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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Escape From Latvia. Book.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Seven Hundred Days in the Jungle: The Life of an Engineer in Papua New Guinea and Other Stories. Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - What is home What does it mean to be an Australian Can you call yourself a 'true-blue Aussie' if English is not your first language Born to Latvian parents in a displaced persons camp in Germany, Vid's life is one marked by a persistent sense of not belonging.As a two-year-old boy Vid arrived in Sydney Harbour on the 'Fifth Fleet', his family diverted from their original destination of Canada by the promise of a new life in Australia.They were part of the 'Beautiful Balts' - the migrants who were some of the first non-English speaking Europeans to emigrate to Australia after World War II. Their blonde hair and smiling, happy faces boded well for acceptance among Australians, but 1950s regional Australia was an unforgiving place when cultural differences were so visible. Growing up in the town of Bowral, Vid first had to contend with the flies, and then he had to face the bullies who liked to beat up the foreign boy with the funny accent until blood dripped down his shirt. For a kid who had never set foot in Latvia, Vid found he was defined by a country he hadn't ever seen and punished for his connection to a language he no longer spoke.Decades later, a trip to his parents' homeland would see Vid finally start to unite his separate identities and wrestle with what it means to belong to two cultures.This is a personal and thoughtful memoir at a time when Australia is increasing divided along racial lines. Vid's reflections are a challenging and timely perspective on what it really means to call Australia home.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What is home? What does it mean to be an Australian? Can you call yourself a 'true-blue Aussie' if English is not your first language? Born to Latvian parents in a displaced persons camp in Germany, Vid's life is one marked by a persistent sense of not belonging.As a two-year-old boy Vid arrived in Sydney Harbour on the 'Fifth Fleet', his family diverted from their original destination of Canada by the promise of a new life in Australia.They were part of the 'Beautiful Balts' - the migrants who were some of the first non-English speaking Europeans to emigrate to Australia after World War II. Their blonde hair and smiling, happy faces boded well for acceptance among Australians, but 1950s regional Australia was an unforgiving place when cultural differences were so visible. Growing up in the town of Bowral, Vid first had to contend with the flies, and then he had to face the bullies who liked to beat up the foreign boy with the funny accent until blood dripped down his shirt. For a kid who had never set foot in Latvia, Vid found he was defined by a country he hadn't ever seen and punished for his connection to a language he no longer spoke.Decades later, a trip to his parents' homeland would see Vid finally start to unite his separate identities and wrestle with what it means to belong to two cultures.This is a personal and thoughtful memoir at a time when Australia is increasing divided along racial lines. Vid's reflections are a challenging and timely perspective on what it really means to call Australia home. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens when a Latvian-Australian engineer trained in the steelworks of Port Kembla is dropped into the jungle of Papua New Guinea with a mission to bring order to a project others have been unable to complete? By the time Vid Vidins turned forty, he had built a successful career in Australian heavy industry. He'd worked on major construction projects, studied engineering and project management, and learned how to complete complicated projects on time and on budget. Then came the greatest challenge of his career - a senior role on the Ok Tedi mining project in the remote Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The work site was hot, wet, isolated and unpredictable. The rain came almost every day. The road to the mine twisted through the jungle. Machinery was broken, documents were missing, equipment had been abandoned, and the workforce was drawn from Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Canada and America. For Vid, the challenge was not just technical. He had to manage men who did not share the same language, assumptions, training or culture. He had to learn when to lead, when to listen, when to improvise and when to stand his ground. This is a memoir of remote engineering at its most raw - part adventure, part cultural collision, part portrait of a vanished working world. It is also the story of a man shaped by displacement, hardship and discipline finding himself once again in unfamiliar territory and discovering that the only way to overcome the chaos is to build something worthwhile. An industrial engineer faces his ultimate test when he is thrust into a chaotic, rain-soaked wilderness to salvage a failing mining operation. He must navigate cultural divides and relentless elements to forge order from total mayhem. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What is home? What does it mean to be an Australian? Can you call yourself a 'true-blue Aussie' if English is not your first language? Born to Latvian parents in a displaced persons camp in Germany, Vid's life is one marked by a persistent sense of not belonging.As a two-year-old boy Vid arrived in Sydney Harbour on the 'Fifth Fleet', his family diverted from their original destination of Canada by the promise of a new life in Australia.They were part of the 'Beautiful Balts' - the migrants who were some of the first non-English speaking Europeans to emigrate to Australia after World War II. Their blonde hair and smiling, happy faces boded well for acceptance among Australians, but 1950s regional Australia was an unforgiving place when cultural differences were so visible. Growing up in the town of Bowral, Vid first had to contend with the flies, and then he had to face the bullies who liked to beat up the foreign boy with the funny accent until blood dripped down his shirt. For a kid who had never set foot in Latvia, Vid found he was defined by a country he hadn't ever seen and punished for his connection to a language he no longer spoke.Decades later, a trip to his parents' homeland would see Vid finally start to unite his separate identities and wrestle with what it means to belong to two cultures.This is a personal and thoughtful memoir at a time when Australia is increasing divided along racial lines. Vid's reflections are a challenging and timely perspective on what it really means to call Australia home. