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Strange Places, Questionable People | 
 enlarge | Author: John Simpson
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Books
Category: Book
List Price: £13.00
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 268927
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Abridged edition
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 140504862X
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9781405048620
ASIN: 140504862X
Publication Date: July 16, 2004
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Highly entertaining, descriptive account of world events August 19, 2001
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
How does he manage it. John Simpson appears to be able to be at almost all the world's defining moments in the past 20 years; from the Berlin Wall, Tianmen Square, Russia "White House" standoff, Iraq/Bagdad. These events are all extremely well documented (and the difficulties endured to report them) in this account. The magic words "BBC reporter" seem to act as a password which still provides access at the highest levels around the world. Simpson appears to be more of a "chancer" (his words) than you might expect from his relaxed TV style, but is clearly a highly capable individual.This book brings back evocative memories of the major political events of the last 20-25 years. It shows the contrast in reporting procedures, with literally the first punch from Harold Wilson (not reported by other press), to the spin doctoring of current times. Well worth the money.
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