Tigers is a unique study of some of the most powerful political leaders in the new Asia. From Taiwan's Lee Teng-hui.to America's Bill Clinton, from Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew to the Philippine's Fidel Ramos, from Korea's Kim Young-sam to Malaysia's Dr Mahathir, Tigers offers a distinctive interpretation of each leader's career, his policies and successes and failures.A major theme to emerge from these portraits is the role of leadership as a crucial, yet often insufficiently acknowledged, factor in the Asian miracle.Tigers is also the story of the region itself, the dramatic changes in the way its peoples live and the new patterns of power and authority that have emerged. It is told through the achievements of the men who have ridden, shaped and benefited from these changes. It assesses the legacy these leaders have bequeathed their nations and the world.Greg Sheridan is the Foreign Editor of the Australian and the editor of Living With Dragons (1994).

He has served as Beijing correspondent, Washington correspondent and diplomatic correspondent in Canberra. His writings on Asia have appeared in the London Sunday Times, Asian Wall Street Journal, South China Morning Post and the Jakarta Post.Tigers is based on scores of exclusive interviews and a decade's work, travelling in and reporting on the region.