The Inner Line is the third installment of a trilogy that follows the adventures of Tim Best, former Vietnam War Vet and intelligence operative. The first book (Never Recovered) detailed his experiences to locate missing WWII gold in the Himalayas, and the second one involved his investigations into the murder and intrigues surrounding Buddhist icon smuggling and the kidnapping of reincarnated monks. This last book involves Tim Best and his partner attempting to block a dirty bomb terrorist action in Lhasa, Tibet. All three books were inspired by true events.
The Inner Line is the third installment of a trilogy that follows the adventures of Tim Best, former Vietnam War Vet and intelligence operative. The first book (Never Recovered) detailed his experiences to locate missing WWII gold in the Himalayas, and the second one involved his investigations into the murder and intrigues surrounding Buddhist icon smuggling and the kidnapping of reincarnated monks. This last book involves Tim Best and his partner attempting to block a dirty bomb terrorist action in Lhasa, Tibet. All three books were inspired by true events.
Ken Winkler has spent five years teaching in Thailand (Bangkok & Chiang Mai) and served a year as a resort manager in the far north (Chiang Rai). Another two years were devoted to being a Peace Corps volunteer in India, and a single year in the Czech Republic.He is the author of: Pilgrim of the Clear Light: The Biography of Dr. Walter Evans-Wentz, A Thousand Journeys: A Biography of Lama Anagarika Govinda, and The Furies Arise: A Novel of the Indian Mutiny.A student of several Thai and Tibetan Buddhist masters, Ken has also served as a refugee social worker for the Tolstoy Foundation and the International Rescue Committee. In addition to working with the American Language Center at UCLA, he has also taught community college English in the San Francisco Bay Area, Portland, Oregon and with Santa Monica College in Los Angeles, California.His most recent book, The Winter Line, A Memoir and Observations of Asia covers his 40 years of traveling to, working in and writing about South and Southeast Asia.
When Vietnam vet Steve Conway, takes a position as hotel manager in Manila to seek peace and overcome a personal tragedy instead of tranquility, he finds a country in throes of revolution. The Marcos regime is tottering and “People Power” is about to show the world that love of country transcends all.
In this highly charged atmosphere he finds the operation he is working for is not what it seems. Behind the scenes are secret deals involving drugs, corruption and murder. It is a world of greed, deception and depravity in which he encounters degenerate expats, crooked cops, murderous locals and exotic women.
Despite their hardship, poverty and oppression, the flame of democracy still burns brightly in the heart of the Filipino people and they are determined to throw off the yoke of the dictator and regain their freedom.
Steven West first appeared in the book ‘The Flower Girl‘. After spending some time back in England Steven decides to give Thailand a second chance. This time he trains as a Buddhist Monk and after he travels through Thailand he finds his assigned ‘Wat’. He calls it ‘The lost temple of Kanchanaburi’. The ancient wooden building is lost in the jungle on the border with Myanmar. His congregation is the poorest of the poor. Steven works tirelessly to rebuild the temple and serve the local people. It works out more or less ok for years until falling in love and a drug smuggler get in the way. The wonderfully naïve and inept Steven West makes a long overdue return in another hilarious adventure in the ‘Land of Smiles’.
Half an hour later I’m still workin’ an’ I’m makin’ good progress. But I get interrupted. The chick is gettin’ bored sittin’ in bed by herself. She calls out with a real soft voice an’ summons me to some more arduous tasks in the bedroom. I slurp down another drink to damp down the fires of lust. “Natalie,” I tell her, “I’ll be with you in a few minutes. I just gotta finish this last check-list.” But she wasn’t to be put off. She undulated into the room, came behind me an’ put her arms around my neck. Her naked little body seemed to glow in the half-light of the room, her bare arms were silken an’ brown. Lights were dancin’ in her eyes as she pouted an invitation to me. “Pleease..,.” she purred. By that time I was pawin’ the ground for it. All I could do was get my kit off an’ jump into bed.
