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Kevin Chapman

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in Peterborough, The United Kingdom

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Kevin Chapman spent the early part of his twenties holding down a sensible grown up job as a financial advisor and living a sensible grown up life with his wife and kids. He left his job when the financial crisis happened in 2008 and shortly after, got divorced, became a minor internet celebrity, moved his new partner in, got a first class honours degree in computing, became a teacher and started writing books about it all. He claims it's not an early onset mid-life crisis. He lives in Peterborough, UK with his fiancee, three kids, a cat and a dog called Dave.

He is the host of popular comedy podcast Best Thing From and the UK's Number 1 independent videogame podcast The Mature Gamer Podcast. ...more

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Average rating: 3.41 · 113 ratings · 11 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Best Thing From: Volume 1 3.17 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Best Thing From: Volume 2 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Mature: The First Year 4.50 avg rating — 6 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
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The Silent Patient

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The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny

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