Quickly becoming one of Thatcher's Cabinet members, he served as Treasury Secretary, Foreign Secretary (for 94 days), and then Chancellor of the Exchequer, the powerful position from which he vaulted to Prime Minister in 1990. Major vividly recounts his role in shaping some of the most profound world events, including:
-- conferring with George Bush on the Gulf War
-- forging peace efforts with Northern Ireland
-- leading Britain through the formation of the European Union
-- calling a general election in 1992 -- in which his party won the most votes in British history surviving the fall of the British pound and scandals among his senior ministers
-- leaving Number 10 Downing Street
-- and much more

As Major talks about his leadership triumphs and defeats and his work with a diverse range of international figures including Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Nelson Mandela, he offers invaluable insight on how political power is exercised both internally and abroad. Here is a fascinating story of a man and his passion for politics.