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Vietnam in the Absence of War: One Immoral War, Two Revealing Bicycle Trips | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas G. Rampton
Publisher: Blacktail Enterprises
Category: Book
List Price: $19.75
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1861104
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 096347992X
Dewey Decimal Number: 959
EAN: 9780963479921
ASIN: 096347992X
Publication Date: March 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: new, never used, no remainder mark, may have very mild shelf wear
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Product Description
Do you contemplate a visit to Vietnam? This book shows you what to expect, whether by bicycle or other means. There are many observations about the country. Did you protest the Vietnam War once? This book is partly about Vietnam as an unenthused draftee, but mostly about what has happened there since, plus a bit about Vietnam long ago. This isn't a book of war stories, and there are no made-up tales such as bicycles crashing over cliffs. Rather, it's a factual and informative account of a fascinating country and its people, including 159 color photographs plus maps and drawings. It's NOT the Vietnam that many thought they knew!
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 A good man who can't hold a grudge. October 11, 2007
I really liked this short read. Like most good stories, this one is a familiar subject, told from a different view. Namely, that of a soldier who went back simply as a man, and found a warm and friendly people waiting for him. If you are uncharmed by Mr. Rampton's dry wit, which can't hide anywhere in this book, you are made of harder stuff than this reader is.
 Better to be found September 18, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found the writing to be a bit stiff and the overall book not that engaging. Too many pithy, non-exciting anecdotes. Unless you need to read a book about this man's journey's look elsewhere
 Picturesque, vivid, and wistful April 10, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Vietnam In The Absence Of War: One Immoral War, Two Revealing Bicycle Trips by Thomas G. Rampton is an informative and engaging travelogue replete with gorgeous color photography, detailed maps, and poignant personal observations of his bicycle trips through Vietnam in 1998 and 1999. Picturesque, vivid, wistful, and a recommended joy for armchair travelers, for Viet Nam bound visitors, and for anyone curious to learn about what life is really like in modern-day Vietnam.
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