My Life in Dire Straits c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) * What has made you

* What has made you smile today

and the wonderfully quirky illustrator

spies on a man rowing in the river and collects antiques

Comparable to The Canterbury Tales or Don Quixote

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

My Life in Dire Straits c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) * What has made youThe 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