Christopher Robbins (Author of Apples Are from Kazakhstan)

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Christopher Robbins began his career in journalism at the age of sixteen when he started writing jazz criticism for the Daily Telegraph. Since then he has written for numerous newspapers and magazines in Britain, Europe and the USA.

The Empress of Ireland won the Saga Award for wit, along with exceptional critical acclaim. In Search of Kazakhstan was short-listed for the Authors鈥� Club Best Travel Book Award 2008 in the UK and (under the title Apples Are From Kazakhstan) for the Best Travel Books of 2008 in the US. Air America, a worldwide bestseller when it was originally published, was made into a film starring Mel Gibson.

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	Apples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land that Disappeared 4.03 avg rating — 1,292 ratings — published 2008 — 18 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 Ravens: The Men Who Flew In America's Secret War In Laos 4.25 avg rating — 749 ratings — published 1987 — 11 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 Test of Courage: Michel Thomas 4.22 avg rating — 436 ratings — published 1999 — 11 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
	Air America: The Explosive Inside Story Of The CIA's Supersecret Airline 3.97 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 1979 — 24 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 Empress of Ireland: A Chronicle of an Unusual Friendship 3.90 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2005 — 4 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
	Assassin: A Terrifying True Story 3.22 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Caravan of Camels by Christopher Robbins, Nichola Cowdery (Illustrations) 3.69 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
	D is for Dinosaur by Christopher Robbins, Volha Kaliaha (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 8 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
	U Is for Utah by Christopher Robbins, Christopher Robbins 3.89 avg rating — 9 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
	100 First Words for Little Texans by Christopher Robbins, Gareth Williams (illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 9 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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“I would so much rather put up with mortars and rockets than headquarters. Mortars and rockets are exciting and can only kill you, but those guys can frustrate and bore you to death, which is a damned sight worse. The home of the useless regulations!!!鈥橻6]”
― Christopher Robbins, The Ravens

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“Advice to a writer of your temperament," I heard him whisper in my ear. "Keep the purple to an absolute minimum.”
― Christopher Robbins, The Empress of Ireland: A Chronicle of an Unusual Friendship

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“Anyone who thinks he understands the situation here simply does not know the facts.”
― Christopher Robbins, Air America: The Explosive Inside Story Of The CIA's Supersecret Airline

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The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing

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Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

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The Empress of Ireland by Christopher Robbins

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The Plague by Albert Camus

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Love Lies Bleeding by Edmund Crispin

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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

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