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The UK edition of my book HUMANKIND is available at a 50% discount on Bloomsbury.com now 😇 -->
bloomsbury.com/uk/humankind-9….
Or maybe even better: support one of your local indies. Go to booksellers.org.uk and find a bookshop in your neighbourhood.
Many bookshops are closed right now, but you can still support stores online. Example! @Dauntbooks originally sold travel books and still groups titles by country in stores. You might find HUMANKIND under The Netherlands 😁, but for now you can order here bit.ly/2Ao8rkv
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NEWS! The Real Lord of the Flies will become a movie!! The last two weeks have been a crazy rollercoaster 😅 (thread) /1 deadline.com/2020/05/new-re…
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I interviewed Mano, Sione and Peter Warner (the captain who rescued the six boys) for my new book HUMANKIND. Two weeks ago, The Guardian published an excerpt, and the piece went viral (8 million views by now).
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About to start my Q&A in 5 mins! Ask me all your questions with the hashtag #AskRutger
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Here it is! The original 1966 documentary about the 6 boys who shipwrecked on the island of 'Ata. Took some time, but I managed to find a member of the crew who still had a copy.
From my book: 'A few days later, a team from Channel 7 arrived in the ancient DC-3 that flew a once-weekly service to Tonga. Describing the scene, Peter chuckles. ‘Out of that aircraft stepped three of those TV types in their city suits and pointy shoes.’ /2
'By the time the group arrived on ‘Ata with the six boys in tow, the gang from Channel 7 was green around the gills. Worse, they didn’t know how to swim. ‘Don’t worry,’ Peter assured them. ‘These boys will save you.’
The captain rowed the trembling men out to the breakers.' /3
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