Occupational Hazards by Rory Stewart
A personal look at the UK's involvement in the Iraq war.
Beautifully written, highly evocative. . a joy to read. -- John Simpson
A marvellous book . . . a devastating narrative. -- Simon Jenkins
Absolutely absorbing. -- Ken Loach
Strikes gut and brain at once. -- James Meek
Wonderfully observed, wise, evocative. * Observer *
The best book by far to come out of the Iraq mess. * Sunday Herald *
A marvellous book . . . a devastating narrative. -- Simon Jenkins
Absolutely absorbing. -- Ken Loach
Strikes gut and brain at once. -- James Meek
Wonderfully observed, wise, evocative. * Observer *
The best book by far to come out of the Iraq mess. * Sunday Herald *
Rory Stewart was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Malaysia and Scotland. After a brief period in the British Army and the Foreign Office he walked 6,000 miles across from Iraq to Nepal. His account of walking across Afghanistan, The Places In Between, was published by Picador in 2004, won the RSL Oondatje Award, the Spirit Of Scotland Award, and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize and Scottish Book Of The Year. In America it was a New York Times Bestseller. He was awarded an OBE in 2004.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330440509 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330440500 |
| Title | Occupational Hazards |
| Author | Rory Stewart |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2007-05-04 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2007 (UK), Long-listed for BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize 2007 (UK) |
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