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Andrew Thelander

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in Williamstown, Australia

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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George Orwell

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February 2010

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Andrew Thelander has worked as a civil servant, private lawyer, English teacher and in the macadamia and food industries. He has a Master of Arts in Professional Ethics and Governance. He won the 2002 Griffith Award for Academic Excellence. In the 2005 Todhunter Literary Awards, he won the John Joseph Jones Award for his short story "The Visit of Ariya Iddhi".
Of distant Swedish ancestry, he has a working knowledge of the Swedish language and has co-authored English texts for the Swedish school system.
On his mother's side, he is related to Aldous Huxley.
He is a keen birdwatcher and environmentalist. His other interests include Theravada Buddhism. ...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 6 ratings · 3 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Last Birds 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	The Visit of Ariya Iddhi it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 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
	Callisto it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Do Kangaroos Believe in God? really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 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
	Straight Forward by Birgit Harling, Anders Liden, Andrew Thelander (Goodreads Author) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	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
	Should I Sue?: Ancient and Modern Wisdom on the Rights and Wrongs of Litigation 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Good Stuff Listening by Anders Liden, Andrew Thelander (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 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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Do Kangaroos Believe in God? - NEW COVER

Here it is! The long-awaited new cover for my debut novel, DO KANGAROOS BELIEVE IN GOD? Bright and bold, just like the bizarre story contained within! The centrepiece is part of my photo of EMBLEM, a wonderful public art piece situated in Roma Street in my home town of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The artist is Geoffrey Ricardo from Melbourne. I contacted Geoffrey and he was very supportiv Read more of this blog post »

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