Marq de Villiers





Marq de Villiers

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January 01, 1940 in Bloemfontein, South Africa

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Born in South Africa, Marq de Villiers is a veteran Canadian journalist and the author of thirteen books on exploration, history, politics, and travel, including Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource (winner of the Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction). He has worked as a foreign correspondent in Moscow and through Eastern Europe and spent many years as editor and then publisher of Toronto Life magazine. More recently he was editorial director of WHERE Magazines International. He lives in Port Medway, Nova Scotia. [Penguin Canada]


Average rating: 3.60 · 238 ratings · 46 reviews · 13 distinct works
Water: The Fate of Our Most...
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The End: Natural Disasters,...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions
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Windswept: The Story of Win...
2.85 of 5 stars 2.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions
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Our Way Out: Principles for...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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White Tribe Dreaming: Apart...
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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The Heartbreak Grape: A Cal...
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Sahara: A Natural History
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Island of Wild Horses
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3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004
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