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Carolyn Steele

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born

London, The United Kingdom

gender

female

website

http://carolynsteele.ca

twitter username

trucking_lady

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Travel, Nonfiction, Humor

member since

June 2012

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Carolyn has been a psychologist, a paramedic, a proof reader and several other things, not all of them beginning with P. She began writing the day she decided to try and see the world…doing both just to find out if she could. It made a change from teaching CPR to nightclub bouncers and designing wedding cakes. Carolyn maintains that she is either multi-faceted or easily bored, depending on who is enquiring.

Born and bred in London, England, Carolyn and her son Ben are now Canadian citizens and live permanently back in Kitchener, Ontario. They ran a bed and breakfast there for five years because Canadian Immigration demanded that she buy a business.

When Ben left for university Carolyn decided to see a bit more of North America. She trained...more

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Broadening the mind?

After interviewing the famous and fabulous Martin Crosbierecently, I realised that he was the second Scot-transplanted-to-Canada to feature in a podcast. Then there’s me, a Londoner in Ontario. You may recall, I asked him if he thought the whole emigration thing had contributed to his writing, and we mused about outsiderness for a while. Intrigued, [...]

Broadening the mind? is a post from: Truc...

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Carolyn Steele's Books

Average rating: 4.75 · 20 ratings · 8 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors

	Trucking in English 4.88 of 5 stars 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Year on Planet Alzheimer: And a Little Longer in Canada 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indies Unlimited: Tutorials and Tools for Prospering in a Digital World by K.S. Brooks (Goodreads Author), Stephen Hise (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Laurie Boris (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indies Unlimited: Tutorials and Tools for Prospering in a Digital World by KS Brooks, Stephen Hise (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Melissa Pearl 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Neurology of Angels

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Carolyn Steele is currently reading The Neurology of Angels by Krista Tibbs (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Carolyn Steele rated a book 5 of 5 stars Drunk Chickens and Burnt Macaroni: Real Stories of Afghan Women by Mary Smith read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book. I enjoy reading of travels in places you hear about on the News, the sort of books that take you behind the headlines and introduce real people. There is a little politics and war in this wonderful memoir, but mostly there are thos...more
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Carolyn Steele voted for 1 books on the list Fictional Books on Cancer Vote on this list »
May 13, 2013 03:13pm · like
Carolyn Steele made a comment in the group BOOMER LIT: Novels, Short Fiction, Memoirs and More — List Your Boomer Book Promotions Here topic "My memoir of a boomer suddenly deciding to drive 18-wheelers across North America is on a Goodreads giveaway until the 10th of May.Trucking in English"
May 04, 2013 07:13am
Carolyn Steele wants to read Hell's Chimney by Derek Smith (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Carolyn Steele entered a giveaway Hell's Chimney by Derek Smith (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Carolyn Steele voted on a poll What do you think is most likely to cause a future dystopian society? Sponsored By: Legend She voted for: The class divide between the wealthy and the poor
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