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Ten Minutes’ Worth of Valuable, Practical Reading

New book is a compilation of political writings from an erudite Khmer
Long Beach, CA – March 3, 2011 – Author Sovathana Sokhom shares the great mind and wealth of knowledge
of Dr. Gaffar Peang-Meth to inspire Khmers and non-Khmers alike through a collection of short articles that
take no more than ten minutes to read. But in those ten minutes, readers will get uplifted, can build hope, and
can realize their capability. In this newly published anthology of Professor Gaffar Peang-Meth’s selected
political writings, the author poses this question to all: What Is Your Ten Minutes Worth?

This book is divided into seven chapters. Each chapter contains common and similar threads of ideas and
inspiration. This allows readers easy access to articles they are interested in. It is organized in such way to
provide readers with options to read any or more articles in any chapter according to their interest. The best part
is that each article doesn’t take more than ten minutes of the readers’ time.

“It is my hope to augment the understanding of Khmer intergenerations—the elder Khmer scholars who
survived Pol Pot’s killing fields and the young Khmer scholars who are faced with national and international
challenge in the twenty-first century—both groups that need to explore and exchange what are the “Khmer” that
they have in common, in interests and values, to build peace and security, promote democracy and economic
growth for all Khmers in Cambodia, as well as for the people in less developed and developing countries, so
they can enjoy “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness” and realize their potential and capacity to compete within
their countries, between nation-states in the regions, and in the world,” shares the author.

All proceeds from the book will contribute to further promote other Khmer scholars’ writings in the social
science field so that their scholarships, their visions, can be shared and used to contribute to nation-building of
the Khmer motherland. For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to www.Xlibris.com.

About the Author

Gaffar Peang-Meth, of Russey-keo, Kandal, Cambodia, holds a BA degree in Political Science from Hiram
College, an MA from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the University of Michigan. He was press attaché
at the Embassy of the Khmer Republic in Washington, DC, 1973–1975; initiated resettlement of Khmer
refugees; helped institute resistance support committees; and joined the Khmer People’s National Liberation
Front in the field from 1980 to 1989. He taught at Johns Hopkins University in 1990; at the University of Guam
from 1991 to 2004. He writes columns for the Pacific Daily News and the Asian Human Rights Commission.

About the Editor

Sovathana Sokhom, of Kompong Charm, Cambodia, holds BA degrees in Political Science and Economics from
St. Olaf College, MBA International Trade from Texas A&M International University, MA International
Political Economy from Claremont Graduate University, and is a PhD candidate in Politics and Economics at
Claremont Graduate University. She taught at the Faculty of Business in Phnom Penh, 1994–1996, and was
funded by international organizations as an advisor to the secretary-general of the National Assembly of the
Kingdom of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, 1996–2000. She taught at Marymount College in 2007–2008; currently,
she is an adjunct professor in economics department at Loyola Marymount University.

What Is Your Ten Minutes Worth? * by Sovathana Sokhom

Selected Political Writings of Professor Gaffar Peang-Meth
Publication Date: March 1, 2011
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 191 pages; 978-1-4568-7235-9
Trade Hardback; $29.99; 191 pages; 978-1-4568-7236-6
eBook; $9.99; 978-1-4568-7237-3
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7879. To
purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7879.