Leigh Turner's Blog, page 7
June 3, 2023
Cocktails for women: Ms N speaks
Cocktails for women are a subject Ms N, heroine of the "Seven Hotel Stories", holds dear. She also has views on how to deal with men who behave badly - in cocktail bars or elsewhere.
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May 20, 2023
The Winter King – The Warlord Chronicles
The Winter King is a TV adaptation of The Warlord Chronicles, a trilogy by Bernard Cornwell. What are the books like? I devoured them.
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May 6, 2023
Launching a book: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Diplomacy”
Launching a book: how do you go about it? Here's how I launched the German edition of my book "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Diplomacy", in Austria, in April and May 2023.
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April 12, 2023
Diplomacy: The Hitchhiker’s Guide
Ever wondered what diplomacy is all about? Here's an easy-to-read step-by step guide from a diplomat who spend 42 years working for Her Majesty.
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Published today! The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Diplomacy
Ever wondered what diplomacy is all about? Here's an easy-to-read step-by step guide from a diplomat who spend 42 years working for Her Majesty.
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April 1, 2023
“Uncle Dynamite” by PG Wodehouse
Uncle Dynamite, aka Uncle Fred is one of the finest comic creations of PG Wodehouse. Despite his age, he is a whirlwind of chaos in whose presence younger men feel terror at what he will do next. Read this book.
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March 18, 2023
Writing The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Diplomacy
Writing "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Diplomacy" was fascinating and demanding. It will be published in German on 12 April 2023, by Czernin Verlag, Vienna. How did this happen?
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March 10, 2023
Rezensionen: hallo Deutschsprachige Freunde!
Am 12. April erscheint auf Deutsch mein neues Buch "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Diplomacy - Wie Diplomatie die Welt Erklärt" (Czernin Verlag, Wien). Ich habe einen Vorschlag und eine Bitte.
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February 21, 2023
Russia-Ukraine War One Year On
The Russia-Ukraine war: one year on. Three lessons. 1. The war is not over. 2. The war is neo-colonialist. 3. Putin's position is vulnerable. What you can do.
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February 9, 2023
How to travel: adventures with leeches
How to travel in an age of global tourism is less obvious than it looks. Is your goal to see things? Meet people? Harvest experience? Tell us!
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