Asia

Asia
Secondhand travel books from the home of Bintang beer and Hello Kitty, what more can we say? Dig our handpicked range of second hand books from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Java, Bali, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand. Vietnam. And more!

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FOREIGN BABES IN BEIJING Behind the Scenes of a New China by Rachel DeWoskin
This looks like a great read, the author ends up working on a TV show in China.

Price: AUD $8.00

FORGET YOU HAD A DAUGHTER Sandra Gregory - Doing Time in the Bangkok Hilton (Thailand / True Crime)
FORGET YOU HAD A DAUGHTER: An amazing true story. Sandra Gregory was busted smuggling heroin out of Thailand and did time in a Thai Jail. Naughty.

Price: AUD $10.00

FRAGRANT PALM LEAVES Thich Nhat Hanh JOURNALS 1962-1966 (VIETNAM)
FRAGRANT PALM LEAVES: Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk, has become one of the world's most respected spiritual leaders. These journals offer readers a fascinating insight into his exile from Vietnam and the formative period of his life.

Price: AUD $8.00

FRAGRANT RICE Janet De Neefe - My Continuing Affair with Bali
FRAGRANT RICE: A scarce Bali expat memoir - a tale of passion, marriage and food, includes recipes.

Price: AUD $12.00

FREEDOM FROM FEAR And other writings by Aung San Suu Kyi
A hard to find book by the Burma activist. Book is in ok but not great condition: pages are browning with age, cover is creased and worn. A bit rough but perfectly readable, hard to find and cheap. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

FREEDOM IN EXILE The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama (Tibet)
A very popular autobiography of the Dalai Lama, essential reading for anybody off to Tibet.

Price: AUD $7.00

FROM BONSAI TO LEVIS An Insider's Account of How the Japanese Live by George Fields
An interesting looking book on Japanese culture. This travel book is used in good condition: pages are clean and ageing lightly, cover shows light wear and has faded a little with age. See photos below for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD $7.50

FROM RICE TO RICHES A Personal Journey Through a Changing China by Jane Hutcheon
This looks like a great read, author was the ABC's China correspondent.

Price: AUD $10.00

FROM THE LAND OF GREEN GHOSTS A Burmese Odyssey by Pascal Khoo Thew
This Burmese memoir looks like an amazing read.

Price: AUD $9.00

FRONTIERS OF HEAVEN A Journey Beyond the Great Wall by Stanley Stewart
A China travelogue from 1996. Book is in good condition with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

GAO VILLAGE Mobo C.F. Gao - A Portrait of Village Life in Modern China
A cultural study of Gao Village in Jiangxi province, China, where the author was born and brought up. Mobo Gao is senior lecturer in Modern Chinese Studies at an Australian university.

Price: AUD $9.00

GECKO TAILS Carol Livingston - A Journey Through Cambodia
A scarce Cambodian travel memoir. This book captures the hilarity of the foreigner abroad and tells the stories of the Cambodians who never make the headlines, but instead, suffer through them.

Price: AUD $9.00

GEISHA Liza Dalby
Published with a new preface, this bestseller offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community. Liz Dalby, the only non-Japanese woman ever to have trained as a geisha, reveals the realities of geisha life.

Price: AUD $8.00

GEISHA OF GION The Memoir of Iwasaki with Rande Brown
A true memoir of a geisha, looks like a fascinating read.

Price: AUD $8.00

GEISHA, GANGSTER, NEIGHBOUR, NUN Donald Richie - Scenes from Japanese Lives (Japan)
In GEISHA, GANGSTER, NEIGHBOUR, NUN Donald Richie presents forty-eight portraits of Japanese folks from all walks of life.

Price: AUD $8.00

GET BY IN INDONESIAN Diana Flint Lesley Reader - The All-On-One Language and Travel Guide
A nifty pocket sized Indonesian phrasebook for travellers.

Price: AUD $9.00

GETTING ALONG WITH THE CHINESE FOR FUN AND PROFIT Fred Schneiter
Quite and interesting and entertaining book on China for Western travellers and expats.

Price: AUD $12.00

GOD'S DUST Ian Buruma - A Modern Asian Journey
In God's Dust, author Ian Buruma questions what happens to Asian cultures when traditions of the village are broken down and are replaced by the complexities of the modern world. Buruma travels to Burma, Japan, Thailand, The Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea.


Price: AUD $9.00

GOLDEN THREADS Janis Wilton - The Chinese in Regional New South Wales 1850-1950 (Australia)
GOLDEN THREADS is a great history of Chinese folks in country NSW.

Price: AUD $24.00

GOOD BOOKS FOR THE CURIOUS TRAVELLER ASIAN AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC Theodora Nelson and Andrea Gross
Good Books for the Curious Traveller is a hard to find guide to literature covering Australia, China, Himalaya, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealandm Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

Price: AUD $15.00