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Title: Travelers' Tales Thailand: True Stories by James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger ISBN: 1-885211-75-9 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: 09 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.44 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: great
Comment: Great fun to read. I highly recommend if you're thinking about goin there, or even traveling in general. It's puts you right in the mind of the adventurer, and more than anything, lets you realize the world around you.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Tapestry of Thailand
Comment: I read this book after my first trip across Thailand and found it to capture the essence of the country better than anything else I've read. By looking at this fascinating place from so many angles and points of view, you can really get a rounded view. A great read to gain insight before you go, or to understand what you've seen and experienced after being there. Everyone will like some stories more than others, but that's part of the charm--you're bound to find more than a few stories that really carry you away, make you laugh, or make you see the people, places, and religion in a new way.
Tim Leffel, author, The World's Cheapest Destinations
Rating: 4
Summary: A Mosaic of Thailand
Comment: I have read the original publication and not this updated version, however, if it's anything like the original (which I'm sure it is in addition to some extra essays), then it's worth buying.
The beauty of the original book is the 'every day-ness' quality of the stories - and it's not located specifically in the tourist culture. So the reader moves beyond temples, Patpong Rd and the like to get a better idea of greenies abroad, farang's forming special and unusual relationships and the power of indigenous religion/practise (yep the noun) in every day life.
I admit that it's a hard read at times as some of the stories get bogged down in fairly dense narrative, whilst others flow. Still, it's worth pursuing and the cover has been changed from the original. Anything with a comment by/from Ian Baruma is worth buying, he's a top quality writer and despite his Japan associations, he does travel to other parts of Asia and perceptibly discusses their 'ins' and 'outs' (ie Angel Dust: An Asian Journey/Odyssey).
I'm off to Thailand yet again and will enjoy picking this up and selling my old copy.
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Title: The Dream of a Thousand Lives: A Sojourn in Thailand by Karen Connelly ISBN: 158005062X Publisher: Seal Press Pub. Date: 10 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Thailand (Thailand, 10th Ed) by Joe Cummings, Sandra Bao, Steven Martin, China Williams ISBN: 1740593561 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Thai Phrasebook (4th Ed) by Joe Cummings ISBN: 0864426585 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Kingdom of Make-Believe: A Novel of Thailand by Dean Barrett ISBN: 0966189906 Publisher: Village East Books Pub. Date: 15 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Culture Shock! Thailand by Robert Cooper, Nanthapa Cooper ISBN: 1558687572 Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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