READERS WRITE
Author Steve Coll’s work
The Feb. 7 CSMonitor.com book review of
Steve Coll’s “Directorate S” was excellent. A
previous book written by Coll, “Ghost Wars,” was
one of the finest ever written. He is thorough and
informative.
FLOYD STONE
Burr Ridge, Ill.US and world relations
Regarding the Jan. 19 Monitor Daily article
“ ‘America First’ at one year: what the rest of the
world thinks now”: I understood and appreciated
the article. I’d like more insight on and support
for how future administrations might restore
respect for the United States and its role in world
relations. I agree that regaining lost ground will
not be easy but is possible.
JULIE HARTLE
Mountain Home, Ark.Connections across cultures
When reading the Jan. 22 cover story “My
return to China,” I was brought to tears by the
connection writer Ann Scott Tyson made with the
Chinese journalist in Ritan Park. Encounters with
others, especially from other countries and cul-
tures, bring some of the most memorable times in
one’s life. The Monitor Weekly and the Daily offer
moments of joy and humanity in what can other-
wise be troubling times. Keep up your mission!
JOHN WEGMANN
Port Angeles, Wash.The comfort of books
The Feb. 19 Mix column, “In bookstores,
volumes of refuge – and resistance,” was a very
good article concerning the revival of reading.
Although I have my Kindle, the touch and nature
of the hardcover or paperback provide one with a
sense of gratification and comfort. The accumula-
tive feeling as people glance at their books piling
up on the shelves, however, can have questionable
adverse side effects.
LEONARD HOFFMAN
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