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Book SynopsisThis collection of irreverent essays about life overseas is a funny and endearing jaunt to a dozen countries, from England to Egypt, and Afghanistan to Haiti, as a former overseas officer speaks his mind about all the strange people and places he has encountered around the world.
Trade ReviewTodd is a modern-day ‘Gulliver,’ romping through the babble and absurdity of disappearing worlds. He is an ‘Ugly American’ who not only sees, but thinks and writes, with awareness and irony. This is a book full of fun and biting satire . . . a witty and entertaining read. -- Ken Beeth, Senior State Department Diplomat (Ret.) in Africa
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter One: Looking Backward Chapter Two: Not a High School Quarterback Chapter Three: Farid Flintstone Chapter Four: The Egyptian Brake Chapter Five: A Quick Geography Lesson Chapter Six: Friendly Fire Chapter Seven: Chester Chapter Eight: Just Kidding Chapter Nine: Land of the Free Chapter Ten: Cairo Makes You Crazy Chapter Eleven: The Other White Meat Chapter Twelve: Paradise Lost Chapter Thirteen: Taxi! Chapter Fourteen: Applied History Chapter Fifteen: And Now for Your International Forecast Chapter Sixteen: Land of the Limping Dog Chapter Seventeen: Kramer vs. Kramer Chapter Eighteen: Land of the Lost Chapter Nineteen: Unhappy Drunks Chapter Twenty: Going Back to See the Elephants Postscript: Clean and Happy People Acknowledgements About the Author