Τι είναι η αγάπη αλήθεια; Τι νόημα έχει αυτή η λέξη, που την λέμε πολλές φορές, αλλά δεν την εννοούμε γιατί δεν ξέρουμε την έννοια της. Η αγάπη πρέπει να είναι της αγάπης κι η αγάπη είναι μία και μοναδική, όταν την καταλάβεις και την νιώσεις σαν άνθρωπος, τότε γίνεσαι μικρός Θεός! Γίνεσαι ο κόσμος όλος, γίνεσαι η πλάση, γίνεσαι ατελείωτος, γιατί η αγάπη είναι ατελείωτη. Βγαίνει από τα βάθη της ψυχής σου και χύνεται από τα άκρα σου και όσο την δίνεις, άλλο τόσο βγαίνει, ξεπηδά, γίνεται ποτάμι. Βρίσκει την θάλασσα, γίνεται ατμός, φεύγει πετάει, πάει ψηλά και ξαναγυρίζει πάλι σε σένα, μετά πετάς μαζί της και πας κοντά στο Θεό! Είναι παντού, η αγάπη δεν χάνεται κι όταν εσύ είσαι με την αγάπη σου, είσαι ”ΕΣΥ”, και όπου να πας θα είσαι μοναδικός! Η ζωή μας είναι ένας αγώνας στην αρένα της βιοπάλης και θυσιάζουμε στο βωμό της καθημερινότητας μας, πολλά από τα όνειρα μας και ξεχνάμε να αγαπάμε. Ξεχνάμε ότι υπάρχει η αγάπη, πρέπει να την ψάξουμε και να την ξαναβρούμε… Δυστυχώς κομμάτια κάνουμε την ζωή μας και την σκορπάμε παντού, σαν τα φύλλα από τα δέντρα, σαν τα χιόνια στα βουνά που λιώνουν και γίνονται ποτάμια και περιμένουμε να πάρουν μαζί τους τις πίκρες, τις θύελλες της ζωής και της ψυχής μας…
Recent reports in a number of western newspapers – Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada – suggest that Thailand is one of the most dangerous countries in the world, for the aforementioned countries’ nationals, to either be living in or visiting. Based on recent statistics the newspapers reported that, in terms of serious injury or death, their citizens are more at risk in Thailand than almost anywhere else in the world apart from declared war zones. To add balance to the argument the reports also clearly stated that the majority of the injuries, and fatalities were the result of misadventure or road accidents. In instances where murder or serious assault was involved the Thai authorities were praised for their professionalism in apprehending the perpetrators. All too often though, it is found that the perpetrators were either a jealous business competitor trying to eliminate the competition, or a greedy wife or girlfriend hoping to cash in on the death of her husband or boyfriend. These deeper level facts are something that is often not made clear in the report of the death or serious assault. It may be touched upon but we are often left to draw our own conclusions regarding the machinations behind the event. For many expats living in Thailand, these types of occurrences are an all too familiar theme with greed, more often than not, being the primary motivator. Sadly it is also quietly acknowledged that many of the victims – foreign husbands, boyfriends, or business competitors – put themselves in a position to be a victim in the first instance. That they weren’t street smart or savvy enough and often, through their own actions or naivety, help create the circumstances leading to their injury or demise. Even though the local English language newspapers do a reasonable job reporting the eventual apprehension of the greedy wife, girlfriend, or jealous business competitor, nothing much is ever mentioned of the behind the scenes story. The rivalries, jealousies, motivations and emotions that are the fabric of a human tragedy go unreported. This book seeks to rectify that and it also seeks to show balance; that as much as the blame can be pointed at the motivations of a jealous business competitor, greedy wife, or girlfriend, it can also be apportioned to the poor life decisions made by the victim. For many of us who continue to live in Thailand, or those who are considering moving here, there is a lesson in that. That one must take responsibility for one’s own actions at all times and never put yourself in a position to be a victim. As a foreigner in Thailand you are, in most instances, on your own. You are, whether you like it or not, very much the director of your own destiny.
Hier versucht es der Autor mit einer Symbiose, erst blickt er zurück auf die Biografie seines um neun Jahre älteren Bruders, um dann nach seinem Tod seine Rolle weiter zu führen! Mit Ausnahme eines kleinen Zusatzberichtes, handelt es sich dabei um einen Tatsachenbericht. Aufmerksame Leser mögen den Abschnitt erkennen, welcher die Geschichte abgerundet hat! Er ändert aber nichts an den Tatsachen, dass sich mehr als 90% der Handlungen genau so abgespielt haben. Und wie der Titel bereits aussagt, handelt es sich primär um einen geschichtlichen Rückblick in die französische Kolonialzeit.
The Inner Line
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The Inner Line is the third installment of a trilogy that follows the adventures of Tim Best, former Vietnam War Vet and intelligence operative. The first book (Never Recovered) detailed his experiences to locate missing WWII gold in the Himalayas, and the second one involved his investigations into the murder and intrigues surrounding Buddhist icon smuggling and the kidnapping of reincarnated monks. This last book involves Tim Best and his partner attempting to block a dirty bomb terrorist action in Lhasa, Tibet.
All three books were inspired by true events.
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The Inner Line is the third installment of a trilogy that follows the adventures of Tim Best, former Vietnam War Vet and intelligence operative. The first book (Never Recovered) detailed his experiences to locate missing WWII gold in the Himalayas, and the second one involved his investigations into the murder and intrigues surrounding Buddhist icon smuggling and the kidnapping of reincarnated monks. This last book involves Tim Best and his partner attempting to block a dirty bomb terrorist action in Lhasa, Tibet.
All three books were inspired by true events.
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Ken Winkler has spent five years teaching in Thailand (Bangkok & Chiang Mai) and served a year as a resort manager in the far north (Chiang Rai). Another two years were devoted to being a Peace Corps volunteer in India, and a single year in the Czech Republic.He is the author of: Pilgrim of the Clear Light: The Biography of Dr. Walter Evans-Wentz, A Thousand Journeys: A Biography of Lama Anagarika Govinda, and The Furies Arise: A Novel of the Indian Mutiny.A student of several Thai and Tibetan Buddhist masters, Ken has also served as a refugee social worker for the Tolstoy Foundation and the International Rescue Committee. In addition to working with the American Language Center at UCLA, he has also taught community college English in the San Francisco Bay Area, Portland, Oregon and with Santa Monica College in Los Angeles, California.His most recent book, The Winter Line, A Memoir and Observations of Asia covers his 40 years of traveling to, working in and writing about South and Southeast Asia.
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