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What is home? What does it mean to be an Australian? Can you call yourself a 'true-blue Aussie' if English is not your first language? Born to Latvian parents in a displaced persons camp in Germany, Vid's life is one marked by a persistent sense of not belonging.As a two-year-old boy Vid arrived in Sydney Harbour on the 'Fifth Fleet', his family diverted from their original destination of Canada by the promise of a new life in Australia.They were part of the 'Beautiful Balts' - the migrants who were some of the first non-English speaking Europeans to emigrate to Australia after World War II. Their blonde hair and smiling, happy faces boded well for acceptance among Australians, but 1950s regional Australia was an unforgiving place when cultural differences were so visible. Growing up in the town of Bowral, Vid first had to contend with the flies, and then he had to face the bullies who liked to beat up the foreign boy with the funny accent until blood dripped down his shirt. For a kid who had never set foot in Latvia, Vid found he was defined by a country he hadn't ever seen and punished for his connection to a language he no longer spoke.Decades later, a trip to his parents' homeland would see Vid finally start to unite his separate identities and wrestle with what it means to belong to two cultures.This is a personal and thoughtful memoir at a time when Australia is increasing divided along racial lines. Vid's reflections are a challenging and timely perspective on what it really means to call Australia home. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens when a Latvian-Australian engineer trained in the steelworks of Port Kembla is dropped into the jungle of Papua New Guinea with a mission to bring order to a project others have been unable to complete? By the time Vid Vidins turned forty, he had built a successful career in Australian heavy industry. He'd worked on major construction projects, studied engineering and project management, and learned how to complete complicated projects on time and on budget. Then came the greatest challenge of his career - a senior role on the Ok Tedi mining project in the remote Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The work site was hot, wet, isolated and unpredictable. The rain came almost every day. The road to the mine twisted through the jungle. Machinery was broken, documents were missing, equipment had been abandoned, and the workforce was drawn from Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Canada and America. For Vid, the challenge was not just technical. He had to manage men who did not share the same language, assumptions, training or culture. He had to learn when to lead, when to listen, when to improvise and when to stand his ground. This is a memoir of remote engineering at its most raw - part adventure, part cultural collision, part portrait of a vanished working world. It is also the story of a man shaped by displacement, hardship and discipline finding himself once again in unfamiliar territory and discovering that the only way to overcome the chaos is to build something worthwhile. An industrial engineer faces his ultimate test when he is thrust into a chaotic, rain-soaked wilderness to salvage a failing mining operation. He must navigate cultural divides and relentless elements to forge order from total mayhem. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - What happens when a Latvian-Australian engineer trained in the steelworks of Port Kembla is dropped into the jungle of Papua New Guinea with a mission to bring order to a project others have been unable to complete By the time Vid Vidins turned forty, he had built a successful career in Australian heavy industry. He'd worked on major construction projects, studied engineering and project management, and learned how to complete complicated projects on time and on budget. Then came the greatest challenge of his career - a senior role on the Ok Tedi mining project in the remote Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The work site was hot, wet, isolated and unpredictable. The rain came almost every day. The road to the mine twisted through the jungle. Machinery was broken, documents were missing, equipment had been abandoned, and the workforce was drawn from Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Canada and America. For Vid, the challenge was not just technical. He had to manage men who did not share the same language, assumptions, training or culture. He had to learn when to lead, when to listen, when to improvise and when to stand his ground. This is a memoir of remote engineering at its most raw - part adventure, part cultural collision, part portrait of a vanished working world. It is also the story of a man shaped by displacement, hardship and discipline finding himself once again in unfamiliar territory and discovering that the only way to overcome the chaos is to build something worthwhile.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens when a Latvian-Australian engineer trained in the steelworks of Port Kembla is dropped into the jungle of Papua New Guinea with a mission to bring order to a project others have been unable to complete? By the time Vid Vidins turned forty, he had built a successful career in Australian heavy industry. He'd worked on major construction projects, studied engineering and project management, and learned how to complete complicated projects on time and on budget. Then came the greatest challenge of his career - a senior role on the Ok Tedi mining project in the remote Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The work site was hot, wet, isolated and unpredictable. The rain came almost every day. The road to the mine twisted through the jungle. Machinery was broken, documents were missing, equipment had been abandoned, and the workforce was drawn from Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Canada and America. For Vid, the challenge was not just technical. He had to manage men who did not share the same language, assumptions, training or culture. He had to learn when to lead, when to listen, when to improvise and when to stand his ground. This is a memoir of remote engineering at its most raw - part adventure, part cultural collision, part portrait of a vanished working world. It is also the story of a man shaped by displacement, hardship and discipline finding himself once again in unfamiliar territory and discovering that the only way to overcome the chaos is to build something worthwhile. An industrial engineer faces his ultimate test when he is thrust into a chaotic, rain-soaked wilderness to salvage a failing mining operation. He must navigate cultural divides and relentless elements to forge order from total mayhem. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Seven Hundred Days in the Jungle | The Life of an Engineer in Papua New Guinea and Other Stories | Vid Vidins | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Vid Vidins | EAN 9781764612128 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …