tap dancing on quicksand.
In that case, the prize went to the best dancer...’
They say that diplomacy is a gentle art. That its finest practitioners are subtle, sophisticated individuals for whom nuance and subtext ate meat and drink. And that mastering it is a lifetime’s work. But you do need a certain inclination in that direction. It’s not something you can just pick up on the job.
Which is a shame if you find yourself dropped unaccountably into a position of some significant diplomatic responsibility. If you don’t really do diplomacy or haven’t been to school with the right foreign bigwigs or aren’t even sure if a nod is as good as a wink to anyone, sighted or otherwise, then things are likely to go wrong. It’s just a question of how badly...
Flying through the air, invisible...
And suddenly the world was tap dancing on quicksand.
In that case, the prize went to the best dancer...’
They say that diplomacy is a gentle art. That its finest practitioners are subtle, sophisticated individuals for whom nuance and subtext ate meat and drink. And that mastering it is a lifetime’s work. But you do need a certain inclination in that direction. It’s not something you can just pick up on the job.
Which is a shame if you find yourself dropped unaccountably into a position of some significant diplomatic responsibility. If you don’t really do diplomacy or haven’t been to school with the right foreign bigwigs or aren’t even sure if a nod is as good as a wink to anyone, sighted or otherwise, then things are likely to go wrong. It’s just a question of how badly...
Author:
Terry Pratchett
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Publisher:
Corgi Books
Barcode:
9780385409957
Country:
United Kingdom
Place of Printing:
Great Britain
Publication Date:
1999-01-10
Photos By:
Josh Kirby
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Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
Suffolk
Automatic Estimated Value:
~£0.73
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-09
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:06:33
