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Adventures and Encounters, Europeans in Southeast Asia

Adventures and Encounters, Europeans in Southeast Asia


by J.M. Gullick

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

This anthology offers a diverse selection of European accounts of Southeast Asia. The writers range from 16th century explorers and mariners to 19th century naturalists and modern literary travelers. (INS20, $60.00)

After Sorrow, An American Among the Vietnamese

After Sorrow, An American Among the Vietnamese


by Lady Borton

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

In this remarkable book, the author collects the oral histories of Vietnamese women who lived through the war, taking refuge in the hills, smuggling weapons and mourning the dead. A 25-year resident of the country, Borton lived in three villages at the heart of the war. (VNM17, $15.00)

The Age of Wild Ghosts: Memory, Violence, and Place in Southwest China

The Age of Wild Ghosts: Memory, Violence, and Place in Southwest China


by Erik Mueggler

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 361 PAGES

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)

An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War that Came Between Us


by James Carroll

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 279 PAGES

Winner of the National Book Award, this is the tragic story of an American family whose beliefs and familial bonds are shattered by the raging Vietnam war. (VNM38, $15.95)

Angkor Map

Angkor Map


by Dawn Rooney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER

A site plan and pocket guide to the city of Angkor at a scale of 1:40,000. (CBD16, $12.95)

Argument Without End, In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy


by Robert S. McNamara

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

The result of a series of meetings between the former secretary of defense and North Vietnamese leaders from 1995-1998. (VNM75, $17.00)

The Arts of China

The Arts of China


by Michael Sullivan

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A lively survey of Chinese visual arts and culture through the ages, thoroughly illustrated and accessible. With a new chapter on the 20th century and beyond, this fifth edition covers bronzes, ceramics, painting and architecture from the Neolithic to now. (CHN16, $39.95)

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)

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress


by Sijie Dai | Ina Rilke

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A charming, unexpectedly witty, tale of two teenage boys in China sent off to the countryside during Mao's Cultural Revolution. (CHN159, $13.95)

Beneath Buddha's Eyes


by Tony Anthony

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 296 PAGES

A love story set during the Vietnam war. (VNM52, $25.00)

Birds of Myanmar

Birds of Myanmar


by Kyaw Nyunt Lwin | Khin Ma Ma Thwin | Aung Thant

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 165 PAGES

A slim field guide to 350 birds of Burma, featuring 74 full-color plates, descriptive information, and a comprehensive checklist. (BMA42, $37.95)

A Bright Shining Lie, John Paul Vann and the Americans in Vietnam

A Bright Shining Lie, John Paul Vann and the Americans in Vietnam


by Neil Sheehan

  • HISTORY
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 861 PAGES

A political history of the war as seen through the story of one of its soldiers, this prize-winning book is a hard-hitting expose on the failure of American foreign policy in Southeast Asia. (VNM27, $19.95)

Brother Number One, A Political Biography of Pol Pot


by David Chandler

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

The definitive history of the Pol Pot era by the author of the History of Cambodia. (CBD23, $43.75)

Buddhist Art and Architecture

Buddhist Art and Architecture


by Robert Fisher

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

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)

The Buddhist Handbook

The Buddhist Handbook


by John Snelling

  • RELIGION
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 345 PAGES

Subtitled, "The Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching, Practice and History, " this even-handed book is a concise primer covering the history, philosophical foundation and practice of Buddhism. (ASA08, $19.95)

Cambodia

Cambodia


by Michael Freeman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A political and cultural history of Cambodia by writer, photographer and keen observer Michael Freeman. (CBD40, $27.00)

Cambodia Map

Cambodia Map


by Gecko Maps

  • 2005
  • MAP

A full color map of Cambodia (1:750,000), featuring useful inset maps of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Angkor on the reverse. (CBD17, $18.95)

Cambodia's New Deal


by William Shawcross

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 106 PAGES

A scholarly survey of Cambodia's political and economic climate. (CBD14, $9.95)

Cambodia, A Shattered Society


by Mark W. Mcleod | Marie Martin

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 383 PAGES

A political and cultural history of post-Pol Pot Cambodia. (CBD22, $65.00)

Cambodian Culture Since 1975


by May Ebihara

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 194 PAGES

A discussion of the fate of Cambodian culture since the violence of Pol Pot's regime. (CBD21, $22.95)

