Have you read any of Alexander McCall Smith's books?
I just finished "The Kalahari Typing School for Men". What a great,
heartwarming read. His first book was "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective
Agency." I think there were two others between them. I will need to read
them all! They are set in Botswana, Africa, and revolve around Mma
(Mrs.) Ramotse, the owner of the agency, who besides being a detective,
is a businesswoman, confessor, and problem solver. There is a wonderful
line in the book "...it is possible to change the world, if one is
determined enough, and if one sees with sufficient clarity just what it
is that has to be changed."
Smith is dealing with people of an earlier era, those who respect the
need to make a personal human connection before working through a
problem. It reminded my of my time in Saudi Arabia, when I would sit and
have tea and chat with someone I needed to deal with. If the personal
contact worked, then a problem could be solved. It was something most of
the American employees didn't have a clue about. Their idea of solving a
problem was to storm about and issue ultimatums. That just didn't work
in the Arab world. Probably not anywhere in the world except in the
United States.
Adam
Adam Janowski
Library Media Specialist
Naples High School
1100 Golden Eagle Circle
Naples, FL 34102
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Fax: 239-430-6673
Library web site: http://collier.k12.fl.us/nhs/lmc/
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