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Anna and the King
• Andy Tennant
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The true story of Anna Leonowens, who was sent to tutor the King of Siam's many children and wives in 1860, starring Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat.
(TLD56, $14.98)
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Arts of Southeast Asia
• Fiona Kerlogue
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A handsome guide to the art, architecture, textiles and crafts of Southeast Asia.
(SEA45, $16.95)
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Birds of Myanmar
• Kyaw Nyunt Lwin
• Khin Ma Ma Thwin
• Aung Thant
• FIELD GUIDE
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A slim field guide to 350 birds of Burma, featuring 74 full-color plates, descriptive information, and a comprehensive checklist.
(BMA42, $35.00)
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Birds of Thailand
• Craig Robson
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, comprehensive guide with 128 color plates by a team of illustrators. Robson is also the author of the authoritative Birds of Southeast Asia.
(TLD41, $29.95)
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Descriptions of Old Siam
• Michael Smithies
• ANTHOLOGY
• CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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A collection of diverse writings about Siam, spanning four centuries.
(TLD28, $35.00)
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Eyewitness Guide Thailand
• Philip Cornwel-Smith
• Deni Brown
• GUIDEBOOK
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A superb on-the-ground guide to Thailand.
(TLD26, $25.00)
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Footprint Thailand Handbook
• Andrew Spooner
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular British series.
(TLD67, $24.95)
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A Fortune-Teller Told Me, Earthbound Travels in the Far East
• Tizanio Terzani
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A peripatetic journalist sets off to Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Mongolia, China, Japan and other far-flung destinations in this warm, anecdotal account.
(SEA35, $14.95)
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A Guide to Khmer Temples in Thailand and Laos
• Michael Freeman
• GUIDEBOOK
• OUT OF PRINT
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A compact guide to Khmer temples throughout the region, both famous and little-visited, featuring color photography, maps, temple plans and diagrams.
(TLD20, $19.95)
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A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia
• Craig Robson
• FIELD GUIDE
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A comprehensive guide to 1,250 birds found in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Features 104 color plates, good descriptive text, range maps and introductory chapters on habitats, conservation and bird watching in the region.
(SEA22, $80.00)
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In Search of Southeast Asia: a Modern History
• David P. Chandler
• David J. Steinberg
• HISTORY
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An outstanding scholarly overview of Southeast Asia's social, economic and political history with contributions by seven experts on the region.
(SEA18, $30.00)
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Insight Guide Southeast Asia
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
• OUT OF PRINT
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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)
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The King and I
• Walter Lang
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The classic Rogers & Hammerstein musical set about a British schoolteacher sent to tutor the King of Siam's many children and wives in 1860.
(TLD55, $19.98)
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle
• Dorothy Gilman
• MYSTERY
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A vacation turns ugly when grandmother/CIA agent Mrs. Pollifax takes on drug smugglers and assorted crooks in the jungles of Thailand in this entertaining mystery.
(TLD22, $6.99)
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The Naked Tourist, In Search of Adventure and Beauty in the Age of the Airport Mall
• Lawrence Osborne
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• NEW
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In this entertaining, wide-ranging account of a six-month journey from Dubai to India, Bangkok, Bali and Papua New Guinea on the Asian Highway, Osborne layers his own adventures with ruminations on the meaning of travel.
(SEA50, $14.00)
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Thailand
• Michael Webster
• FIELD GUIDE
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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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Soul of the Tiger, Searching for Nature's Answers in Southeast Asia
• Jeffrey A. McNeely
• Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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, $18.95)
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Southeast Asia Map
• Nelles
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A clear, double-sided map of all of southeast Asia at a scale of 1:4,500,000.
(SEA12, $10.95)
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Thailand Map
• Periplus Maps
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A handsome, up-to-date map of Thailand.
(TLD06, $8.95)
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Wild Thailand
• Belinda Stewart-Cox
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An illustrated, handsome overview of the natural history of Thailand. It offers a thorough survey of the geography, habitats, plants and animals, with a focus on Thailand's parks and preserves.
(TLD07, $41.95)
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A Woman's Asia
• Marybeth Bond
• ANTHOLOGY
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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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