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It is also one of the best books I've ever read, period.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Steve Rosse (Author of \u003ci\u003eLeaving Thailand\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoyed Colin Cotterill's Dr. Siri series you should read Steve Rosse's review below of Colin's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePool and Its Role in Asian Communism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e which is also set in Laos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'm posting this little mini-review today because the book I just finished, \"\u003cb\u003ePool And Its Role In Asian Communism\u003c\/b\u003e,\" by Colin Cotterill, is one of the best books about Southeast Asia I've ever read. It is also one of the best books I've ever read, period. And until Bruce Scott gave it to me a week ago I'd never heard of it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI have read most of Mr. C's Dr. Siri series and his Jimm Juree books. 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