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At its heart, A Life in Dark Places is an adventure story, its heroes the men and women who have risked their lives to minister to the vulnerable. Paul writes masterfully about what he has seen and experienced with a keen eye for detail and a leavening of humor.The author has found himself a participant in some of the most dramatic and horrific events of the past half century--America's defeat in Vietnam and the subsequent "boat people" crisis; the fall of the Shah of Iran; the unspeakable acts committed by violent groups in sub-Saharan Africa, the tension along the Pakistan-Afghan border following 9-11, the flood of refugees unleashed by the war in Syria.A Life in Dark Places is more than a memoir of one man's journey and evolution. It is a wakeup call to America and its citizens.
Life in Dark PlacesFull disclosure: I worked with Paul in Viet Nam and am mentioned in this book.A well-named book for a person willing to dedicate his life and his family’s to the betterment of those in need no matter where or under what conditions. He among many other wonderful folks who devout themselves to a career in hands-on field disaster management and who deserve the Presidential Medal of Freedom over millionaire celebrities that have received itHis experiences are breath-taking and ring so true. The book is a MUST read primer for anyone who is interested in a public health service career. Yes, public health is a wonderful life-fulfilling career but it comes with heartaches as well, as Paul documented chapter by chapter. As us who have followed this path, post-traumatic stress is a job hazard very difficult to overcome.His experiences fit well into Laurie Barrett’s Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health. He is so true that political correctness, bureaucracy and personal egos have infiltrated organizations, such as CDC, the WHO and NGOs to the point where they become part of the problem rather than the part of the solution. My own career in public health and disaster relief supports Paul observations fully.
