Letters from Thailand
Tuesday, 07 July 2009 09:47
Botan
 Letters from Thailand
by Botan (Author), Susan Fulop Kepner (Translator)
W hen the original Thai version of Letters from Thailand appeared in Bangkok in 1969, it was promptly awarded the SEATO Prize for Thai Literature. This new English translation reveals it as one of Thailandís most entertaining and enduring modern novels, and one of the few portrayals of the immigrant Chinese experience in urban Thailand.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 August 2009 21:51
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Sharing Your Faith With a Buddhist
Tuesday, 07 July 2009 09:40
Madasamy Thirumalai
 Sharing Your Faith With a Buddhist
by Madasamy Thirumalai
M ore and more North American Christians have contact with Buddhists, but few Christians understand their beliefs well enough to converse with this group. The author, an Indian now living and teaching at a Bible college in the United States, helps readers understand the unique aspects of this religion and gives clear,
Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 August 2009 21:39
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Travelers' Tales Thailand: True Stories
Tuesday, 07 July 2009 09:19
James O'Reilly (Editor), Larry Habegger
 Travelers' Tales Thailand: True Stories
by James O'Reilly (Editor), Larry Habegger
T ravelers' Tales is a new kind of travel anthology, marrying the best of the guidebook and travel literature. Thailand is the first book in this series: a wonderful collection of place-specific tales previously scattered far and wide. Veteran travel writers James O'Reilly and Larry Habegger read hundreds of stories to select those that best capture the experience of Thailand. Thailand, one of the most intriguing travel destinations of the nineties, should satisfy just about any traveler's hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. A country of contrasts, Thailand is a microcosm of all that is right and wrong with tourism, including the traveler's role as pilgrim, adventurer, and consumer.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 August 2009 22:31
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The Dream of a Thousand Lives: A Sojourn in Thailand
Tuesday, 07 July 2009 09:32
Karen Connelly
 The Dream of a Thousand Lives: A Sojourn in Thailand
by Karen Connelly
C anadian poet Karen Connelly was a young woman when she left home to live for one year in Denchai, a small farming community in northern Thailand. This lyrical portrait of her true-life adventures radiates wit and literary charm. The swampy jungles, the lure of hedonistic Bangkok, the austere,
Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 August 2009 21:48
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Thailand Confidential
Tuesday, 07 July 2009 09:10
Jerry Hopkins
 Thailand Confidential
by Jerry Hopkins (Author)
W hy are these people smiling? Writer Jerry Hopkins came to Thailand for a visit in the 1980s to find out and ended up a permanent resident with a temporary visa-a big, white farang haunting the bars and back alleys of Bangkok. His essays explore the mystery and mayhem of "The Land of Smiles" to hilarious-and sometimes disturbing-effect. Travel with him to a place where water buffaloes are gay, insects are dinner, dildos are lucky charms, and your wildest adolescent fantasies can come true (for a nominal fee).
Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 August 2009 22:44
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