Tag: John le Carré

• The Spy I Would Have Been

  Last night, I mentioned in passing that one of my favourite authors was John Le Carre.  Which began a discussion about Tinker, Tailor,  Soldier, Spy! After a lull, I mentioned that one of his books I most treasure is  The Russia House. When asked why, my answer became surprisingly pertinent to my role as a documentation writer, […]

  Andrew Whalan

  August 24, 2015

  Personal

   Soldier, barley blair, British Secret Service, james fox, John le Carré, le carre, Sean Connery, Spy, stakeholder management, subject matter expert, Tailor, the russia house, Tinker, tinker tailor soldier spy

•  Five People I Would Invite To Dinner

  As an occasional Melbourne Eat With Me participant, I was asked the names of the five people I would invite to dinner. Well, the five people I would invite to dinner would be a mixture indeed. An author, two poets, a president and a prime minister in waiting. John Le Carre, author of spy thrillers. […]

  Andrew Whalan

  October 16, 2014

  Personal

  Abraham Lincoln, Aung Sung Suu Kyi, Eat With Me, John Donne, John le Carré, poet rumi, Rumi

• My Charity Odyssey Finishes

  Previously I wrote about my odyssey in creating a small charity called Volunteer Funders. Unfortunately, the charity encountered some insurmountable issues and the board of directors including myself decided this week to close it down. In truth the last couple of days have not been all singing and dancing but as I said to one […]

  Andrew Whalan

  May 25, 2012

  Personal

  Board of directors, Change management, Charitable organization, John le Carré, Russia House, Spy fiction, Volunteer Funders