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The Arts of Thailand
• Steve Van Beek
• Luca Invernizzi
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 220 PAGES
A handsomely illustrated survey of the architecture, sculpture and painting of Thailand. Much of the book is organized geographically with full-page color photogaphs of major monuments and religious shrines. With a glossary, maps and site plans.
(TLD30, $39.95) |
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Aspects of the Embassy to Siam 1685
• Chevalier de Chaumont
• Abbe de Choisy
• Michael Smithies
• Jacques Dumaray
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 226 PAGES
The ambassador to Siam under Louis the XIV records the scandalous goings-on in the court of King Narai. With three short reports by the Abbe de Choisy, a gambling transvestite priest sent along to help convert the king to Christianity.
(TLD62, $17.95) |
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Bangkok Haunts
• John Burdett
MYSTERY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
The riveting sequel to Bangkok 8 and Bangkok Tattoo, once again featuring Royal Thai Police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep.
(TLD76, $14.95) |
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Bangkok Tattoo
• John Burdett
MYSTERY •
2006 •
PAPER
Burdett plumbs the dark side of Bangkok in this mesmerizing murder mystery starring Royal Thai Police detective, Sonchai Jitpleecheep. Second in the series.
(TLD78, $14.95) |
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Bombay Anna, The Real Story and Remarkable Adventures of the King and I Governess
• Susan Morgan
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2009 •
PAPER
• 300 PAGES
Darwing on extensive research, Morgan portrays Anna Leonowens, of musical fame, as not only the first foreigner in the royal harem of Siam but also a world traveler and an independent woman.
(TLD84, $19.95) |
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Chang, A Drama of the Wilderness
• Merian C. Cooper
• Ernest B. Schoedsack
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1926 •
DVD
A long-lost 1926 quasi-documentary of rural life, filmed on location in Thailand, by the team that later made King Kong. This Milestone Collection edition features a recording of historian Rudy Behlmer's interview with filmmaker Merian C. Cooper. Ending with a climactic elephant stampede, the entertaining silent film shows the life of a family struggling to eke out a living at the edge of the jungle.
(TLD59, $29.95) |
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Fodor's Thailand
• Fodors
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 656 PAGES
A popular, practical guide.
(TLD42, $24.99) |
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Footprint Thailand Handbook
• Andrew Spooner
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 800 PAGES
A practical guide in the popular British series.
(TLD67, $25.95) |
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Frommer's Bangkok Day by Day
• Colin Hinshelwood
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food, hotels and neighborhoods to shopping. With a separate foldout map of the city center.
(TLD92, $12.99) |
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Frommer's Thailand
• Charlotte Shalgosky
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout.
(TLD91, $22.99) |
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Lonely Planet Bangkok
• Andrew Burke
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 290 PAGES
This comprehensive, practical guide includes a good overview of history and attractions, dozens of color maps, and even a section on Thai language.
(TLD19, $19.99) |
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Lonely Planet Discover Thailand
• Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
Focusing on must-see and memorable places and experiences, this all color guide by the discerning editors at Lonely Planet, featuring hundreds of color photographs and maps, includes suggested tours and itineraries along with not-to-be-missed places to stay, eat, shop and see.
(TLD96, $24.99) |
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Lonely Planet Phuket Encounter
• Adam Skolnick
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
With a section of not-to-missed highlights and a calendar of annual events, this lively pocket guide organized by neighborhood includes suggested side trips, along what to see and where to shop, eat, drink and play. With a double-sided pullout map.
(TLD86, $12.99) |
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Lonely Planet, Diving and Snorkeling Thailand
• Tim Rock
GUIDEBOOK •
2007 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
This practical, illustrated guide to 75 diving and snorkeling sites in Thailand features a short overview of marine life, color photographs and excellent maps.
(TLD58, $24.99) |
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Michelin Green Guide Thailand
• Michelin
GUIDEBOOK •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
With the same focus on driving tours, detailed maps and the Michelin star system, the venerable Green Guides are even better -- organized regionally, in color and with an overview of history, art and culture.
