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	Adventures and Encounters, Europeans in Southeast Asia • J.M. Gullick • ANTHOLOGY • 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, $49.50)
	The Age of Wild Ghosts: Memory, Violence, and Place in Southwest China • Erik Mueggler • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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, $25.95)
	America's Lost War: Vietnam, 1945-1975 • Charles E. Neu • HISTORY • A history of the Vietnam War based on the popular course by Brown University professor of American foreign relations Charles E. Neu. (VNM69, $18.95)
	An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War that Came Between Us • James Carroll • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $15.00)
	Angkor and the Khmer Civilization • Michael Coe • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A concise, illustrated survey of the society, culture and monuments of the Khmer civilization. With 130 well-integrated engravings, maps, tables, site plans and photographs. (CBD39, $22.50)
	Angkor, Celestial Temples of the Khmer Empire • Joe Ortner • Ian Mabbett • John Sanday • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A striking collection of 240 photographs with accompanying essays on the architecture, history and meaning of Angkor. Handsomely produced and packaged in a slipcover by the art publisher Abbeville. (CBD31, $95.00)
	Apocalypse Now, The Complete Dossier • Francis Ford Coppola • In Coppola's classic adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, a battle weary captain is sent on a top secret mission to "terminate the command" of renegade Colonel Kurz in the jungles of Cambodia. (CBD51, $19.99)
	Argument Without End, In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy • Robert S. McNamara • HISTORY • 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 • Michael Sullivan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A comprehensive survey of Chinese visual arts and culture through the ages. It's a lively overview, thoroughly illustrated and accessible. It covers bronzes, ceramics, painting and architecture, from the Neolithic to the modern. (CHN16, $41.95)
	Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress • Sijie Dai • Ina Rilke • LITERATURE • A charming, unexpectedly witty, tale of two teenage boys in China sent off to the countryside during Mao's Cultural Revolution. (CHN159, $11.95)
	Beneath Buddha's Eyes • Tony Anthony • LITERATURE • A love story set during the Vietnam war. (VNM52, $25.00)
	Angkor Cities and Temples • Claude Jacques • Michael Freeman • ART & ARCHITECTURE • One of the nicest books of its kind, this is an oversize, gorgeous portrait of the monuments, temples and exquisite sculptures of Angkor. Claude Jacques, who directed much of the site excavation, writes with authority about individual temples, inscriptions and Khmer culture. (CBD18, $80.00)
	Bradt Guide Yunnan Province • Martin Walters • Stephen Mansfield • GUIDEBOOK • A compact guide to geography, cultures and nature of Yunnan, with sketch maps, photographs and excellent practical information. (CHN73, $23.95)
	A Bright Shining Lie, John Paul Vann and the Americans in Vietnam • Neil Sheehan • HISTORY • 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, $18.95)
	Brother Number One, A Political Biography of Pol Pot • David Chandler • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The definitive history of the Pol Pot era by the author of the History of Cambodia. (CBD23, $32.00)
	Buddhist Art and Architecture • Robert Fisher • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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, $18.95)
	The Buddhist Handbook • John Snelling • RELIGION • 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, $16.95)
	Cambodia • Michael Freeman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A political and cultural history of Cambodia by writer, photographer and keen observer Michael Freeman. (CBD40, $25.00)
	Cambodia and Laos Map • ITMB • A full color map of Laos and Cambodia for the traveler. (LAO07, $11.95)
	Cambodia Map • Gecko Maps • A full color map of Cambodia (1:750,000), featuring useful inset maps of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Angkor on the reverse. (CBD17, $15.95)
	Cambodia Now, Life in the Wake of War • Karen Coates • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A scholarly account of the lives of modern Cambodian citizens of all walks of life, from beggars to royalty, told through personal interviews and color photographs. (CBD50, $39.95)
	Cambodia's New Deal • William Shawcross • HISTORY • (CBD14, $9.95)
