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Adventures and Encounters, Europeans in Southeast Asia

by J.M. Gullick

ANTHOLOGY
1996
PAPER
336 PAGES

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, $60.00)

The Age of Wild Ghosts: Memory, Violence, and Place in Southwest China

by Erik Mueggler

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2001
PAPER
361 PAGES

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, $28.95)

America's Lost War: Vietnam, 1945-1975

by Charles E. Neu

HISTORY
2005
PAPER
272 PAGES

A history of the Vietnam War based on the popular course by Brown University professor of American foreign relations Charles E. Neu. (VNM69, $26.95)

An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War that Came Between Us

by James Carroll

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1997
PAPER
279 PAGES

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, $15.95)

Angkor and the Khmer Civilization

by Michael Coe

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2005
PAPER
240 PAGES

This illustrated survey of the society, culture and monuments of the Khmer civilization includes 130 well-integrated engravings, maps, tables, site plans and photographs. (CBD39, $24.95)

Apocalypse Now, The Complete Dossier

by Francis Ford Coppola

2006
DVD

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

by Robert S. McNamara

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
512 PAGES

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

by Michael Sullivan

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2008
PAPER
352 PAGES

A lively survey of Chinese visual arts and culture through the ages, thoroughly illustrated and accessible. With a new chapter on the 20th century and beyond, this fifth edition covers bronzes, ceramics, painting and architecture from the Neolithic to now. (CHN16, $39.95)

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

by Sijie Dai | Ina Rilke

LITERATURE
2002
PAPER
208 PAGES

A charming, unexpectedly witty, tale of two teenage boys in China sent off to the countryside during Mao's Cultural Revolution. (CHN159, $13.95)

Beneath Buddha's Eyes

by Tony Anthony

LITERATURE
2002
HARD COVER
296 PAGES

A love story set during the Vietnam war. (VNM52, $25.00)

Bradt Guide Yunnan Province

by Martin Walters | Stephen Mansfield

GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
288 PAGES

A compact guide to geography, cultures and nature of Yunnan, with sketch maps, photographs and practical information. (CHN73, $23.95)

Angkor Cities and Temples

by Claude Jacques | Michael Freeman

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2000
HARD COVER
319 PAGES

One of the nicest books of its kind, this is a gorgeous, oversized 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)

A Bright Shining Lie, John Paul Vann and the Americans in Vietnam

by Neil Sheehan

HISTORY
1989
PAPER
861 PAGES

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, $19.95)

Brother Number One, A Political Biography of Pol Pot

by David Chandler

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1999
PAPER
264 PAGES

The definitive history of the Pol Pot era by the author of the History of Cambodia. (CBD23, $43.75)

Buddhist Art and Architecture

by Robert Fisher

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1993
PAPER
216 PAGES

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, $19.95)

The Buddhist Handbook

by John Snelling

RELIGION
1992
PAPER
345 PAGES

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, $19.95)

Cambodia

by Michael Freeman

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2004
PAPER
224 PAGES

A political and cultural history of Cambodia by writer, photographer and keen observer Michael Freeman. (CBD40, $27.00)

Cambodia Map

by Gecko Maps

2005
MAP

A full color map of Cambodia (1:750,000), featuring useful inset maps of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Angkor on the reverse. (CBD17, $18.95)

Cambodia Now, Life in the Wake of War

by Karen Coates

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2005
PAPER
382 PAGES

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

by William Shawcross

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
106 PAGES

A scholarly survey of Cambodia's political and economic climate. (CBD14, $9.95)

Cambodia, A Shattered Society

by Mark W. Mcleod | Marie Martin

HISTORY
1994
HARD COVER
383 PAGES

A political and cultural history of post-Pol Pot Cambodia. (CBD22, $65.00)

Cambodian Culture Since 1975

by May Ebihara

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
194 PAGES

A discussion of the fate of Cambodian culture since the violence of Pol Pot's regime. (CBD21, $22.95)

Catfish and Mandala, A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam

by Andrew X. Pham

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2000
PAPER
344 PAGES

Much more than the story of 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, $16.00)

CDC's Complete Guide to Health Travel

by Charles Ericcson | Kent C. Davis

GUIDEBOOK
1997
PAPER
432 PAGES

Solid advice for healthy travel around the world by the Center for Disease Control. (TRV01, $15.00)

Child of War, Woman of Peace

by Le Ly Hayslip

LITERATURE
1993
PAPER
388 PAGES

Further memoirs from the author of "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places." (VNM78, $19.00)

Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors

by Dith Pran | Ben Kiernan | Kim DePaul

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1999
PAPER
224 PAGES

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, $19.50)

China Adventure Map

by National Geographic

2011
MAP

A double-sided, full-color map of China, at a useful scale of 1:4,375,000, which shows roads and cities. Printed on tear- and water-reistant paper. (CHN06, $11.95)

China South Map

by Nelles

2005
MAP

A detailed travel map of Southern China, from Taiwan to Hong Kong and the Yunnan Province, at a 1:1,500,000 scale. (CHN27, $13.95)

Chinese Art

by Mary Tregear

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1997
PAPER
216 PAGES

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, $19.95)

The Chinese Kitchen

by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

FOOD
1999
HARD COVER
452 PAGES

An authoritative compendium of Chinese recipes and food-oriented cultural practices. Eileen Yin-Fei Lo's cookbook doubles as an introduction to China itself. (CHN134, $39.95)

Chinese Rugs: A Buyer's Guide

by Lee Allane

GUIDEBOOK
1994
PAPER
144 PAGES

A guide to the history, techniques and variety of carpets produced throughout China, featuring a helpful buyer's guide. (CHN30, $15.95)

Close Quarters

by Larry Heinemann

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2006
AUDIO CD

Philip Dosier views and participates in the skirmishes, battles, noise, obscenities, marijuana highs, battlefield racism, spirit of atrocity and other ingredients of the war in Vietnam and returns home to make his own peace on the banks of the Wabash River. (VNM94, $26.95)

Collected Short Stories, Volume 4

by W. Somerset Maugham

LITERATURE
1995
PAPER
464 PAGES

Maugham can evoke turn-of-the-century colonial Asia like no other. This collection of stories features many set in Malaysia. Borneo and other southeast Asian locales, including the well-known tale "The Letter." (SEA01, $18.00)

Consuming Urban Culture in Contemporary Vietnam

by Mandy Thomas | Lisa Drummond

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2003
HARD COVER
227 PAGES

A collection of scholarly essays on examine everyday life and culture in modern Vietnam. (VNM65, $195.00)

A Cook's Tour, Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

by Anthony Bourdain

FOOD
2002
PAPER
274 PAGES

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, $14.99)

The Country of Memory, Remaking the Past in Late Socialist Vietnam

by Hue-Tam Ho Tai

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
284 PAGES

A collection of essays by diverse authors on modern Vietnamese culture and society. (VNM60, $28.95)

Culture Shock! Laos

by Robert Cooper

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
211 PAGES

A practical guide to Laotian customs, etiquette and culture, perfect for the business traveler, casual visitor or resident. (LAO13, $15.95)

Culture Smart! Vietnam

by Geoffrey Murray

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
168 PAGES

Take along this concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (VNM87, $9.95)

Culture, Ritual and Revolution in Vietnam

by Shaun Kingsley Malarney

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
224 PAGES

A scholarly monograph, based on field work and archival material, of the revolutionary campaign to transform scoiety in northern Vietnam. (VNM61, $49.00)

Dispatches

by Michael Herr

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2009
HARD COVER
296 PAGES

Robert Stone introduces this Everyman's Library edition of Herr's impressionistic, troubling memoir of his time as a war correspondent in Vietnam, called by the New York Times the best book yet to be written about the war. (VNM03, $24.00)

Distant Road: Selected Poems of Nguyen Duy

by Nguyen Duy | Kevin Bowen | Ba Chung Nguyen

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
257 PAGES

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

by Edith Shillue

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1997
PAPER
234 PAGES

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

by Robert D. Kaplan

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1997
PAPER
476 PAGES

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

by Oscar Salemink

HISTORY
2003
HARD COVER
368 PAGES

This scholarly monography examines the ethnographic representation of minorty groups in Vietnam's Central Highlands. (VNM64, $52.00)

The Explorer's Garden, Rare and Unusual Perennials

by Daniel Hinkley | Roy Lancaster

NATURAL HISTORY
2009
PAPER
380 PAGES

Remarkable finds in the Himalayas, Yunnan and other exotic locations around the world. (NAT28, $24.95)

Fields of Fire

by James Webb

LITERATURE
2000
PAPER
360 PAGES

A harrowing story of a platoon deep in the Vietnamese jungle, first published in 1978. (VNM68, $19.95)

