Our Last Best Chance : The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril

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Pursuing peace in perilous times - for leaders.

"Our Last Best Chance" is an inspirational memoir of a young prince who becomes a king and addresses the most pressing issues of his time, including the Israeli-Palestinian standoff and Iran's nuclear ambitions. The book is a recommended read for leaders who wish to gain insight into navigating difficult situations with diplomacy and purpose. King Abdullah's candid narration and his unique perspective make the reader fully engaged with the Middle Eastern politics and challenges.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Our Last Best Chance : The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril

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ISBN: 9780670021710
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Date of Publication: 2011-02-22
Format: Hardback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Politics
Related Topics: Government, War, Politics, Memoir, Biography
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A newsbreaking memoir that tackles head-on the toughest challenge in the world today.
When a dying King Hussein shocked the world by picking his son rather than his brother, the longtime crown prince, to be the next king of Jordan, no one was more surprised than the young head of Special Operations, who discovered his life was in for a major upheaval.
This is the inspirational story of a young prince who went to boarding school in America and military academy in Britain and grew up believing he would be a soldier. Back home, he hunted down terrorists and modernized Jordan's Special Forces. Then, suddenly, he found himself king. Together with his wife, Queen Rania, he transformed what it meant to be a monarch, going undercover to escape the bubble of the court while she became the Muslim world's most passionate advocate of women's rights.
In this exceptionally candid memoir, King Abdullah tackles the single toughest issue he faces head-on- how to solve the Israeli-Palestinian standoff- and reveals himself to be an invaluable intermediary between America and the Arab world. He writes about the impact of the Iraq war on his neighborhood and how best to tackle Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Why would a sitting head of state choose to write about the most explosive issues he faces? King Abdullah does so now because he believes we face a moment of truth: a last chance for peace in the Middle East. The prize is enormous, the cost of failure far greater than we dare imagine.


Author: King Abdullah II
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 346
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Publication Date: 22 Feb 2011
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Pursuing peace in perilous times - for leaders.

"Our Last Best Chance" is an inspirational memoir of a young prince who becomes a king and addresses the most pressing issues of his time, including the Israeli-Palestinian standoff and Iran's nuclear ambitions. The book is a recommended read for leaders who wish to gain insight into navigating difficult situations with diplomacy and purpose. King Abdullah's candid narration and his unique perspective make the reader fully engaged with the Middle Eastern politics and challenges.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.