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These 5 items are available for $83, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSEA135)

Insight Guide Vietnam  •  Scott Rutherford GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES A volume in the award-winning Insight series, this guide is noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and informative short essays. It is a highly recommended introduction to Vietnamese history and culture -- as well as a good overview of popular destinations. (VNM02, $23.95)
Understanding Vietnam  •  Neil Jamieson CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1995 •  PAPER  • 428 PAGES Ambitious in scope, Jamieson's book is an essential and unique primer on Vietnamese culture and society, as seen through the lens of its literature. Providing insight into politics, social history, village life, structural renewal, and of course fiction and poetry, it does just what the title promises -- it illuminates the Vietnamese and their worldview. (VNM01, $25.95)
Vietnam, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  John Balaban  •  Nguyen Qui Duc ANTHOLOGY •  1966 •  PAPER  • 239 PAGES From the sweltering rain forest and rural countryside to the bustling cities, these 17 stories from Vietnam's finest writers often eschew the political and instead explore the country's landscapes, mythology and changing traditions. (VNM04, $14.95)
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)
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Map  •  Nelles 2006 •  MAP A convenient, double-sided map of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam at a scale of 1:1,500,000, with city maps of Hanoi, Vientane, Ho Chi Minh City, Luang Prabang, and Phnom Penh. Includes the eastern portion of Thailand and Bangkok. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (SEA16, $10.95)

Lonely Planet Vietnamese Phrasebook  •  Nguyen Xuanthu   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A handy palm-sized guide to pronunciation, grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (VNM20, $8.99)
A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia  •  J.M. Barwise  •  Nicholas J. White   • HISTORY  •  A compact history of the region, including the Khmer and the various ancient kingdoms that produced Borobudur, Angkor and other architectural marvels. (SEA36, $14.95)
After Sorrow, An American Among the Vietnamese  •  Lady Borton   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • COMING IN  •  In this remarkable book, the author collects the oral histories of Vietnamese women who lived through the war, taking refuge in the hills, smuggling weapons and mourning the dead. A 25-year resident of the country, Borton lived in three villages at the heart of the war. (VNM17, $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)
Fire in the Lake  •  Frances FitzGerald   • HISTORY  •  A classic historical, political and cultural portrait of a nation at war, this powerful book won both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. FitzGerald, a staff writer at the New Yorker and a reporter in Vietnam, presents a vivid image of a revolution. (VNM12, $17.99)
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)
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)
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, $67.95)
Angkor, Celestial Temples of the Khmer Empire  •  John Sanday   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Handsomely produced and packaged in a slipcover, this portfolio of 240 striking color photographs by the accomplished Joe Ortner includes accompanying essays on the architecture, history and meaning of Angkor. (CBD31, $95.00)
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)
Dispatches  •  Michael Herr   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Robert Stone introduces this Everyman's Library edition of Herr's impressionistic, affecting 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)
The Sacred Willow, Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family  •  Duong Van Mai Elliott   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A vivid family saga, beginning with the author's great-grandfather, that captures the life and momentous history of Vietnam over the last 100 years. (VNM39, $24.99)
The Quiet American  •  Graham Greene   • LITERATURE • FAVORITE  •  A classic, this is the most famous Western work of fiction on Vietnam. Greene writes of a love triangle between a war correspondent, his Vietnamese consort and an optimistic young American during the last days of French rule. (VNM08, $15.00)
Birds of Southeast Asia  •  Craig Robson   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This authoritative, masterfully illustrated guide, featuring 140 color plates covering 1,270 species throughout the region, also includes Malaysia, Burma, Borneo and Indonesia. (SEA49, $35.00)