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  • Hardcover: 362 pages
  • Publisher: Poolbeg Press (29 Sep 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1842233254
  • ISBN-13: 978-1842233252
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 14.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 105,278 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Conor O'Clery has been a witness to some of the major world events of the last thirty years, including the ending of the Cold War as viewed from Moscow; the reluctant opening up of China to the West; the Clinton years in the White House; and the 9/11 attacks. As foreign correspondent for The Irish Times, he was the first western journalist to open an office in Moscow at the height of Gorbachev's glasnost, and he subsequently acted as correspondent from Washington, Beijing and New York. In May You Live in Interesting Times, O'Clery reveals the untold stories of life as a journalist on the front lines of history. He begins on 11 September 2001, describing in compelling detail the attacks on New York's World Trade Center and their aftermath, which he witnessed from his apartment two blocks away. From there he moves back in time, reporting from conflicts in Afghanistan, Iran/Iraq, Chechnya, China and East Timor, and on the break-up of the Soviet Union. He also provides a fascinating insight into the US presidential race, having covered three elections. And he describes how he broke the story that Bishop Eamon Casey had fathered a son. This is an essential book for anybody interested in the ever-changing, restless chaos of modern global history.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating insights into recent world events, 18 Feb 2009
By K. Harford "kh456" (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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Conor O'Clery's career as a foreign correspondant for The Irish Times mirrors very closely my whole adult life, and reading now about "historic events" that I would read as "current affairs" as the events themselves were unfolding, seems a bit eerie - maybe I'm older than I would like to admit.

This book has a very engaging style, reminiscent of Mr O'Clery's journalistic style as published in the newspaper. The chapters are short and accessible, and each one is on a different theme or event. They provide a fascinating insight into some of the world events of the past 20+ years, and in many cases provide touching observations and insights, either on events or people, than we would normally glean from newsprint media.

Stories often relate back to the author's roots, to Ireland, or give an Irish context, and this may reduce the appeal of such a book to a wider international audience. That's my only reservation - it really is a good read.
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