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Strange Places, Questionable People

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The autobiography of the BBC's foreign news editor in which he reflects on over thirty years of reporting on major events in global politics. His experiences range from being punched by Harold Wilson, posing as a mercenary in Zaire, escaping summary execution in Beirut to tangling with the cocaine barons of Colombia.

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Strange Places, Questionable People, John Simpson

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1998
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Title
Strange Places, Questionable People
Language
English
Publisher
Macmillan
Released
1998
Format
Hardcover
Pages
560
ISBN10
0333724194
ISBN13
9780333724194
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The autobiography of the BBC's foreign news editor in which he reflects on over thirty years of reporting on major events in global politics. His experiences range from being punched by Harold Wilson, posing as a mercenary in Zaire, escaping summary execution in Beirut to tangling with the cocaine barons of Colombia.