Running Toward the Guns is an autobiographical story and an accounting of Chanty Jong's personal inner self-healing journey that lead to a successfully unexpected discovery. Jong survived the Cambodian genocide during the Khmer Rouge regime of 1975-1979, witnessing the horrors of the killing fields, torture, starvation and much more. His vivid narrative recounts the suffering under the Khmer Rouge, his perseverance to survive physically and emotionally and his perilous escape to America. His memoir relives the traumatic memories of his experiences and traces his arduous personal transformation toward a life of inner peace through intensive meditation.

About the Author
Civil war erupted in Cambodia when Chanty Jong was eight years old. Having lived through the terror of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, she ultimately escaped to Thailand and later to the United States. She is presently giving speeches about her survival and life story.

Family medicine physician Lee Ann Van Houten-Sauter, D.O. lives in Williamstown, New Jersey.


Book Information
ISBN 9781476682532
Author Chanty Jong
Format Paperback
Page Count 133
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 232g