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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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THAILAND, CAMBODIA & LAOS

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Bangkok, A Cultural History

Bangkok, A Cultural History


by Maryvelma O'Neil

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

O'Neil illuminates a city rich in art, history, royal ceremony, and tradition in this engaging portrait. (TLD87, $16.95)

Birds of Thailand

Birds of Thailand


by 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)

Culture Shock! Laos

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! Thailand

Culture Smart! Thailand


by Roger Jones

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with practical travel advice and a short overview of the land and people. (TLD79, $9.95)

The Godfather of Kathmandu

The Godfather of Kathmandu


by John Burdett

  • MYSTERY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Sonchai Jitpleecheep, the tenacious Thai police detective, is put to the test as both a cop and as a Buddhist in Burdett's latest, wickedly entertaining mystery, fourth in the series. (TLD93, $14.95)

The King Never Smiles, A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej


by Paul M. Handley

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 512 PAGES

A balanced biography of Thailand's powerful king, a constitutional monarch who came to the throne of his country from the United States in 1946. (TLD69, $39.95)

Letters from Thailand, A Novel

Letters from Thailand, A Novel


by Botan | Susan Fulop Kepner

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A prize-winning novel, first published in 1969 and here newly translated into English. Taking the form of a series of letters back home to his mother, the novel follows the fate of Tan Suang U, a Chinese immigrant in Bangkok at the close of World War II, who marries, raises a family, and runs a successful business. The novel, among its many pleasures, depicts daily life in Bangkok's thriving Chinatown. (TLD45, $19.95)

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Thailand

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Thailand


by 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)

Pictoral Cambodian Textiles Traditional Celebratory: Traditional Celebratory Hangings

Pictoral Cambodian Textiles Traditional Celebratory: Traditional Celebratory Hangings


by Gillian Green

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 164 PAGES

The spectacular antique hand-woven silk cloth featured in this richly illustrated survey illuminates the culture of Cambodia in its narration of daily life, rites, and festivals. (CBD59, $35.00)

Sightseeing, Stories

Sightseeing, Stories


by Rattawut Lapcharoensap

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 247 PAGES

Lapcharoensap's remarkable debut collection of seven stories are sharp, funny portraits of contemporary Thailand and its generation gap. (TLD68, $12.00)

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

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)

Thailand, A Short History

Thailand, A Short History


by David K. Wyatt

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A concise, readable introduction to the history of the country from prehistory up to the 21st century. (TLD01, $26.00)

Thailand, Traveller's Wildlife Guide


by David L. Pearson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 594 PAGES

Featuring full-color illustrations of 600 of Thailand's most common birds, mammals, reef fish, insects, amphibians and reptiles. (TLD83, $29.95)

 

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