Desert Vet by Alex Tinson

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Desert Vet by Alex Tinson

Summary

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

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Desert Vet by Alex Tinson

When Sydney-born vet Alex Tinson 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. Thirty years later he is still there, having become the world's leading camel vet while caring for a menagerie of unusual animals along the way. But this is more than a story about camels and monkeys, spiders and snakes, and all sorts of other exotic creatures. It is also about crossing boundaries of race and religion to create a life full of possibility, of being introduced to the reclusive world of the Gulf Royal families and of sharing the rich lives of Alex's Bedouin family and friends. Warm and generous, intriguing and compelling, The Desert Vet takes us to a place few have entered before.
A compelling read * Sydney Morning Herald *

Alex Tinson has lived and worked in the United Arab Emirates as a vet for nearly thirty years.

David Hardaker is a former ABC Middle East correspondent and Walkley Award-winning journalist. He has lived and worked for many years in the Arab world and speaks Arabic.

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ISBN 13 9781760292829
ISBN 10 1760292826
Title Desert Vet
Author Alex Tinson
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Year published 2016-07-27
Number of pages 248
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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