Lunch with the FT: 52 Classic Interviews

Fromfilmstarstopoliticians，tycoonstowriters，dissidentstolifestylegurus，LunchwiththeFTisaselectionofclassicinterviewsconductedintheunforgivingproximityofarestauranttable.ThelistofpeoplewhohavehadLunchwiththeFTsince1994readslikeaninternationalWho'sWhoofourtimes.Meettherichandfamous，theweirdandthebrilliant，thebraveandthevirtuous，broughttoyoubytheFinancialTimes'globalnetworkofcolumnistsandcorrespondents.Theoperativewordislunch：thisbookbringsyourighttothetabletodecidewhatyouthinkofAngelaMerkelorMartinAmis，GeorgeSorosorSean"P.Diddy"Combs，AngelinaJolieorJimmyCarter.Meetnotjustoligarchsandroyals，butthetycoonwhowillpayAfricanpresidentstoquit，andoneoftheArabworld'smostnotorioussons.AlsoincludedareJamesFerguson'sfamousillustrationsinblackandwhite.LionelBarber，editoroftheFinancialTimes，hassteeredthenewspapertothreeNewspaperoftheYearawards.Hehasco-writtenseveralbooks，lecturedwidely，andappearsregularlyoninternationalTVandradio.Barbergraduatedin1978fromStEdmundHall，OxfordUniversity.In2009hewasawardedtheStGeorgeSocietymedalofhonour.AlongtimeFTforeigncorrespondentinWashington，BrusselsandNewYork，heisalsoamemberoftheBoardofTrusteesattheTate.