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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Odyssey Guide Angkor
Dawn Rooney
GUIDEBOOK
2006
FLEXI-BOUND
488 PAGES
An indispensable guidebook, encompassing Khmer culture and history; detailed descriptions of the monuments; and practical information about Siem Reap. With temple plans and photographs. This edition includes 10 new temple sites and an additional 180 pages of new information with 86 new photographs along with updated practical details.
(CBD05, $27.95) |
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Sacred Angkor, The Carved Reliefs of Angkor Wat
Vittorio Roveda
GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
184 PAGES
A richly illustrated guide to the myth and meaning of the intricate relief carvings at Angkor. With a few pages on each principal site, outstanding color photographs, maps and detailed floor plans.
(CBD06, $30.00) |
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Sanctuary, The Temples of Angkor
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. John Guy provides an introduction.
(CBD28, $29.95) |
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Angkor Map
Dawn Rooney
GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
A site plan and pocket guide to Angkor, this folded map, at a scale of 1:40,000, includes inset photographs of major buildings, monuments and carvings. Banteay Sriei, and the temple of Angkor Wat, the Banyon and surroundings are shown at a scale of 1:15,000 on the reverse. With photographs and temple descriptions, it covers 22 key sites in all. With a map of Siem Reap.
(CBD16, $12.95) |
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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, $18.95) |
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Ancient Angkor
Claude Jacques
Michael Freeman
GUIDEBOOK
Organized geographically, this indispensable guide to the monuments, architecture, culture, religion and history of Angkor features hundreds of color photographs, site plans and maps.
(CBD15, $25.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Vietnam and Angkor Wat
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
An illustrated guide to the culture, history and attractions of Vietnam and Angkor, featuring site diagrams, maps and photographs.
(VNM102, $25.00) |
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Footprint Cambodia Handbook
Andrew Spooner
GUIDEBOOK
A compact, practical guide packed with history, sightseeing information and essential travel details.
(SEA23, $23.95) |
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Lonely Planet Angkor Wat & Siem Reap Encounter
Nick Ray
GUIDEBOOK
This lively shirt pocket guide is jammed with personal recommendations, photographs and a pull-out map.
(CBD57, $12.99) |
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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) |
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Khmer, The Lost Empire of Cambodia
Thierry Zephir
HISTORY
COMING IN
Stunningly compact, this profusely illustrated history of the Khmer, its art, architecture and archaeology, is a splendid introduction to monuments of Angkor.
(CBD12, $15.95) |
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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, $21.95) |
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Angkor
David Stanford
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Stanford conveys the scale, majesty and wonder of the temple complex in hundreds of color photographs. With accompanying essays and chapters on not only Angkor Wat but also Angkor Thom and other select temples, including the ancient Thai capital at Ayutthaya.
(CBD66, $29.95) |
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Angkor Cities and Temples
Claude Jacques
Michael Freeman
ART & ARCHITECTURE
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) |
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Art & Architecture of Cambodia
Helen Ibbitson Jessup
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Jessup includes not just Angkor Wat and Banteay Srei but also lesser-known recent discoveries in the surrounding jungle in this illustrated overview in the World of Art series.
(CBD41, $16.95) |
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Of Gods, Kings, and Men: The Reliefs of Angkor Wat
Jaroslav Poncar
ARCHAEOLOGY
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, $60.00) |
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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) |
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A Record of Cambodia, The Land and Its People
Zhou Daguan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A contemporary of Marco Polo, Zhou left this invaluable record of customs and life at the Angkor temple complex during the height of the Khmer empire. This new translation by Peter Harris includes modern color photographs.
(CBD60, $25.00) |
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The Gods Drink Whiskey
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, $14.95) |
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