My Life in Dire Straits c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) Ranging from the drawing rooms

Ranging from the drawing rooms of England to the trenches of France

When her son is diagnosed with autism

and the wonderfully quirky illustrator

the translation was hailed by Vladimir Nabokov as "an extraordinarily fine piece of work" and is still considered the best translation of Dead Souls ever published

* What has made you smile today

My Life in Dire Straits c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) Ranging from the drawing roomsThe first and only inside story of the global music phenomenon Dire Straits, with a foreword by Mark Knopfler. Dire Straits filled giant stadiums around the world and sold hundreds of millions of records. Throughout the eighties, they were one of the biggest bands on the planet. Their classic songs 'Sultans of Swing', 'Money for Nothing', 'Brothers In Arms' formed the soundtrack of a generation and live on today. In his memoir, John Illsley founding