Pete N
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Location | Bathurst, NSW, Australia |
| Introduction | I was born and raised in Sydney to immigrant parents. At 18 I moved to Canberra where I attended university, studying computer science and later librarianship. In 2001 I moved to Dubbo to run a library and later, in 2004, to Bathurst where I manage another library; although I spent much time in Sydney with family and friends. I am crazy about astronomy, music, photography, history, and books! |
| Interests | Astronomy, Archaeology, Art, History, Food, Politics, Photography, Philately, Cricket, Information technology and information science, Libraries, Books and reading, Music (especially live), Travel. |
| Favorite movies | 2001: a space odyssey, Room with a view, The cruel sea, Pleasantville, Last orders, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Seven samurai, The seventh seal, Dr Strangelove, Amelie, Priceless (Hors de prix), All quiet on the Western Front (1930), As it is in heaven, Bladerunner, The mission, The piano. |
| Favorite music | Anything except rap and country: Kate Bush, Pink Floyd, J.S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, F. Chopin, Madeleine Peyroux, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, John Butler Trio, Camille. |
| Favorite books | The fiction list: The Poldark novels (W. Graham), Fair stood the wind for France (H.E. Bates), Daughter of the empire (R. Feist & J. Wurts), Great Expectations (Dickens), Mistress of the empire (R. Feist & J. Wurts), The woman in white (W. Collins), Jane Eyre (C. Brontèˆ), Diana (R.F. Delderfield), To serve them all my days (R.F. Delderfield), Servant of the empire (R. Feist & J. Wurts), Foundation (I. Asimov), Birdsong (S. Faulks), Name of the rose (U. Eco),Do androids dream of electric sheep? (P.K. Dick), The Hobbit (Tolkien), The far pavilions (M.M. Kaye), The gentleman's garden (C. Jinks), and too many others to mention. |