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Hardship Post: With Terrorism on the Rise and His Marriage on the Ropes, an American Moves to Pakistan to Work for the Aga Khan - Couverture souple

Taylor, Robert J

 
9781478706922: Hardship Post: With Terrorism on the Rise and His Marriage on the Ropes, an American Moves to Pakistan to Work for the Aga Khan
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1478706929 ISBN 13 : 9781478706922
Editeur : Outskirts Press, 2013

Synopsis

"Was it the Opportunity of a Lifetime...or an Invitation to Disaster?" The job was intriguing-working for the Aga Khan, the rich and influential imam of the Ismaili Muslims, building the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi. They said it would be a world-class institution, the best on the subcontinent. But he had his doubts. Yes, Pakistan was exotic, and mysterious, and full of adventure. But he had a good job and a shaky marriage, and Pakistan didn't seem like the right place at the right time. People were being kidnapped and killed over there...the American Embassy at Islamabad had recently been overrun and burned, and next door, Afghanistan had been invaded by Russia. They were making big promises to lure him there...could they pull it off, or was it just hype? In Hardship Post, winner of the 2012 Royal Palm Literary Awards Competition for unpublished memoir, Robert Taylor examines the complexities of being called to serve overseas in a foreign culture, with all the excitement, pitfalls, learning experiences, and challenging lessons. This compelling real-life adventure will keep you captivated from the first page to the last. Award-winning writer Robert Taylor has been an advisor to the World Bank, USAID, WHO, and other international agencies and has worked in thirty countries...none of which had safe drinking water. A native of Minnesota, he now lives with his wife in Punta Gorda, Florida.

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À propos de l'auteur

Award-winning writer Robert Taylor has been an advisor to the World Band, USAID, WHO, and other international agencies and has worked in thirty countries...none of which had safe drinking water. A native of Minnesota, he now lives with his wife in Punta Gorda, Florida.

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Éditeur
Outskirts Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1478706929
ISBN 13 
9781478706922
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
306
Coordonnées du fabricant
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