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Around the Corner: Reflections on American Wars, Violence, Terrorism, and Hope
Mr. Davis gives us a film noir collection of intriguing, heart breaking, and insightful essays. Real people and actual events emerge from this collection in ways you won’t forget. Each draws us deeper into the questions we raise when we demand others serve in the secret world for their country. In Around the Corner we find more thought provoking true stories from the Cold War, its bloody aftermath, and our own America today. Rain swept streets and dark corners serve not only as background, but also as metaphor. Around dark corners on a rainy
street, what seems at first glance clear, might not be so. We see only indistinct outlines, as through a glass darkly; what may be true, could as well be only partly so, or even tragically false. So too with our beliefs about who we are. He observes events, people, laws, chance, and history from the perspective of a soldier, historian, liaison officer, husband and father. Davis reminds us that actions in the secret world, especially against spies and terrorists, when conducted by a liberal democracy,
give no one a free pass from basic right and wrong. You’ll find a strange new world tantalizingly revealed here. You’ll even find reason for hope.
street, what seems at first glance clear, might not be so. We see only indistinct outlines, as through a glass darkly; what may be true, could as well be only partly so, or even tragically false. So too with our beliefs about who we are. He observes events, people, laws, chance, and history from the perspective of a soldier, historian, liaison officer, husband and father. Davis reminds us that actions in the secret world, especially against spies and terrorists, when conducted by a liberal democracy,
give no one a free pass from basic right and wrong. You’ll find a strange new world tantalizingly revealed here. You’ll even find reason for hope.
238 pages, Hardcover
Published March 22, 2018
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December 26, 2022
It is a fascinating book written by a person whose life has been truly remarkable. I believe it is a work best experienced by reading one story at a time and deeply reflecting. Indeed, every story is not only an interesting, informative piece, a true historical, political or social tale, but a reflection on many aspects of human nature, war, politics, language and interactions between different nations. I enjoyed every part of this one, and Mr. Davis has inspired me to look more carefully around the corner, to be more curious and inqusitive in an effort to better understand human nature and history. There are a lot of great, unique stories in this book, some of which I'm sure I'll remember and share for years to come.
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