tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post9104382267541528979..comments2024-03-28T11:15:57.026-04:00Comments on The Uncataloged Museum: Back to UkraineLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833927749919826650noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-90699938823108067702010-08-06T05:27:38.598-04:002010-08-06T05:27:38.598-04:00Linda, what a fascinating and unusual job. Congrat...Linda, what a fascinating and unusual job. Congratulations on the job and the website!<br /><br />Because of your interest in Ukraine I’d like to bring to your attention my new book "Among the Ukrainians". I'm sure you will find it of interest.<br /><br />It is a contemporary journey to Ukraine’s cities and regions – by rail, road, and river - to meet ordinary people who offer insights into their lives, in a nation under construction. Along the way I encounter men and women from history who changed the course of world events, but many of whom are unknown to Ukrainians or foreigners alike. They include the people who discovered X-rays and antibiotics, put the first man in space, won the most Olympic medals, designed continental Europe’s first computer and the world’s first helicopter, and wrote some of the best prose. You will even meet the man who provided the inspiration for the fictional character, “James Bond.” <br /><br />You can read more about the book, including excerpts from each chapter, and my own (just started) blog, on the website: http://amongtheukrainians.co.uk <br /><br />In finishing, let me say a few words about myself. I’m English and was educated at Oxford University. After 25-years of corporate life, and wishing a more stable life after visiting more than 130 countries, I settled with my family in Ukraine in 2005. We bought a run-down house that was sorrowed by decades of negligence, and set about breathing new life into it. <br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to read about my new book. <br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Peter ShirtUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055648774592539484noreply@blogger.com