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January 8, 2022
Dr Wortle’s School: a feast of wisdom about taboos, still relevant today
"Dr Wortle's School", a little-know novel by Anthony Trollope, is a splendid discussion of how we deal with taboos. It remains 100% relevant today.
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December 15, 2021
Diplomacy and the media
Diplomacy and the media can have a rich, mutually beneficial relationship – but don’t always. Diplomats should build media skills, too. This is a sketch of a chapter from my forthcoming book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Diplomacy”. If you enjoy it, subscribe to this blog (at the foot of the page) for regular updates. Diplomacy […]
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December 4, 2021
“Palladium” – free!
It’s time to sign up for a free advance copy of my Istanbul thriller “Palladium”. Publication of my Istanbul thriller Palladium by Immortal Works publishers in the US is drawing near. Latest steps: the maps, of central Istanbul and the Black Sea, are ready; we have worked on the blurb (30-word and 130-word versions) – […]
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November 28, 2021
ETERNAL LIFE: what you should do next
oughout history, humans fought to postpone death. Only in the twenty-first century did the marriage of big data and medicine turn immortality from a religious premise into a practical proposition.
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November 20, 2021
Aunt Augusta – the unforgettable heroine of “Travels with my Aunt”
Aunt Augusta, the heroine of "Travels with my Aunt", is an amoral but passionate advocate of living life to the full - and a great role model.
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November 5, 2021
Leigh Turner public talk, on-line, 18 November
Dear all, I am giving an illustrated public on-line talk to the Friends of Belsize Library on 18 November. Key details: Venue: Zoom – CLICK HERE Time: – 18 November, 19.30 UK time, equivalent to: – 11.30 in California – 12.30 in Utah – 13.30 in Chicago – 14.30 in New York, and – 20.30 in Germany […]
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October 30, 2021
Leigh Turner readings in Salzburg & Graz
Doing readings and talks as Leigh Turner in Salzburg and Graz turned out to be immense fun. Next up: Oxford, London and Vienna. Q: How do you engage a classroom full of teenagers? A: Teach them something useful. Academic Grammar School I was delighted when Christian Lutsch, an English teacher from the Akademisches Gymnasium in […]
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