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Mark Oulton

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in Manchester, The United Kingdom

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Travel, Nonfiction, Memoir

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Mark Oulton is a world traveler and astute observer of international culture. Born in the UK, as a child he was moved around the world because of his father’s work in education and overseas development. He spent his formative years in Syria, Kenya, Malawi and Nepal as well as being educated in the UK from age 12. As an adult, he lived in the UK for many years working for the largest private company in the world and then as a company director in Bristol, UK. working in agriculture and related trading and marketing. He then worked in the US for seven years before finally settling in China in 2015. He speaks French and passable Mandarin Chinese and at least another ten languages badly.

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	Red Spy in Harbin: Book 1: In the Beginning 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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 Lure of the Red Dragon: Life and Love for a Foreigner in Modern China 3.85 avg rating — 13 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
	The Dead Microphones 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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 Climate For Change by Mark Oulton (Goodreads Author), Qing Zhao, Rachel Ford 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	哈尔滨的红色谍影: Red Spy in Harbin — Book One (Simplified Chinese) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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