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Contact! ; a book of encounters / Jan Morris

By:

Morris, Jan, 1926-2020

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : W. W. Norton & Co. , c2010Description: 202 p. 22 cmISBN:

9780393076400

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DDC classification:

910.4092 MOR

Summary: Jan, Morris introduces us to a panoply of memorable characters - the Sherpa guide who first scaled Mt. Everest, the lascivious Manhattan cabbie, and the proverbial spy in the raincoat. She provides insightful portraits of the famous, such as Harry Truman and Jordan's King Hussein, and glimpses of the infamous, including Adolf Eichmann. Recalling human encounters on six continents, she paints a vibrant, funny, and moving picture of humanity.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	910.4092 MOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Non fiction		021748

Jan, Morris introduces us to a panoply of memorable characters - the Sherpa guide who first scaled Mt. Everest, the lascivious Manhattan cabbie, and the proverbial spy in the raincoat. She provides insightful portraits of the famous, such as Harry Truman and Jordan's King Hussein, and glimpses of the infamous, including Adolf Eichmann. Recalling human encounters on six continents, she paints a vibrant, funny, and moving picture of humanity.

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