The Cat from Hue, A Vietnam Story

The Cat from Hue, A Vietnam Story


by John Laurence

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 864 PAGES

Journalist John Laurence's detailed and haunting account of Vietnam War combines his first hand experiences as a correspondent with a historical overview of the war. The cat in the title is Meo, a Vietnamese stray he adopted along the way. (VNM67, $21.99)

CDC's Complete Guide to Health Travel


by Charles Ericcson | Kent C. Davis

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

Solid advice for healthy travel around the world by the Center for Disease Control. (TRV01, $15.00)

Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Map

Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Map


by Periplus Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

With detailed city maps of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, a Northern Thailand regional map and map of the Golden Triangle. (TLD65, $9.00)

Child of War, Woman of Peace


by Le Ly Hayslip

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 388 PAGES

Further memoirs from the author of "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places." (VNM78, $19.00)

Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors

Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors


by Dith Pran | Ben Kiernan | Kim DePaul

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A series of eyewitness testimonies of the Cambodian genocide of the 1970s. Dith Pran, the photojournalist whose story was told in the film The Killing Fields, compiled 29 accounts, all told by people who were children during Khmer Rouge's reign of terror. (CBD33, $19.50)

China Map

China Map


by International Travel Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A double-sided shaded-relief map of China, at a useful scale of 1:3,800,000, indexed with an inset map of central Beijing. (CHN06, $11.95)

China South Map

China South Map


by 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. (CHN27, $13.95)

Chinese Art

Chinese Art


by Mary Tregear

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A quick, but surprisingly thorough survey of Chinese art, including calligraphy and painting, sculpture and ceramics, as well as garden design, architecture, and various crafts. (CHN153, $19.95)

The Chinese Kitchen

The Chinese Kitchen


by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

  • FOOD
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 452 PAGES

An authoritative compendium of Chinese recipes and food-oriented cultural practices. Eileen Yin-Fei Lo's cookbook doubles as an introduction to China itself. (CHN134, $39.95)

Chinese Rugs: A Buyer's Guide

Chinese Rugs: A Buyer's Guide


by Lee Allane

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A guide to the history, techniques and variety of carpets produced throughout China, featuring a helpful buyer's guide. (CHN30, $15.95)

Collected Short Stories, Volume 4

Collected Short Stories, Volume 4


by W. Somerset Maugham

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

Maugham can evoke turn-of-the-century colonial Asia like no other. This collection of stories features many set in Malaysia. Borneo and other southeast Asian locales, including the well-known tale "The Letter." (SEA01, $18.00)

Concise Flowers of the Himalaya

Concise Flowers of the Himalaya


by Oleg Polunin | Adam Stainton

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A condensed version of the classic Flowers of the Himalayas featuring the same 700 color photographs and 315 line drawings but with shorter descriptive information. (HML17, $25.00)

Consuming Urban Culture in Contemporary Vietnam


by Mandy Thomas | Lisa Drummond

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 227 PAGES

A collection of scholarly essays on examine everyday life and culture in modern Vietnam. (VNM65, $195.00)

The Country of Memory, Remaking the Past in Late Socialist Vietnam

The Country of Memory, Remaking the Past in Late Socialist Vietnam


by Hue-Tam Ho Tai

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 284 PAGES

A collection of essays by diverse authors on modern Vietnamese culture and society. (VNM60, $28.95)

Culture Shock! Laos

Culture Shock! Laos


by Robert Cooper

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 211 PAGES

A practical guide to Laotian customs, etiquette and culture, perfect for the business traveler, casual visitor or resident. (LAO13, $15.95)

Culture, Ritual and Revolution in Vietnam


by Shaun Kingsley Malarney

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A scholarly monograph, based on field work and archival material, of the revolutionary campaign to transform scoiety in northern Vietnam. (VNM61, $49.00)

Distant Road: Selected Poems of Nguyen Duy


by Nguyen Duy | Kevin Bowen | Ba Chung Nguyen

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 257 PAGES

A selection of poems. Born in Thanh Hoa in 1948, Duy served with distinction in the North Vietnamese Army. (VNM76, $15.95)

Earth and Water, Encounters in Vietnam

Earth and Water, Encounters in Vietnam


by Edith Shillue

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 234 PAGES

Shillue, an English professor, reflects on the people, culture and history of the country in this meditative account of experiences and encounters in Vietnam as a teacher and traveler in the 1990s. (VNM79, $24.95)

