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We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, all designed to help you get more out of your travels to Angkor. Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.

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Odyssey Guide Angkor

Odyssey Guide Angkor

by Dawn Rooney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

The sixth edition of Rooney's indispensable guide to Khmer culture and history. Includes monuments, temple plans, color photographs and practical information about Siem Reap. (CBD05, $27.95)

Angkor, Heart of an Asian Empire

Angkor, Heart of an Asian Empire

by Bruno Dagens

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 191 PAGES

An excellent guide to the site, this shirt-pocket encyclopedia of discovery features hundreds of color photographs, illustrations and maps. (CBD01, $15.95)

Angkor Map

Angkor Map

by Dawn Rooney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER

A site plan and pocket guide to the city of Angkor at a scale of 1:40,000. (CBD16, $12.95)

 
Cambodia Map

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)

Footprint Cambodia Handbook

Footprint Cambodia Handbook


by Andrew Spooner

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A compact, practical guide packed with history, sightseeing information and essential travel details. (SEA23, $24.95)

Lonely Planet Angkor Wat & Siem Reap Encounter

Lonely Planet Angkor Wat & Siem Reap Encounter


by Nick Ray

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

This lively shirt pocket guide is jammed with personal recommendations, photographs and a pull-out map. (CBD57, $12.99)

To Cambodia With Love


by Andy Brouwer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 238 PAGES

In this insightful guide, Brouwer presents 50 writers on the history, culture and attractions of Cambodia, including Khmer specialist Dawn Rooney (Odyssey Guide Angkor) and memoirist Loung Ung (First They Killed My Father). (CBD71, $21.95)

Angkor / Icon


by Michael Freeman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 96 PAGES

A palm-sized overview of the site, featuring 100 color photographs by Michael Freeman, author of numerous books on Southeast Asia. (CBD38, $12.95)

The Civilization of Angkor

The Civilization of Angkor


by Charles Higham

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 207 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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, $24.95)

Of Gods, Kings, and Men: The Reliefs of Angkor Wat

Of Gods, Kings, and Men: The Reliefs of Angkor Wat


by Jaroslav Poncar

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

One hundred, full-page panoramic photographs bring readers within the very walls of Angkor, where scenes from the great Indian epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata, carved onto the walls depict the dharmic history of the cosmos. (CBD56, $62.95)

Temples of Cambodia, The Heart of Angkor

Temples of Cambodia, The Heart of Angkor


by Helen Ibbitson Jessup | Barry Brukoff

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Jessup (Art and Architecture of Cambodia) provides the accompanying essays to this oversized portfolio of dazzling color images by Barry Brukoff, who has been photographing the monuments of Cambodia since 1963. (CBD73, $65.00)

The Gods Drink Whiskey

The Gods Drink Whiskey


by Stephen T. Asma

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Asma writes with verve and wit in this eye-opening account of his yearlong stint teaching at the Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh. His account is both an overview of Theravada Buddhism and a down-to-earth portrait of contemporary Cambodia. (CBD46, $14.99)

The King's Last Song, A Novel

The King's Last Song, A Novel


by Geoff Ryman

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

Ryman interweaves the story of a modern day archaeologist with the tale of 12th-century King Jayavarman VII in this sweeping historical novel. (CBD67, $16.00)

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