Lands of Charm and CrueltyBy: Stan Sesser Five probing, "beautifully observed" essays (William Shawcross, author of The Queen Mother) that explores The New Yorker writer's politically savvy travels throughout Southeast Asia. An absorbing introduction to a region that remains a mystery to most Americans.The Boston Globe Borneoa magnificent island rain forest where the gentle Penan people, some of the worlds last hunter gatherers, are waging a campaign of nonviolent resistance