Title:
The Fifth Elephant
Genre:
Fantasy
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Series:
Discworld - 24
Narrative:
Third Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Chapters:
1
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:06:34
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...
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:06:34
