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Miriam Murcutt

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I am a writer, editor, and former marketing executive in the travel and publishing industries. Most recently I have been working full-time as a writer and have co-authored five books with Richard Starks: 'In A Town Called Paradox', (Prestwicke Publishing) which is an historical novel set in 1950s Utah at the time when the Big Five Hollywood Studios arrived to film their blockbuster movies; 'Lost in Tibet',(The Lyons Press, 2012) which tells the true story of five young US airmen who, in 1943, were forced to bail out of the plane they were flying and found themselves stranded in Tibet; 'Along the River that Flows Uphill - from the Orinoco to the Amazon', (first published in print by Haus Publishing, 2009, and now also available as an ebook) ...more

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	Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story Of Five American Airmen, A Doomed Plane, And The Will To Survive by Richard Starks (Goodreads Author), Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	In a Town Called Paradox by Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author), Richard Starks (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Room with a Pew: Sleeping Our Way Through Spain's Ancient Monasteries by Richard Starks (Goodreads Author), Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 59 ratings — 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
	Along the River that Flows Uphill: From the Orinoco to the Amazon by Richard Starks (Goodreads Author), Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 20 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
	Greenland for $1.99 by Richard Starks (Goodreads Author), Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013	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
	Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survive by Richard Starks, Miriam Murcutt (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Miriam Murcutt made a comment on Daniil’s review of In a Town Called Paradox " We're glad to know you enjoyed our book. And thank you for taking the time to post your review. Reviews are always a help in improving a novel's visib ...more "
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Miriam Murcutt rated a book really liked it 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History – and How It Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin	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 well-researched and highly detailed account of the whys and wherefores of the crash of 1929. The focus is on the people involved - most of them not admirable - as well as the system which was wide open to abuse. The politics of Hoover and Roosevelt ...more
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Miriam Murcutt made a comment in the group Oprah's Book Club (Official) — Fiction set in fact topic " In the 1950s and 1960s Hollywood arrived in force in Utah to film many of its blockbuster movies. This changed forever the lives of those who lived in ...more "
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Miriam Murcutt made a comment in the group Amazon Kindle — Fiction set in fact topic " In the 1950s and 1960s Hollywood arrived in force in Utah to film its blockbuster movies. This changed forever the lives of those who lived in Utah's ...more "
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Miriam Murcutt made a comment in the group Oprah's Book Club (Official) — What Are Currently Reading? topic " I'm reading: 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin. It's very instructive given to ...more "
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Miriam Murcutt made a comment in the group Around the World in 80 Books — Spotlight on Greenland - 'Greenland for $1.99' topic " Hi Amar Thank you for suggesting another good book to read about Greenland. Is it only in French, or is there an English translation available? "
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Miriam Murcutt rated a book it was amazing The Web Beneath the Waves: The Fragile Cables that Connect our World by Samanth Subramanian (Goodreads Author)	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 short, well-written and lively book about the importance the network of underseas cables plays in allowing us to surf the Internet and connect to the outside world. It's a story of good guys and bad guys, triumphs, disasters, global politics and bi ...more
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Miriam Murcutt rated a book really liked it So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan	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 rather depressing trio of short stories about failed male-female interactions. Simply written and eminently readable from a stylistic point of view.
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