{"product_id":"9780007560875","title":"Shooting History: A Personal Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe compelling autobiography of one of the great and most committed newsmen of our time: full, frank, and occasionally very funny, Jon Snow’s memoirs are as revealing about the great and the not-so-good as about his own passionate involvement in the reporting of world affairs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Snow is perhaps the most highly regarded newsman of our time; his qualities as a journalist and as a human being – his passion, warmth, intelligence, frankness and humour – are widely recognised and evident for all to see most nights on television [Channel 4 News] and now by his own voice in the pages of his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis vivid personal chronicle is filled with anecdotes and pithy observations, and delightfully records his life and times since becoming a journalist in the early 1970s. He reported widely on Cold War conflicts in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Angola and Central America before becoming a resident correspondent in Washington D.C. in the 1980s, and has met and interviewed most of the world’s leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing lessons from these experiences, he has sharp things to say about how the increasing world disorder came about following the fall of the Berlin Wall; how the West’s constant search for an enemy has helped unhinge the world; and how and why the media have, in general, been less than helpful in drawing attention to key political and global developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Snow's Shooting History is a top-tier memoir that provides a unique and insightful perspective on global affairs. His experiences and observations, drawn from his extensive career, make this book a best pick for those interested in understanding the complexities of our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Lea Ypi (Free), Tina Brown (The Palace Papers), Polly Toynbee (An Uneasy Inheritance), Michael Cockerell (Unmasking Our Leaders), and Edward Chisholm (A Waiter in Paris).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jon Snow, Read by Jon Snow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889075605653,"sku":"9780007560875","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007560875_f7abe112-87de-44d4-b73d-502660374e40.jpg?v=1776888355","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007560875","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}