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Title: An Examination of Conscience
Review: Meticulously researched and written in a style reminiscent of and often as moving as Dinesan's "Out of Africa", Warner's book tells the sad story of how our national hubris crushed and corrupted the intense love affair many of us had for Southeast Asia and particularly Laos in the 1960s. I've just read the book for the second time after yet another visit to Laos; Warner's book confirms my long held belief that this humble land may outdo us all in its capacity for living and letting live. Lasting scholarship, a joy to read.
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