My Vision Hardcover – July 1, 2005

This book discusses Gaddafi's view of the world in theory and his belief in how his Green Book has been implemented in practice in Libya. His ideas of the world's problems, it's causes and how they can be dealt with are unique. Gaddafi has never been afraid to criticize and his frankness has met with mixed feelings as to whether he is a hero or villain. Edmond Jouve, the author of this book, is a respected professor in Paris and he has captured the essence of Gaddafi quite remarkably. One could say that he would appear to be an admirer. Jouve not only speaks directly to the great man himself, but to those close to him; his only daughter Aicha Qaddafi, is an important and rare example of those who cooperated in the writing of this book. This is a must for those with an interest in African and Middle Eastern politics and of one of the region's most controversial and tenured leaders.

This book is a lot less personal than " Escape To Hell " but still less analytical than " The Green Book ", if you find Gaddafi interesting you'll definitely enjoy it.

An absolute must read.

Very Intelligent man! It's amazing how much we overlook from other cultures!

I think the author's first remarks are quite revealing and foretelling about the content in the rest of the book. The fact is the author has met Gaddafi a total of 10 times, and he says so himself in the first lines of the book. It's an interesting read don't get me wrong, but like anything should be taken with a grain of salt.

Lovely book by lovely soul

Excellent

Really good book, it explains the story of Gadafi in a clear way. It also exposed the lies of the west: The improvement of life of women, the great man made river, and the islamic socialism. It has also the complete Green Book written by Gaddafi. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in world politics

For all intents and purposes this book is an official publication of the former Gaddafi regime. It is basically Muammar Gaddafi's thoughts and achievements ghost written by Edmund Jove, who knew Gaddafi and his daughter. It starts with introducing Jove, then Gaddafi's background and goes on to document the situation in Libya before Gaddafi, whereby the oil wealth of the country had been sold for a pittance to the Americans. Gaddafi's coup ensured that Libya's oil wealth went to Libya. It clearly depicts a view from the Arab world that is completely different from the Western point of view. Later in the book it shows Gaddafi's realisation of the threat from Islamic terrorists and how he tries to embrace the west in order to co-operate with them in regards to technology and in opposing the terrorist threat. It also shows how women's rights have also improved during his time.Jove allows Gaddafi to speak largely for himself but looks at the Libyan Jamahiriya through rose tinted spectacles, still praising it as the discontent was growing. There is nothing in this book that throws a bad light on Gaddafi or his regime.Only half the book is devoted to dialogue. The other half consists of appendices of his achievements, and a final chapter regarding Aisha Gaddafi whom the author taught. Some of the appendix consists of "The Green Book", followed by a document of its implementation, and details of various African treaties, of which most people in the West would be entirely unaware.If you are looking for an objective biography of Muammar Gaddafi, then you had better look elsewhere.