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Anthony Randall

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I started my literary journey at the age of seventeen, penning hundreds songs and recording with many bands, a hobby that I still enjoy. I hadn’t seriously read any novels at all until I was introduced to Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘Time enough for love’ by a friend when I was thirty. Since then, I'm never without a book on the go. definitely a late bloomer.
I was tempted into novel writing by my co-author Doug Goddard back in 2002, Doug is Dyslexic and firstly asked me to decipher his scrawl, and then to correct his spelling in order to turn his story into a book. By then an avid book reader, there was obviously a lack of content within his writing and proposed that we write together, his stories, my words, I believe the synergy works well, the a ...more

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	Tales of Tucson: Sex, sun and satire. A wild, nostalgic, anecdotal trip through 80's America by Anthony Randall (Goodreads Author), Vanessa Gottesman (Editor), Tom Benson (Editor) 3.98 avg rating — 43 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 Fridge Magnet by Doug Goddard, Anthony Randall (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 32 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
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	The English Sombrero: Nothing to do but run by Anthony Randall (Goodreads Author), Doug Goddard (With) it was amazing 5.00 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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Anthony Randall made a comment on Thili’s review of Tales of Tucson: Sex, sun and satire. A wild, nostalgic, anecdotal trip through 80's America " Thank you so much Thili. I really appreciate your perspective. I try and create an immersive experience with all my novels, and seem to have succeeded ...more "
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