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I am a writer, editor, and former marketing executive in the travel and publishing industries. Most recently I have been working full-time as a writer and have co-authored five books with Richard Starks: 'In A Town Called Paradox', (Prestwicke Publishing) which is an historical novel set in 1950s Utah at the time when the Big Five Hollywood Studios arrived to film their blockbuster movies; 'Lost in Tibet',(The Lyons Press, 2012) which tells the true story of five young US airmen who, in 1943, were forced to bail out of the plane they were flying and found themselves stranded in Tibet; 'Along the River that Flows Uphill - from the Orinoco to the Amazon', (first published in print by Haus Publishing, 2009, and now also available as an ebook) ...more

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	Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story Of Five American Airmen, A Doomed Plane, And The Will To Survive by Richard Starks (Goodreads Author), Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2004 — 13 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
	In a Town Called Paradox by Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author), Richard Starks (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	A Room with a Pew: Sleeping Our Way Through Spain's Ancient Monasteries by Richard Starks (Goodreads Author), Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Along the River that Flows Uphill: From the Orinoco to the Amazon by Richard Starks (Goodreads Author), Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2009 — 4 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
	Greenland for $1.99 by Richard Starks (Goodreads Author), Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013	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
	Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survive 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	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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