The Ends of the Earth, A Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy


by Robert D. Kaplan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 476 PAGES

An insightful, opinionated odyssey to some of the world's poorer and more troubled nations. (WLD26, $16.00)

The Ethnography of Vietnam's Central Highlanders: A Historical Contextualization, 1850-1990

The Ethnography of Vietnam's Central Highlanders: A Historical Contextualization, 1850-1990


by Oscar Salemink

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 368 PAGES

This scholarly monography examines the ethnographic representation of minorty groups in Vietnam's Central Highlands. (VNM64, $52.00)

The Explorer's Garden, Rare and Unusual Perennials


by Daniel Hinkley | Roy Lancaster

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 380 PAGES

Remarkable finds in the Himalayas, Yunnan and other exotic locations around the world. (NAT28, $24.95)

A Field Guide to the Birds of China

A Field Guide to the Birds of China


by John MacKinnon | Karen Phillipps

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 586 PAGES

A comprehensive field guide to the birds of China, featuring 128 color plates illustrating 1,300 species of birds. Contains introductory chapters on the history of ornithology in China, biogeography, and conservation. (CHN85, $124.00)

Fields of Fire


by James Webb

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A harrowing story of a platoon deep in the Vietnamese jungle, first published in 1978. (VNM68, $19.95)

First They Killed My Father, A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

First They Killed My Father, A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers


by Loung Ung

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

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, $13.99)

Fodor's Exploring China

Fodor's Exploring China


by Christopher Knowles

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES
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This excellent guidebook, featuring maps and color photos, brings old and new China to life, with sections on places to visit, a useful language guide and practical information. (CHN25, $22.00)

Footprint Laos Handbook

Footprint Laos Handbook


by Jack O'Tailan

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

A sturdy practical guide in the British Footprint series, featuring in-depth practical information, 42 sketch maps and an overview of history and culture. (LAO10, $23.95)

Fragments of the Present, Searching for Modernity in Vietnam's South


by Philip Taylor

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 237 PAGES

In this wide-ranging anthropological study, based on a field work in a Mekong delta village, Taylor looks at southern Vietnam's postwar history, economic and social change and the contrast between urban and rural life. (VNM62, $34.00)

The Gate

The Gate


by Francois Bizot

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A French ethnologist married to a Khmer woman, Bizot tells of his time in Cambodia during the rise and terror of the Khmer Rouge. (SEA48, $14.00)

Giant Pandas in the Wild, Saving an Endangered Species

Giant Pandas in the Wild, Saving an Endangered Species


by Lu Zhi

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A portrait of the giant panda, its habitat in China and international conservation efforts. Includes excellent color photographs by George Schaller and text chronicling the lives of 20 individual pandas. (CHN173, $35.00)

Hindu Art

Hindu Art


by T. Richard Blurton

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 239 PAGES

A beautifully large paperback of excellent quality, this book is a good introduction to the complexities of Indian painting, sculpture and sacred architecture. (IDA35, $35.00)

A History of Cambodia

A History of Cambodia


by David Chandler

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

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)

Ho Chi Minh, A Life


by William Duiker

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 695 PAGES

Dissident, revolutionary and communist, Ho Chi Minh returned from exile to lead North Vietnam's defiant break with colonial France. Duiker charts Ho Chi Minh's long march from son of a scholar in the rural provinces to idealist student in heady 1920s Paris to determined revolutionary. A scholarly, definitive biography. (VNM45, $19.99)

In Exile from the Land of Snows, The Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Occupation

In Exile from the Land of Snows, The Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Occupation


by John Avedon

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 391 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Avedon's masterful, passionate cris de coeur, still the best book on the subject, shows the lives of the Tibetan people at home and in exile since the Chinese takeover in 1950 through the eyes of its leaders, monks and regular people. (TBT04, $16.95)

In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War

In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War


by Tobias Wolff

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 221 PAGES

A vivid memoir of novelist Tobais Wolff's tour of duty in Vietnam. (VNM34, $15.00)

In Search of Southeast Asia: a Modern History

In Search of Southeast Asia: a Modern History


by David P. Chandler | David J. Steinberg

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 590 PAGES

An outstanding scholarly overview of Southeast Asia's social, economic and political history with contributions by seven experts on the region. (SEA18, $32.00)

