Blood and Sand - Couverture souple

Gardner, Frank

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 055381771X ISBN 13 : 9780553817713

Editeur : Bantam, 2007

Synopsis

On 6 June 2004, Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were in a suburb of Riyadh, filming a report on Al-Qaeda when they were confronted by Islamist gunmen. Simon was killed outright. Frank was brought down by shots in the shoulder and leg. As he lay bleeding in the street, a figure stood over him and pumped four more bullets into him at point blank range...Against all the odds, Frank Gardner survived and this is his remarkable account of the agonizing journey he has taken - from being shot and left for dead to where he is today, partly paralysed but alive. It is a journey that really began 25 years earlier when a chance meeting with explorer Wilfred Thesiger inspired what would become a lifelong passion for the Arab world. This would take him throughout the Middle East and eventually lead to his becoming a BBC journalist. And, in the wake of the events of 9/11, this passion sent him on the journey that came to dominate - and nearly end - his life: his coverage of Al-Qaeda. Honest, moving and inspiring, his story - now updated for this paperback edition - reveals a deep understanding of the Islamic world and offers a compelling analysis of the on-going 'War on Terror' and what it means in these uncertain times.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

The Sunday Times bestseller

On 6 June 2004, in a quiet suburb of Riyadh, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were ambushed by Islamist gunmen. Simon was killed outright. Frank was hit in the shoulder and leg. As he lay in the road, pleading for his life, a figure stood over him and pumped four more bullets into his body at point-blank range...

Against all the odds, Frank Gardner survived, and this is his remarkable account of the agonizing journey he's taken - from being shot and left for dead to where he is today, partly paralysed but alive.

It is a journey that began twenty-five years earlier, when a chance meeting with explorer Wilfred Thesiger inspired in the young Frank what would become a lifelong passion for the Arab world - an abiding interest that would take him throughout the Middle East and lead to his becoming a BBC journalist. And this same passion would, in the wake of 9/11, send Frank on another journey that came to dominate - and nearly end - his life: his coverage of Al-Qaeda.

Honest, moving and inspiring, Blood & Sand reveals a deep understanding of the Islamic world and offers an insider's compelling analysis of the ongoing 'War on Terror' and what it means in these uncertain times.

'Chilling, graphic and admirably unsentimental' GUARDIAN

'What makes Gardner's moving, often humorous, deeply personal story so important is the fact that he has woven into it a brilliantly dispassionate, clear-eyed account of the Islamic world' SCOTSMAN

'A superb reporter...his terrible experience only makes his analysis all the more telling' EVENING STANDARD

Revue de presse

"Gardner is a superb reporter; his terrible experience only make his analysis all the more telling" (EVENING STANDARD)

"Gardner tells his remarkable tale well and bravely, with an astonishing lack of anger and enduring love and respect for the Islamic world" (SUNDAY TIMES)

"Chilling, graphic and admirably unsentimental... Gardner comes across as a modest, thoroughly decent man... an exemplary foreign correspondent" (GUARDIAN)

"A witty, self-deprecating, inspiring testament" (DAILY TELEGRAPH)

"Vivid detail... entertaining anecdotes... Gardner is a tremendous model for what relations between East and West can be... a fine introduction both to journalism and to the culture of the Middle East" (INDEPENDENT)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bantam
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 055381771X
• ISBN 13: 9780553817713
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480