First Confession : A Sort of Memoir by Patten, Chris

Penguin, 6/28/2018 12:00:01 A. paperback. Good. 0.7087 in x 7.7559 in x 5.0787 in. General wear from age and use.

Penguin. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

pp. 320 . Papeback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; <b>Chris Patten </b>is Chancellor of Oxford University. When MP for Bath (1979-92) he served as Minister for Overseas Development, Secretary of State for the Environment and Chairman of the Conservative Party. He was Governo

Paperback / softback. New. Most politicians write autobiographies to 'set the record straight'. This is a different sort of memoir. Following his life as a self-confessed 'wet European' from parliament to Hong Kong and beyond, Chris Patten creates a meditation on personal and political identity which, in an age of simplification, shows the complexities of both. 'A defence of liberal conservatism ... If old-style centrism is to stage a comeback and reason to supplant stridency and authoritarianism, be it in west or east, the moderates can wave Patten's book on their way to their barricades' Jonathan Fenby, Financial Times 'Vivid, very well-written, First Confession joins the highest tier of recent works by British politicians' Paschal Donohoe, Irish Times 'Draws on his experience of four controversial institutions - the Tory party, the Vatican, the Chinese government and the BBC - to swell the tiny list of intelligent and cultured memoirs by front-line… Read More

Penguin, 2018. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 320 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.00 inches.