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Author: Jonathan Powell
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Imprint: Vintage
Dimensions:
Width: 13.10cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.244kg
ISBN: 9780099546092
ISBN 10: 0099546094
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 28 July 2011
Audience:
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
It's a quirky, thoughtful take on the impact of The Prince on modern politics. <br> -- Anne McElvoy , New Statesman<br><br> A gloriously indiscreet political memoir... From a unique vantage point he gives brilliantly observed and witty accounts of the vanity of modern European princes... The merit of Powell's memoir is precisely that it lacks the intrusive ego of the big politician. <br>--Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times<br> <br> The reader of this elegant little work will learn more about the workings of the new Labour court than he will from many weightier volumes, including perhaps that of the Prince himself, Tony Blair. <br>-- Review <br><br><br> From the Hardcover edition.
It is not just another memoir of the period, it is about the best . . . A fascinating book. -- Guardian
It tells us a great deal about the era that has just passed -- Chris Mullin * Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year * Anyone who wants an insider's account of what makes politicians tick should read this book -- Peter Mandelson * Guardian, Books of the Year * It's a quirky, thoughtful take on the impact of The Prince on modern politics -- Anne McElvoy * New Statesman, Books of the Year * A gloriously indiscreet political memoir... From a unique vantage point he gives brilliantly observed and witty accounts of the vanity of modern European princes... The merit of Powell's memoir is precisely that it lacks the intrusive ego of the big politician -- Dominic Lawson * Sunday Times * Intriguing and engaging book... sets up fascinating parallels that prove there is really nothing new in politics * Financial Times *
Intriguing and engaging book... sets up fascinating parallels that prove there is really nothing new in politics. -- Carl Wilkinson Financial Times A gloriously indiscreet political memoir... From a unique vantage point he gives brilliantly observed and witty accounts of the vanity of modern European princes... The merit of Powell's memoir is precisely that it lacks the intrusive ego of the big politician -- Dominic Lawson Sunday Times It's a quirky, thoughtful take on the impact of The Prince on modern politics. -- Anne McElvoy New Statesman, Christmas round up It tells us a great deal about the era that has just passed. -- Chris Mullin Daily Telegraph, Christmas round up Anyone who wants an insider's account of what makes politicians tick should read this book. -- Peter Mandleson Guardian, Christmas round up
Author Information
After studying history at Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania, Jonathan Powell worked for the BBC and Granada TV before joining the Foreign Office in 1979. In 1994 Mr Blair, then Leader of the Opposition, poached him to join his`kitchen cabinet' as his Chief of Staff. When Labour achieved its landslide victory in 1997 Powell was at the heart of the Downing Street machine. He was the only senior member of staff to remain at Blair's side throughout his time at the top of British politics. He has always maintained a low profile and has never before told his story.
