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Steve Harrison

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September 07

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Steve Harrison was born in Yorkshire, England, grew up in Lancashire, migrated to New Zealand and eventually settled in Sydney, Australia, where he lives with his wife.

As he juggled careers in shipping, insurance, online gardening and the postal service, Steve wrote short stories, sports articles and a long running newspaper humour column called HARRISCOPE: a mix of ancient wisdom and modern nonsense. In recent years he has written a number of unproduced feature screenplays, although being unproduced was not the intention, and developed projects with producers in the US and UK. His script, Sox, was nominated for an Australian Writers’ Guild ‘Awgie’ Award ...more

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	TimeStorm 4.03 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2014 — 2 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
	Existence is Elsewhen by John Gribbin, Rhys Hughes (Goodreads Author), Christopher G. Nuttall (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2016 — 2 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
	Blurred Vision 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 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

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A few years ago my mid-teen daughter asked me, why aren’t there many all-out adventure novels featuring girls as the main characters?

I shrugged, as I hadn’t given the subject much (ie. zero) thought. What about TWILIGHT, HUNGER GAMES and stuff like that, I responded, revealing the full extent of my knowledge. “They are all right,” she said, “but they’re filled with vampires, romance, misery, d Read more of this blog post »

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Catherine the Great & Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair

by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author)

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Steve Harrison is currently reading Catherine the Great & Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author)	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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Steve Harrison rated a book it was amazing A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell	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
Excellent story of a most incredible American woman who was one of the greatest heroines of the French Resistance and WWII. Very highly recommended.
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Steve Harrison rated a book it was amazing Arthur Phillip: Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy by Michael Pembroke Hon Justice	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
A fascinating biography of a fascinating man. Well written and filled with interesting detail, including the preparations for the First Fleet voyage which established the British settlement of Australia. Very highly recommended.
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Steve Harrison rated a book it was amazing The Closest Thing to Crazy: My Life of Musical Adventures by Mike Batt	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
Terrific autobiography by one of my favourite musicians. A real rollercoaster of a life and a great read.
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Steve Harrison rated a book it was amazing The Closest Thing to Crazy: My Life of Musical Adventures by Mike Batt	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
Terrific autobiography by one of my favourite musicians. A real rollercoaster of a life and a great read.
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Steve Harrison rated a book really liked it The Einstein Vendetta: Hitler, Mussolini, and a True Story of Murder by Thomas Harding (Goodreads Author)	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
Very interesting story of Albert Einstein's cousin and the attempt by the Nazis to seize him in Italy during WWII. ...more
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Steve Harrison rated a book really liked it The Einstein Vendetta: Hitler, Mussolini, and a True Story of Murder by Thomas Harding (Goodreads Author)	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
Very interesting story of Albert Einstein's cousin and the attempt by the Nazis to seize him in Italy during WWII. ...more
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Steve Harrison rated a book it was amazing Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live by Daniel Klein	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
A gem of a book, with highly entertaining pieces on the author’s favourite philosophical quotes.
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Steve Harrison rated a book it was amazing The Defector: The untold story of the KGB agent who saved MI5 and changed the Cold War - 'Reads like le Carré', Robert Verkaik by Richard Kerbaj	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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Steve Harrison rated a book it was amazing Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author)	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
Excellent biography of Stalin and his inner circle, a story which would be unbelievable if fiction. A great companion book to the author's Young Stalin. ...more
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“No one should need to be big enough to destroy others and all of us must have to be powerful and resourceful enough to protect ourselves.”
― Zaman Ali, ZAMANISM Wealth of the People

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message 6: by Scott

Dec 24, 2015 07:27PM

Merry christmas of 2015

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message 5: by Steve

Jun 13, 2015 02:33PM

Ann wrote: "Steve, TimeStorm is an outstanding novel! I was blown away. Very well done, sir!!"

Thanks, Ann. I'm so glad you enjoyed the book. And I don't think I've ever received a better review! It is very much appreciated.

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message 4: by Ann

Jun 13, 2015 04:58AM

Steve, TimeStorm is an outstanding novel! I was blown away. Very well done, sir!!

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message 3: by Scott

Dec 25, 2014 05:33AM

Merry christmas.

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message 2: by Steve

Dec 07, 2014 11:25AM

Thanks, Ann. I hope it lives up to your expectations!

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message 1: by Ann

Dec 07, 2014 07:00AM

Steve, I love the title of your book, the cover and the synopsis. Sounds marvelous! Can't wait to read it.

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