{"product_id":"2940016026473","title":"Blaming No One","description":"This collection of published blog postings from a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer offers a perspective challenging facile suppositions, and notes historic moments of interest for the general reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a series of reflections at the point of retirement from the U.S. Foreign Service. The postings, all colored by the author's experience, include short essays on the following themes: personal anecdote, people\/profiles, the Foreign Policy seen by a mid-level official, human nature, government functions, and \"other\" (music, immigration, condominium rules on dog comportment...). The collection is marked by a tone of light humor and social\/institutional criticism. The book should serve as an \"easy read,\" in short segments. At the same time, the full text, printed in chronological order of their publication dates, will give a perspective which questions and challenges facile suppositions, and notes historic moments of interest for the general reader.","brand":"New Academia Publishing\/VELLUM Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121407049968,"sku":"2940016026473","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016026473_p0.jpg?v=1763627737","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016026473","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}