From the author of "Glamour and Turbulence" comes a deeply felt portrait of an extraordianary man and family. Eyvind Bjorn Axel Bratt had a profound effect on everyone he met--and in the course of an eventful fifty years as a Swedish foreigh diplotmat, he met an astonishing array of people. In this lovingly detailed memoir, his daughter Aimee carries us into the heart of her family experiences, from postwar Stockholm to South Africa, the Middle East, Ireland, and beyond. Over the span of his career, Dr. Bratt brushed ...
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From the author of "Glamour and Turbulence" comes a deeply felt portrait of an extraordianary man and family. Eyvind Bjorn Axel Bratt had a profound effect on everyone he met--and in the course of an eventful fifty years as a Swedish foreigh diplotmat, he met an astonishing array of people. In this lovingly detailed memoir, his daughter Aimee carries us into the heart of her family experiences, from postwar Stockholm to South Africa, the Middle East, Ireland, and beyond. Over the span of his career, Dr. Bratt brushed elbows wtih the likes of Greta Garbo, renowned UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, the Shah of Iran, and hero of the Hungarian Jews, Raoul Wallenberg. Possessing the heart of a poet as well as the head of a statesman, Bratt devoted his private time to composing evocative verse that drew on his vast experience and keen observations. In spite of his many accomplishments, Dr. Bratt remained a humble man full of good humor -- a consummate professional, loving friend, and devoted father. This finely wrought tribute by a daughter with many of her own accomplishments is at once a three-dimensional portrait of a singular man and an exciting insider's view of 20th-century international politics.
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Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in very good condition! The cover and any other included accessories are also in very good condition showing some minor use. The spine is straight there are no rips tears or creases on the cover or the pages.
