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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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Anna and the King of Siam
• Margaret Landon
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The enduring, fanciful tale of a governess in mid-19th century Siam, which is the basis for the hit musical production The King and I.
(TLD09, $14.95)
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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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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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Fodor's Bangkok's 25 Best
• Sylvie Franquet
• Anthony Sattin
• GUIDEBOOK
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This slim guide to Bangkok includes an excellent pullout map of the center of the city along with essential information on its highlights.
(TLD40, $11.95)
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Fodor's Thailand
• Fodors
• GUIDEBOOK
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A popular, practical guide.
(TLD42, $23.95)
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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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Genders and Sexualities in Modern Thailand
• Peter Jackson
• Nerida Cook
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly collection of articles on issues of gender, sexuality and culture in Thailand.
(TLD44, $27.50)
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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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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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Insight Pocket Guide Phuket
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide featuring a full-color pullout map.
(TLD33, $12.95)
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Jewelry of Southeast Asia
• Anne Richter
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An analysis of Southeast Asia's jewelry tradition, spanning from the Neolithic and Bronze Age to the present.
(SEA25, $75.00)
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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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Letters from Thailand, A Novel
• Botan
• Susan Fulop Kepner
• LITERATURE
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A prize-winning Thai novel of the Chinese immigrant experience in Bangkok, in the form of a series of letters to the protagonist's mother back in China.
(TLD45, $17.50)
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Lonely Planet Bangkok
• Joe Cummings
• GUIDEBOOK
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This comprehensive, practical guide includes a good overview of history and attractions, dozens of color maps, and even a section on Thai language.
(TLD19, $17.99)
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Lonely Planet Thailand
• Joe Cummings
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive practical guide to Thailand geared for independent travelers, by one of Lonely Planet's best writers.
(TLD17, $26.99)
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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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The Politics of Heroin, CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
• Alfred McCoy
• HISTORY
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An expanded version of McCoy's groundbreaking "The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia."
(LAO09, $32.95)
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Rough Guide Thailand
• Paul Gray
• Lucy Ridout
• GUIDEBOOK
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This opinionated, thorough travel guide with region-by-region descriptions is an excellent choice.
(TLD12, $25.99)
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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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Southeast Asia, A Concise History
• Mary Somers Heidhues
• HISTORY
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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)
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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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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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