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Anarchy and Old Dogs

Anarchy and Old Dogs


by Colin Cotterill

  • MYSTERY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

With the help of his old friend comrade Civilai, now a senior member of the Laos politburo; Nurse Dtui; Phosy, a police officer; and Aunt Bpoo, a transvestite fortune-teller, Dr. Siri solves a mystery and foils a plot to overthrow the government of Laos. (LAO22, $13.00)

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)

Fodor's Bangkok's 25 Best

Fodor's Bangkok's 25 Best


by Sylvie Franquet | Anthony Sattin

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

This slim guide to Bangkok includes an excellent pullout map of the center of the city along with essential information on its highlights. (TLD40, $11.99)

Footprint Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos

Footprint Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos


by Jack O'Tailan | Claire Boobbyer | John Colet | Andrew Spooner

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

With practical information on attractions, transportation, food, activities and lodgings. Includes Bangkok. (SEA52, $25.95)

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)

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)

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)

Love Songs from a Shallow Grave

Love Songs from a Shallow Grave


by Colin Cotterill

  • MYSTERY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Lured to Cambodia , Dr. Siri runs afoul of the genocidal Khmer Rouge in this seventh mystery. Will this be the end of our hero? (LAO26, $14.99)

The Merry Misogynist

The Merry Misogynist


by Colin Cotterill

  • MYSTERY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Dr. Siri investigates a loathsome serial killer wooing and wedding country girls in this sixth book in the mordant series. (LAO23, $14.00)

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)

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia


by Morten Strange

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 40 PAGES

A compact photographic guide to almost 700 species of birds in the region, featuring concise descriptions and distribution maps. (SEA39, $38.95)

Rough Guide Laos


by Jeff Cranmer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

This practical guide in the excellent British series includes a good historical and cultural overview. (LAO16, $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)

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Map

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Map


by 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. (SEA75, $13.95)

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)

 

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