An Uncommon Task
Published on 22. April 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-1-6641-6707-0 (ISBN)
Description
Jeff, an unassuming young man with little enthusiasm for his job, seeks adventure wherever he can find it. Coincidentally, on one of his monotonous lunch breaks in a local park, he encounters one of the most curious situations he has ever seen. His interest is piqued, and he follows a camouflaged man into the deep swampy recesses of the park. This one encounter sets off a chain of events that lead to an adventure of a lifetime. With courage, bravery, and endurance, he demonstrates uncommon valor.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
215 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6641-6707-0 (9781664167070)
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Gordon Davis was born in 1941 in Richmond, Virginia, where he attended the public schools. He is an engineering graduate of Yale University and of the University of Virginia School of Law. His twenty year law practice, first with a Wall Street firm, then as general counsel to the Adirondack Park Agency, then as a private practitioner in the Adirondacks, added an international dimension beginning in 1991, when he served as chief legal officer on a series of sustainable development projects in Russia, China and Mongolia. Thereafter, he directed rule of law programs in China and Hong Kong. He has published and lectured in Asia, Europe and the United States on environmental law, rule of law, democracy building, and other topics. He served as adjunct faculty at the State University of New York (1975-1990), the University of Chicago (2000-2009), and Northwestern University (1998-2017). Gordon has been married to Melissa Weller Davis, a non-governmental organization expert, for nearly fifty years. They have three fabulous children, George, Charlie and Victoria. Gordon and Melissa now split their time between Evanston, Illinois, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.