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*** Fifth Edition, complete with New Introduction! ***
"No other personal account of contemporary Laos is as informative, under-the-surface and well written."
-- Joe Cummings, author of Lonely Planet Laos
"A must for anyone looking to understand Laos today."
-- Jeff Cranmer, author of Rough Guide Laos
Brett Dakin spent two years working in Vientiane, Laos and returned to the States a changed man. In Another Quiet American, he takes you through the corridors of power and into the living rooms of Laos.
You'll meet his boss, a wealthy general whose power and reputation scares his countrymen; a prince with connections to the French colonial past; an American pilot who left home for Indochina during the war and never returned; and rich Lao twenty-somethings who have all the money they could want, but have yet to find happiness.
Dakin provides a sympathetic yet irreverent glimpse into life in one of the world's few remaining communist nations, questioning the United States' influence on the country and embarking on the soul-searching journey of a young American abroad.
"A witty, personal account ... through the eyes of a young American among raucous expats in Vientiane."
-- Frommers Southeast Asia
"An excellent contribution to a better understanding of life in Asia."
-- Far Eastern Economic Review
"Honest, well written, entertaining and informative."
-- South China Morning Post
"No other personal account of contemporary Laos is as informative, under-the-surface and well written."
-- Joe Cummings, author of Lonely Planet Laos
"A must for anyone looking to understand Laos today."
-- Jeff Cranmer, author of Rough Guide Laos
Brett Dakin spent two years working in Vientiane, Laos and returned to the States a changed man. In Another Quiet American, he takes you through the corridors of power and into the living rooms of Laos.
You'll meet his boss, a wealthy general whose power and reputation scares his countrymen; a prince with connections to the French colonial past; an American pilot who left home for Indochina during the war and never returned; and rich Lao twenty-somethings who have all the money they could want, but have yet to find happiness.
Dakin provides a sympathetic yet irreverent glimpse into life in one of the world's few remaining communist nations, questioning the United States' influence on the country and embarking on the soul-searching journey of a young American abroad.
"A witty, personal account ... through the eyes of a young American among raucous expats in Vientiane."
-- Frommers Southeast Asia
"An excellent contribution to a better understanding of life in Asia."
-- Far Eastern Economic Review
"Honest, well written, entertaining and informative."
-- South China Morning Post