	Cambodia, A Shattered Society • Mark W. Mcleod • Marie Martin • HISTORY • A political and cultural history of post-Pol Pot Cambodia. (CBD22, $65.00)
	Cambodian Culture Since 1975 • May Ebihara • HISTORY • 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 • John Laurence • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $20.00)
	Catfish and Mandala, A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam • Andrew X. Pham • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Much more than a road trip, this book combines the author's family history with his many and often-gritty adventures by bicycle through foreign lands (including Mexico, Japan and, notably, Vietnam). (VNM50, $15.00)
	CDC's Complete Guide to Health Travel • Kent C. Davis • (TRV01, $14.95)
	Child of War, Woman of Peace • Le Ly Hayslip • LITERATURE • (VNM78, $19.00)
	Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors • Dith Pran • Ben Kiernan • Kim DePaul • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $18.00)
	China Map • International Travel Maps • A fine, double-sided, shaded-relief map of China, at a very good scale of 1:3,800,000, indexed with an inset map of central Beijing. (CHN06, $11.95)
	Chinese Art • Mary Tregear • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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, $18.95)
	The Chinese Kitchen • Eileen Yin-Fei Lo • FOOD • An authoritative compendium of Chinese recipes and information about food-oriented cultural practices. Eileen Yin-Fei Lo has written a cookbook that doubles as an introduction to China itself. (CHN134, $39.95)
	Chinese Rugs: A Buyer's Guide • Lee Allane • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the history, techniques and variety of carpets produced throughout China, featuring a helpful buyer's guide. (CHN30, $15.95)
	The Civilization of Angkor • Charles Higham • HISTORY • A concise history of the origins, development and rise of the kingdom of Angkor by a leading archaeologist. It's an up-to-date, accessible overview of the civilization from prehistory through the fall of Angkor in 1431. (CBD26, $19.95)
	Close Quarters • Larry Heinemann • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (VNM94, $26.95)
	Consuming Urban Culture in Contemporary Vietnam • Mandy Thomas • Lisa Drummond • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A collection of scholarly essays on examine everyday life and culture in modern Vietnam. (VNM65, $190.00)
	A Cook's Tour, Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines • Anthony Bourdain • FOOD • In this deliciously funny book, Bourdain eats his way around the globe on a quest for the perfect (or perfectly odd) meal. From fried Mars Bars in Glasgow to cobra hearts in Cambodia, there's nowhere this wise-cracking chef won't go and nothing he won't try. (TVL90, $14.95)
	The Country of Memory, Remaking the Past in Late Socialist Vietnam • Hue-Tam Ho Tai • HISTORY • A collection of essays by diverse authors on modern Vietnamese culture and society. (VNM60, $22.95)
	Culture Shock! Laos • Stephen Mansfield • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to Laotian customs, etiquette and culture, perfect for the business traveler, casual visitor or resident. (LAO13, $13.95)
	Culture Smart! Vietnam • Geoffrey Murray • GUIDEBOOK • A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (VNM87, $9.95)
	Culture, Ritual and Revolution in Vietnam • Shaun Kingsley Malarney • HISTORY • 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 • Nguyen Duy • Kevin Bowen • Ba Chung Nguyen • LITERATURE • 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 • Edith Shillue • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 • Robert D. Kaplan • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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 • Oscar Salemink • HISTORY • This scholarly monography examines the ethnographic representation of minorty groups in Vietnam's Central Highlands. (VNM64, $50.00)
	The Explorer's Garden, Rare and Unusual Perennials • Daniel Hinkley • Roy Lancaster • NATURAL HISTORY • Remarkable finds in the Himalayas, Yunnan and other exotic locations around the world. (NAT28, $39.95)
	Fields of Fire • James Webb • LITERATURE • A harrowing story of a platoon deep in the Vietnamese jungle, first published in 1978. (VNM68, $18.95)
	Fodor's Bangkok's 25 Best • Sylvie Franquet • Anthony Sattin • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	Fodor's Exploring China • Christopher Knowles • GUIDEBOOK • 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 for getting around. (CHN25, $22.00)
