SOUTHEAST ASIA
The Mekong   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $109, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSEA211)		  
The River's Tale, A Year on the Mekong  •  Edward Gargan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES
A personal, probing chronicle of a 3,000 mile journey on the river from its source in China through Tibet, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia to the Mekong delta in Vietnam. Gargan, a veteran correspondent and bureau chief for the New York Times, spent a year traveling the river. (SEA33, $15.95)		   The River's Tale, A Year on the Mekong
The Mekong, Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future  •  Milton Osborne
HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
A cultural history of the great river from prehistory to European exploration, colonial tensions and modern challenges. It's an engaging introduction to the history of Southeast Asia. Osborne has also written an account of the 19th-century search for the source of the Mekong (SEA29). (SEA28, $16.00)		   The Mekong, Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future
South of the Clouds, Tales from Yunnan  •  Lucien Miller
ANTHOLOGY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 342 PAGES
Featuring memorable tales from throughout the Yunnan Province, this book showcases 54 wonderfully insightful and entertaining stories. The collection also includes an overview of the places and people of Yunnan. It is an excellent introduction to the province. (CHN45, $32.95)		   South of the Clouds, Tales from Yunnan
Footprint Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos  •  Jack O'Tailan  •  Claire Boobbyer  •  John Colet  •  Andrew Spooner
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 576 PAGES
A detailed, practical guide to Bangkok, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, filled with maps, background on attractions, practical information on transportation, food, activities and lodgings, and a handful of well selected photographs. About half the book focuses on Vietnam, but there is an extended chapter on Angkor and about 100 pages on Laos. (SEA52, $25.95)		   Footprint Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos
China South Map  •  Nelles
2005 •  MAP
A detailed travel map of Southern China, from Taiwan to Hong Kong and the Yunnan Province, at a 1:1,500,000 scale. With city maps of Hon Kong, Macau and Guilin. Two Sides. 20x40 inches. (CHN27, $13.95)		   China South Map
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Map  •  Nelles
2010 •  MAP
A convenient, double-sided map of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam at a scale of 1:1,500,000, with city maps of Hanoi, Vientiane, Ho Chi Minh City, Luang Prabang, and Phnom Penh. Includes the eastern portion of Thailand and Bangkok. (SEA75, $13.95)		   Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Map



Also Recommended

Mekong River Map  •  Odyssey Maps    •  This color map-guide shows the course of the Mekong from mountains to the sea on one side and a detailed map of Laos on the reverse. (LAO28, $14.95)
 		  
Ancient Angkor  •  Claude Jacques  •  Michael Freeman   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN MAY  •  Organized geographically, this indispensable guide to the monuments, architecture, culture, religion and history of Angkor features hundreds of color photographs, site plans and maps. (CBD15, $25.00)
 		  
Bradt Guide Yunnan Province  •  Martin Walters  •  Stephen Mansfield   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to geography, cultures and nature of Yunnan, with sketch maps, photographs and practical information. (CHN73, $23.95)
 		  
Insight Guide Thailand  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handsome guide brings Thailand to life in hundreds of color photographs and vividly written essays by a team of experts. Panoramic in scope, the book takes us from the crowded streets of modern Bangkok to the beaches to the rural north. (TLD16, $23.99)
 		  
A History of Cambodia  •  David Chandler   • HISTORY  •  An excellent, scholarly history from early civilization through the rise of Angkor, French colonial period, Vietnamization of Cambodia, Khmer Rouge and Coup de Force of 1997. (CBD27, $38.00)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia  •  J.M. Barwise  •  Nicholas J. White   • HISTORY • COMING IN JUNE  •  A compact history of the region, including the Khmer and the various ancient kingdoms that produced Borobudur, Angkor and other architectural marvels. (SEA36, $14.95)
 		  
Blooming in the Desert, Favorite Teachings of the Wildflower Monk Taungpulu Sayadaw  •  Anne Teich  •  Andrew Harvey   • RELIGION  •  A collection of the straightforward teachings of the venerable Burmese monk Taungpulu Sayadaw, as recorded by Anne Teich (who also provides an overview of Buddhist practices and history). (BMA35, $11.95)
 		  
