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Eric Gribble is the author of Placing
Australians on a Fast Elevator to the Future and previously operated a
capsicum-growing business in Tasmania. He has particular interest in economics,
horticulture, astronomy and New Zealand and Australian politics. Eric currently
resides in Wardell, New South Wales.
