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Anna and the King
• Andy Tennant
1999 •
DVD
This is the fourth adaptation of the diaries of Anna Leonowens, the widowed British governess who came to Siam with her young son in 1860 with the purpose of tutoring the King's formidable clan of children and wives. First there was Margaret Landon's 1944 novel, then a non-musical stage version, followed by the celebrated Rogers & Hammerstein musical "The King and I," and most recently, this 1999 version, starring Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat, which focuses as much on the turbulent political climate of nineteenth-century Siam as it does on the chemistry between Anna and the King.
(TLD56, $14.98) |
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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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Birds of Myanmar
• 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. The Burmese authors and illustrator are associated with BirdLife International.
(BMA42, $37.95) |
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Birds of Thailand
• Craig Robson
FIELD GUIDE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
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, $35.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Thailand
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 504 PAGES
A compact illustrated guide featuring color photographs, excellent maps and a regional overview of Thailand's attractions.
(TLD26, $25.00) |
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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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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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In Search of Southeast Asia: a Modern History
• David P. Chandler
• David J. Steinberg
HISTORY •
1988 •
PAPER
• 590 PAGES
Written by seven historians of Asia, this scholarly overview of the social, economic and political history of Southeast Asia is an excellent introduction to the region. A popular text for courses on modern Southeast Asian history, the organizing theme of the book is the region's cultural adaptation to change. Parts 2, 4 & 5 are organized by country.
(SEA18, $34.00) |
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Insight Guide Southeast Asia
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2003 •
PAPER
• 302 PAGES
• COMING IN
A profusely illustrated overview of Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Phillippines, 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
2009 •
DVD
• FAMILY
The classic Rogers & Hammerstein musical adaptation of Margaret Landon's 1944 novel "Anna and the King of Siam," based on the diaries of Anna Leonowens. Deborah Kerr stars as the British schoolteacher who came to Siam (now Thailand) with her son in 1860 to tutor the King's many children and wives. Here is Yul Brynner's unforgettable performance as the stern, unsmiling King of Siam, whose facade can only be melted by a rousing chorus of "Shall We Dance."
(TLD55, $19.98) |
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle
• Dorothy Gilman
MYSTERY •
1991 •
PAPER
• 199 PAGES
• COMING IN
If you haven't yet met the formidable grandmother, CIA agent and Garden Club chairwoman Mrs. Pollifax, beware: these entertaining mysteries are highly addictive. In this book, a vacation turns ugly when she takes on drug smugglers, crooks and assorted bad guys in the jungles of Thailand in order to recover her poor kidnapped husband.
(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 •
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 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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Soul of the Tiger, Searching for Nature's Answers in Southeast Asia
• Jeffrey A. McNeely
• Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
NATURAL HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
A wide-ranging meditation on the role of animals and nature in the complex human societies of Southeast Asia, originally published in 1988. The authors wax philosophical -- and sometimes blackly humorous -- about conservation issues throughout the region. They argue for effective community-based conservation building on traditional relationships between people and the environment
(SEA02, $18.99) |
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Southeast Asia Map
• Nelles
MAP
A clear, double-sided map of all of southeast Asia from Burma, Vietnam and Thailand to Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia at a scale of 1:4,500,000. Two Sides. 20x40 inches.
(SEA12, $13.95) |
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Thailand Map
• Nelles
2011 •
MAP
A handsome, up-to-date map of Thailand designed for the traveler with an emphasis on cities and sightseeing areas. Two Sides. 20x38 inches.
(TLD06, $13.95) |
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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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Travelers' Tales Thailand
• Larry Habegger
• James O'Reilly
ANTHOLOGY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 488 PAGES
• COMING IN
A wide-ranging anthology of mostly contemporary writing, mixing travelogue, journalism, essays and fiction. Its 50 well chosen selections include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis and other celebrated writers on Asia. This is the volume that launched the award-winning series. Organized around broad themes, it's an entertaining, brief glimpse into Thai culture and life. With a section of practical travel information.
(TLD04, $18.95) |
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