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Among his first lessons are the three Cs: the contract, the clock, the crucible. And the crucible? Teaching is in the Brown DNA. Writing fiction was a hobby and a hinterland. I wrote a book called Deception Point about glaciology and Nasa. I took a year and educated myself, which was part of the fun.

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Published in , it became one of the bestselling novels of all time and was turned into a film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks. Does success like that become a burden?