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embarked on a notable career trajectory. Sherer’s hus- band, Albert, eventually rose to the rank of ambassador and served in that capacity in Togo, Guinea and Czechoslovakia. Sherer offers readers an insider’s view from the con- sular courts of international Tangier to the ambassado- rial mansions and secret police of Cold War Eastern Europe, and from the State Department to the United Nations. In sharing her global adventures, she has pro- vided an enjoyable account of a life spent around the world. Carroll Russell Sherer was born in Chicago and graduated from the University of Chicago. She joined the Cadet Nursing Corps in 1942 and worked as a nurse until October 1944, when she married FSO Albert W. Sherer Jr. She now resides in Greenwich, Conn., sur- rounded by three generations of descendants. Drinking from the Saucer: A Memoir Charline C. Duline, AuthorHouse, 2008, $15.49, paperback, 316 pages. This book’s title comes from a poem by John Paul Moore: “As I go along my journey I’ve reaped more than I’ve sowed. I’m drink- ing from the saucer ’cause my cup has overflowed.” From troubled beginnings in Indiana to traveling the world as a representative of the United States gov- ernment, Duline has had rich experiences and shares them here with a warm, pithy and informed voice. Duline, an African-American woman, began as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru, became a United Nations secretary in New York and East Pakistan, and then joined the Foreign Service, serving in Haiti, Tanzania, Liberia, Swaziland, Panama and Washington, D.C. She wrote speeches and toasts for ambassadors, met heads of state and hosted dignitaries including Ambassador Andrew Young and Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere. Her memoir includes her insights on the various countries, and her experiences in the Foreign Service as a black woman — including how, though sometimes deeply opposed to U.S. foreign policy (e.g., Reagan’s “constructive engagement” in South Africa), she upheld it — and how she was treat- ed by locals in African countries and her fellow Foreign Service officers. Duline currently resides in Indianapolis. She is a graduate of Indiana University and the Johns Hopkins University’s School of International Studies. She was among the first Peace Corps Volunteers. The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding: Stories and Lessons John W. McDonald, with Noa Zanolli, Lexington Books, 2008, $80.00, hardcover, 362 pages. “Ambassador John W. Mc- Donald is widely credited as a founding father of the emerging field of multi-track diplomacy, which shared responsi- bility for a radical drop in the level of political violence globally over the last 20 years,” says John Davies of the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland. “This book reveals the extraordinary details of a 60-year career that serves as a shining example of what can be accom- plished through multi-track diplomacy.” The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding contains the professional life lessons of Amb. McDonald and offers his insight into international issues, providing frank and informed discussion on the environment, women’s rights, the global water crisis, sustainable resources, international development and, above all, peace. Beginning his career in international diplomacy in post–World War II Berlin, Amb. Mc- Donald worked with the U.S. government and the United Nations, as well as with various academic insti- tutions and NGOs, for 40 years. Amb. John W. McDonald is a lawyer, diplomat, for- mer international civil servant, development expert, peacebuilder, and the co-founder and chairman of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy in Washington, D.C., which focuses on national and international eth- nic conflicts. Noa V. Zanolli is an educator, cultural anthropologist and mediator. She has held positions in the Swiss government, the Agency for Development and Cooperation, and was the director of education and research at the Iowa Peace Institute. From A Small Town to the World: My Story David L. Stratmon Sr., Xlibris, 2008, $19.99, paperback, 196 pages. On April 15, 1970, several thousand demonstrators stormed Embassy Amman, then marched across the city to set a fire that severely damaged the library and offices of the U.S. Information Service. David L. 30 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 8