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Barry Smith

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BARRY SMITH
Was born in England and educated in Manchester and at Cambridge University, where he read history. Australia has been home for over fifty years and he lives in marvellous Melbourne, where he is now living his dream of being a published writer.
Most of Barry’s career has been in HR management and for 20 years before retirement he ran his own consulting business, focusing on turning around toxic management teams. Since retiring he has completed a doctorate focused on “How I want to live and work in what's left of my life” and over the past 10 years he has pursued dreams emanating from that-such as, crossing Siberia, touring Moorish Spain, finding his Manchester Regiment, Grandad's grave at Gallipoli, crossing USA by train and camp ...more

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	DRAGON'S BREATH 4.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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
	For Freedom's Cause 4.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 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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CONCEIVING ANOTHER BOOK
Having completed the launch of my fourth historical novel, Victoria’s Twins, I am over my "post-natal" slump and looking to start something new. Whilst I have a longer "serious" work in mind, I am toying with a series of pot boilers to get my name better known and raise some income.

The close of my recent 'Victoria's Twins' sees the hero migrating back to Manchester with the Read more of this blog post »

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Australian spy thriller in an all-Australian setting-Kat and Ken hunt spies from Melbourne to the Kimberley and back. Exciting action packed thriller with serious contemporary theme-Chinese Communist Party attempts to take over Australia. Second nove ...more
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