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Marie Yovanovitch

Auteur van Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir

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Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir (2021) 140 exemplaren

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Read early Nov 2023 I like her glasses frame.
 
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BJMacauley | 4 andere besprekingen | Nov 16, 2023 |
This is a very worthwhile book, written by an extraordinary diplomat and public servant of the US. I was transfixed while watching her testimony before Congress during the impeachment investigation in 2019, and the book gives a great deal of background and insight into how she got there, how she developed as a person and diplomat, what mattered to her and what work she did that helped create accomplishments in the countries where she served. This book is well worth your time. In a time of damaged heroes, here is one to wholeheartedly admire and appreciate.… (meer)
 
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RickGeissal | 4 andere besprekingen | Aug 16, 2023 |
A true cautionary tale of someone caught out in doing her job for her country, by someone who has managed to convince enough people that doing what he wants for himself is good for everyone else.
 
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majackson | 4 andere besprekingen | Mar 16, 2023 |
This is a life worth recording and the author does a good job as her own narrator. i was glad Yovanovitch started with her grandparents, working her way to her own parents amazing tale of war and immigration, and then her own youth - that's as far as I've got so far, but I'm more interested in this impressive woman's story than I expected.
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