Fodor's See It Vietnam

by Fodor's

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
304 PAGES

A compact, well-illustrated of Vietnam and its attractions. With good information on what to see and where to eat, sleep, and shop. (VNM84, $24.95)

The Fog of War

by Robert S. McNamara | Errol Morris

HISTORY
2004
DVD

Morris keeps a tight focus on the haunted and candid Secretary 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

by Jack O'Tailan

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
344 PAGES

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

by Tizanio Terzani

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2002
PAPER
371 PAGES

A peripatetic journalist sets off to Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Mongolia, China, Japan and other far-flung destinations in this warm, anecdotal account. (SEA35, $16.00)

Fragments of the Present, Searching for Modernity in Vietnam's South

by Philip Taylor

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
237 PAGES

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, $34.00)

Full Metal Jacket

by Stanley Kubrick

2004
DVD

Kubrick follows a young marine from boot camp to the 1968 Tet Offensive in this two-segment Vietnam epic. (VNM97, $19.96)

The Gate

by Francois Bizot

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2004
PAPER
304 PAGES

A French ethnologist married to a Khmer woman, Bizot tells of his time in Cambodia during the rise and terror of the Khmer Rouge. (SEA48, $14.00)

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain

by Robert Olen Butler

ANTHOLOGY
2001
PAPER
249 PAGES

Winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize, this collection of 15 short stories captures the spirit of Vietnam through a juxtaposition of American and Vietnamese perspectives and settings. (VNM21, $14.00)

The Green Berets

by Ray Kellogg | John Wayne

2004
DVD

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)

Heaven and Earth

by Oliver Stone

2006
DVD

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

by T. Richard Blurton

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1993
PAPER
239 PAGES

A beautifully large paperback of excellent quality, this book is a good introduction to the complexities of Indian painting, sculpture and sacred architecture. (IDA35, $35.00)

A History of Laos

by Martin Stuart-Fox

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
256 PAGES

A comprehensive, scholarly history of the country, focusing on the modern period and emergence of Laos as a modern nation state. With chapters on the early kingdoms and French Laos. (LAO06, $41.00)

Ho Chi Minh, A Life

by William Duiker

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2001
PAPER
695 PAGES

Dissident, revolutionary and 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. A scholarly, definitive biography. (VNM45, $19.99)

In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War

by Tobias Wolff

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1995
PAPER
221 PAGES

A vivid memoir of novelist Tobais Wolff's tour of duty in Vietnam. (VNM34, $15.00)

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, $34.00)

Insight Compact Guide Laos

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2000
PAPER
96 PAGES

A slim illustrated guide. (LAO15, $7.95)

Insight Pocket Guide Hanoi

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2005
PAPER
96 PAGES

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

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2006
PAPER
104 PAGES

A slim illustrated guide and separate pull-out map. (VNM86, $13.95)

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)

The Killing Fields

by Roland Joffe

1984
DVD

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

by Roland Joffe

2001
DVD

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)

Laos Map

by Periplus Maps

MAP

A traveler's map of Laos, with topographical relief at a scale 1: 600,000. Prepared by the World Mapping Project. (LAO11, $9.00)

Lonely Planet Cambodia

by Lonely Planet

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
376 PAGES

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, $23.99)

Lonely Planet Discover China

by Lonely Planet

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
448 PAGES

Focusing on must-see and memorable places and experiences, this all color guide by the discerning editors at Lonely Planet, featuring hundreds of color photographs and maps, includes suggested tours and itineraries along with not-to-be-missed places to stay, eat, shop and see. (CHN674, $27.99)

Lonely Planet Laos

by Justine Vaisutis | Andrew Burke

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
332 PAGES

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, $23.99)

Look What Came From China!

by Miles Harvey

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1999
PAPER
32 PAGES
YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

An illustrated guide to China, its products and inventions, for children ages 4-8. (CHN155, $6.95)

Lost Soldiers

by James Webb

LITERATURE
2002
PAPER
464 PAGES

A sequel to the novelist (and Vietnam Vet) James Webb's Fields of Fire. (VNM70, $7.99)

The Lover

by Marguerite Duras

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
117 PAGES

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, $12.00)

My Detachment

by Tracy Kidder

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2005
AUDIO CD

An unromanticized portrait of a young man coming of age in the controversial Vietnam war. (VNM95, $29.95)

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)

National Geographic China

by Damian Harper

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
400 PAGES

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 Vietnam

by Jim Sullivan

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
272 PAGES

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

by Thu Huong Duong

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER
304 PAGES

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, $15.00)

