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Adventure Without End

Adventure Without End


by Richard Bangs

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 228 PAGES

A collection of 16 globe-spanning reports from the field (including Patagonia, Idaho and Borneo) by the peripatetic river rat and writer. (TVL30, $16.95)

Alfred Russel Wallace, A Life

Alfred Russel Wallace, A Life


by Peter Raby

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A re-evaluation of the man and his accomplishments as a traveler, scientist and intellectual. (MSA15, $26.95)

Almayer's Folly, A Story of an Eastern River


by Joseph Conrad

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 174 PAGES

A Modern Library edition of Conrad's first novel, set on the east coast of Borneo. (BRN33, $13.00)

Arts of Southeast Asia

Arts of Southeast Asia


by Fiona Kerlogue

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A handsome guide to the art, architecture, textiles and crafts of Southeast Asia. (SEA45, $16.95)

I Married Adventure, The Lives of Osa and Martin Johnson

I Married Adventure, The Lives of Osa and Martin Johnson


by Osa Johnson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Sweetly told, homespun and engrossing, Johnson's 1940 memoir chronicles her marriage to explorer and wildlife cinematographer Martin Johnson -- their life on a houseboat in Borneo, their encounters with cannibals, their exploits with wild animals in Kenya and their filming expeditions in the Congo. Osa Johnson also established the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum in her hometown of Chanute, Kansas. (PAC110, $19.95)

Land and Longhouse, Agrarian Transformation in the Uplands of Sarawak


by R. A. Cramb

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Examines the process of agrarian transformation in the uplands of Southeast Asia through a study of the Saribas Iban of Sarawak. Combining in-depth village studies with historical and comparative analysis, the book demonstrates that the Iban have been active agents in their own transformation, engaging with both market and state while retaining their community values and self-governance. (BRN40, $45.00)

Lands of Charm and Cruelty, Travels in Southeast Asia

Lands of Charm and Cruelty, Travels in Southeast Asia


by Stan Sesser

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 306 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

This wonderfully written book is a report on Southeast Asia by a talented foreign corespondent. A heart-wrenching portrait of the politics and potential of what Sesser clearly believes are some of the most fascinating places on earth. With chapters on Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Burma and Sarawak. (SEA04, $19.00)

Light at the Edge of the World

Light at the Edge of the World


by Wade Davis

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic Wade Davis surveys the global diversity of peoples and cultures in this meditative account of travels from the Arctic to the Amazon to Borneo. (WLD34, $14.95)

Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei

Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 652 PAGES

A practical guide to both Peninsula Malaysia and the islands, featuring 80 maps, sections on outdoor activities, a language guide and extensive coverage of Singapore and Brunei. (MSA13, $24.99)

Malaysia Map

Malaysia Map


by ITMB

  • MAP

This double-sided map showing Peninsular Malaysia on one side at a scale of 1:1,130,000 with Sabah and Sarawak (1:1,700,000) on the reverse, including Brunei and a section of Kalimantan. (MSA10, $13.99)

Moving Pictures, More Borneo Travel

Moving Pictures, More Borneo Travel


by Victor King

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 341 PAGES

A volume in the Oxford in Asia series, this book presents diverse accounts of western encounters in Borneo. (BRN43, $29.95)

The Naked Tourist, In Search of Adventure and Beauty in the Age of the Airport Mall

The Naked Tourist, In Search of Adventure and Beauty in the Age of the Airport Mall


by Lawrence Osborne

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Osborne is not just interested in travel, but also in the reasons why we travel, layering his own entertaining adventures on the road from Dubai to India, Bangkok, Bali and beyond with ruminations on Shangri-La, The Grand Tour and our conceptions of the exotic and primitive. (SEA50, $20.00)

A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics

A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics


by Marco Lambertini | John Venerella

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 338 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide to the natural history of the tropical latitudes. (CON17, $30.00)

Power and Prowess, The Origins of Brooke Kingship in Sarawak


by J. H. Walker

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

Walker explores the network of power, economic and ritual relationships that developed on the northwest coast of Borneo in the mid-19th century, from which a coalition led by James Brooke established Sarawak. (BRN41, $38.00)

Sarawak and Kuching Map

Sarawak and Kuching Map


by Periplus Maps

  • MAP

A detailed travel map of Sarawak. (BRN11, $8.95)

Shooting the Boh: A Woman's Voyage Down the Wildest River in Borneo


by Tracy Johnston

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

The adventure story of a rafting expedition down Borneo's Boh river. (BRN12, $12.00)

Travels in the East

Travels in the East


by Donald Richie | Stephen Mansfield

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

The unmatchable, exuberant Richie (who winningly writes "New countries are like new clothes") muses on Egypt, India, Bhutan, Mongolia, China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Thailand, Yap, Korea, and Japan in this kaleidoscope of travel essays. (ASA63, $14.95)

A Woman's Asia

A Woman's Asia


by Marybeth Bond

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller. (ASA49, $17.95)

Riska, Memories of a Dayak Girlhood

Riska, Memories of a Dayak Girlhood


by Riska Orpa Sari | Linda Spalding

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 302 PAGES

A captivating, personal account of growing up in the rain forest of Kalimantan. (BRN21, $19.95)

Narrow Corner

Narrow Corner


by W. Somerset Maugham

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Three men -- an exiled doctor, a disreputable sea captain and a young man fleeing from justice -- are driven to take shelter on a small island in the Malay Archipelago in this haunting novel. (PAC222, $16.00)

Inspector Singh Investigates

Inspector Singh Investigates


by Shamini Flint

  • MYSTERY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

Flint introduces the bumbling yet endearing Inspector Singh, who is sent from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to clear the name of a famous model accused of murder. (MYA66, $14.95)

Globetrotter Wildlife Guide Malaysia

Globetrotter Wildlife Guide Malaysia


by Helen Oon

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A compact field guide to the wildlife of Malaysia, highlighting the parks and preserves. Illustrated with photos, maps and color plates. (MSA21, $19.95)

 

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