- Published: 1 December 2010
- ISBN: 9781407092522
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
The New Machiavelli
How to Wield Power in the Modern World
- Published: 1 December 2010
- ISBN: 9781407092522
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
A gloriously indiscreet political memoir... From a unique vantage point he gives brilliantly observed and witty accounts of the vanity of modern European princes... The merit of Powell's memoir is precisely that it lacks the intrusive ego of the big politician
Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times
A thoroughly revealing insiders account
Oldie
An elegant memoir... a guide to the exercise of power in the modern world
Chris Mullin, Guardian, Christmas round up
Anyone who wants an insider's account of what makes politicians tick should read this book
Peter Mandelson, Guardian, Books of the Year
If ever anyone was perfectly placed to turn over the stones on the personal traumas of the major player of the Blair era it is Powell... an intriguing and intelligent treatise on the exercise of power.
The Times
Intriguing and engaging book... sets up fascinating parallels that prove there is really nothing new in politics
Financial Times
It tells us a great deal about the era that has just passed
Chris Mullin, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
It's a quirky, thoughtful take on the impact of The Prince on modern politics
Anne McElvoy, New Statesman, Books of the Year
Powell is surprisingly indiscreet with his anecdotes and asides, which give intriguing glimpses into ministerial chicanery. Absorbing and entertaining, his memoir also has the topical interest of showing scant period critique Rupert Murdoch's empire
James Urquhart, Financial Times
There's a refreshing directness to this gloriously indiscreet political memoir. The merit of it is precisely that it lacks the intrusive ego of the big politician
Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times