	Fodor's See It Vietnam • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, well-illustrated of Vietnam and its attractions. With good information on what to see and where to eat, sleep, and shop. (VNM84, $23.95)
	The Fog of War • Robert S. McNamara • Errol Morris • HISTORY • Morris keeps a tight focus on the haunted and candid Secretarty of Defense Robert McNamara in this riveting examination of the U.S. in Vietnam. The 95-minute film won an Oscar in 2003 for best documentary. (VNM83, $14.94)
	Footprint Laos Handbook • Jack O'Tailan • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	A Fortune-Teller Told Me, Earthbound Travels in the Far East • Tizanio Terzani • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
	Fragments of the Present, Searching for Modernity in Vietnam's South • Philip Taylor • HISTORY • 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, $32.00)
	Full Metal Jacket • Stanley Kubrick • Kubrick follows a young marine from boot camp to the 1968 Tet Offensive in this two-segment Vietnam epic. (VNM97, $19.96)
	The Gate • Francois Bizot • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Bizot, a French ethnologist married to a Khmer woman, tells of his remarkable, chilling years of living in Cambodia during the rise and terror of the Khmer Rouge. (SEA48, $14.00)
	Giant Pandas In The Wild, Saving an Endangered Species • Lu Zhi • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	The Gods Drink Whiskey, Stumbling Toward Enlightenment in the Land of the Tattered Buddha • Stephen T. Asma • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Asma writes with verve and wit in this eye-opening account of his yearlong stint teaching at the Buddhist Institute in Phnom Phen. His account is both an overview of Theravada Buddhism and a down-to-earth portrait of contemporary Cambodia. (CBD46, $13.95)
	A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain • Robert Olen Butler • ANTHOLOGY • Winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize, this collection of 15 short stories captures the spirit of Vietnam in a juxtaposition of American and Vietnamese perspectives and settings. (VNM21, $13.00)
	The Green Berets • Ray Kellogg • John Wayne • A grizzled army colonel assembles a team of elite Green Berets in South Vietnam to capture a Viet Cong general in this gung-ho thriller starring John Wayne. (VNM99, $12.97)
	A Guide to Khmer Temples in Thailand and Laos • Michael Freeman • GUIDEBOOK • OUT OF PRINT • 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)
	Heaven and Earth • Oliver Stone • Oliver Stone's film of a young Vietnamese villager who marries a U.S. marine after the war, based on the memoir by Le Ly Hayslip memoir. (VNM100, $19.97)
	Hindu Art • T. Richard Blurton • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A beautifully large paperback of excellent quality, this book is a good introduction to the complexities of Indian painting, sculpture and sacred architecture. (IDA35, $31.00)
	Hindu-Buddhist Art of Vietnam: Treasures from Champa • Emmanuel Guillon • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated catalog of the National Museum at Da Nang. (VNM49, $24.95)
	A History of Cambodia • David Chandler • HISTORY • 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, $35.00)
	Ho Chi Minh, A Life • William Duiker • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Dissident, revolutionary, 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. (VNM45, $18.95)
	In Exile from the Land of Snows, The Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Occupation • John Avedon • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The lives of the Tibetan people at home and in exile since the Chinese takeover in 1950. Avedon (who accompanied the Dalai Lama on his first American tour) interviewed over 100 people in Dharamsala and Tibet for this now classic book. (TBT04, $16.95)
	In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War • Tobias Wolff • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A vivid memoir of novelist Tobais Wolff's tour of duty in Vietnam. (VNM34, $13.95)
	In Search of Southeast Asia: a Modern History • David P. Chandler • David J. Steinberg • HISTORY • An outstanding scholarly overview of Southeast Asia's social, economic and political history with contributions by seven experts on the region. (SEA18, $30.00)
	Insight Compact Guide Laos • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A slim illustrated guide. (LAO15, $7.95)
	Insight Guide Laos & Cambodia • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This beautiful guide features wonderful photographs and essays prepared by experts on Laos and Cambodia's attractions, history, culture and nature. (SEA44, $23.95)
