books about: angkor     books:       Vietnam and Angkor Wat (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)3 reviews DK Publishing DK Travel, 2007 Great! Like all the Eyewitness Guides I've used, this is chock full of pictures and lively information. I'm sure it will be hugely useful on my trip.             Angkor Wat & Siem Reap Encounter (Best Of) Nick Ray Lonely Planet, 2008 Resident author Ray sheds light on the secrets of the city, with excursion trip information for travelers hoping to explore beyond Siem Reap and the temples. This guide contains detailed content on the bamboo forest of Kompong and Prek Toal, a great stop for bird watchers.             Angkor and the Khmer Civilization (Ancient Peoples and Places)7 reviews Michael D. Coe Thames & Hudson, 2005 Surprised and pleased to see Coe knows Angkor! I was at the SF Asian Museum seeing what turned out to be a not-great exhibit this weekend, and wandered into the book store thinking I'd pick something up in advance of a trip to Cambodia in the fall. Shock of shocks, I found that Coe, whom I've read avidly for his great coverage of the Maya, knows the Khmer as well. This book is as readable yet comprehensive as is his great work on the ...             The Deceivers Harold Robbins, Junius Podrug Forge Books, 2008 The knock on the door of struggling art expert Madison Dupre?s low rent New York apartment is that of a Thai café deliveryman?but instead of succulent noodles, he has a rare work of art from the incredible Angkor Wat in the jungles of Cambodia. Angkor Wat, a wonder of the ancient world, is considered by many antiquity experts to be even more majestic than the monuments of the Egyptian pharaohs.  Left unprotected, the vast complex has been a ...             Angkor: Celestial Temples of the Khmer9 reviews Jon Ortner, Ian W. Mabbett, ... Abbeville Press, 2002 A Must-Have Book on Angkor Temples Through his magical photographic eye, Jon Ortner has created a wondrous collection of striking images and scholarly prose. His perfectly lit photographs and well-documented historic descriptions allow one to easily understand this complicated ancient subject. Each temple is clearly organized into relevant sections from the central Angkor area to the rare and never-before-seen temples in the ...             The Civilization of Angkor4 reviews Charles Higham University of California Press, 2004 A No-Frills, Academic History This book packs a lot of information into a relatively few pages (192 pages, including the index). It begins at the beginning, with the prehistoric communities of Southeast Asia, and continues through the early states of Funan and Chenla, Jayavarman II and his successors (800 A.D. - 1000 A.D.), Suryavarman I, the major 12th century builders at Angkor (Jayavarman VI, Suryavarman II, Jayavarman ...             Carpe Diem10 reviews Autumn Cornwell Feiwel & Friends, 2007 Courtesy of Teens Read Too With a name like Vassar, you would assume that the person would have her entire life planned out. And you would be absolutely correct. With the help of her goal-oriented parents, who have predicted which Ivy League school their daughter will attend by naming her after it, Vassar Spore has a plan, both in school and out, that will set her for life. From the A(A)P classes to having a criteria to ...             Angkor: Cambodia's Wondrous Khmer Temples, Fifth Edition (Odyssey Illustrated Guide)10 reviews Dawn Rooney, Peter Danford Odyssey, 2005 Should be required for visitors to Angkor This book is an absolute necessity for visiting Angkor, at least if one has an interest in archaeology. In fact, knowing what I know now, I would have skipped hiring a guide and just rented a bicycle with this book as my guide. It is comprehensive, well-illustrated (although the illustrations are not always tied to the adjacent text--my most serious complaint about the book), and has the right ...             Frommer's Vietnam: Including Angkor Wat (Frommer's Complete)1 review Sherisse Pham Frommers, 2008 Well Done I used this book while in Vietnam in August 2006. It was very helpful in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Cannot comment on it's usefulness in other cities.             Ancient Angkor (River Book Guides)5 reviews Claude Jacques River Books Press Dist A/C, 2006 Ancient Angkor A lovingly prepared compilation of superb color photographs, maps, history and scholarly explanations of the major world monument that is Angkor Wat. The authors thoughtfully include suggested itineraries ( ranging from one to six days ), sites ranked by interest, peak times and locations for photographing and even helpful suggestions for accomodations. A must for planning a visit to Angkor ...             Sanctuary: The Temples of Angkor10 reviews Steve McCurry Phaidon Press, 2002 Masterpiece Steve McCurry has a deep and abiding respect for his subjects and this book reflects the passion he has for peoples around the world. WELL DONE, Mr. McCurry!             