| Alone Contributor(s): Douglas, Norman (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798696925929 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2020 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Europe - Italy - History | Europe - Italy |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.32 lbs) 100 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Book Excerptie evidence that banking was not one of his accomplishments. It seemed to me, furthermore, that there was no end to such "ifs"--patriotic or otherwise. If I were a woman, for instance, I would promptly aid the cause by jumping into a nurse's outfit, telling improper stories to the Tommies, and getting myself photographed for the Press every morning. But I am only a man. If I were a high-class trumpeter, I could qualify for a job in one of the Allied Armies or, failing that, on Judgment Day. But I can only strum the piano. And if the moon were made of green cheese, we might all try to get hold of a slice of it, mightn't we?...Such was my pigheadedness, my boyish zeal, my belief in human nature or perverse sense of duty, that I actually broke my vow and returned to that ridiculous establishment. Yes, I "called again," flattering myself with the conjecture that, even if they had not yet obtained a requisite amount of bankers and mechanics, and even if persons of my particular aptitudes were still a drug in |