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In 1984, while passing through customs at Heathrow airport, Taki was arrested for possession of cocaine. Never one to shirk responsibility for his actions, he pleaded guilty and was sent to jail. This is the account of the three months he spent in Pentonville. His jail term put a slight crimp in his lifestyle and he pulls no punches in describing the squalor and danger of prison conditions. But ever adaptable, he struck up frienships with such characters as Tony the Loon, Warren the ex-rock promoter and Sid the long-time professional thief. His job as gym orderly - karate training came in useful here - provided some help in getting the time to pass. He also had plenty of time to reflect upon the privileged life he has led and interspersed with the story of his incarceration are tales of his adventures with the likes of Gianni Agnelli, the Aga Khan, William Buckley and a cast of rascals and rakes, intellectuals and madmen the world over.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49552606003473,"sku":"GOR002738407","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50701866729745,"sku":"GOR004602686","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51838702420241,"sku":"GOR003816255","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0670832766.jpg?v=1751073685"},{"product_id":"high-life-book-taki-9780140125924","title":"High Life","description":"A selection of Taki's outrageous, irreverent and splendidly funny High Life columns which appear in the \"Spectator\" magazine, covering the five years from his three month spell in Pentonville Prison on drug charges to the Bush election party at William Buckley's home.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49555038470417,"sku":"GOR005675185","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49572455809297,"sku":"GOR005443554","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50421980102929,"sku":"GOR005386223","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0140125922.jpg?v=1750973410"},{"product_id":"high-life-low-life-book-taki-9780048270689","title":"High Life, Low Life","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49580993151249,"sku":"GOR002424873","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51188727939345,"sku":"GOR001759135","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53146930381073,"sku":"GOR001978679","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0048270687.jpg?v=1751193966"},{"product_id":"high-life-book-taki-9780670829569","title":"High Life","description":"This is a selection of Taki's outrageous, irreverent and funny \"High Life\" columns that have been running in \"The Spectator\" since 1977. 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But in 1984, while passing through Heathrow Airport, Taki was arrested for possession of cocaine and summarily sent to jail. 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