Insight Guide Southeast Asia

Insight Guide Southeast Asia


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 302 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A profusely illustrated overview of Southeast Asia, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on history, politics and culture, as well as hundreds of photos and maps and some limited practical information. (SEA51, $22.95)

Insight Pocket Guide Hanoi

Insight Pocket Guide Hanoi


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

A handy full-color guide to the city with a pull-out map. Features recommendations for dining, shopping and sightseeing with an overview of the city's highlights. (VNM71, $13.95)

It's Easier Than You Think, The Buddhist Way to Happiness

It's Easier Than You Think, The Buddhist Way to Happiness


by Sylvia Boorstein

  • RELIGION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 145 PAGES

A down-to-earth, warm-hearted introduction to the basic teaching of Buddhism. (GEN264, $13.00)

Jewelry of Southeast Asia


by Anne Richter

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

An analysis of Southeast Asia's jewelry tradition, spanning from the Neolithic and Bronze Age to the present. (SEA25, $75.00)

The Killing Fields


by Roland Joffe

  • 1984
  • DVD

The true story of Dith Pran, the Cambodian assistant to a New York Times reporter who experienced the horrors of the Khmer Rouge. (CBD42, $19.98)

Laos and Cambodia Map

Laos and Cambodia Map


by ITMB

  • 2006
  • MAP

This double-sided map, with index, shows Laos (1:725,000) with Cambodia (1:1,200,000) on the reverse. With Ventienne and Phnom Penh. (LAO07, $12.95)

Laos Map

Laos Map


by Periplus Maps

  • MAP

A traveler's map of Laos, with topographical relief at a scale 1: 600,000. Prepared by the World Mapping Project. (LAO11, $9.00)

Lonely Planet Bangkok

Lonely Planet Bangkok


by 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)

Lonely Planet Cambodia

Lonely Planet Cambodia


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

A comprehensive practical guide to Cambodia in the hallmark Lonely Planet style featuring maps, a handful of photographs, and a good overview of culture, history and nature. (CBD04, $23.99)

Lonely Planet Laos

Lonely Planet Laos


by Justine Vaisutis | Andrew Burke

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 332 PAGES

This practical guide to Laos by Lonely Planet features maps, a 60-page overview of culture, history and nature and plenty of information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (LAO02, $23.99)

Lonely Planet Vietnamese Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Vietnamese Phrasebook


by Nguyen Xuanthu

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 284 PAGES

A handy palm-sized guide to pronunciation, grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (VNM20, $8.99)

Look What Came From China!

Look What Came From China!


by Miles Harvey

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

An illustrated guide to China, its products and inventions, for children ages 4-8. (CHN155, $6.95)

Lost Soldiers


by James Webb

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

A sequel to the novelist (and Vietnam Vet) James Webb's Fields of Fire. (VNM70, $7.99)

The Lover

The Lover


by Marguerite Duras

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 117 PAGES

A haunting tale of coming-of-age in Indochina during the 1930s, beautifully evoking its setting and the complex emotions of a young girl, her family and her wealthy Chinese lover. (CBD09, $12.00)

The Mekong, Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future

The Mekong, Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future


by 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. (SEA28, $16.00)

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)

National Geographic China

National Geographic China


by Damian Harper

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A generously illustrated guide to China with the usual National Geographic attention to maps and photographs. With a 50-page appendix of practical travel information. (CHN163, $27.95)

Novel without a Name

Novel without a Name


by Thu Huong Duong

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

From celebrated dissident author Duong Thu Huong, this lyrical novel tells the story of a North Vietnamese solider who clings to memories of his childhood in the hard times of war. (VNM23, $15.00)

The Other Side of Heaven, Postwar Fiction by Vietnamese and American Writers


by Truong Vu | Le M. Khue | Wayne Karlin

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 420 PAGES

An anthology of fiction, with contributions from both sides of the experience of the Vietnam War. (VNM42, $19.95)

Paradise of the Blind

Paradise of the Blind


by Duong Thu Huong

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES

Duong Thu Huong's popular novel captures the live of three women in an extended family -- and the struggle for economic well being in the throes of failed land reform in the 1980s. (VNM30, $13.99)

