Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 327.538073092
Format: Bargain Price
Label: William Morrow
Manufacturer: William Morrow
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: October 01, 2006
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date: October 17, 2006
Sales Rank: 1370673
Studio: William Morrow

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
A riveting portrait of one of the most enigmatic yet influential powerbrokers in America--Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States from 1983 to 2005

For the last two and a half decades, the United States and Saudi Arabia have had a very special relationship--through war, oil crises, and global terrorism. At a time when understanding our friends is as important as knowing our enemies, understanding Prince Bandar bin Sultan may be the key to figuring out the Saudis. As the illegitimate son of a Saudi prince and a servant girl, Prince Bandar overcame his unrecognized beginnings to rise through the ranks of the Royal Saudi Air Force. Through his work with President Carter on the sale of F-15s to Saudi Arabia and his vital behind-the-scenes help in getting the Panama Canal Treaty through Congress, Bandar became one of Saudi Arabia's brightest diplomatic stars--leading to his appointment as the Ambassador to the United States.

As Ambassador, Bandar worked with President Reagan and CIA Director Bill Casey to win the Cold War with Saudi petrodollars. Seemingly in the thick of some of the most important world events of the last twenty-five years, Bandar played a key role in the Iran-Contra affair; convinced President Gorbachev to withdraw the Soviet military from Afghanistan; and negotiated an end to the Iran-Iraq war among others. A Machiavellian manipulator and a master tactician on the global chessboard, Bandar has had unmatched access to the Oval Office. George H. W. Bush took The Prince and his family fishing; Nancy Reagan used him to convey messages to her husband's Cabinet; Colin Powell would drop by to play racquetball. During the Gulf War, Prince Bandar even became a de facto member of the National Security Council.

In this revealing biography, William Simpson pulls back the curtain for the first time on the fascinating and startling life of a man of contradictions--equally at home in the royal palace in Riyadh as on the ski slopes of Aspen or playing hardball politics with international heads of state; a super-wealthy playboy yet a devoted family man; an expert in subterfuge and misdirection, yet a straight talker trusted the world over; a man of peace and yet the biggest arms dealer in the world--who emerged throughout the 1980s and '90s as one of the driving forces behind American foreign policy. The Prince is sure to become the definitive work on the Machiavellian Saudi behind the White House.




Rating: - Do note that Prince Bandar "cooperated" with his friend, the author, William Simpson.
Do not waste your money. This is an obvious PR effort and none of the recent news regarding the Prince shows up here - for obvious reasons.

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Rating: - The Prince: The Secret Story of the World's Most Intriguing Royal, Prince Bandar bin Sultan
Not that intriguing a character. The author is a very goooooooood friend of the subject and is obviously very bias.

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Rating: - FASCINATING
Definitely worth reading, I find it very interesting to read about a Saudi prince. Most people have no idea what a Saudi prince is all about and this is a way to find out.

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Rating: - A recommended pick for a wide range of collections, from college to general-interest public libraries.
THE PRINCE: THE SECRET STORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST INTRIGUING ROYAL PRINCE BANDAR BIN SULTAN might at first glance seem to be a special interest title - but it's actually much more. Any reader interested in Middle East issues should read THE PRINCE, as it surveys the life, political rise and richness of the Saudi Arabian prince who today is Ambassador to the U.S. His life reflects social and political changes in the country and his work has led him to play pivotal roles in emerging politics of the ... Read More

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Rating: - Public Myths, Private Realities
I have met Prince Bandar bin Sultan a number of times in the United States in my capacity as a money manager for extremely wealthy international families, and as a financial advisor to governments. I also lean towards political conservatism, although I am deeply disappointed at the extent to which corruption has become common in our government in the last decade or so. It use to under the table, now it's in our face.

William Simpson's book on Prince Bandar is requisite reading if Americans ... Read More

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