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Charlie English

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in York, The United Kingdom

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Nonfiction, History, Travel

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Charlie English found his first journalism job in Peshawar, Pakistan. He later joined the Guardian, where he was head of international news from 2010 to 2013.

His first book, The Snow Tourist, was described as “a cracking read that deserves to be by the bedside of every keen skier and snowboarder” (The Economist). His second, The Storied City (published in the UK as The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu), was released on May 4 2017, and has been called "wholly gripping" (Sunday Times) and "a piece of postmodern historiography of quite extraordinary sophistication and ingenuity" (TLS)

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	The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu: The Quest for this Storied City and the Race to Save its Treasures 3.70 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 2017 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Snow Tourist 3.63 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Gallery of Miracles and Madness: Insanity, Modernism, and Hitler's War on Art 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Die Bücherschmuggler von Timbuktu: Von der Suche nach der sagenumwobenen Stadt und der Rettung ihres Schatzes by Charlie English (Goodreads Author), Heike Schlatterer (Translator), Henning Dedekind (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Charlie English answered Richard's question: Very informative book for someone like me who went in knowing nothing about the city, the region, its history, its people, etc. Did you consider having more maps? Some of the places noted in the text were not on the maps provided. And it was cumbersome to flip back and forth between a chapter and the map(s) in the front of the book. Hi Richard, thanks for reading the book! Am glad you found it informative. On the maps front: I hoped we'd got the significant places down, but do let me know which ones you felt were missing. I guess we wanted to keep the maps in one place, rather t See Full Answer
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Charlie English and 2 other people liked Catherine's review of The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past: "I loved this book! The history, in and of itself was mind-boggling. I am very impressed with this author and the research they put into this project. Bravo!!!"
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“Every Autumn now my thoughts return to snow. Snow is something I identify myself with. Like my father, I am a snow person.”
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tags: father, snow, winter

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“In the nineteenth century, Fritjof Nansen wrote that skiing washes civilization clean from our minds by dint of its exhilarating physicality. By extension, I believe that snow helps strip away the things that don't matter. It leaves us thinking of little else but the greatness of nature, the place of our souls within it, and the dazzling whiteness that lies ahead.”
― Charlie English

tags: skiing, snow

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