| The book's 246 pages are divided into two forewords, a preface, eight chapters, and seven appendixes. |
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| Each volume contains a short biographical introduction whilst the first two have forewords. |
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| In the past few years he has opened eleven Offices of Tibet, everywhere from Canberra to Moscow and last year alone provided prefaces and forewords for roughly thirty books. |
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| Otherwise, Christopher Awdry never appeared in the books, but would often describe meetings with the engines in the book forewords, usually with some degree of humour. |
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