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Raymond Bonner

(1942) War Correspondent

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Raymond Bonner is a war correspondent, best known for At the Hand of Man.

Quick Facts About Raymond Bonner

Born: January 1, 1942
Profession: War Correspondent
Notable works: At the Hand of Man

About Raymond Bonner

Raymond Bonner is an American lawyer, journalist, author and bookstore owner. He has been a staff writer at The New York Times, The New Yorker and has contributed to The New York Review of Books. He received an Emmy for a documentary he produced with Alex Gibney about the CIA's torture program for 9/11 suspects. He is an owner of a bookstore, Bookoccino, in Sydney, Australia.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism

Quotes by Raymond Bonner

Rock pools, so-named because they have been hammered out of rocks at the ocean's edge, are one of Sydney's defining characteristics, along…

Along

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Think Indonesia and tourism, and the first thing that comes to mind is probably Bali. Think golf holiday, and most people would…

Bali

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I've gradually gained more confidence swimming for distance in the open sea, but I still return to the rock pools.

Confidence

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If you don't like Scottish weather, wait 30 minutes, and it is likely to change.

30 minutes

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I'm not the only foreigner who took up golf while living in Jakarta.

Foreigner

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The Philippines, it might be said, is a country in search of an identity.

Country

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When one thinks of golf and Scotland, the first thing that comes to mind is usually St. Andrews, especially the famed Old…

Course

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I loved the sound of the ocean, the breaking surf, the vastness, but still didn't feel terribly comfortable in it.

Breaking

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There are no accomplished golf tour operators in Indonesia, so a golf holiday there is a do-it-yourself operation. But don't let that…

Accomplished

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The Philippines is a country in which a man of morals can't be president, in which a politician who hasn't been linked…

Any

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Sydney's most famous beach is Bondi. At its southern end is Bondi Baths, an eight-lane, 50-meter saltwater pool built into the cliffs.

Baths

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Golf in Indonesia has something else to offer: ways to make you forget the last four hours and take away the aches.…

Aches

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