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10 MONTHS IN LAOS A vast web of intrigue, missing millions and murder by Paul Conroy
A scarce book on the jailing of Kerry and Kay Danes in Laos. This is a used book in good condition with faults: has a light water stain on inside front cover, first few pages are a little crinkly; pages otherwise clean and aging lightly; cover is clean with general wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). Not perfect but perfectly readable, scarce and cheap, this book is about US$40 on Amazon. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 12.00
A CHILD OF THE NORTHEAST Kampoon Boontawee - Rare Thailand Novel
A rare and most interesting looking novel by a Thai author about a year in the life of an Isaan village in north-east Thailand.
Price: AUD 12.00
A DESERT JOURNAL Letters from Central Asia by Avangeline French, Mildred Cable and Francesca French
A scarce 1949 travel book about the Gobi Desert, originally published in 1934. Book is in good condition for it's age: dust jacket is price clipped and worn; pages are clean with some age spots on end pages, some notes in pencil on first page. Measures 18 x 12 cms. See photos for condition and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
A DICTIONARY OF INDONESIAN HISTORY SINCE 1900 by G.B. Clancy
A rare A-Z reference of Indonesian history.
Price: AUD 15.00
A DIRTY LITTLE WAR An eyewitness account of East Timor's descent into hell 1997-2000 by John Martinikus
A very hard to find first-hand account of East Timor under Indonesia. This is a used book in good condition: nice and clean with only light wear; pages are tanning with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages - the book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!
Price: AUD 11.00
A FOOD BUYING GUIDE IN JAPAN by Carolyn P Krouse
An interesting guide for expats and foodies.
Price: AUD 9.00
A FORTUNE-TELLER TOLD ME Earthbound Travels in the Far East by Tiziano Terzani
A fun looking Asia travel memoir by an Asia correspondent covering Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Price: AUD 5.00
A HOUSE IN BALI by Colin McPhee
A very hard to find classic on Bali, first published in 1947. This 2002 edition is in very good condition: nice and clean with little reading wear. Pages aging lightly. A nice copy of a scarce and popular book.
Price: AUD 9.00
A LAND WITHOUT EVIL Stopping the genocide of Burma's Karen People by Benedict Rogers
A hard to find book on the plight of the Karen tribe. This is a used book in good, read condition: pages are clean and ageing lightly; light wear around the edges and corners. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages - the book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!
Price: AUD 10.00
A LITTLE BIT ONE O'CLOCK Living with a Balinese Family by William Ingram
A scarce Bali memoir from a small Balinese publisher.
Price: AUD 12.00
A PATCH OF PARADISE A woman's search for real life in Bali by Gaia Grant
This book is very popular and very hard to find: the author is an Australian expat who built a life and a successful business in Bali. This is a used book in good, read condition: pages are tanning with age; gift message on first page; has been read a few times; cover shows reading creases and scuffing. Not mint but a good reading copy. 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 15.00
A PHOENIX RISING Impressions of Vietnam by Zoe Schramm-Evans
A scarce Vietnam travel memoir.
Price: AUD 8.00
A SEASON IN RED Kirsty Needham - My Great Leap Forward in China
The author's account of the wilder side of Beijing.
Price: AUD 8.00
A TASTE OF THAILAND A Practical and Atmospheric Guide to Thai Cuisine by David Scott & Kristiaan Inwood
Written by a Thai expat of twenty years, this book includes recipes and snippets about Thai life.
Price: AUD 9.00
A WALKING TOUR OF BANGKOK 9 exciting itineries to explore the city by G Byrne Bracken
Bangkok is a great city to walk around, I just go wandering for hours there. This is a nifty book of walks, a few years old but still full of great ideas. Book is in good condition with little reading wear, aging lightly. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 10.00
A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENCE Kirsty Sword Gusmao (signed) - A Story of Love and the birth of a new nation
A popular book by the Australian wife of East Timor liberator, Xanana Gusmao. A scarce signed edition.
Price: AUD 12.00
ALL THE WRONG PLACES Adrift in the Politics of Asia by James Fenton
An offbeat looking travel book by a foreign correspondent. The book covers Vietnam, Kampuchea\Cambodia, The Philippines and Korea. This is a used book in good, aging condition: book shows light wear, pages are browning with age, cover shows light reading wear and has faded a bit with age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 6.00
AMONG THE WHITE MOONFACES Memoirs of a Nonya Feminist by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Malaysia. Very hard to find. Good condition with clean white pages. Mild reading wear to edges and corners. See photos for cover blurb and condition.
Price: AUD 9.00
ANGELS OF ACEH The Compelling Story of Operation Tsunami Assist by Sophie York
A memoir about an Australian medical team dealing with the aftermath of the Tsunami in Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Book is in good condition, nice and clean with just a little wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM The Book That Inspired the Film The King and I by Margaret Landon
A scarce book in good, aging condition. Pages are clean and aging lightly, a few ages spots on the edges of the book. Cover is clean but curled from use. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
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