Synopsis
Thirteen essays, some satirical, some humorous, all addressing the human condition by a writer who has a distinctive voice, is often eccentric but always serious, possibly a curmudgeon, who admits at times to being an "old fogey." The subjects are power, the military mind, foreign affairs, Morocco, Nepal, marital relations, gender differences, generational differences, New York City, the Pope, cyberspace, and lots more.
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About the Author
Carl Coon (Carleton S. Coon, Jr.) was born in 1927 and graduated from Harvard in 1949. He served as a career American diplomat, as a Foreign Service Officer, for 37 years. He had overseas postings in Germany, Syria, India, Iran, Nepal, Morocco and in Washington. In 1981 he was appointed ambassador to Nepal, while concurrently his wife, Jane Abell Coon, also a Foreign Service Offficer, served as ambassador to Bangladesh. In retirement Carl has used his computer to compose music and write essays. The Coons live in Washington, D.C., and have a country house in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. They travel extensively abroad, to such varied spots as the northern Yukon, Central Asia and Tibet, South Africa, Borneo, New Zealand, Peru, and Iceland. Carl's book, "Culture Wars and the Global Village," is scheduled for publication by Prometheus Books in June 2000.
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Sic Transit
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Five and Ten Press Inc., 1999
ISBN 10: 1892379112
ISBN 13: 9781892379115
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