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Derek Tait Author

Derek Tait has written almost 60 books on subjects including social history, nostalgia, childhood, the First and Second World Wars, Houdini, Singapore and local history. He was born in Plymouth in 1961 and spent his early years in Singapore and Malaysia, writing several books about his time there, including Sampans, Banyans and Rambutans and Memories of Singapore and Malaya. Other works include 1950s Childhood, 1960s Childhood, A 1970s Childhood, The Great Houdini - His British Tours and Butlins - An Illustrated History as well as many books in the 'Through Time' series for Amberley Publishing. He lives in Plymouth, UK.