In the Naga's Wake, The First Man to Navigate the Mekong, from Tibet to the South China Sea  •  Mick O'Shea   • HISTORY  •  Upon first seeing its unforgiving rapids, 20-year-old traveler Mick O'Shea began dreaming of a solo expedition down the Mekong River, from its source in Tibet to the South China Sea. (SEA57, $16.95)
 		  
The Age of Wild Ghosts: Memory, Violence, and Place in Southwest China  •  Erik Mueggler   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A groundbreaking ethnography of the Yi, 7 million of whom live in China's Yunnan province. It's also an illuminating study of the wages of communism on China's minority peoples. (CHN168, $28.95)
 		  
The Civilization of Angkor  •  Charles Higham   • HISTORY • COMING IN  •  A concise history of the origins, development and rise of the kingdom of Angkor by a leading archaeologist. It's an up-to-date, accessible overview of the civilization from prehistory through the fall of Angkor in 1431. (CBD26, $24.95)
 		  
Art & Architecture of Cambodia  •  Helen Ibbitson Jessup   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Jessup includes not just Angkor Wat and Banteay Srei but also lesser-known recent discoveries in the surrounding jungle in this illustrated overview in the World of Art series. (CBD41, $16.95)
 		  
Buddhist Art and Architecture  •  Robert Fisher   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A wide-ranging, illustrated survey of Buddhist art, architecture and iconography in the excellent World of Art series. It includes examples from throughout Asia. (ASA30, $19.95)
 		  
Sanctuary, The Temples of Angkor  •  Steve McCurry   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  A selection of 100 stunning color photographs of the monks and the monuments of Angkor, the extraordinary carvings, and the forest surrounding the temples by a popular Magnum photographer. (CBD28, $35.00)
 		  
A Dragon Apparent, Travels in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam  •  Norman Lewis   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A classic account of travels and adventure during the last years of French Indochina, strong on atmosphere and including wonderfully detailed descriptions of local cultures and archaeological treasures. First published in 1951. (SEA40, $33.95)
 		  
First They Killed My Father, A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers  •  Loung Ung   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An eye-opening eyewitness account of the atrocities suffered by millions of Cambodians from the perspective of a young girl who survived the reign of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. (CBD13, $14.99)
 		  
Leaving Mother Lake  •  Yang Erche Namu  •  Christine Mathieu   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this entrancing memoir, Chinese singing sensation Namu recounts her coming-of-age among the matriarchal Mosuo people in Southwest China near the Chinese-Tibetan border. (CHN270, $14.99)
 		  
Mr. China's Son, A Villager's Life  •  He Liyi   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Written with warmth, humor and an admirable lack of bitterness, this autobiography by a villager from Yunnan is a poignant glimpse into the rural experience in China over 50 years, including the Japanese invasion, Communist revolution, and time in reeducation camps. (CHN399, $40.00)
 		  
The Sacred Willow, Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family  •  Duong Van Mai Elliott   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This vivid family saga, beginning with the author's great-grandfather, captures the life and momentous history of Vietnam over the last 100 years. (VNM39, $24.99)
 		  
The Quiet American  •  Graham Greene   • LITERATURE • FAVORITE  •  A classic, this is the most famous Western work of fiction on Vietnam. Greene writes of a love triangle between a war correspondent, his Vietnamese consort and an optimistic young American during the last days of French rule. (VNM08, $16.00)
 		  
Travelers' Tales Thailand  •  Larry Habegger  •  James O'Reilly   • ANTHOLOGY • COMING IN  •  Organized around broad themes, this terrific anthology -- mixing travelogue, journalism, essays and fiction -- offers an astute glimpse into Thai culture by writers including Norman Lewis and Pico Iyer. (TLD04, $18.95)
 		  
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia  •  Morten Strange   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact photographic guide to almost 700 species of birds in the region, featuring concise descriptions and distribution maps. (SEA39, $38.95)
 		  
Chinese Wildlife  •  Martin Walters   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This compact introduction to birds, mammals, reptiles, insects and plants found from the Tibetan plateau to the deserts, tropical forests and mountains includes 200 color photographs. (CHN440, $26.99)
 		  
 
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