Alex Tinson Alex Tinson i(9509100 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon The Desert Vet : How a City Boy Became a Bedouin Nomad and Spent Thirty Years Caring for a Menagerie of Camels and Other Exotic Creatures Alex Tinson , David Hardaker , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2016 9509158 2016 single work autobiography

'From the lush and leafy suburbs to the deserts of the United Arab Emirates, the extraordinary story of a most unusual vet.

'Alex Tinson is a St Ives-born vet who was literally plucked from the Australian outback to become chief vet in charge of the United Arab Emirates President's racing camels. He was given one mission: to make the President's camels the best in the UAE and, indeed, all of Arabia. Along the way he also cared for a menagerie of most unusual animals from pet cheetahs and monkeys to strange desert lizards. It has also given him a rare entree into the life of the uber-rich Gulf Royal families and the world of the Bedouins.

'This is the story of an extraordinarily successful and adventurous expatriate Australian. Compelling and intriguing, it takes you into a world that few have entered before.' (Publication summary)

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