	Insight Guide Southeast Asia • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • 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 Guides • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	Insight Pocket Guide Vietnam • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A slim illustrated guide and separate pull-out map. (VNM86, $13.95)
	It's Easier Than You Think, The Buddhist Way to Happiness • Sylvia Boorstein • RELIGION • A down-to-earth, warm-hearted introduction to the basic teaching of Buddhism. (GEN264, $13.00)
	Jewelry of Southeast Asia • Anne Richter • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An analysis of Southeast Asia's jewelry tradition, spanning from the Neolithic and Bronze Age to the present. (SEA25, $75.00)
	The Killing Fields • Roland Joffe • 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)
	The Killing Fields • Roland Joffe • The Academy Award winning true story of New York Times reporter Schanberg and his Cambodian assistant Dith Pran and their time in Cambodia during the war years. (CBD52, $19.98)
	Land of the Ascending Dragon, Rediscovering Vietnam • Paul Martin • HISTORY • A handsome oversize volume surveying Vietnam's rich history and hopeful future. (VNM25, $32.00)
	Laos Map • Periplus Maps • A traveler's map of Laos, with topographical relief and city insets, at a variety of scales. (LAO11, $8.95)
	Lonely Planet Cambodia • Daniel Robinson • Tony Wheeler • Chris Taylor • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $21.99)
	Lonely Planet Laos • Joe Cummings • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $21.99)
	Lonely Planet Vietnam • Robert Storey • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive practical guide to Vietnam geared for independent travelers. (VNM14, $22.99)
	Lonely Planet Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong • Nick Ray • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide featuring maps and detailed information on history, culture, excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (SEA63, $24.99)
	Look What Came From China! • Miles Harvey • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) • An illustrated guide to China, its products and inventions, for children ages 4-8. (CHN155, $6.95)
	Lost Soldiers • James Webb • LITERATURE • A sequel to the novelist (and Vietnam Vet) James Webb's Fields of Fire. (VNM70, $7.99)
	The Lover • Marguerite Duras • LITERATURE • 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, $10.00)
	My Detachment • Tracy Kidder • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (VNM95, $29.95)
	The Naked Tourist, In Search of Adventure and Beauty in the Age of the Airport Mall • Lawrence Osborne • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • NEW • 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)
	National Geographic Traveler China • Damian Harper • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	National Geographic Traveler Vietnam • Jim Sullivan • GUIDEBOOK • This guide to Vietnam, published in the National Geographic attractive visual style, features hundreds of photographs, full color maps, and good information on history, nature, culture and travel in Vietnam. (VNM93, $22.95)
	Novel without a Name • Thu Huong Duong • LITERATURE • 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, $14.00)
	The Other Side of Heaven, Postwar Fiction by Vietnamese and American Writers • Truong Vu • Le M. Khue • Wayne Karlin • ANTHOLOGY • An anthology of fiction, with contributions from both sides of the experience of the Vietnam War. (VNM42, $17.95)
	Passage to Vietnam, Through the Eyes of Seventy Photographers • Rick Smolan • Jennifer Erwit • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Great photography combined with insightful commentary on modern Vietnam. (VNM15, $70.00)
	Passions of the Cut Sleeve, The Male Homosexual Tradition in China • Bret Hinsch • LITERATURE • A well-written, scholarly survey of the traditions of same-sex male love in Chinese literature. (CHN167, $21.95)
	Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China • Stevan Harrell • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This is a compendium of scholarly articles about the Yi people. (CHN169, $24.95)
	Phase Line Green, The Battle for Hue, 1968 • Nicholas Warr • HISTORY • 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 • B. Grewal • FIELD GUIDE • 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)
	A Pilgrimage to Angkor • Pierre Loti • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • This classic turn-of-the-century account by the French novelist and traveler exudes fascination with the temples, relief carvings and culture of Angkor. (CBD35, $17.95)
