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UCLA Film School, BBC Apprentice, creator and producer 78+ hours of primetime wildlife TV, co-founder film history museum in Berlin, 30+ years work/w leaders aerospace + space exploration and environmental movement. 40+ years literary agent, writes Sci-Fi and Thrillers; true tales, knowledge, all based on life experience. Raised New York City, London, and Switzerland, lives in New Mexico.

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Average rating: 3.85 · 327 ratings · 138 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Path (Tag #1) 3.60 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2014 — 10 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
	Murder on Safari (Mbuno & Pero, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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 Berlin Package (Mbuno & Pero, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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
	Kidnapped on Safari (Mbuno & Pero, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 61 ratings — 5 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
	Reaching Angelica (Tag #2) 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2016 — 5 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
	Elephant Safari (The Mbuno & Pero Thrillers Book 4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 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
	A Tribal Rumble: A Safari Campfire Tale 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009 — 5 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
	Sightseeing: A Space Panorama by Peter Riva (Goodreads Author), Barbara Hitchcock, Arthur C. Clarke (Foreword) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1985 — 5 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
	Marlene Dietrich: Photographs and Memories by Marlene Dietrich, Peter Riva (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jean-Jacques Naudet (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	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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