Book Description Arts & Crafts of Thailand by Luca Invernizzi Thailand has a long-standing tradition of arts and crafts. Unlike most of its neighbours, it has never been occupied by a foreign power or engaged in wars of conquest, and it has thus enjoyed a relatively peaceful development since ancient times. Patronized by the court [...]
Book Description Pursuit to Paradise by Mark Damaroyd In the worldwide recession of 2009, Ben Lofthouse plans to rebuild his life on Koh Pimaan, a paradise island in Thailand. Desperate to escape the increasing hostility of the locals who blame him for his failing businesses, and determined to find the beautiful but mysterious Nataya who [...]
Book Description Three Pumps and a Place to Stay by Myles R Allpress A true story about a trip to Thailand that went horribly awry–or perfectly right–depending on the perspective. Myles thought a trip to Thailand was a brilliant idea. So did his best friend, Dan; Kimmy, a young girl both had just met at [...]
Book Description Boxing Day by Christopher Jaymes Based on a true story, we follow award-winning Filmmaker/Actor, Christopher Jaymes, as he exchanges his would-be vacation in for a six-week stint as an aid worker in one of the world’s most tragic disasters. Upon his arrival in Bangkok, he was informed that a tsunami had devastated the [...]
Book Description Sukhumvit Road by David Young Bami is Bangkok’s #1 butterfly girl, fluttering from dream to dream and lover to lover. Her life turns upside-down as former boyfriends and present beaus suddenly converge over one long weekend in the City of Angels. There’s Nathan, a thoroughly deluded young bachelor set on marrying her. Owen, [...]
Book Description Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man’s Search for Anything Across Ireland, Vegas, and Thailand by Andrew Gottlieb In Drink, Play, F@#k Bob Sullivan, a jilted husband, sets off to explore the world, experience a meaningful connection with the divine, and rediscover his passion. His travels lead him from his home in New York City [...]
Book Description Thai Classical Singing: Its History, Musical Characteristics, and Transmission (Soas Musicology Series) (Soas Musicology Series) by Dusadee Swangviboonpong Thai classical singing is a genre that blossomed during the golden age of music in the royal court at Bangkok during the 19th century. It took a variety of forms including unaccompanied songs used for [...]
Book Description Thai Binh: Great Peace by Kevin Bowen Kevin Bowen’s poems are powerful, authoritative and essential. They bring news from a world much of America has turned its back on, and they do so without bitterness or rancor, offering instead profound testimony of love and compassionate wisdom. This is some of the most important [...]
Book Description Night Market: Sexual Cultures and the Thai Economic Miracle by Ryan Bishop In Thailand, a $4 billion per year tourist industry is the linchpin of the modernization process called the “Thai Economic Miracle”. And what is Thailand’s main attraction? Sex for hire. Year after year young women are lured to Bangkok to staff [...]
Book Description Critical Hermeneutics in Thai Education by Dr. Iris G. Haapanen Critical Hermeneutics in Thai Education sparks the interest to explore Thai education policy and practice in K-university level. The book focuses on innovation in Thai education and how the educational system meets the challenges of the socio-cultural identities and rapidly changing educational system. [...]