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001			ASIN0061189421
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005			20170105102909.0
008			131025s2008 xxu eng d
020			_a0061189421 (paperback) _c$18.95
020			_a9780061189425 (paperback)
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082			_a327.538 _bSIM 2008
100	1		_aSimpson, William.
245	1	4	_aThe prince : _bthe secret story of the world's most intriguing royal, prince bandar bin sultan / _cWilliam Simpson.
250			_aReprint ed.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bWilliam Morrow Paperbacks, _c2008.
300			_a496 p. ; _c23 cm.
520			_aFor the last two and a half decades—through war, oil crises, and global terrorism—the United States and Saudi Arabia have had a very special relationship, thanks in no small part to one man: Prince Bandar bin Sultan. The illegitimate son of a Saudi prince and a servant girl, he used his vital behind-the-scenes influence to convince Gorbachev to withdraw the Soviet military from Afghanistan and helped President Reagan and CIA Director William Casey to win the Cold War with Saudi petrodollars. A Machiavellian manipulator, he negotiated an end to the Iran-Iraq war and played a key role in the Iran-Contra affair. George H. W. Bush took Bandar and his family fishing. Colin Powell would drop by to play racquetball. In this revealing biography, William Simpson pulls back the curtain on the fascinating and startling life of an extraordinary power-player who emerged as one of the driving forces behind American foreign policy throughout the 1980s and '90s. At a time when understanding our friends is as important as knowing our enemies, understanding Prince Bandar bin Sultan may well be the key to figuring out the Saudis.
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