{"product_id":"the-accidental-foreign-correspondent-kieran-cooke-9781739744601","title":"The Accidental Foreign Correspondent","description":"\u003cp\u003eChasing Gadaffi round the Sahara Desert, chance meetings with the Pope and Castro, a kick in the head from a Ukrainian pole dancer, shot at in a Belfast cemetery, searching for Ludwig Wittgenstein's chickens - it's all here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKieran Cooke, a foreign correspondent for the BBC, Financial Times and Independent, reflects on more than 40 years of reporting from around the world - the highs, the lows and the downright bizarre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Introduction: Forced to look for a job locally, I produced some yellowing old articles written as a student and bluffed my way into working as a reporter for the local government-controlled radio station. All of a sudden, I was a journalist. A haphazard career unfolded, much of it reflected in these tales. Many of the pieces in this book are light in tone. This is not to suggest a reporter's job is full of fun. Far from it. There have been dark times and a few close shaves. What I hope these pages illustrate is the often bizarre and random nature of events, and the humour that sometimes accompanies them - even in the most dire circumstances. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kieran Cooke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739744608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739744601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kilsallagh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.42d","brand":"Kieran Cooke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074829578495,"sku":"9781739744601","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5aff00f1-ee31-45ac-9b44-45b7d66a720e.jpg?v=1685456015","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-accidental-foreign-correspondent-kieran-cooke-9781739744601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}