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They say that diplomacy is a gentle art. That its finest practitioners are subtle, sophisticated individuals for whom nuance and subtext are 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 whether 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...
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The Fifth Elephant, Terry Pratchett
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- Released
- 2024
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- Title
- The Fifth Elephant
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Terry Pratchett
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN10
- 0063374234
- ISBN13
- 9780063374232
- Series
- Discworld
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery Novels, Humor, Science Fantasy, English Literature, Comedies, Dwarfs, Surveillance, monitoring, Humorous Fantasy, Elephants, Cheerful, Discworld, Watch
- First published
- 1999
- Original title
- The Fifth Elephant
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- They say that diplomacy is a gentle art. That its finest practitioners are subtle, sophisticated individuals for whom nuance and subtext are 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 whether 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...