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John Burdett is a novelist and former lawyer. He was born in England and worked in Hong Kong; he now lives in Thailand and France.

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	Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,611 ratings — published 2003 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Godfather of Kathmandu (Sonchai Jitpleecheep #4) 3.78 avg rating — 2,426 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Thirst for gourmet mind food must still be there amongst our deeper needs. Only art can supply it and only literature is available to everyone who can read, no special training needed. So why is it dying?

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“You don't understand. I only prostitute the part of the body that isn't important, and nobody suffers except my karma a little bit. I don't do big harm. You prostitute your mind. Mind is seat of Buddha. What you do is very very bad. You should not use your mind in that way”
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