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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $80, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSEA258)		  
Fodor's Bangkok's 25 Best  •  Sylvie Franquet  •  Anthony Sattin
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES
This slim guide to Bangkok includes an excellent pullout map of the center of the city along with essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing. (TLD40, $11.99)		   Fodor's Bangkok's 25 Best
Ancient Luang Prabang  •  Denise Heywood
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES
This illustrated guide to the capital of the first Lao Kingdom, takes the reader to this remote town of glittering Buddhist temples and barefoot monks, a treasure trove of sacred art, traditional Lao architecture and elegant colonial buildings. Luang Prabang, capital of the first Lao Kingdom, has been designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. (LAO24, $30.00)		   Ancient Luang Prabang
A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia  •  J.M. Barwise  •  Nicholas J. White
HISTORY •  2012 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES • COMING IN JUNE
A compact history of the region, including the Khmer and other ancient kingdoms that produced Borobudur, Angkor and other architectural marvels. The authors include the history of diverse nations from Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia, to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. (SEA36, $14.95)		   A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia
The Gods Drink Whiskey  •  Stephen T. Asma
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
Asma, a university professor and a Buddhist, writes with verve and humor of his stint teaching at the Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh. The book is both an introduction to Theravada Buddhism and a portrait of contemporary Cambodia. He confesses in his preface quite pointedly that it is his mission to take "California" out of Buddhism and his earthy account of his (mis)adventures is refreshingly free of cant and high-minded prattle. He is also acutely aware of his position as a western scholar in a Buddhist country (albeit one where Buddhism was outlawed by the repugnant Khmer Rouge). (CBD46, $14.99)		   The Gods Drink Whiskey
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Map  •  Nelles
2010 •  MAP
A convenient, double-sided map of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam at a scale of 1:1,500,000, with city maps of Hanoi, Vientiane, Ho Chi Minh City, Luang Prabang, and Phnom Penh. Includes the eastern portion of Thailand and Bangkok. (SEA75, $13.95)		   Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Map



Also Recommended

Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Map  •  Periplus Maps    •  With detailed city maps of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, a Northern Thailand regional map and map of the Golden Triangle. (TLD65, $9.00)
 		  
Angkor Map  •  Dawn Rooney   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A site plan and pocket guide to the city of Angkor at a scale of 1:40,000. (CBD16, $12.95)
 		  
Footprint Cambodia Handbook  •  Andrew Spooner   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, practical guide packed with history, sightseeing information and essential travel details. (SEA23, $24.95)
 		  
Insight Compact Guide Laos  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A slim illustrated guide. (LAO15, $7.95)
 		  
Odyssey Guide Angkor  •  Dawn Rooney   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 		  
A History of Cambodia  •  David Chandler   • HISTORY  •  An excellent, scholarly history from early civilization through the rise of Angkor, French colonial period, Vietnamization of Cambodia, Khmer Rouge and Coup de Force of 1997. (CBD27, $38.00)
 		  
Shooting at the Moon, The Story of America's Clandestine War in Laos  •  Roger Warner   • HISTORY  •  Soldiers, diplomats, Hmong villagers and CIA strategists are all depicted fully in this engrossing, well-reported history of the secret war in Laos. (LAO05, $24.95)
 		  
Thai Buddhas  •  Dawn Rooney   • RELIGION • COMING IN  •  A brief overview of Theravada Buddhism and Buddhist art in Thailand, featuring 100 color photographs. Rooney, an art historian and writer, has lived and worked in Thailand for 30 years. (TLD52, $12.95)
 		  
The Civilization of Angkor  •  Charles Higham   • HISTORY • COMING IN  •  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)
 		  
The Mekong, Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future  •  Milton Osborne   • HISTORY  •  A cultural history of the great river from prehistory to European exploration, colonial tensions and modern challenges. It's an engaging introduction to the history of Southeast Asia. (SEA28, $16.00)
 		  
What the Buddha Taught  •  Walpola Sri Rahula   • RELIGION  •  A classic account of Theravada Buddhism by a respected monk and scholar from Sri Lanka. Provides translations from original texts with explanations for Western readers. A good foundation for any visitor to Southeast Asia. (SEA41, $14.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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)
 		  
Arts of Southeast Asia  •  Fiona Kerlogue   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A handsome guide to the art, architecture, textiles and crafts of Southeast Asia. (SEA45, $16.95)
 		  
A Dragon Apparent, Travels in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam  •  Norman Lewis   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A classic account of travels and adventure during the last years of French Indochina, strong on atmosphere and including wonderfully detailed descriptions of local cultures and archaeological treasures. First published in 1951. (SEA40, $33.95)
 		  
First They Killed My Father, A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers  •  Loung Ung   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An eye-opening eyewitness account of the atrocities suffered by millions of Cambodians from the perspective of a young girl who survived the reign of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. (CBD13, $14.99)
 		  
Golden Bones, An Extraordinary Journey from Hell in Cambodia to a New Life in America  •  Sichan Siv   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Siv shows determination and hope in this gripping memoir of his family and idyllic childhood in Pochentong, terrors of the Khmer Rouge and escape to freedom in America. (CBD62, $14.99)
 		  
The River's Tale, A Year on the Mekong  •  Edward Gargan   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A personal, probing chronicle of a 3,000 mile journey on the river from its source in China through Tibet, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. (SEA33, $15.95)
 		  
Bangkok 8, A Novel  •  John Burdett   • MYSTERY  •  Burdett explores the criminal underworld of Bangkok -- and mysterious deaths by snakebite. (TLD72, $14.95)
 		  
Collected Short Stories, Volume 4  •  W. Somerset Maugham   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
Curse of the Pogo Stick  •  Colin Cotterill   • LITERATURE  •  A pogo stick brings a curse on a Hmong village (which our hero, the septuagenarian national coroner Dr. Siri is improbably asked to remove) in this thrilling fifth quirky mystery set in Laos. (LAO18, $14.00)
 		  
Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle  •  Dorothy Gilman   • MYSTERY • COMING IN  •  A vacation turns ugly when grandmother/CIA agent Mrs. Pollifax takes on drug smugglers and assorted crooks in the jungles of Thailand in this entertaining mystery. (TLD22, $6.99)
 		  
The Coroner's Lunch  •  Colin Cotterill   • MYSTERY  •  The first in Colin Cotterill's wonderful Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery series follows the septuagenarian national coroner of Laos as he navigates both the criminal underworld of communist Laos and the spiritual world of his ancestors. (LAO21, $13.00)
 		  
Travelers' Tales Thailand  •  Larry Habegger  •  James O'Reilly   • ANTHOLOGY • COMING IN  •  Organized around broad themes, this terrific anthology -- mixing travelogue, journalism, essays and fiction -- offers an astute glimpse into Thai culture by writers including Norman Lewis and Pico Iyer. (TLD04, $18.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
 
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