Charles Foster

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I'm a writer based in Oxford, UK. I teach at the University of Oxford, and am a Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford. Most of my books, in some way or other, are presumptuous and more or less unsuccessful attempts to work out what we are doing on this extraordinary planet. Those attempts have generated books on evolutionary biology, the physiology of spiritual experience, pilgrimage, Biblical archaeology, theology and ethics, as well as travel books.

I travel a lot, and have bled and left digits behind in some very unpleasant places. I'm a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and have a particular passion for camel expeditions.

I have a very long-suffering wife, Mary, and five wondrous, wild children: Lizzie, Sally, Tom, James and Rachel.

My website is www.charlesfoster.co.uk. It would be great if you could drop by there. If you'd like to email me to tell me how badly I've got… Read more

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31 Mar 2010
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16 Aug 2010
Paperback: £6.74 Kindle Edition: £4.99
17 Feb 2011
3.4 out of 5 stars   (10)
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1 Sep 2011
Paperback: £34.19
22 Aug 2001
Paperback: £8.99 Kindle Edition: £4.99
15 April 2010
3.9 out of 5 stars   (12)
Paperback: £8.09
27 Sep 2007
4.3 out of 5 stars   (3)
Paperback: £8.09 Kindle Edition: £7.69
1 Jun 2006
3.8 out of 5 stars   (11)
Paperback: £21.56
27 Feb 2009
Paperback: £8.09 Kindle Edition: £7.69
12 Dec 2010
3.4 out of 5 stars   (5)
Hardcover: £80.75
31 Mar 2010
Paperback: £6.99
1 Jan 2007
5.0 out of 5 stars   (1)


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