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Adventure Without End
• Richard Bangs
EXPLORATION •
2002 •
PAPER
• 228 PAGES
A collection of 16 globe-spanning reports from the field, ranging from Patagonia, Kalimantan and Newfoundland to Idaho. Most originated as online journals by the peripatetic travel enthusiast, river rat and writer.
(TVL30, $16.95) |
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Alfred Russel Wallace, A Life
• Peter Raby
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2002 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A re-evaluation of the man and his accomplishments as a traveler, scientist and intellectual. By the author of "Bright Paradise, Victorian Scientific Travelers," Raby is an appreciative, lively biographer who captures the tremendous spirit and energy of Wallace. Co-presenter with Charles Darwin of the original paradigm-shattering paper on natural selection, Wallace is here given his due as a great (if sometimes misguided) naturalist and collector.
(MSA15, $26.95) |
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Almayer's Folly, A Story of an Eastern River
• Joseph Conrad
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 174 PAGES
A Modern Library edition of Conrad's first novel, set along the Patai River on the east coast of Borneo.
(BRN33, $14.00) |
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Arts of Southeast Asia
• Fiona Kerlogue
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
A handsome guide to the art, architecture, textiles and crafts of Southeast Asia, featuring 183 illustrations, 102 in color. Organized thematically, this concise book includes chapters on Hindu, Buddhist and indigenous art. A volume in the World of Art series.
(SEA45, $16.95) |
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A Fortune-Teller Told Me, Earthbound Travels in the Far East
• Tizanio Terzani
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 371 PAGES
Grounded for a year, the peripatetic journalist (Italian-born, writing in German, and based in India) sets off by any other means to complete his rounds through Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Mongolia, China, Japan and other far-flung destinations. The result is this warm, anecdotal account of the character of the region. It's got to be the book most recommended to us on contemporary Asia.
(SEA35, $16.00) |
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I Married Adventure, The Lives of Osa and Martin Johnson
• Osa Johnson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1997 •
PAPER
• 448 PAGES
Back from a round-the-world cruise with Jack London, the pioneering film maker Martin Johnson married young Osa Leighty from Chanute, Kansas and together they sailed off to Kenya, Borneo and the Congo, making movies and writing books. In this 1940 classic, she recounts their adventures in the field.
(PAC110, $19.95) |
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Land and Longhouse, Agrarian Transformation in the Uplands of Sarawak
• 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) |
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Lands of Charm and Cruelty, Travels in Southeast Asia
• Stan Sesser
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1994 •
PAPER
• 306 PAGES
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
Originally published as separate long articles in the "New Yorker," this wonderfully written book is a report on the region by a talented foreign corespondent and traveler. In it he ranges from Singapore to Laos and Cambodia, Burma and Sarawak. It brings to life the people and places of these nations, a heartwrenching portrait of the politics and tremendous potential of what Seser clearly believes are some of the most fascinating places on Earth. It's essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of Southeast Asia.
(SEA04, $19.00) |
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Light at the Edge of the World
• Wade Davis
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2007 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
Wade Davis, an ethnobotanist and popular science writer, surveys what he calls the "ethnosphere": the global diversity of peoples and cultures. He travels from the Arctic to the Amazon to Borneo, taking notes on world-views and customs.
(WLD34, $14.95) |
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Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei
• 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. Intended for the independent traveler it offers a wealth of information on accomodations, restaurants and sightseeing.
(MSA13, $24.99) |
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Malaysia Map
• 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. Two Sides. 27 X 40 inches.
(MSA10, $13.99) |
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Moving Pictures, More Borneo Travel
• Victor King
ANTHOLOGY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 341 PAGES
From expeditions against Dayaks to audiences with sultans, from sightseeing and painting to shooting wild animals, from collecting orchids to searching for butterflies and insects, Moving Pictures captures the spirit of tropical romance and adventure which entranced visitors.
(BRN43, $29.95) |
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The Naked Tourist, In Search of Adventure and Beauty in the Age of the Airport Mall
• Lawrence Osborne
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
"It came upon me suddenly," Osborne reports, "like a mental disorder unknown to psychiatry: the desire to stop everything in normal life, to uproot, leave." And so he does, taking off on a six-month journey from Dubai to India, Bangkok, Bali and Papua New Guinea on the "Asian Highway." Osborne is not just interested in travel, but also in the reasons why we travel, layering his own entertaining adventures with ruminations on Shangri-La, The Grand Tour, the exotic and primitive.
(SEA50, $20.00) |
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics
• Marco Lambertini
• John Venerella
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 338 PAGES
A compact guide to the world's tropical zone, organized by biome. It's a good overview of the ecology of forests, mangroves, coral reefs, deserts, and grasslands found between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. A useful companion for travelers to tropical latitudes. With color photographs and color plates illustrating a sampling of the most conspicuous birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and fish.
(CON17, $30.00) |
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Power and Prowess, The Origins of Brooke Kingship in Sarawak
• J. H. Walker
HISTORY •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 304 PAGES
In this significant reinterpretation of Sarawak history, John Walker explores the network of power, economic, and ritual relationships that developed on the northwest coast of Borneo in the mid-nineteenth century, from which a coalition led by James Brooke established the state of Sarawak. Brooke emerges from the historical record as a "man of prowess," with the author identifying important ritual sources of Brooke's power among Malays, Bidayuh, and Iban--sources that derived from and expressed indigenous cultural traditions about fertility, health, and status.
(BRN41, $38.00) |
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Sarawak and Kuching Map
• Periplus Maps
MAP
Designed for the traveler, this is a detailed and attractive map of Sarawak at a scale of 1:1,000,000. It also features city plans of Kuching and Bintulu. Imported from Singapore. Two Sides. 20x38 inches.
(BRN11, $8.95) |
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Shooting the Boh: A Woman's Voyage Down the Wildest River in Borneo
• Tracy Johnston
EXPLORATION •
1992 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
A very engaging story of adventure, in which Johnston faces, and overcomes, many extraordinary obstacles in a rafting expedition down Borneo's Boh river.
(BRN12, $12.00) |
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Travels in the East
• 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) |
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A Woman's Asia
• 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. Featuring selections from Jan Morris, Pamela Logan and Alison Wright.
(ASA49, $17.95) |
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Narrow Corner
• 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) |
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Riska, Memories of a Dayak Girlhood
• Riska Orpa Sari
• Linda Spalding
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2000 •
PAPER
• 302 PAGES
A captivating, personal account of growing up in the rain forest of Kalimantan. Riska, born in the Dayak village of Kudangan, captures the ways of life along the Delang River, along with fast-disappearing local lore and tradition. Most moving is her description of the move as a school girl to the logging town of Pankalan. Edited by Linda Spalding (A Dark Place in the Jungle) who encouraged Riska to write her story and with an afterword by Carol J. Pierce Colfer, an anthropologist with a particular interest in forest cultures.
(BRN21, $19.95) |
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Inspector Singh Investigates
• 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 Singaporean model accused of murder. Can Singh convince the Malaysian police to cooperate and reunite a mother with her children? This tale entertains and also exposes the racial and religious tensions existing between Malaysia and Singapore.
(MYA66, $14.95) |
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Globetrotter Wildlife Guide Malaysia
• 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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