Confessions from Correspondentland: The Dangers & Delights of Life as a Foreign Correspondent [Idioma Inglés]: The Dangers and Delights of Life as a Foreign Correspondent - Softcover

"With wit and wisdom, BBC correspondent Bryant shares experiences at the network over the past decade and a half. Bryant demonstrates commendable restraint in autobiographical oversharing, and he captures the right tone and mood of some of the biggest news stories of our time." - Publishers Weekly "Bryant is a genuine rarity: a Brit who understands America." Boston Globe "Bryant is good." - Christopher Hitchens "Nick uses words like a musician uses notes... He was my inspiration when I was first trying to break into foreign correspondent reporting." Alex Crawford - Sky News Special Correspondent "Nick Bryant is everything a foreign correspondent should be: fair-minded, humane, witty, and warm." Justin Webb - Former North America Editor for the BBC "Joyous and wise. A lovely read." James Naughtie, BBC Radio's Today programme "Refreshingly free of the macho stuff... Sharp" Spectator

In this irreverent and witty book BBC foreign correspondent Nick Bryant casts a scathingly honest eye on this hugely influential profession, from the heart of Washington, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, India, and Australia - revealing the fascinating and sometimes shocking behaviour of media hounds desperate for a scoop. Since making his journalistic debut breaking into Piers Morgan's office, Nick reveals how he rattled Donald Rumsfield, slept through 9/11, and got a free lunch out of the Tamil Tigers. Providing a compelling insider perspective on the international events and people that have defined our times, this is the perfect holiday read.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.