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Ian Usher
Ian Usher was born in 1963 in Darlington in the north-east of England. He grew up in the small northern market town of Barnard Castle, and went to college in Liverpool, gaining a t...view moreIan Usher was born in 1963 in Darlington in the north-east of England. He grew up in the small northern market town of Barnard Castle, and went to college in Liverpool, gaining a teaching degree in Outdoor Education. A varied and chaotic career followed, involving many jobs, locations and businesses.In 2008, while living in Australia, Ian put his "whole life" up for sale on eBay, gaining worldwide media attention! Two years of travel followed, in which he tackled a bucket list of 100 goals, aiming to achieve them all in a period of 100 weeks.Walt Disney Pictures bought the movie rights for Ian's first book, "A Life Sold".Ian "invested" the money from Disney in a small island off the coast of Panama. This is where he wrote his second book, "Paradise Delayed", and featured on UK TV show "Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild".Since selling the island in 2014 Ian has travelled the world without any real home base.He thought his book writing days were over, until the 2020 pandemic and subsequent vaccine roll-out caused him to start asking some questions.Find out more in his latest book, "Vaccine Roundup".view less