Passions of the Cut Sleeve, The Male Homosexual Tradition in China


by Bret Hinsch

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A well-written, scholarly survey of the traditions of same-sex male love in Chinese literature. (CHN167, $26.95)

Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China


by Stevan Harrell

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 334 PAGES

This is a compendium of scholarly articles about the Yi people. (CHN169, $29.95)

Phase Line Green, The Battle for Hue, 1968


by Nicholas Warr

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 255 PAGES

A powerful and personal account of a U.S. soldier's experience in the Battle of Hue. (VNM36, $19.00)

Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas

Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas


by Bikram Grewal

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A pocket guide to 250 birds found from the foothills up to high elevations ranging from the Hindu Kush and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Himalayas. With brief descriptive information, maps and 260 full-color illustrations. (HML31, $15.95)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Vietnamese

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Vietnamese


by Pimsleur Language Method

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Vietnamese, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (VNM81, $19.95)

The Plant Hunters

The Plant Hunters


by Tyler Whittle

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Tales of the botanist-explorers who enriched our gardens, including adventures in the Himalayas. (NAT29, $16.95)

The Politics of Heroin, CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade


by Alfred McCoy

  • HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 634 PAGES

An expanded version of McCoy's groundbreaking "The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia." (LAO09, $32.95)

The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance, Laos Since 1975

The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance, Laos Since 1975


by Grant Evans

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

Social anthropologist Evans looks at the transformation of Laotian society since the 1975 revolution in this important book. (LAO14, $22.00)

The Quiet American


by Phillip Noyce

  • 2003
  • DVD

Michael Caine stars as a British journalist stationed in Vietnam in the 1950s who becomes friends with a seemingly harmless American (Brendan Fraser). (VNM59, $29.99)

Religions of China, The World as a Living System


by David L. Overmyer

  • RELIGION
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 125 PAGES

A brief primer on the religions of China. (CHN154, $11.50)

Religions of Tibet in Practice

Religions of Tibet in Practice


by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

  • RELIGION
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 421 PAGES

A collection of 36 essays and translated texts by scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, including selections on prayers, pilgrimages, death and ritual. (TBT16, $28.95)

Reporting Vietnam, American Journalism 1959-1975


by Ward Just

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 858 PAGES

A riveting selection of contemporary newspaper and magazine reports and books by American journalists. This paperback edition draws from the original two-volume Library of America hardcover edition. (VNM77, $35.00)

River Road to China, The Search for the Source of the Mekong, 1866-73

River Road to China, The Search for the Source of the Mekong, 1866-73


by Milton Osborne

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

An excellent modern account of a 19th-century French expedition 4,000 miles from Vietnam and Cambodia into unknown regions of China in search of the source of the Mekong. (SEA29, $16.95)

Rough Guide Cambodia

Rough Guide Cambodia


by Beverley Palmer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

A practical, comprehensive travel guide to Cambodia in the British series. (CBD34, $21.99)

Shooting at the Moon, The Story of America's Clandestine War in Laos

Shooting at the Moon, The Story of America's Clandestine War in Laos


by Roger Warner

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 436 PAGES

Soldiers, diplomats, Hmong villagers and CIA strategists are all depicted fully in this engrossing, well-reported history of the secret war in Laos. (LAO05, $24.95)

Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness


by Milton Osborne

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A critical biography of one of Southeast Asia's most important and intriguing leaders of the 20th century. (CBD20, $17.95)

The Sorrow of War, A Novel of North Vietnam

The Sorrow of War, A Novel of North Vietnam


by Bao Ninh

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 213 PAGES

A powerful novel by a former North Vietnamese soldier, this short book captures the appalling conditions of war, alternating vivid scenes from the front lines with flashbacks from the protagonist's rural youth. (VNM07, $15.00)

Soul of the Tiger, Searching for Nature's Answers in Southeast Asia

Soul of the Tiger, Searching for Nature's Answers in Southeast Asia


by Jeffrey A. McNeely | Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A meditation on the role of animals and nature in the societies of Southeast Asia. With dark humor, the authors wax philosophical about conservation issues throughout the region. (SEA02, $18.99)

Southeast Asia in the New International Era


by Clark Neher

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A good general history of the entire region and its place in the world. (SEA17, $39.00)

