Tom Stacey

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His has been a life of unusual range: as traveller, especially in remote and challenging regions; as king maker, remarkably, in the Mountains of the Moon (Ruwenzori); as roving correspondent, outstandingly for the Sunday Times, winning “Foreign Correspondent of the Year” Award, covering the world scene and taking him to over 120 countries; as penal reformer, political theorist, Christian activist, and entrepreneurial publisher. Tom Stacey’s adventurous life has given him extraordinary tales to tell. A born writer, he offers us reflective wisdom put down memorably and pleasurably in a unique voice. His work has been compared with that of Graham Greene, E.M Forester, John Banville, and the 17th century divine Jeremy Taylor, and acclaimed by m ...more

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The Man Who Knew Everything

3.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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Tribe: The Hidden History o...

4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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PEOPLES OF THE EARTH VOL 14...

4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions
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Peoples of the Earth, Volum...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions
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The Hostile Sun

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Thomas Brassey: The Greates...

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Decline

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Peoples of the Earth Vol Si...

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Peoples of the Earth Vol Te...

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