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NOTES FROM AN EVEN SMALLER ISLAND by Neil Humphries

I have a real soft spot for this book, a funny and very informative look at Singapore by an English expat. Book is in very good condition, very clean and rarely read. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD $10.00

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ON RUE TATIN Living and Cooking in a Small French Town by Susan Loomis

A hard to find France travel book. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light reading wear; aging lightly; price marked on bottom edge with texta. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages - the book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!

Price: AUD $9.00

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PARROT PIE FOR BREAKFAST An Anthology of Women Pioneers by Jane Robinson

A very interesting book of women battling in history all over the world. This is a used travel book in good condition: clean with light wear and age, some minor marks on edges of text block. A nice copy of a scarce book. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $10.00

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SCRIBBLES FROM THE SAME ISLAND by Neil Humphries

A great book on Singapore by an English expat. The sequel to Notes from an Even Smaller Island. This series is highly recommended by this South-East-Asia buff. Book is in very good condition with clean white pages, minor reading wear. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $10.00

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SPANISH LESSONS Beginning a new life in Spain by Derek Lambert

The author settles with his family in the Spanish countryside, this is his story...

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE ACCIDENTAL OFFICE LADY Laura J. Kriska (Japan)

An account of a young American woman's two-year journey into corporate Japan during the late 1980s, when she was the first and only American woman in a company of 80,000 workers.

Price: AUD $10.00

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THE ACCIDENTAL RENOVATOR Barbara Biggs - A Paris Story (France)

A popular memoir, the author renovates an apartment in Paris.

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE HONG KONG TAXI GUIDE Kimberley Fayet Whiley - "Please Take Me To..."

A nifty little pocket sized book of addresses with Chinese characters to show your taxi driver in Hong Kong. This book is very hard to find.

Price: AUD $9.00

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THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE SARONG (SINGAPORE) PARTY GIRL by Jim Aitchison and Theseus Chan

A very funny and scarce illustrated book about a certain breed of Singapore ladies popular with expatriate gents. Book is in good condition: clean and aging lightly, some reading wear to cover and corners. Not mint but a good reading copy. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD $9.00

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THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF JIM THOMPSON and stories of other expats in South East Asia

A scarce book on extraordinary expats in South-East Asia. This is a used travel book in very good condition: nice and clean with light wear to corners; minor dog ears. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $10.00

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THE SUMMER OF MY GREEK TAVERNA A Memoir by Tom Stone

A scarce Greece memoir. This is a used travel book in very good condition: nice and clean with some light wear to the corners. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $10.00

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THE WOMAN WHO FELL FROM THE SKY Jennifer Steil - My Year of Making News in Yemen (Middle East)

When Jennifer Steil is offered a job training young journalists in Yemen, she seizes the opportunity for a new adventure, despite the fact that she doesn't speak Arabic, loathes hot weather and has never taught a class in her life.

Price: AUD $8.00

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UNDER AN INDIAN SKY Janet Ganguli - Ten Years in a Bihar Village

Under the Indian Sky is author Janet Ganguli's account of her ten years as a nurse in small village in India. This book is quite hard to find.

Price: AUD $12.00

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WHEN LONDON CALLS The Expatriation of Australian Creative Artists to Britain by Stephen Alomes

A scarce book on Aussie expats in the UK. This is used book in very good condition: nice and clean with just a little wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

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