Southeast Asia, A Concise History

Southeast Asia, A Concise History


by Mary Somers Heidhues

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A highly readable, illustrated history of Southeast Asia, covering politics, economics, society and culture. With 131 black-and-white illustrations and 11 maps. (SEA26, $19.95)

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down


by Anne Fadiman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

The editor of American Scholar, Fadiman gracefully documents the encounter between two worldviews, in an intimate portrait of a Hmong refugee family in California. (VNM31, $15.00)

Stay Alive, My Son


by Pin Yathay

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A harrowing account of life in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge and particularly the evacuations of Phnom Penh, written by an engineer for the Ministry of Public works. (CBD44, $24.95)

Street Without Joy


by Bernard B. Fall

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 408 PAGES

A vivid account of the French defeat in Vietnam. (VNM18, $27.95)

The Tale of Kieu, Bilingual Edition

The Tale of Kieu, Bilingual Edition


by Huynh Thong

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 211 PAGES

A cornerstone of Vietnamese literature, this much-loved epic poem was written in the early 19th-century by a Vietnamese ambassador to the Chinese court. (VNM22, $22.00)

Thailand Map

Thailand Map


by National Geographic Society

  • 2011
  • MAP

A detailed relief map at a scale of 1:1,300,000. (TLD24, $11.95)

The Things They Carried

The Things They Carried


by Tim O'Brien

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 246 PAGES

National Book Award-winner O'Brien captures the daily life of a soldier in Vietnam in this loosely structured, powerful collection of stories. (VNM32, $14.95)

Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China


by Arthur Waley

  • RELIGION
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

An elegantly written, classic introduction to traditional Chinese philosophy. (CHN164, $18.95)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation from Understanding the In Between

The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation from Understanding the In Between


by Robert Thurman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 275 PAGES

A key text as presented by Robert Thurman for a western audience. This is the Tibetan guidebook to dying or "the between," written in the 8th or 9th century by Padma Sambhava. (TBT06, $18.00)

To Hanoi and Back, The U.S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973


by Wayne Thompson | Richard P. Hallion

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A detailed history of the American Air campaign in the Vietnam War. (VNM57, $31.95)

To What End?


by Ward Just

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Reports from Vietnman in 1966-1967 by the Washington Post reporter and novelist, reissued on the 25th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. (VNM73, $14.00)

Tragedy of Cambodian History: Politics, War and Revolution since 1945


by David Chandler

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 408 PAGES

A scholarly history of Cambodian politics and A scholarly history of Cambodian politics and society from World War II to the late 1970s. The author draws from his own experiences as a foreign service officer in Phnom Penh. (CBD45, $28.00)

Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992

Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992


by Jane Hamilton-Merritt

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

A portrait of the Hmong, their role in America's clandestine war in Laos during the Vietnam era and their persecution and plight in Laos since being abandoned by America in 1975. (LAO12, $27.95)

The Travels of Marco Polo

The Travels of Marco Polo


by Marco Polo | Ronald Lantham

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1975
  • PAPER
  • 380 PAGES

The memories of a 13th-century journey to China along the Silk Road, among the most famous travel accounts ever. Describing exotic plants, birds, precious gems, silks, and spices with a merchant's eye, this superb geographer recounts his 20 years of travel. (CAS05, $15.00)

Up Country

Up Country


by Nelson Demille

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 880 PAGES

A Tom Clancy-Style military thriller, rich in historical detail, geography and intrigue. Demille, a Vietnam veteran, follows the fate of his career army protagonist on a trip back to Vietnam in 1997. (VNM46, $7.99)

Vanishing Histories, 100 Endangered Sites from the World Monuments Fund

Vanishing Histories, 100 Endangered Sites from the World Monuments Fund


by Colin Amery

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 207 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A stunning portrait of 100 threatened archaeological and cultural monuments around the world from Angkor, Pompeii and Mesa Verde to lesser known buildings and sites, all listed by the World Monuments Fund. (GEN219, $60.00)

A Viet Cong Memoir

A Viet Cong Memoir


by Truang Nhu Tang

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

A candid, revealing story of a revolutionary life, wonderfully free of cant. This telling memoir by the former Viet Cong Minister of Justice, now living in exile in Paris, gives a detailed report from the inside of the Viet Cong. (VNM11, $15.95)

Vietnam Map

Vietnam Map


by ITMB

  • 2005
  • MAP

A detailed travel map of Vietnam at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (VNM05, $12.95)

