Kerstin Leitner has worked as a staff member of the United Nationsfor 30 years from 1975 - 2005. What makes her memoirs interesting to read is the fine combinationof practical work and reflections of why the UN is such a unique placeto work for. She shows that when working in Africa, the Arab world, China and when introducingmodern information and communication technologies globallyto the UN, things appear very similar to work in other, national andsocio-economic...