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Rearview Mirror Chronicles
Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a writer, publisher, and award-winning podcaster based in Penang, Malaysia, with a deep passion for uncovering the stories that shaped our world. As the Southeast Asia Editor for International Living magazine, Keith explores the intersections of history, culture, and modern life across the region.
A dynamic lecturer and storyteller, he speaks internationally on Southeast Asian politics, economics, and history—bringing the past to life with clarity, wit, and insight. Keith is also a proud Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and is on a mission to make history not only accessible but genuinely entertaining for everyone.
His published books include:
• Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003).
• Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017).
• Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015).
• The Habitat Penang Hill: A pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Penang Then & Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021
• Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022)
www.entrepotpublishing.com
Rearview Mirror Chronicles
Lawrence of Arabia (T.E Lawrence) - Dreams in Sand and Blood
Who was Lawrence of Arabia—and why does his legend still burn so brightly more than a century later?
Born Thomas Edward Lawrence, he was no ordinary soldier. Archaeologist, spy, warrior, and mythmaker, Lawrence plunged into the chaos of World War I and emerged a desert legend. With nothing but grit, vision, and a deep understanding of Arab culture, he united feuding tribes and waged a lightning war against the Ottoman Empire—turning the tide of history in the burning sands of the Middle East.
But was he a hero, a pawn, or something far more complicated?
Join Keith as he unpacks the astonishing life of T.E. Lawrence—from the brutal battles of the Arab Revolt to the soul-searching pages of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and the sweeping romance of Lawrence of Arabia. This is a story of ambition, identity, betrayal—and one man’s quest to reshape the world, only to be broken by it.
A myth in his own lifetime. A mystery ever since. This is Lawrence of Arabia.
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