Vietnam Now, A Reporter Returns

Vietnam Now, A Reporter Returns


by David Lamb

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An insightful portrait of contemporary Vietnam by a Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and National Geographic writer. Lamb interweaves stories of Vietnam today with his own experiences and memories as a young reporter for UPI during the war. (VNM47, $17.00)

Vietnam Today: A Guide to a Nation at a Crossroads

Vietnam Today: A Guide to a Nation at a Crossroads


by Mark Ashwill | Thai Ngoc Diep

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 188 PAGES

A practical guide to the politics, culture and getting along in contemporary Vietnam. (VNM80, $27.95)

Vietnam, A History

Vietnam, A History


by Stanley Karnow

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 768 PAGES

This blockbuster book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author is history at its best: masterfully researched, well written and comprehensive. (VNM10, $22.00)

Vietnam, The Necessary War

Vietnam, The Necessary War


by Michael Lind

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 314 PAGES

A reinterpretation of America's most disastrous military conflict by Michael Lind, a political journalist and fellow at the New America Foundation. Lind challenges the received wisdom, suggesting that the disaster in Indochina was a just and winnable war. (VNM74, $20.99)

Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind, and Spirit

Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind, and Spirit


by Nguyen Van Huy | Laurel Kendall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 303 PAGES

A marvelously illustrated portrait of culture and society in contemporary Vietnam, featuring informed essays by diverse contributors with accompanying color photographs. (VNM66, $50.00)

Vietnamese, A Language Map

Vietnamese, A Language Map


by Kristine K. Kershul

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2002
  • PLASTIC CARD

This durable foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (VNM82, $7.95)

Vietnamese, Start Speaking Today


by Language/30

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • AUDIO CD

A 90-minute crash course in Vietnamese featured on CD and phrasebook. (VNM58, $24.95)

Waiting

Waiting


by Ha Jin

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 308 PAGES

A spare, haunting story of a military doctor who tries for 18 years to divorce his peasant wife so he can marry a more sophisticated nurse at his hospital. Greatly evocative of quotidian life in China during the Cultural Revolution and after. (CHN80, $15.00)

War Letters, Stories of Courage, Longing and Sacrifice


by Robert Kenner

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • DVD

A dramatic presentation of letters home, produced by PBS. (WAR77, $19.98)

When Broken Glass Floats, Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge

When Broken Glass Floats, Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge


by Chanrithy Him

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 330 PAGES

Chanrithy Him, who as a girl lost her parents and five siblings to the Khmer Rouge, explains that she wrote this moving account in an effort to "be worthy of the suffering" that she and her family endured. (CBD32, $15.95)

When Heaven and Earth Changed Places

When Heaven and Earth Changed Places


by Jay Wurts | Le Ly Hayslip

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A moving account of life in a Viet Cong village and the horrors of the war, struggling to survive in the Saigon black market and adjustment to life in the United States with her American husband. Hayslip founded the East Meets West Foundation. (VNM41, $17.00)

The Wisdom of the Buddha

The Wisdom of the Buddha


by Jean Boisselier

  • RELIGION
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 191 PAGES

A pocket-size primer of Buddhism, this book is an illustrated history of the sixth-century Indian prince and his quest for enlightenment. With 207 illustrations, 160 in full color. (IDA55, $12.95)

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)

World Religions: Eastern Traditions

World Religions: Eastern Traditions


by Willard G. Oxtoby

  • RELIGION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 515 PAGES

A clear and insightful introduction to Eastern religions by a team of scholars, covering Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist and East Asian traditions. Scholarly, but still rewarding for the general reader. (ASA07, $79.95)

Yangzi River Map

Yangzi River Map


by Richard Perry Hayman

  • 2003
  • MAP

Double-sided, this full-color map guide features photos and 10 maps showing the Yangzi from the Himalayas to the East China Sea. (CHN177, $14.95)

Zen Keys, A Guide to Zen Practice

Zen Keys, A Guide to Zen Practice


by Thich Nhat Hanh

  • RELIGION
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 198 PAGES

An overview of Zen Buddhism as practiced in Vietnam, including 43 koans from the 13th century Vietnamese master, Tran Thai Tong, and an opening chapter on daily life in a Zen monastery. Originally published in 1974. (VNM72, $14.95)

 

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