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Steve Tolbert Steve Tolbert i(A35915 works by)
Born: Established: 1944 Los Angeles, California,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1969
Heritage: American
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1 y separately published work icon Last Stop Ladakh Steve Tolbert , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2021 22525369 2021 single work novel 'Transcontinental highwayman in his youth, Joe Broughton told himself vagabond living meant taking risks, cadging rides, living on the cheap. It could be scary, for sure, but intriguing too, his luck changing daily, having no idea what the next hour would bring or who he would be sharing it with. Now a septuagenarian widower, his daughter working overseas, his best friend recently deceased, Joe senses ‘a steady drum beat of routine messaging that tomorrow will be the same as yesterday; that getting old is no better than dying young; that the good life exists only in his memories. ’As the decades-old embers of vagabondage stoke up again, he decides to head off into the unknown one last time, specifically to the Himalayas: quiet, Luddite-friendly, far removed from humanity gone Twitter-mad. In Indian-occupied Kashmir, after his sister is blinded, his brother killed in a violent protest, Sameer Pandith joins Hizbul Mujahideen as a freedom fighter. When India institutes martial law, he is sent east to Ladakh on a mission of retaliation. Joe and Sameer are fated to meet; first through an exercise in compassion, then in barbarity.' (Publication summary)
1 Some Monks Were Born to Smile i "Vulturesque", Steve Tolbert , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: I Protest! Poems of Dissent 2020; (p. 140)
1 Novice Retreats : Day 1 i "High above nunnery, rock outcrop, crumbling edges, deep drops.", Steve Tolbert , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 132)
1 y separately published work icon Playing Lady Gaga, Being Nan Pau Steve Tolbert , Armidale : Lacuna Publishing , 2017 15979913 2017 single work novel

'When Mya Paw Wah commits a crime during a political protest in Yangon, she flees the city to avoid the fate of her father and brother – one a political prisoner, the other killed in the police action against the protest. Military Intelligence agents, human traffickers, landmines and snakes are among the dangers Mya faces in her journey to Karen State, near the Thai border, to find her exiled mother. To survive, she plays many roles – bar-girl, novice nun, military porter, teacher – some by choice, others forced on her, as she struggles to overcome anger and despair, and maintain hope for a better life.

'Tasmanian Nick Stanish comes to Thailand looking for his missing brother – an aid worker at a medical clinic for Karen refugees – and to avoid dealing with a guilty secret. Seeking answers in the Snake Skin nightclub, Nick instead finds the local Lady Gaga – the club’s star entertainer – and is drawn into a world of sex slavery and drug smugglers – and possibly love.