	Pimsleur Quick & Simple Vietnamese • Pimsleur Language Method • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 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)
	Platoon, Special Edition • Oliver Stone • Oliver Stone's semi-autobiographical masterpiece depicts the horrors of the Vietnam War in gritty realism through the eyes of a young recruit. (VNM98, $14.98)
	The Politics of Heroin, CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade • Alfred McCoy • HISTORY • An expanded version of McCoy's groundbreaking "The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia." (LAO09, $32.95)
	The Quiet American • Phillip Noyce • 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 • David L. Overmyer • RELIGION • A brief primer on the religions of China. (CHN154, $11.50)
	Religions of Tibet in Practice • Donald S. Lopez, Jr. • RELIGION • A collection of 36 essays and translated texts by scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, including selections on prayers, pilgrimages, death and ritual. (TBT16, $37.95)
	Reporting Vietnam, American Journalism 1959-1975 • Ward Just • ANTHOLOGY • 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 • Milton Osborne • EXPLORATION • 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, $16.00)
	Rough Guide Cambodia • Beverley Palmer • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, comprehensive travel guide to Cambodia in the British series. (CBD34, $17.99)
	Rough Guide Map Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos • World Mapping Project • A detailed travel map of Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos. (SEA56, $9.99)
	Ruins of Angkor Cambodia in 1909 • P. Dieulefils • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A handsomely produced facsimile edition of a rare 1909 publication featuring 140 magnificent sepia-toned illustrations of the site and surrounding area. (CBD37, $39.95)
	Sacred Angkor, The Carved Reliefs of Angkor Wat • Vittorio Roveda • GUIDEBOOK • This richly illustrated guide to the myth and meaning of the intricate relief carvings at Angkor, works both as an on-the-ground site guide and invaluable tool to understanding Buddhist and Hindu mythology. With 260 exceptionally clear color photographs and detailed site plans. New edition. (CBD06, $30.00)
	Sanctuary, The Temples of Angkor • Steve McCurry • ARCHAEOLOGY • A selection of 100 stunning color photographs of the monks and the monuments of Angkor, the extraordinary carvings, and the forest surrounding the temples by a popular Magnum photographer. (CBD28, $29.95)
	Shadow of the Bear, Travels in Their Vanishing Country • Brian Payton • NATURAL HISTORY • (NAT100, $25.95)
	Shadows and Wind • Robert Templer • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A British journalist based in Vietnam, Templer cuts through myth and legend to offer a lively, opinionated portrait of contemporary Vietnam. (VNM43, $16.00)
	Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness • Milton Osborne • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 • Bao Ninh • LITERATURE • 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, $14.00)
	Southeast Asia in the New International Era • Clark Neher • HISTORY • A good general history of the entire region and its place in the world. (SEA17, $38.00)
	Southeast Asia, A Concise History • Mary Somers Heidhues • HISTORY • 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)
	Southern China Map • Nelles • A detailed travel map of Southern China, from Taiwan to Hong Kong and the Yunnan Province, at a 1:1,500,000 scale. (CHN27, $10.95)
	The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down • Anne Fadiman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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 • Pin Yathay • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $21.95)
	Street Without Joy • Bernard B. Fall • HISTORY • A vivid account of the French defeat in Vietnam. (VNM18, $24.95)
	The Tale of Kieu, Bilingual Edition • Huynh Thong • LITERATURE • 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, $21.00)
	The Things They Carried • Tim O'Brien • LITERATURE • O'Brien captures the daily life of a soldier in Vietnam. (VNM32, $13.95)
	Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China • Arthur Waley • RELIGION • An elegantly written, classic introduction to traditional Chinese philosophy. (CHN164, $17.95)
	The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation from Understanding the In Between • Robert Thurman • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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 • Wayne Thompson • Richard P. Hallion • HISTORY • A detailed history of the American Air campaign in the Vietnam War. (VNM57, $31.95)
