{"product_id":"african-anecdotes-peter-penfold-9798459437973","title":"African Anecdotes: Reminiscences of a British Diplomat in Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eAfrican Anecdotes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdventures in Africa from a bygone age. Wars, coups and revolutions in\u003cbr\u003eNigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda and Sierra Leone, this is a veritable potpourri of\u003cbr\u003estories, where hope comes from listening to a clandestine radio station and\u003cbr\u003ehappiness from watching a football match in the middle of a war. Attending Idi\u003cbr\u003eAmin's wedding and meeting the most contented man in Nigeria. Driving off a\u003cbr\u003ebridge in a Land Rover and nearly delivering a baby in one. Being carried in a\u003cbr\u003ehammock through the streets of an African capital, 30 years after independence\u003cbr\u003ewith thousands of Africans cheering and waving Union Jacks.\u003cbr\u003eVery rarely do today's diplomats experience such a collection of adventures and\u003cbr\u003emeet such a cross section of personalities, and all this from the British diplomat\u003cbr\u003ewhom the British Government attempted to imprison for 7 years for the so-\u003cbr\u003ecalled Arms to Africa Affair - but that's another story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Penfold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8459437973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798459437973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Peter Penfold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616811380991,"sku":"9798459437973","price":13.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cb5b3a7-24d1-49b3-8749-83c370ad20ff.jpg?v=1703022452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-anecdotes-peter-penfold-9798459437973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}