Ex-Library; 14 oz.; 220 pages; Ex library HC in protected DJ min. Library markings appears unread very clean/tight/bright copy. More details/pics upon request. When earth is contracted by galactic civilizations, our heroic couplet-diplomat Tom Parent, and his linguist wife, Lucy-prove themselves to be just the pair to tour the galaxy representing Earth and learning the whys and wherefores of galactic civilization. There's only one tiny catch to this grand tour-on Tom and Lucy's performance hinges our acceptence by the rest of the galaxy as a civilized world rather than as ward of some more "advanced" species.