	To What End? • Ward Just • HISTORY • 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 • David Chandler • HISTORY • 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, $26.00)
	Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992 • Jane Hamilton-Merritt • HISTORY • 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 • Marco Polo • Ronald Lantham • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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, $13.95)
	The Treasures of Angkor • Marilia Albanese • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide to the history, art and architecture of Angkor. With suggested itineraries, site plans and notes on visiting individual temples. (CBD48, $24.95)
	Up Country • Nelson Demille • LITERATURE • 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 1997. (VNM46, $7.99)
	Vanishing Histories, 100 Endangered Sites from the World Monuments Fund • Colin Amery • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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 • Truang Nhu Tang • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $14.95)
	Vietnam Map • ITMB • A detailed travel map of Vietnam at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (VNM05, $10.95)
	Vietnam Now, A Reporter Returns • David Lamb • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An insightful portrait of contemporary Vietnam by an experienced reporter. The author 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 • Mark Ashwill • Thai Ngoc Diep • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A practical guide to the politics, culture and getting along in contemporary Vietnam. (VNM80, $24.95)
	Vietnam, A Book of Changes • Mitch Epstein • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 80 marvelous photographs that capture the people and culture of Vietnam. (VNM06, $35.00)
	Vietnam, A History • Stanley Karnow • HISTORY • This blockbuster book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author is history at its best: masterfully researched, well written and comprehensive. (VNM10, $21.00)
	Vietnam, The Necessary War • Michael Lind • HISTORY • 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, $15.00)
	Vietnam: A Natural History • Eleanor J. Sterling • Martha Maud Hurley • Le Duc Minh • Joyce Ann Powzyk • NATURAL HISTORY • A serious, thorough study of habitats, wildlife, human influence and conservation in Vietnam, featuring a handful of color photographs (VNM85, $22.00)
	Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind, and Spirit • Nguyen Van Huy • Laurel Kendall • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A marvelously illustrated portrait of culture and society in contemporary Vietnam, featuring informed essays by diverse contributors and accompanying color photographs. (VNM66, $45.00)
	Vietnamese, A Language Map • Kristine K. Kershul • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (VNM82, $7.95)
	Vietnamese, Start Speaking Today • Language/30 • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • A 90-minute crash course in Vietnamese featured on CD and phrasebook. (VNM58, $21.95)
	Voices from S-21: Terror & History in Pol Pot's Secret Prison • David Chandler • HISTORY • The story of a secret prison in which over 14,000 Cambodian men, women and children were slaughtered as political prisoners between 1975 and 1979. A striking study of the viscous methods of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. (CBD49, $22.95)
	Waiting • Ha Jin • LITERATURE • 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, $14.95)
	War Letters, Stories of Courage, Longing and Sacrifice • Robert Kenner • HISTORY • A dramatic presentation of letters home, produced by PBS. (WAR77, $19.98)
	When Broken Glass Floats, Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge • Chanrithy Him • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $14.95)
	When Heaven and Earth Changed Places • Jay Wurts • Le Ly Hayslip • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $16.00)
	The Wisdom of the Buddha • Jean Boisselier • RELIGION • 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 • Marybeth Bond • ANTHOLOGY • 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 • Willard G. Oxtoby • RELIGION • 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, $62.95)
	Yangzi River Map • Richard Perry Hayman • A full-color, comprehensive map of the Yangzi River and Three Gorges for the traveler, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. Features 10 maps, color photos, and shows the river from the Himalayas to the East China Sea. (CHN177, $14.95)

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