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Alexander McNabb

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http://www.goodreads.com/alexandermcnabb

born

October 05, 1964

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website

http://www.alexandermcnabb.com

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Travel, Romance

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November 2011

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Alexander McNabb has been working in, living in and travelling around the Middle East for over 25 years. Formerly a journalist, editor and magazine publisher, today he spends his time advising companies on their communications strategies, with a particular focus on digital and online communications.

Alexander is a frequent conference speaker, chair and moderator, particularly on issues around online and digital communications. He co-hosts a weekly radio show and is a frequent commentator on developments in the technology and online spheres. When he’s not writing books, he’s posting half-thoughts and snippets on his blog, Fake Plastic Souks, which he started in 2007 during the Arab Media Forum. The title refers to the ‘new’ souks of Dubai, s...more

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Gone

My father has slipped from us all, his mind increasingly leached away by dementia. My one enormous regret is that, back when he’d have understood what I was on about, I couldn’t have put this book in his hands and said, ‘Hey, Dad, I’ve written a book.’. This is for him anyway.

He died peacefully this evening.

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Olives: A Violent Romance

4.00 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions

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Olives - A Violent Romance (Mystery & Thrillers)

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Description: When Paul Stokes runs out of choices, his only path is betrayal. The fragile peace is holding. Behind the scenes, the Israelis are competing for dwindling water resources as Jordan and Palestine face drought. Daoud Dajani has the solution to Jordan’s water problems and is bidding against the British for the privatisation of Jordan’s water network. When journalist Paul Stokes befriends Dajani’s sister, Aisha, British intelligence agent Gerald Lynch realises Paul offers access to Dajani - the man threatening to drain Israel’s water supply and snatch the bid from the British. Blackmailed by Lynch into spying on Dajani, his movements seemingly linked to a series of bombings, Paul is pitched into a terrifying fight for survival that will force him to betray everyone around him. Even the woman he loves.

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Alexander McNabb wrote a new blog post: Gone Gone My father has slipped from us all, his mind increasingly leached away by dementia. My one enormous regret is that, back when he’d have understood w... read more »
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Alexander McNabb gave to: Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson read in May, 2012	My rating:
I came to this particular party almost thirty years late. But oh, my, what a party it was! I romped, giggling, through this book. I read it standing up, I read it waiting in the car, I read it when I should have been editing my own work. I devoured it...more
May 27, 2012 09:07pm · see review
Alexander McNabb gave to: Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd read in May, 2012	My rating:
I hate to do this. I have long been an admirer of William Boyd's stuff, but this book was one I had to force myself through, often finding myself skimming. The main character, Lysander Rief, struck me as being all over the place - I often found mysel...more
May 20, 2012 03:23am · see review
Alexander McNabb gave to: Fast Times in Palestine by Pamela J. Olson (Goodreads Author) read in February, 2012	My rating:
I nearly did a Dorothy Parker with this book and I'm very glad I didn't. It starts with callow tourist Pamela 'doing' the Middle East and the silly Yank Abroad act nearly did for me. I persevered and it turns out that Pamela Olson was using her own i...more
May 20, 2012 02:53am · see review
Alexander McNabb joined the Indie Book Collective and The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group groups.
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Alexander McNabb gave to: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque read in May, 2012	My rating:
I read this book as a teenager and thought 'meh'. I wish I could go back and slap myself now. Part of my nasty Kindle habit is I can read pretty much anything that it pops into my mind to want, when I want. So I downloaded this on a whim. It's a remar...more
May 15, 2012 01:29am · see review
Alexander McNabb made a comment in the group Middle East/North African Lit — Members in Jordan? topic "Jerash Umm Qeis Amman Ampitheatre Amman Citadel Bethany Dead Sea Mount Nebo Madaba Petra Dana Reserve Wadi Rumm Pick a handful of any of the above. Personally, f...more "
Mar 16, 2012 09:48pm
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Alexander McNabb made a comment in the group Middle East/North African Lit — Authors' news topic "Not sure if this is the best place to share this, but I'm doing a reading/signing event on the 29th March at Librarie El Bourj, just behind the Annaha...more "
Mar 16, 2012 01:57am