'Playing Lady Gaga, Being Nan Pau is a compelling tale of survival and redemption, of actions and consequences, and of the best and the worst of humanity.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon The Home Page of Steve Tolbert Steve Tolbert , 2010 Z1781953 2010 website
1 1 y separately published work icon O'Leary, JI Terrorist Hunter Steve Tolbert , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2010 Z1716701 2010 single work novel young adult 'Michael O’Leary’s life as a "weird and wacky" word-fixated student changes after his mother is killed and his father badly injured in a Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist attack. In the company of his alter ego, Bounty Hunter Clint, Michael travels to Indonesia intent on confronting JI operatives. At each stage of his mission, the seventeen-year-old meets mysterious people. None occupy his mind – and quickly his dreams – more than Sugi, a Muslim girl who may or may not be working with the "enemy"'. (Source: author's website.)
1 2 y separately published work icon Packing Smack, Talking Wombats Steve Tolbert , Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2007 Z1384234 2007 single work novel young adult The story is loosely based on recent cases of police corruption and gangland activities in Melbourne. Jackson is a seventeen/eighteen year old girl with future plans for attending university. Through her first boyfriend, Ben, she unwittingly becomes involved in a St Kilda heroin sale that goes wrong. In order to protect Ben, she flees with the heroin supply to the supposed sanctuary of Flinders Island. Here she meets John, an animal-fixated vet science student, and Pete, a recluse who has lost his family in tragic circumstances. When Jackson's pursuers - in the form of bent, but entertaining Nick, and later, two employees of the corrupt Detective Inspector Michael Harris - arrive on Flinders Island, the entire island community is drawn into the sordid, violent world of gangland drug dealing. - from Publisher's website http://www.southcom.com.au/ sighted 31/7/07
1 Fishing Manhattan Steve Tolbert , 2006 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Surfing for Wayan and Other Stories 2006; (p. 93-102) 'After his granddad dies, a boy learns that places change and it's important to love what you have' (source: back cover).
1 Sandy Heads Steve Tolbert , 2006 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Surfing for Wayan and Other Stories 2006; (p. 83-90) 'During the bombing of Baghdad a young Iraqi-Australian boy struggles to make sense of media headlines' (source: back cover).
1 Another Door Steve Tolbert , 2006 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Surfing for Wayan and Other Stories 2006; (p. 73-80) 'A friendship develops between a panic-struck girl going for her first driver's licence and an old widower who's obliged to renew his licence annually' (source: back cover).
1 1 Tunnelling Cu Chi Steve Tolbert , 2006 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Surfing for Wayan and Other Stories 2006; (p. 49-70) A Tasmanian boy whose grandfather died in the Vietnam War visits the Cu Chi tunnels in Vietnam, from which the Viet Cong conducted some of their campaign. On the tour, he meets up with a Vietnamese-Australian girl and an American man, both of whom have their own connections to the tunnels.
1 Remembering Nurila Steve Tolbert , 2006 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Surfing for Wayan and Other Stories 2006; (p. 45-47) 'A young Afghan reflects on the event that spurred him into becoming a suicide bomber' (source: back cover).
1 1 Summits Steve Tolbert , 2006 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Surfing for Wayan and Other Stories 2006; (p. 33-42) 'Lhotse speaks by cell phone to her father who's dying in a blizzard on Mount Everest. Three months later she walks up Nepal's Everest Track to view that mountain and share her thoughts' (back cover blurb).
1 1 Surfing for Wayan Steve Tolbert , 2006 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Surfing for Wayan and Other Stories 2006; (p. 7-31) Thirteen-year-old Jacob's brother Joey visits Bali for a surfing trip and is killed in the 2002 Bali bombings. Jacob and his father go to Bali to locate Joey's body. There they meet Agung, whose own son, Wayan, was also killed in the blast. Four years later, Jacob returns to Bali.
1 2 y separately published work icon Surfing for Wayan and Other Stories Steve Tolbert , Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2006 Z1242250 2006 selected work short story young adult
1 On Travel, Lifelong Students, and Asking 'What If?' Steve Tolbert , 2005 single work essay
— Appears in: Access , vol. 19 no. 1 2005; Tolbert discusses the origins of many of his works, and how they all began with a 'what if' question. Includes a discussion of works-in-progress that later became the short stories 'Surfing for Wayan,' 'Summits,' and 'Tunnelling Cu Chi.'
1 3 y separately published work icon Dreaming Australia Steve Tolbert , Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2004 Z1197802 2004 single work novel young adult Dreaming Australia tells the story of Soraya, a young girl from Masar e-Sharif, Northern Afghanistan. After her mother is killed in a missile attack, she is sent away with her brother and cousin to a people smuggler in Pakistan who will arrange for her to travel to Australia. But the journey through the mountains north of Kabul is dangerous, particularly after her two male escorts are commandeered by the Taliban to work as porters. Fortunately Soraya meets Muhammed, a rohani (or holy man), who guides her across the border to the city of Peshawar. There she meets her people smuggler who insists that Australians "will wave and shout their greetings and helpful officials will be at the dock to assist her." Upon arrival in Australia, Soraya is interned in the Woomera Detention Centre. (from Author's website)
1 6 y separately published work icon Tracking the Dalai Lama Steve Tolbert , South Melbourne : Hyland House , 2001 Z946256 2001 single work novel young adult When Jess's father gets the chance to interview the Dalai Lama in Northern India, Jess reluctantly goes with him, tracking the ailing Dalai Lama into Tibet, where life is tough and nobody is safe. Jess's destiny becomes entwined with the Dalai Lama's and she finds herself embarking on two difficult and dangerous journeys. (Libraries Australia record).
1 On the Delights of Watching a Multicultural Kindergarten Class Sing 'Click Go the Shears' Steve Tolbert , 1999 single work essay
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 7 no. 1 1999; (p. 5-7)
1 2 y separately published work icon Escape to Kalimantan Steve Tolbert , Melbourne : Addison Wesley Longman Australia , 1998 Z430547 1998 single work novel young adult 'Escape to Kalimantan tells the story of fifteen year old Jack, who has been taught by his father, Arnold, to respect life, to feel a strong compassion for it in all its rich and varied forms. But the horror of 28 April 1996 changes all that. Jack's sister is killed in the Port Arthur Massacre, and days later Jack's mother leaves for good. When his father's mental state begins to deteriorate, Jack realises he's got to do something to help his father get on with life again. Wild places and wildlife are Arnold's passionate interests, so close contact with these, Jack believes, will provide his father with his best hope of recovery. He finds out about a place that has the richest animal and plant life in the world. It's called Kalimantan - wild Kalimantan. Like his poster filled room, the perfect place to escape to, Jack thinks.' (Source: Author's website)
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