Beyond the vapour trail : the beauty, horror and humour of life : an aid worker's story
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Beyond the vapour trail : the beauty, horror and humour of life : an aid worker's story
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The work Beyond the vapour trail : the beauty, horror and humour of life : an aid worker's story represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Beyond the vapour trail : the beauty, horror and humour of life : an aid worker's story
- Title remainder
- the beauty, horror and humour of life : an aid worker's story
- Statement of responsibility
- Brett Pierce
- Title variation
- Beyond the vapor trail
- Subject
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- trueLife stories -- Facing adversity
- trueAustralian
- truePierce, Brett
- trueSociety and culture -- General
- Volunteers -- Australia -- Biography
- truePhilanthropy
- trueVolunteers -- Australia
- trueAustralian literature
- trueHuman services
- truePublic service organizations
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- truePoverty
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A two year old girl is abandoned on the streets of Ulaan Bataar with a bag of clothes and a note pinned to her: 'Please take care of me ...'Twelve year old Betty, alone looking after her dying mother, is kidnapped to become a child soldier ...An Australian aid worker finds himself off the tourist map confronted by the struggles of people in the developing world, across six continents. He discovers the inspirational and the beautiful; people and cultures responding to their changing landscape; the stories and courage of individuals who bring fresh perspectives to life."--Back cover
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- Dewey number
- 920.710994
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Target audience
- adult
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