{"product_id":"vietnam-now-a-reporter-returns-paperback","title":"Vietnam, Now: A Reporter Returns - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Lamb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he left war-ravaged Vietnam some thirty years ago, journalist David Lamb averred \"I didn't care if I ever saw the wretched country again.\" But in 1997, he found himself living in Hanoi, in charge of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e's first peacetime bureau and in the midst of a country on the move, as it progresses toward a free-market economy and divorces itself from the restrictive, isolationist policies established at the end of the war. This was a new country; in \u003ci\u003eVietnam, Now\u003c\/i\u003e, David Lamb brings it--and us--forward from its dark, distant past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the myriad personalities entwined in the dark, distant history of the war to those focused toward the future, Lamb reveals a rich and culturally diverse people as they share their memories of the country's past, and their hopes for a peacetime future. A portrait of a beautiful country and a remarkable, determined people, \u003ci\u003eVietnam, Now\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal journey that will change the way we think of Vietnam, and perhaps the war as well.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Lamb\u003c\/b\u003e is a distinguished \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e journalist and five-time author. He has been Nieman fellow, a Pew Fellow, and a writer-in-residence at the University of Southern California's School of Journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.26 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159918510143,"sku":"9781586481834","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/eWt2M3pZUGN4cjJ5ejRXRlVwLzJjdz09.webp?v=1777002854","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/vietnam-now-a-reporter-returns-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}