Quaint Deeds: Unlikely Adventures in Teaching and Treasure-hunting: A Memoir

Quaint Deeds: Unlikely Adventures in Teaching and Treasure-hunting: A Memoir - Paperback

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Quaint Deeds: Unlikely Adventures in Teaching and Treasure-hunting: A Memoir - Paperback

Quaint Deeds: Unlikely Adventures in Teaching and Treasure-hunting: A Memoir - Paperback

by A. J. MacKinnon
$37.42
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From the bestselling author of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow, a hilarious and heart-warming memoir of teaching, treasure hunts and finding your own way in life.


A hilarious and heart-warming memoir of teaching, treasure hunts and finding your own way in life

A.J. 'Sandy' Mackinnon is best known to readers as a much-loved travel writer. But between eccentric voyages, he has for almost forty years taught at schools in Australia and the UK. In Quaint Deeds he brings his trademark wit and warmth to the classroom, recalling the ups, downs and unexpected detours of a teaching life. Along the way, he shares the lessons his students have taught him, often in the most unlikely moments - whether playing pranks, experimenting with home-made fireworks, or searching for buried treasure in the English countryside.


Uproarious and insightful in equal measure, Quaint Deeds is an irresistible ode to the magic and mystery of youth.
'Not just an adventurer, but an artist, philosopher and keen observer of the world around him' -The Canberra Times
ISBN9781760643690
Author A. J. MacKinnon
PublisherBlack Inc.
GenreBiography and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages336
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Quaint Deeds: Unlikely Adventures in Teaching and Treasure-hunting: A Memoir - Paperback

Quaint Deeds: Unlikely Adventures in Teaching and Treasure-hunting: A Memoir - Paperback

By A. J. MacKinnon

About A. J. MacKinnon

A.J. Mackinnon was born in Australia in 1963. He got hDiploma in Education and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Linguistics and Anglo-Saxon from the University of Adelaide. His teaching career started at Westminster school, Adelaide, where he taught English and Drama for four years. AFter this time he traveled overland England by yacht, hitch-hiking, river-canoe and even horseback-spending a brief time in a Chinese prison after accidentally swimming into China and being attacked by Komodo Dragons, amongst other experiences. In England he taught at Sherborne and Cheltenham before becoming Head of Drama at Ellesmere College, Shropshire, where he also taught English. From Ellesmere he launched his unlikely voyage aboard his dinghy Jack de Crow. He is currently teaching English and Drama at Geelong Grammar School in Australia where he also coaches sailing.

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