Click for full-size.
All of These People - A Memoir
by Keane, Fergal
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0007176929
- ISBN 13
- 9780007176922
- Seller
-
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Harper Collins, 2005. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, first printing. xvi + 396 pages. 31 illustrations. The award winning journalist's memoir is the account of an extraordinary journey, a story about bearing witness to horror but also confronting the ghosts within. At its heart is the story of a son's journey in search of his father and the reconciliation that is possible even after death. Keane's life as a leading war reporter is all that we imagine: journeys across landscapes traumatised by death and hunger, encounters with some of the most evil figures of the last half-century. Life in such vulnerable areas of the globe is emotionally draining, but can be illuminated with astonishing moments of camaraderie and human bravery, and so this is also a memoir of the human connections. C3B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
During his years of reporting from the world's most savage and turbulent regions, Fergal Keane has witnessed the violence of the South African townships and the terror in Rwanda, the most extreme kinds of human behaviour, the horror of genocide and the bravery of peacekeepers faced with overwhelming odds. As one of the BBC's leading correspondents, he recounts extraordinary encounters on the front lines. Alongside his often brutal experiences in the field, he also describes unflinchingly the challenges and demons he has faced in his personal life growing up in Ireland. Keane's existence as a war reporter is all that we imagine: frantic filing of reports and dodging shells, interspersed with rest in bombed-out hotels and concrete shelters. Life in such vulnerable areas of the globe is emotionally draining, but full of astonishing moments of camaraderie and human bravery. And so this is also a memoir of the human connections, at once simple and complex, that are made in extreme circumstances. These pages are filled with the memories of remarkable people. At the heart of Fergal Keane's story is a descent into and recovery from alcoholism, spanning two generations, father and son; a different kind of war, but as much part of the journey of the last twenty-five years as the bullets and bombs.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Goldring Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008258
- Title
- All of These People - A Memoir
- Author
- Keane, Fergal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0007176929
- ISBN 13
- 9780007176922
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- WAR REPORTER, BIOGRAPHY, RWANDA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Media / Broadcasting / Radio / Television;
Terms of Sale
Goldring Books
Payment by credit card can be made through PayPal or through Biblio. Payments by cheque are accepted in Sterling only. If you are unhappy with your purchase, then please email us within 14 days of receiving your book, and we will provide you with return instructions. Upon receipt of the returned book, we will initiate a refund. Return shipping is refunded in cases where the book is not as described. Shipping rates are based on books weighing 1 kg (2.2 lbs). For books over 1kg (2.2lbs) and multi-volume sets, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
About the Seller
Goldring Books
Biblio member since 2005
Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Goldring Books
We are an internet only store with an eclectic selection of titles in many subects
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
How to properly store your collection
Don't let a few small mistakes erode the value of your growing book collection. Review these tips to help preserve the beauty of your books!
Collecting History of the Circus in America
Step right up! Take a look at the center ring, where you will see displayed the most amazing, most colorful series of history books that the world has ever seen! Right this way, folks…
