John Lyons John Lyons i(A26151 works by)
Born: Established: 1961 ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon A Balcony Over Jerusalem John Lyons , Sylvie Le Clezio , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2017 11500606 2017 single work autobiography

'Leading Australian journalist John Lyons will take readers on a fascinating personal journey through the wonders and dangers of the Middle East. From the sheer excitement of arriving in Jerusalem with his wife and eight-year-old son, to the fall of dictators and his gripping account of what it feels like to be taken by Egyptian soldiers, blindfolded and interrogated, this is a memoir of the Middle East like no other.

'Drawing on a 20-year interest in the Middle East, Lyons has had extraordinary access - he's interviewed everyone from Israel's former Prime Ministers Shimon Peres and Ehud Olmert to key figures from Hezbollah and Hamas. He's witnessed the brutal Iranian Revolutionary Guard up close and was one of the last foreign journalists in Iran during the violent crackdown against the 'Green Revolution'. He's confronted Hamas officials about why they fire rockets into Israel and Israeli soldiers about why they fire tear gas at Palestinian school children.

'By telling the story of his family travelling through the region, this book is extremely readable and entertaining, full of humour, colour. It is sometimes dazzling in its detail, sometimes tragic. Lyons says he has written it in a way that readers can feel they are there with him - so they can smell the wonderful markets of the Middle East and feel the fear of what it is like to be blindfolded and have your hands bound with electrical cord. Lyons also looks at 50 years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank - the mechanics of how this works and the effect it now has on both Israelis and Palestinians.

'Lyons explains the Middle East through every day life and experiences - his son's school, his wife's friends and his own dealings with a range of people over six years. If you only read one book on the Middle East, this is it. ' (Publication summary)

1 Roads of Rage in Jerusalem John Lyons , 2010 single work prose travel
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 January 2010; (p. 9)
1 Secret Letters Reveal Poison Pen and Wicked Humour of The King John Lyons , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 November 2008; (p. 1, 2)
John Lyons reports on the release of letters written by Graham Kennedy to his friend Henry Gay. Gay sent the letters to the Australian newspaper in the hope of publication because 'there are other sides of the television king which I thought the public would and should like to know'.
1 Blainey Ire over PM's History Prize John Lyons , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 November 2007; (p. 1, 2)
John Lyons reports on disquiet over the awarding of the inaugural Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History. The award was presented jointly to Les Carlyon's The Great War and Peter Cochrane's Colonial Ambition. Some sources reported that the former book was the Prime Minister's personal preference.
1 The Castle of King John John Lyons , 2006 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 November vol. 124 no. 6546 2006; (p. 52-54)
1 What's Wrong with Us John Lyons , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 14-15 August 1993; (p. 10-14)
1 4 y separately published work icon Laws : A Life of Power John Lyons , Milsons Point : Random House Australia , 1991 Z572521 1991 single work biography
1 Talkback Wives : Marriage and John Laws (from Laws : a Life of Power) John Lyons , 1991 single work biography extract
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 9 November 1991; (p. 60-68)
1 A Writers Festival with a Twist of Cultural Difference John Lyons , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 September 1989; (p. 29)
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