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hermetic

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10. Bradbury was one of the best
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 07:03 PM
Jul 2021

Timeless, don't you think?

I remember reading The Quiet American so so many years ago. Graham Greene. Was quite eye-opening, back then. But, we have seen a lot since then.

Your book sounds good: Brett Dakin spent two years working in Laos and returned to the States a changed man. In Another Quiet American, he takes you through the corridors of power and the living rooms of the poor in Laos.

For an enlightened society, we've got a long way to go. I am grateful for authors like this, who tell us what they saw.

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