In The Shadow of Angkor (Manoa)2 reviews Frank Stewart University of Hawaii Press, 2004 A powerful gathering of courage, of the need to write and the will to live. When the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975 under Pol Pot, the agenda was simple. Wipe out all the institutions that make up a vibrant nation: family, religion, intellectual freedom - economic freedom. Under this regime it is estimated that only 1% of all intellectuals survived this holocaust, and a once vibrant literary and oral storytelling culture was all but eliminated. Here the authors have ...             Angkor Map River Books Press Dist A/C River Books Press Dist A/C, 2007             The Archaeology of Mainland Southeast Asia: From 10,000 B.C. to the Fall of Angkor (Cambridge World ...1 review Charles Higham Cambridge University Press, 1989 The Archaeology of Mainland Southeast Asia This is really two books in one. Its first two hundred pages are about the prehistory of Southeast Asia, up to the emergence of chiefdoms towards the end of the first millennium B.C. An additional one hundred fifty pages take the story forward, from the beginning of state formation and written history through the development (but excluding the art history) of Angkor. Prospective readers should be ...             Sacred Angkor: The Carved Reliefs of Angkor Wat1 review Vittorio Roveda River Books Press, 2007 The Carved Reliefs of Angkor Wat The magnificent reliefs of Angkor Wat, wrapping around the temple walls for over 1/3 of a mile, have long fascinated visitors and scholars alike. Among recent books about the carvings, Roveda's (2003) study sets a new standard of excellence: 1. By concentrating only on the reliefs, Roveda is able to provide a more detailed and in many ways more satisfying analysis than most. 2. In addition to ...             Angkor (Odyssey Guides)8 reviews Dawn F. Rooney Odyssey Publications, Ltd., 2001 Don't Go Without It I just returned from a week-long visit to Angor Wat and the surrounding temples and found this guide invaluable. It is concise and well-written, provides the historical background of the Khmer empire, and tells the visitor what to see and what he is seeing. I took the book with me everyday and feel that I would have missed a lot without it. It helped me to appreciate the spirit and beauty of ...             Millennium of Glory: Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia1 review National Gallery of Art (U. S.) Natl Gallery of Art, 1997 Most beautiful current book on Khmer sculpture This is a superbly produced book about ancient sculpture from the Angkor region. The photographs are wonderful and the text is well written and scholarly. If, as I do, you believe that Khmer sculpture is amongst the most beautiful ever made then you will be able to spend hours enjoying this book. One warning: since most of the objects are located in the museum in Phnom Penh, if you are a ...             Angkor: The Hidden Glories1 review David Larkin, Roger Warner, ... Houghton Mifflin, 1990 Impressive tour of Angkor The most beautiful collection of color photographs of the Angkor Wat complex that I have seen. The accompanying narrative is thorough and places the images in an understandable perspective. Anyone planning to visit Angkor will want to review "Angkor: The Hidden Glories" first. Those who see this book will be pleased to find that the trip is easily made in comfort these days, unlike the days of ...             Bali and Angkor (Oxford Paperback Reference) Geoffrey Gorer Oxford University Press, USA, 1987 In the early 1930s, Geoffrey Gorer, who had already made his mark with Africa Dances (now reissued in the Penguin Travel Library) went on a three months' trip to Sumatra, Java, Bali, Thailand, and Cambodia. The resulting travelogue, an exciting record, can be read today with great enjoyment and interest. Though recent travel writing about South-East Asia may contain more practical information, what Bali and Angkor lacks in this respect is more ...             The Armies of Angkor: Military Structure and Weaponry of the Khmers Michel Jacq-Hergoualc'h Orchid Press, 2008 Essential reading not only for those with interest in the history of war and weaponry but for all who seek a better understanding of the brilliant culture of the creators of Angkor.              search for books ancient, archaeology, cambodia, cambridge, celestial, civilization, complete, deceivers, encounter, eyewitness, frommer, glories, illustrated, including, mainland, military, millennium, odyssey, paperback, peoples, reference, reliefs, sanctuary, sculpture, southeast, structure, temples, vietnam, weaponry, wondrous books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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