Bangkok Found

Bangkok Found
Title Bangkok Found PDF eBook
Author Alex Kerr
Publisher River Books Press Dist A C
Pages 0
Release 2010
Genre Bangkok (Thailand)
ISBN 9789749863923

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Does Bangkok have a centre? How would you classify that Thai smile you just received by height and angle? What do the flames and curlicues of Thai design have in common with conch shells and cactus? After shopping, nightlife, and temples, you start to wonder where the appeal of Bangkok really lies. Sequel to Alex Carr's award-winning Lost Japan, Bangkok Found takes you on a journey to the origin in this series of meditations on the city. With wit and a wealth of anecdotes from thirty years experience in Bangkok, Alex probes beneath the surface, as he moves from being a shopper to a shop owner, and from an island-hopper to an island developer. He relives the myth of old Bangkok, watching masked dancers perform by moonlight at his old teak house, only to find that modern artists are also creating a mystical new city based on cultural fashion. AUTHOR: Alex Kerr is a writer and world renowned expert on Japanese culture and art. Born in America in 1952 he studied Japanese Studies at Yale University and Chinese Studies at Oxford University. He has lived in Japan and Thailand since the early 1970's. He is also the author of award-winning Lost Japan 1994, Dogs and Demons: The Fall of Modern Japan 2002, and Living in Japan 2006. SELLING POINTS Sequel to Alex Kerr's award-winning Lost Japan, this publication is sure to be equally successful Cover images contributed by renowned Thai artists Navin Rawanchaikul and Thongchai Srisukprasert 85 b/w illustrations

Bangkok, Oh Boy!

Bangkok, Oh Boy!
Title Bangkok, Oh Boy! PDF eBook
Author Mark V. Rose
Publisher ATRI Press
Pages 332
Release 2005
Genre Bangkok (Thailand)
ISBN 9780961608729

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Mat, an American professor with a partner in the United States, leaves for Bangkok to take advantage of a teaching position. While there, he falls for a "money boy", a young man eager to earn a living in whatever manner he can. Despite their cultural differences and a painful breakup, Mat comes back with his American partner after tragedy strikes. The novel examines the dynamic clash of generations, cultures, sexualities and social levels.

Welcome to the Bangkok Slaughterhouse

Welcome to the Bangkok Slaughterhouse
Title Welcome to the Bangkok Slaughterhouse PDF eBook
Author Father Joe Maier
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
Pages 179
Release 2011-06-14
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1462900577

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100% of all proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated to the Human Development Fund in Bangkok, Thailand The Reverend Joseph H. Maier, C.Ss.R., is a Redemptorist priest from the United States. He came to Thailand in 1967 as a missionary, serving in north Isan and then among the Hmong in Laos. In 1972, he established the Human Development Foundation in Bangkok's Klong Toey slum, where he has lived and worked for more than 30 years. Threatened and shot at, the unwavering priest has over the years become a no-nonsense, street-smart friend to the poor, from whom he draws constant inspiration. Father Joe, as he's called, has established more than thirty schools, five shelters for street kids, and several projects for women and children with AIDS, working with and against authority, earning enmity and praise in equal measure. In Welcome to the Bangkok Slaughterhouse, he tells the heartbreaking and heartwarming stories of the poorest of Thailand's poor, each a gem guaranteed to bring anger, tears, and joy.

Bangkok Connection

Bangkok Connection
Title Bangkok Connection PDF eBook
Author Ron Chepesiuk
Publisher Maverick House
Pages 330
Release 2014-12-20
Genre Drug dealers
ISBN 1905379927

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'The Bangkok Connection' chronicles the story of Leslie 'Ike' Atkinson, charismatic former U.S. army master sergeant, career smuggler, card shark and doting family man whom law-enforcement agencies code-named Sergeant Smack. His criminal activities sparked the creation of a special DEA unit code-named Centac 9.

Another Bangkok

Another Bangkok
Title Another Bangkok PDF eBook
Author Alex Kerr
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 266
Release 2021-07-01
Genre Travel
ISBN 0141987189

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From the author of Another Kyoto and Lost Japan, a rich, personal exploration of the culture and history of Bangkok, and an essential guide for anyone visiting the city Alex Kerr has spent over thirty years of his life living in Bangkok. As with his bestselling books on Japan, this evocative personal meditation explores the city's secret corners. Here is the huge, traffic-choked metropolis of concrete high-rises, slums and sky trains; but also a place of peace and grace. Looking afresh at everything from ceramics to Thai dance, flower patterns to old houses, Kerr reveals one of Asia's most kaleidoscopically complex cities. Another Bangkok will delight both those who think they know the city well and those visiting for the first time.

Missing Louise

Missing Louise
Title Missing Louise PDF eBook
Author Nicholas Frankcom
Publisher Andrews UK Limited
Pages 247
Release 2019-10-08
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1789820812

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A lone backpacker vanishes whilst on the road in South East Asia. With no traces or threads there is only one person Louise Pemberton’s parents can turn to. Her ex-boyfriend. Set against the striking backdrop of Thailand and Laos, an epic search immerses

The Last Tourist: Paradise Lost and Found

The Last Tourist: Paradise Lost and Found
Title The Last Tourist: Paradise Lost and Found PDF eBook
Author Nowick Gray
Publisher Cougar WebWorks
Pages 278
Release 2020-12-15
Genre Travel
ISBN 1990129056

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Longing for vicarious adventures in global travel? The Last Tourist celebrates the end of an era. Traveling light, savor exotic destinations in Hawaii, India, Southeast Asia, Southern Europe, Central and South America. Relive a backpacker's edgy tales, partake in healing journeys, share deep reflections on distant shores