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The Blue Lotus (The Adventures of Tintin) 19 reviews
Herge
Little, Brown Young Readers, 1984
one of herge's best
+ Herge's first masterwork
+ Must-Have for Tintin Fans
Blue Lotus is certainly one of Herge's best, along with Cigars, Broken Ear, Tintin in Tibet, Red Rackams Treasure. What I find to be true in his best books is the belief that never dies which is that there is some point of contact possible between the relationships you pursue in your lifetime and ...
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Carpe Diem10 reviews
Autumn Cornwell
Feiwel & Friends, 2007
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Expect the Unexpected
+ Carpe Diem
+ Super Young Adult read!
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Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind an American Housewife's Honest Love Affair with the Irrepressible People of ...
Asia Books, 1995
Carol Hollinger was a housewife, mother, and teacher, and her book is about her experience in all those roles during a stay in Tthailand where her husband was stationed in the foreign service.
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Freedom from Fear and Other Writings: Revised Edition7 reviews
Aung San Suu Kyi
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996
Indispensible
+ Aung San Suu Kyi
+ The eloquent voice of an often forgotten but mighty land
+ Freedom from Fear and Other Writings
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The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy (The Norton Library) 8 reviews
Anthony Burgess
W. W. Norton & Company, 1993
A Must Have for Ex-pats and Students of Asian Affairs
+ NO MALAISE IN MALAYA FOR THIS READER
+ House of Burgess's
+ Funny but true
+ Fine Literary Satire About Ambiguous Future of Asia
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Vietnam Cambodia Laos & the Greater Mekong (Multi Country Guide) 5 reviews
Nick Ray
Lonely Planet, 2007
Decent guidebook for the region
I am not a big fan of Lonely Planet guidebooks as I find they are really lacking in detail but this was the newest guidebook on the region I was visiting so I purchased it. It was decent but definitely lacking. Hopefully one of the other guidebooks will print a new edition for the Cambodia, Vietnam ...
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The Iron Road: A Stand for Truth and Democracy in Burma3 reviews
James Mawdsley
North Point Press, 2002
The Iron Road is Well Worth Traveling!
+ There Are Giants Among Us
+ taut and well written autobiography
I first heard of James Mawdsley when he was interviewed on the program Worldview on NPR.Even though I had only read one book in the last year and a half previous to hearing the NPR interview, the experiences he recounted and the ways in which he handled them touched me so much I wrote down the name ...
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Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World 118 reviews
Rita Golden Gelman
Three Rivers Press, 2002
Really enjoyed this Book
+ A great curl up and read book
+ Rita's an Amazing woman!
Especially for those who are thinking of travelling alone or following a dream, this author encourages us with her adventures.
I enjoyed his story and her guts to begin something new at an age when it's easy to get stuck!
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Gecko Tails: A Journey Through Cambodia
Carol Livingston
Trafalgar Square, 1997
Who hasn't dreamed of being a foreign correspondent? Cambodia as communism fell was a good story, the international United Nations presence provided gonzo characters, and a kilo of marijuana cost less than socks. Cambodia seemed the perfect place to launch a journalistic career, but Carol Livingston soon learned that the blessings and curses of Cambodia's history, the Khmer Rouge ...
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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
+ THE Must-have Guide to Angkor
+ distant temples, history, Preak Toal Bird Sanctuary info
+ Absulutely Fantastic
+ Angkok by Dawn Rooney
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The Blue Lotus (The Adventures of Tintin)19 reviews
Herge
Little, Brown Young Readers, 1984
one of herge's best
+ Herge's first masterwork
+ Must-Have for Tintin Fans
Blue Lotus is certainly one of Herge's best, along with Cigars, Broken Ear, Tintin in Tibet, Red Rackams Treasure. What I find to be true in his best books is the belief that never dies which is that there is some point of contact possible between the relationships you pursue in your lifetime and ...
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Gecko Tails: A Journey Through Cambodia
Carol Livingston
Trafalgar Square, 1997
Who hasn't dreamed of being a foreign correspondent? Cambodia as communism fell was a good story, the international United Nations presence provided gonzo characters, and a kilo of marijuana cost less than socks. Cambodia seemed the perfect place to launch a journalistic career, but Carol Livingston soon learned that the blessings and curses of Cambodia's history, the Khmer Rouge ...
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The Iron Road: A Stand for Truth and Democracy in Burma3 reviews
James Mawdsley
North Point Press, 2002
The Iron Road is Well Worth Traveling!
+ There Are Giants Among Us
+ taut and well written autobiography
I first heard of James Mawdsley when he was interviewed on the program Worldview on NPR.Even though I had only read one book in the last year and a half previous to hearing the NPR interview, the experiences he recounted and the ways in which he handled them touched me so much I wrote down the name ...
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Freedom from Fear and Other Writings: Revised Edition7 reviews
Aung San Suu Kyi
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996
Indispensible
+ Aung San Suu Kyi
+ The eloquent voice of an often forgotten but mighty land
+ Freedom from Fear and Other Writings
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Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World118 reviews
Rita Golden Gelman
Three Rivers Press, 2002
Really enjoyed this Book
+ A great curl up and read book
+ Rita's an Amazing woman!
Especially for those who are thinking of travelling alone or following a dream, this author encourages us with her adventures.
I enjoyed his story and her guts to begin something new at an age when it's easy to get stuck!
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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
+ THE Must-have Guide to Angkor
+ distant temples, history, Preak Toal Bird Sanctuary info
+ Absulutely Fantastic
+ Angkok by Dawn Rooney
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The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy (The Norton Library)8 reviews
Anthony Burgess
W. W. Norton & Company, 1993
A Must Have for Ex-pats and Students of Asian Affairs
+ NO MALAISE IN MALAYA FOR THIS READER
+ House of Burgess's
+ Funny but true
+ Fine Literary Satire About Ambiguous Future of Asia
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Vietnam Cambodia Laos & the Greater Mekong (Multi Country Guide)5 reviews
Nick Ray
Lonely Planet, 2007
Decent guidebook for the region
I am not a big fan of Lonely Planet guidebooks as I find they are really lacking in detail but this was the newest guidebook on the region I was visiting so I purchased it. It was decent but definitely lacking. Hopefully one of the other guidebooks will print a new edition for the Cambodia, Vietnam ...
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Carpe Diem10 reviews
Autumn Cornwell
Feiwel & Friends, 2007
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Expect the Unexpected
+ Carpe Diem
+ Super Young Adult read!
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Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind an American Housewife's Honest Love Affair with the Irrepressible People of ...
Asia Books, 1995
Carol Hollinger was a housewife, mother, and teacher, and her book is about her experience in all those roles during a stay in Tthailand where her husband was stationed in the foreign service.
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