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'In 1999 a young man from suburban Adelaide set out on an overseas trip that would change his life forever. Initially, he was after adventure and the experience of travelling the Silk Road.
'But events would set him on a different path. He would be deemed a terrorist, one of George W Bush's "worst of the worst".He would be incarcerated in the world's most notorious prison, Guantanamo Bay.
'And in that place where, according to an interrogator in Abu Ghraib, "even dogs won't live", he was to languish for five and a half years, suffering horror, torture and abuse, while Australians were told who he was - by politicians, the media and foreign governments.
'Everyone had an opinion on him. But only he knows the truth.
'And now, for the first time, David Hicks tells his story.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: Dedicated to those who gave me the benefit of the doubt, and to those who supported me. ... especially my father, Terry Hicks.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Crime Does Pay Some People
2014
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 February 2014; (p. 4) -
Hicks Wins Fight for Book Profits
2012
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 July 2012; (p. 22) -
Govt Drops Hicks Pursuit
2012
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 July 2012; (p. 8) -
About-Face on Hicks a Victory for the Bullied
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 July 2012; (p. 13) -
Bid to Seize Profits from Sale of Hicks Memoir Fails
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 July 2012; (p. 8)
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Hicks's Harrowing Account Light on Mea Culpa
2010
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 November 2010; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Guantanamo : My Journey 2010 single work autobiography -
A Prisoner of the Search
2010
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— Appears in: The Age , 13 November 2010; (p. 19)
— Review of Guantanamo : My Journey 2010 single work autobiography -
Well Read
2010
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 November 2010; (p. 28)
— Review of Guantanamo : My Journey 2010 single work autobiography -
Racked by Delusion and Torture
2010
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 19 December 2010; (p. 8)
— Review of Guantanamo : My Journey 2010 single work autobiography -
Hicks Book Deal Courts Legal Action
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 September 2010; (p. 9) Jason Steger reports that publication of David Hicks's Guantanamo: My Journey raises issues of possible legal action under proceeds from crime legislation. -
It's Right To Write about Gitmo Stay
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 September 2010; (p. 15) Cynthia Banham argues that publication of David Hicks's memoir Guantanamo: My Journey is an 'important development' for Australian democracy. -
Hicks to Test the Law over Memoir
2010
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— Appears in: The Australian , 24 September 2010; (p. 3) -
Details of Hick's Guantanamo Book Deal 'Private'
2010
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 September 2010; (p. 2) -
Hicks Tells His Side of the Story
2010
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— Appears in: The Age , 24 September 2010; (p. 3)
Awards
- Adelaide, South Australia,
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Guantanamo Bay,
cCuba,cCaribbean, Americas,
- 1990s
- 2000-2010
- Adelaide, South Australia,
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cAfghanistan,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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cPakistan,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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Guantanamo Bay,
cCuba,cCaribbean, Americas,
- ca. 1975-2010