{"product_id":"dilettante-clifford-h-brown-9781636612386","title":"Dilettante: Tales of How a Small-Town Boy Became a Diplomat Managing U.S. Foreign Assistance","description":"\u003cp\u003eDilettante: Tales of How a Small-Town Boy Became a Diplomat Managing U.S. Foreign Assistance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy: Clifford H. Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a memoir of a small-town American kid who worked on farms, tugboats, railroads, ran away to sea for a year on an oceanographic vessel, finally finished college, won a fellowship to travel in Latin America for a year, went to law school, became a partner in a Beverly Hills law firm, and then gave up a lucrative career to join the U.S. Agency for International Development (\"USAID\"). It is filled with American country and laborer philosophy, served with a healthy dose of juvenility and plain old fun. It will interest anyone thinking life in small-town America has become a dead end. Readers may be keen to read the second half of the stories, as and when they become available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClifford H. Brown is a lawyer and former member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service. He served with USAID in eleven countries over a career of 27 years. He also is a former partner of the law firm of Ervin, Cohen \u0026amp; Jessup, an accomplished musician and professionally fluent in Spanish, Russian and French. He was one of the founders of \u003cem\u003eMy Friends Place\u003c\/em\u003e, the first licensed shelter for homeless teenagers in Southeastern Washington State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clifford H. Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636612385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636612386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorrance Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Clifford H. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993157140735,"sku":"9781636612386","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_385f9c61-5556-4662-b333-81a5de408c31.jpg?v=1683322827","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dilettante-clifford-h-brown-9781636612386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}