The Other Side of Heaven, Postwar Fiction by Vietnamese and American Writers

by Truong Vu | Le M. Khue | Wayne Karlin

ANTHOLOGY
1995
PAPER
420 PAGES

An anthology of fiction, with contributions from both sides of the experience of the Vietnam War. (VNM42, $19.95)

Passions of the Cut Sleeve, The Male Homosexual Tradition in China

by Bret Hinsch

LITERATURE
1992
PAPER
256 PAGES

A well-written, scholarly survey of the traditions of same-sex male love in Chinese literature. (CHN167, $26.95)

Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China

by Stevan Harrell

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2001
PAPER
334 PAGES

This is a compendium of scholarly articles about the Yi people. (CHN169, $29.95)

Phantasmatic Indochina, French Colonial Ideology in Architecture, Film, and Literature

by Panivong Norindr

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
205 PAGES

Norindr uses postcolonial theory to demonstrate how French imperialism manifests itself not only through physical domination of geographic entities, but also through the colonization of the imaginary in this academic examination of "Indochina" as a fictive and mythic construct. (SEA78, $22.95)

Phase Line Green, The Battle for Hue, 1968

by Nicholas Warr

HISTORY
1999
PAPER
255 PAGES

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

by Bikram Grewal

FIELD GUIDE
1999
PAPER
144 PAGES

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)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Vietnamese

by Pimsleur Language Method

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
2005
AUDIO CD

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

by Oliver Stone

2005
DVD

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 Design in French Colonial Urbanism

by Gwendolyn Wright

HISTORY
1991
PAPER
389 PAGES

Wright focuses Indochina, Morocco and Madagascar in this study of urban policy and design in the context of French colonialism. (SEA77, $35.00)

The Politics of Heroin, CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade

by Alfred McCoy

HISTORY
1991
PAPER
634 PAGES

An expanded version of McCoy's groundbreaking "The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia." (LAO09, $32.95)

The Quiet American

by Phillip Noyce

2003
DVD

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

by David L. Overmyer

RELIGION
1998
PAPER
125 PAGES

A brief primer on the religions of China. (CHN154, $16.50)

Religions of Tibet in Practice

by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

RELIGION
2007
PAPER
421 PAGES

A collection of 36 essays and translated texts by scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, including selections on prayers, pilgrimages, death and ritual. (TBT16, $28.95)

Reporting Vietnam, American Journalism 1959-1975

by Ward Just

ANTHOLOGY
2000
PAPER
858 PAGES

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

by Milton Osborne

EXPLORATION
1999
PAPER
247 PAGES

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, $16.95)

Rough Guide Cambodia

by Beverley Palmer

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
376 PAGES

A practical, comprehensive travel guide to Cambodia in the British series. (CBD34, $21.99)

Rough Guide Map Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos

by World Mapping Project

2006
MAP

A detailed travel map of Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos. (SEA56, $13.99)

Sanctuary, The Temples of Angkor

by Steve McCurry

ARCHAEOLOGY
2005
PAPER
144 PAGES

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, $35.00)

Shadow of the Bear, Travels in Their Vanishing Country

by Brian Payton

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
HARD COVER
256 PAGES

Payton recounts the journeys he made on four continents to view all eight remaining species of bears. (NAT100, $25.95)

Shadows and Wind

by Robert Templer

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1999
PAPER
398 PAGES

A British journalist based in Vietnam, Templer cuts through myth and legend to offer a lively, opinionated portrait of contemporary Vietnam. (VNM43, $17.00)

Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness

by Milton Osborne

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1994
PAPER
304 PAGES

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

by Bao Ninh

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER
213 PAGES

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, $15.00)

Soul of the Tiger, Searching for Nature's Answers in Southeast Asia

by Jeffrey A. McNeely | Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

NATURAL HISTORY
1995
PAPER
432 PAGES

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, $18.99)

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

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)

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

by Anne Fadiman

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1998
PAPER
352 PAGES

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

by Pin Yathay

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2000
PAPER
256 PAGES

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, $24.95)

Street Without Joy

by Bernard B. Fall

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
408 PAGES

A vivid account of the French defeat in Vietnam. (VNM18, $27.95)

The Tale of Kieu, Bilingual Edition

by Huynh Thong

LITERATURE
1987
PAPER
211 PAGES

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, $22.00)

Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China

by Arthur Waley

RELIGION
1982
PAPER
216 PAGES

An elegantly written, classic introduction to traditional Chinese philosophy. (CHN164, $18.95)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation from Understanding the In Between

by Robert Thurman

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1994
PAPER
275 PAGES

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

by Wayne Thompson | Richard P. Hallion

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
360 PAGES

A detailed history of the American Air campaign in the Vietnam War. (VNM57, $31.95)

To What End?

by Ward Just

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
208 PAGES

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

by David Chandler

HISTORY
1993
PAPER
408 PAGES

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, $28.00)

Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992

by Jane Hamilton-Merritt

HISTORY
1999
PAPER
608 PAGES

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, $35.00)

The Travels of Marco Polo

by Marco Polo | Ronald Lantham

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1975
PAPER
380 PAGES

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, $15.00)

The Treasures of Angkor

by Marilia Albanese

GUIDEBOOK
2006
FLEXI-BOUND
288 PAGES

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

by Nelson Demille

LITERATURE
2003
PAPER
880 PAGES

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 in 1997. (VNM46, $7.99)

Vanishing Histories, 100 Endangered Sites from the World Monuments Fund

by Colin Amery

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2001
HARD COVER
207 PAGES
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

by Truang Nhu Tang

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1986
PAPER
350 PAGES

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, $15.95)

Vietnam Map

by ITMB

2005
MAP

A detailed travel map of Vietnam at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (VNM05, $12.95)

Vietnam Now, A Reporter Returns

by David Lamb

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2003
PAPER
288 PAGES

An insightful portrait of contemporary Vietnam by a Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and National Geographic writer. Lamb 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

by Mark Ashwill | Thai Ngoc Diep

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2004
PAPER
188 PAGES

A practical guide to the politics, culture and getting along in contemporary Vietnam. (VNM80, $27.95)

Vietnam, A History

by Stanley Karnow

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
768 PAGES

This blockbuster book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author is history at its best: masterfully researched, well written and comprehensive. (VNM10, $22.00)

Vietnam, The Necessary War

by Michael Lind

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
314 PAGES

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, $20.99)

Vietnam: A Natural History

by Eleanor J. Sterling | Martha Maud Hurley | Le Duc Minh | Joyce Ann Powzyk

NATURAL HISTORY
2007
PAPER
448 PAGES

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

by Nguyen Van Huy | Laurel Kendall

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2003
PAPER
303 PAGES

A marvelously illustrated portrait of culture and society in contemporary Vietnam, featuring informed essays by diverse contributors with accompanying color photographs. (VNM66, $50.00)

Vietnamese, A Language Map

by Kristine K. Kershul

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
2002
PLASTIC CARD

This durable foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (VNM82, $7.95)

Vietnamese, Start Speaking Today

by Language/30

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
AUDIO CD

A 90-minute crash course in Vietnamese featured on CD and phrasebook. (VNM58, $24.95)

Voices from S-21: Terror & History in Pol Pot's Secret Prison

by David Chandler

HISTORY
2000
PAPER

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, $25.95)

Waiting

by Ha Jin

LITERATURE
2000
PAPER
308 PAGES

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, $15.00)

War Letters, Stories of Courage, Longing and Sacrifice

by Robert Kenner

HISTORY
2002
DVD

A dramatic presentation of letters home, produced by PBS. (WAR77, $19.98)

When Broken Glass Floats, Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge

by Chanrithy Him

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2001
PAPER
330 PAGES

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, $15.95)

When Heaven and Earth Changed Places

by Jay Wurts | Le Ly Hayslip

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1993
PAPER
368 PAGES

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, $17.00)

The Wisdom of the Buddha

by Jean Boisselier

RELIGION
1994
PAPER
191 PAGES

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

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)

World Religions: Eastern Traditions

by Willard G. Oxtoby

RELIGION
2010
PAPER
515 PAGES

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, $84.95)

Yangzi River Map

by Richard Perry Hayman

2003
MAP

Double-sided, this full-color map guide features photos and 10 maps showing the Yangzi from the Himalayas to the East China Sea. (CHN177, $14.95)

Zen Keys, A Guide to Zen Practice

by Thich Nhat Hanh

RELIGION
1994
PAPER
198 PAGES

An overview of Zen Buddhism as practiced in Vietnam, including 43 koans from the 13th century Vietnamese master, Tran Thai Tong, and an opening chapter on daily life in a Zen monastery. Originally published in 1974. (VNM72, $14.95)

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