(TLD103, $21.95) |
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Moon Bangkok
• Suzanne Nam
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 262 PAGES
A great resource for the independent traveler, this guidebook features a good introduction to land, history and culture, as well as practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With personality, detailed local maps, glossary and suggested itineraries.
(TLD95, $17.95) |
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Moon Thailand
• Suzanne Nam
GUIDEBOOK •
2008 •
PAPER
• 600 PAGES
A practical guide in the popular series.
(TLD88, $21.95) |
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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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National Geographic Thailand
• Carl Parkes
• Phil Macdonald
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
This guide to Thailand, published in the National Geographic attractive visual style, features hundreds of photographs, full color maps, and useful information on history, nature, culture, and travel.
(TLD51, $27.95) |
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Rough Guide Thailand
• Paul Gray
• Lucy Ridout
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 888 PAGES
This sturdy comprehensive travel guide in the British series includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Thailand along with extensive listings. An excellent choice.
(TLD12, $24.99) |
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The Size of the World
• Joan Silber
LITERATURE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
In this richly imagined novel-in-stories, Silber explores connections between cultures and countries, and the power of place to change a person's life. Drawing on historical events from wartime Vietnam to colonial Thailand, Mexico and 9/11-era United States, her loosely linked chapters follow travelers, immigrants and ex-pats as they leave home for adventures into the foreign, forever changed in unexpected ways. Silber, who has traveled extensively in Asia, grounds her globe-spanning narrative with the personal yearnings, hopes and fears of each character. Her prose, heartfelt yet unsentimental, creates a textured portrait of a complex world, in which the distance between countries are often smaller than the distance between people.
(WLD143, $14.95) |
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Southeast Asia, A Concise History
• Mary Somers Heidhues
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
A lively, illustrated history of Southeast Asia, covering the politics, economics, society and culture of Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines. With 131 black-and-white illustrations and 11 maps.
(SEA26, $19.95) |
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Thai Phrase Book & Dictionary
• Inc. Berlitz International
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2011 •
PAPER
• 223 PAGES
Featuring over 8,000 everyday phrases, travelers to Thailand will be able to converse with confidence in any situation that they may come across. Full-color photographs and illustrations help to visually clarify many important subjects.
(TLD101, $8.99) |
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Thai, Start Speaking Today
• Language/30
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
1993 •
AUDIO CD
A 90-minute crash course in Thai with two audio tapes and a phrasebook. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated in Thai twice. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health.
(TLD43, $24.95) |
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Thailand Islands & Beaches
• Andrew Spooner
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
A compact guide to coastal Thailand, including Bangkok, with history, tips, practical information and of course beaches -- from remote islands to popular resorts. Includes a popout map of Bangkok.
(TLD99, $21.95) |
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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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Bangkok Map
• Borch Maps
2006 •
MAP
A handy laminated, folded walking map of Bangkok at a scale of 1:14,000. Two Sides. 20x26 inches.
(TLD70, $8.95) |
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Thailand
• Michael Webster
FIELD GUIDE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
A slim pocket guide to 252 of the most conspicuous birds of Thailand, featuring color photographs, brief descriptions and range maps.
(TLD18, $15.95) |
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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) |
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The Godfather of Kathmandu
• John Burdett
MYSTERY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
Sonchai Jitpleecheep, the tenacious Thai police detective, is put to the test as both a cop and as a Buddhist in Burdett's latest, wickedly entertaining mystery, fourth in the series. A rich American film director has been murdered. It is an intriguing case, and solving it could lead to a promotion for Sonchai, but, as always, he is far more concerned with the state of his karma than he is with his status in the earthly realm. To complicate matters his boss, Colonel Vikorn, has decided to make Sonchai his consigliere in a heroin smuggling operation. Sonchai travels to Kathmandu to meet Vikorn's connection Tietsin, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and falls under the sway of this dark and charismatic guru.
(TLD93, $14.95) |
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Insight Guide Thailand
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
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. With some practical travel information and basic details about Thailand's major attractions.
(TLD16, $23.99) |
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