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John's gripping account of his hazardous and eventful life kept me reading it into the small hours of the morning. - Len Deighton, international best-selling author and film producer. For more than 60 years photojournalist John Robert Young has travelled the world, from the Great Wall of China to the rainforest of South America and the remote regions of Africa, documenting war, famine and devastation. In quieter moments, he photographed famous politicians, actors, artists, musicians, beautiful women, a Nobel Prize winner and religious leaders - along with the odd terrorist. He became personal photographer to two future Prime Ministers and Hollywood star Shirley MacLaine. He worked on international film sets with famous actors and directors. Along the way John lived with the French Foreign Legion, was given access to China's People's Liberation Army, visited Dr Albert Schweitzer in his jungle hospital, experienced famine in Ethiopia, had lunch with Hitler's film maker, Leni Riefenstahl, and was spirited away by a mysterious man in a black taxi while on assignment in Belfast. Humorous, fast paced and reflective, Toothbrush, Passport & Camera is an unforgettable story told against the background of a changing world.

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John Robert Young is one of the most accomplished photojournalists of his generation, with his work being published in many leading magazines and newspapers. including The Sunday Times, Vogue, The Telegraph Magazine, Reader's Digest, Grands Reportages, Epoca, The Toronto Globe and Mail and the German magazine Stern. As a young man, he served in the Palestine Police at the time of the British Mandate and later in the Colonial Police in Southern Rhodesia. While living in Canada, he qualified as a commercial pilot. His previous books have found a wide audience and been well reviewed. He has appeared on national television and radio in connection with his work. He finds peace and tranquility by listening to Gregorian chant.

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