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Syd Goldsmith

Goodreads Author

Born

in Washington, D.C., The United States

Website

http://www.sydgoldsmith.com

Genre

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance

Influences

1) Barbara Kingsolver, for inspiring the use of three first person POV ...more

Member Since

October 2012

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Syd Goldsmith’s first novel, JADE PHOENIX, was a finalist in two major international competitions. His second explores the hearts and souls of three passionate people in TWO MUSICIANS AND THE WIFE WHO ISN’T. His op-eds on the U.S.-China-Taiwan relationship have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times and the Asian Wall Street Journal. Some forty commentaries on the 2008 Presidential election and the American scene during the early months of the Obama administration appeared in the opinion pages of the China Post. Syd has enjoyed multiple careers as a diplomat, musician and entrepreneur on both sides of the Pacific. While in the Foreign Service he learned Mandarin, Taiwanese, Cantonese, and Spanish in addition to Fre ...more

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Syd Goldsmith's Blog

Wondering About Doing a Blog

Every so often I think I should be doing a blog, but always end up realizing that life is too short and spending all day on the computer is not the way I would like to live it.

...and then, maybe I could take the lazy way out and share some excerpts from the memoir I'm struggling with. Would anybody out there want to have a look?

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Published on May 08, 2014 17:18 • Tags: memoir

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Syd Goldsmith’s books

Average rating: 4.05 · 43 ratings · 12 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Hong Kong on the Brink: An American Diplomat Relives 1967's Darkest Days 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	JADE PHOENIX: The New Voices in Literature Award Finalist 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Musicians and The Wife Who Isn't 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taiwan Delemma: Most Delicate Balance of All 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars