The Complete listing of Books about Thai language and Thai Culture (D - G)
Thai Art & Architecture Books Thai Buddhism Books Thai Boxing Books Thai Business Books Thai Children's Books Thai Cookbooks Thai Dictionaries Thai Fiction Thai-French Books Thai-German Books Thai Grammar Books Thai History Books Thai Language Course Books Thai Love & Sexuality Books Thai Maps Thai Massage Books Thai Novels Thai Miscellaneous Books Thai Phrase books Thai Politics Books Thai Readers Thai Travel Books
Books about Thailand are arranged in A-Z order by book title. If you have difficulty finding a particular Thai book then try the search function. If you have some more information about a Thai book not listed here or would like to review a Thai book then please e-mail me mike@bangkok-companies.com
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Dance, Drama and Theatre in Thailand : The Process of Development and Modernization by Mattani Mojdara Rutnin, Mattani Mojdara Rutnin (Paperback - June 1999)
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Dancing Shrimp : Favorite Thai Recipes for Seafood by Kasma Loha-unchit This book is an absolute must for anyone who loves Thai food and wants to make it at home. |
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Dangerous Wishes by William Sleator (Paperback - September 1997) In Sleator's sequel to The Spirit House (1991), Dominic Kamen and his family, who hosted a Thai exchange student in the first book, are on an extended visit to Thailand. In Bangkok, Dom becomes friends with Lek, a Thai teen who has come to the Thai capital city to escape the grinding poverty of his Thai village. A series of near-disastrous incidents has convinced Dom that, in order for his family to escape a vengeful spirit linked to a jade carving his sister had lost three years earlier, he must find... |
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Das Siamesische Lächeln by Hella Kothmann (Hrsg.)
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The Daughters of Development : Women and the Changing Environment by Sinith Sittirak, Sinith Sittirak (Hardcover - June 1998) |
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Reading this book was an overwhelming experience for me. . . The material is rich in emotion and association, and I can pay the book no greater compliment than to say that it brought Thailand back to me more powerfully than any Thai book or Thai photo I've ever come across.
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Delightful Thai Cooking by Eng Tie Ang, Donald R. Bissonnette (Designer) (Paperback - August 1991)
Can't
be beat. gets right to the point. Preparation of Thai food is easy: what a Thai
housewife would do after work, so you can forget about the five pots and the
special tool for peeling bamboo shoots. And what I love best: the Thai recipes
WORK. They come out just right, they taste like a Thai restaurant and they don't
seem to have come from Thai Woman's Day. The spring rolls are AWESOME. The green
curry with shrimp caused people to keep talking about it to me two years later.
Not fussy.
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Der Urlaubsbegleiter by Georg Gensbichler
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Deutsch - Thai - Das Sprachbuch Thailไndisch wie Sie es im Alltag h๖ren. Eigenheiten der Sprache werden besonders hervorgehoben. Wichtige und oft gebrauchte Ausdrucke sind hier ausfhrlich erklไrt. Thailไndisches Essen ausfhrlich erklไrt. Tips & Tricks der thailไndischen Sprache. ISBN 974-272-060-6
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Deutsch - Thai - Das Wichtigste Das Wichtigste der thailไndischen Sprache.So wie Sie es im Alltag h๖ren.Mit vielen Tips & Tricks zum Thailไndischen Eigenheiten der Sprache werden besonders hervorgehoben. Wichtige und oft gebrauchte Ausdrcke sind hier ausfhrlich erklไrt. Das Wichtigste der thailไndischen Sprache
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Deutsch - Thai - Der Urlaubsbegleiter Urlaubsgeplauder in der thailไndischen Sprache. Dieses kleine Taschenbuch ist einfach unentbehrlich klein & handlich - berall mit dabei. Ntzliches & Wichtiges -- schnell & einfach. ISBN 974-8368-20-3
Descriptions of Old Siam (Oxford in Asia Paperbacks) (Oxford in Asia Paperbacks) by Michael Smithies This Thailand travel book is both a scholar's and an arm-chair traveler's delight as you travel through Thailand (and Burma) through the eyes of travelers from different times and places. I found the differing views of daily Thai life very interesting. There is also much to read about in the areas of wats/bots (Thai temples) and Thai art. It's not an easy read, though, and I found the print too small for prolonged sampling.
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Siamese Tragedy : Development and Disintegration in Modern Thailand by
Walden Bello, et al (Hardcover - February 1999) Nice
Example for New Economy Tragedy, June 19, 2000 |
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Die Lehre Buddhas by Günter Langer
Discover Thailand
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The Dive Sites of Thailand (Serial) by Paul Lees For the diver or tourist who is contemplating a visit to Thailand's reefs this book is an absolute gem. Ideal for divers and snorkellers of all standards, it is well presented and extremely informative. The number and quality of the Thai sites reviewed is very good and it must be noted that the information concerning other divers needs i.e. accommodation in Thailand, equipment hire, Thai dive companies, photography in Thailand and Thai medical arrangements is equally commendable. A Thai diving reference book that I can guarantee will be well thumbed for a good few years |
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Diving in Thailand by Collin Piprell, Ashley Boyd (Paperback - November 1994) |
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Diving
Southeast Asia : A Guide to the Best Dive Sites in Indonesia, Malaysia, the
Philippines and Thailand (Periplus Action Guides)
by Fiona Nichols,
et al (Paperback - June 1999) Good general guide to top dive spots, December 5, 1999
Reviewer: Peter Enticknap from Alaska
E-mail links, contacts, Thai maps and description of each Thai diving site plus how to get there
and when to go all very helpful if you plan on diving in Thailand or near to one
of the Thai islands like Koh Samui or Phuket
Doing Business in East Asia : A Practical Guide to China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand by Paulson Ching (Compiler) (Paperback - March 1999)
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Doing Business With Thailand (Global Business Series) by Paul Leppert (Paperback - January 1997) |
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Dragon's Fin Soup : Eight Modern Siamese Fables by S. P. Somtow (Paperback - July 2000) The author,
S.P. Somtow , June 10, 2000 |
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Easy Language (CD-ROM)
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Easy Thai Cooking by Akiko Ujiie
Reviewer: Laura Young from Browns Mills, NJ United States
My mother is Thai, so I grew up eating the delicious Thai cuisine of Thailand
daily. After I went to College I realized how much I missed eating good Thai
food everyday. Well after getting my mom's Thai recipes, I wanted to supplement
her recipes with other Thai recipes. So, I now have a habit of buying every Thai
Cookbook I can get my hands on.
This Thai cookbook is one of the best I have come across.
First of all it has most of the Thai recipes for foods that people usual
associate with Thailand. The Thai recipes are easy to follow, the Thai
ingredients very accessible, and they taste great! The added bonus is that each
Thai recipe has a full color picture to show you what your meal should look
like. This is a must for people who are attempting the Thai recipe for the first
time. I have already recommended this Thai cookbook to all of my friends and I
think it is a must have for your international cookbook library.
Easy Thai; An Introduction to the Thai Language, With Exercises and Answer Key by Gordon H. Allison
Read Thai in 4 days, September 4, 2000
Reviewer: Pat Hopper from Thailand
I learnt to write Thai sat on a beach in four days with this book. Of course
it's not that simple after the four days I could not delineate words at all. I
had to start reading a children's picture dictionary, then reading Thai books
for very young children etc. To write Thai I had to buy Thai children's letter
writing books.
But this book does a good job of giving you the basics. The Thai vocab is strange because to start with you only know a few Thai characters and so there are only a few Thai words they can use.
There are some mistakes in the exercises and they have been left in in subsequent editions because the author is Thai. Do all the exercises though - they work.
It also ends too soon - just introduces the Thai vowels and Thai tones and then stops. It could have done with some more work on these areas.
This book will teach you to read Thai.
An old book that's still OK, January 9, 2000
Reviewer: Jim Higbie from Vientiane, Laos
I used this Thai language course book 20 years ago when I started learning Thai.
It was one of the only Thai language course books available then, and was
printed in the Thailand of 25 years ago, which is why other reviews have
complaints about the Thai fonts, etc. Nevertheless, I remember learning to read
Thai quickly from the book and thought Allison's sequencing was good.
Reviewer: Ian Gopnik from Massachusetts
If you want to learn Thai, you can find much much better books than this. The
printing quality is very bad, so that the subtleties of Thai letters are totally
lost. The vocabulary is weird indeed -- not the sort of words you will use. I
suggest getting the Teach Yourself series' Thai book. Better yet, go to
Thailand.
Seconds to all comments from the reader from Osaka who
writes below.
Title should be "Useless, Boring Thai", March
19, 1999
Reviewer: A reader from Osaka, Japan
The beauty of the Thai alphabet has always fascinated me and I purchased this
Thai language course book back in grad school, only because it was the only one
I could find that teaches the Thai alphabet. "Easy Thai" was such an
incredible disappointment that I never got very far with it. I finally learned
the Thai alphabet a few years later, thanks to 2 excellent books written (in
Japanese) for Japanese learners. While teaching debate at a university in Japan,
I conducted an intensive self-study of Thai language for 3 months before taking
a trip to Thailand, and completed both Thai books before arriving in Bangkok. It
is a pity that these same Thai books are not available to English speakers as
well. I have a Master's degree in Teaching Foreign Language and have therefore
had the opportunity to review a wide variety of Thai textbooks. One difficulty
that learners of less-studied languages face is the lack of good textbooks and
other materials. This book may unfortunately be your only choice if you're
serious about learning the Thai alphabet (and don't happen to speak Japanese),
but it's not a pretty picture.
My main complaints are:
(1) The book is rife with useless Thai words (especially for beginners!), useless Thai expressions, awkward Thai sentence structure, poor Thai translations, and outdated and/or inappropriate terms like "Chinaman." SEE BELOW for examples.
(2) The phonetic system for representing Thai sounds is a mess, full of capital letters, explanation points, and unnecessary letters. Believe me - there's a far better way!
(3) shoddy format and layout, poor print quality (Thai letters are hard to read), inadequate/unclear explanations, boring beyond words
Incredibly enough, the author actually acknowledges (in the preface) the problems of useless Thai words and boring exercises: "...some of the Thai words used are admittedly not the most-useful ones. (...) Please forgive us if our exercises seem boring or unnecessarily meaningless. You will no doubt appreciate the fact that we are simply trying to initiate you gradually into the mysteries of the Thai language and that it is difficult to concoct much meaning out of a limited number of Thai words. And let us re-emphasize that the following examples are certainly not "deathless Thai prose"; they are only contrived little thoughts to get you to put to work what you have learned."
The exercises don't "seem" boring or unnecessarily meaningless - they are. And there's absolutely no excuse for it. The author claims that it's difficult to make meaningful sentences out of a limited Thai vocabulary. How about: Where's the bathroom? What's your name? It's too hot. I like this food. How much does this cost? Vocabulary in each chapter is of course limited by the Thai letters introduced up to that point, but there are still plenty of useful Thai words that he could have used instead. Even "See Spot run" would be more useful than many of the Thai expressions found in the book. As a trained Thai language teacher myself, I know for a fact that "initiating students gradually into the mysteries of a language" requires neither the use of such insanely useless words nor expressions reminiscent of an LSD trip. And how comforting to know that these boring, meaningless exercises are not "deathless Thai prose," but simply "contrived little thoughts." The author's apology in the preface can only be seen as pathetic: "I know this Thai book sucks - Sorry."
The following is a representative sample of 27 Thai sentences from the Thai book, which readers are asked to translate as practice. Some are intended to be translated into Thai. Others are to be translated from Thai into English, and the English sentences here were taken from the answer key.
1. There is a method for forgetting the wind.
2. Grandmother smells of the plate.
3. He will return the case; that is, his relatives are well off.
4. Wait! In September I'll go see.
5. At the time they were about to lock him up, you sneezed.
6. People have hairs on their legs.
7. Polish his tongs!
8. Conduct the ceremony for returning the flag.
9. Who belched?
10. Look at grandmother pouring.
11. Look at grandmother's neck.
12. A ghost has come.
13. I ran into the Chinaman's leg.
14. My rice farm has a ghost on it.
15. As soon as I sniffed, I sneezed.
16. There are some Laotians who have burdens.
17. A tiger came (walked here) to see you.
18. The boss returned the ivory.
19. It should have a foreword.
20. The lawyer defeats you.
21. As soon as I win, I will come to expand the work.
22. Did Khun Wicha kick him?
23. A Chinese person sneezed.
24. Come and put down the rubber!
25. Perhaps it will be very soiled.
26. There was a priest who brought Mrs. Nipa to work.
27. The Laotian is confused.
Get the picture? One thing is for certain: the Laotian isn't the only one who's confused!
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Einführung in das Leseverständnis des Thailändisch by Manfred Kummer
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Einführung in die thailändische Schrift by Gero Fischer
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Einführung in das Thai by Rudolf Baierl
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Einführung in das Thai by Rudolf Baierl (audiotape)
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The
Elegant Taste of Thailand : Cha Am Cuisine by Pinyo Srisawat, Cha'Am Cuisine,
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Elementary Thai for foreigners by Somsonge Burusphat
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Elephants
of Thailand in Myth, Art, and Reality by
Rita Ringis (Hardcover - August 1996)
When thinking of elephants, Thailand is not the first place that comes to most
people's mind. However, as described here, Thai elephants have played a major role in
Thai art and Thai culture throughout Thai history. The author draws upon 14 years studying
& teaching art in Thailand to present this comprehensive view of the Thai elephant in Thai society. She does well in combining
Thai art with the Thai elephants'
active ceremonial & working roles. Thai elephants are shown in many Thai art forms
including Thai drawings, Thai engravings, Thai murals, Thai sculpture & Thai
bronzes. Well
illustrated in b/w, there is also a 16 page color gallery showing a great
variety of Thai art and Thai architectural detail. The physical characteristics of the
Thai elephant and its current endangered status are covered here as well. This
book provides an excellent overall view of the Thai elephant's central role in Thai
life & Thai culture.
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The Emerald Buddha Conspiracy by Benjamin Izell (Hardcover) Book DescriptionThis is a novel of international intrigue based largely in Thailand and inspired by the actual existence of a jade statue of a Thai Buddha that is venerated and carefully guarded as a Thai national treasure. The story describes the secret theft of the Thai statue, the replacement of the actual Thai statue with a close reproduction of it, and the threat by a revolutionary force to reveal the secret and thus topple the Thai government. A former U.S. Military Intelligence agent, now an Asian art dealer in Texas, takes on the duty of recovering the actual Thai statue before the announcement of its theft and the attempted coup take place. |
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About
the Author
Benjamin Izell, the author, is the pseudonym for a PhD anthropologist who
spends much of his time in the Orient and has an intimate knowledge of its
culture. This is his first novel, but he is the author of 14 scholarly books and
more than 100 articles
The year is 1986. The Emerald Buddha, the most sacred religious symbol of the Thai people, has been stolen and replaced with a copy in an attempt to blackmail the government.
Peter Froste, formerly with U.S. Military Intelligence in Vietnam, and now a Dallas art dealer specializing in fine arts from Asia, is persuaded to return to Thailand to help recover the Thai statue by his former boss, Phillip Rollings, head of CIA operations in Thailand. Froste initially refuses to become involved until he learns that his former fiance, whom he believed was killed in a helicopter crash ten years ago, is alive, involved in the theft, and a special military agent for Vietnam. With mixed emotions Froste arrives in Bangkok,Thailand hoping not only to recover the Thai Buddha but also to contact his former lover, Francine Lemercinnier aka Colonel Vu Thuong Chu.
I really enjoyed this book . It is well written, easy to read, and a good story. The characters are well developed and the author does a wonderful job of conveying their emotions. The descriptions of the various Thai locations are wonderful. I felt like I had traveled to the temples of Thailand and the opium fields in the mountains. I will look forward to traveling with Benjamin Izell again in his next novel.
Endangered Animals of Thailand by Humphrey (Paperback - December 1990)
Endangered Relations: Negotiating Sex and AIDS in Thailand by Chris Lyttleton (Hardcover)
The author, Chris Lyttleton
, March 7, 2000
Comments on the back cover of Endangered Relations.
This book is about disease and Thai culture. AIDS has become an increasingly
prominent symbol of modernity in Thailand, yet ways of dealing with HIV draw on
time-honoured understandings of fate and misfortune, disease and contagion,
gender and pollution in Thailand. Endangered Relations provides a crucial analysis of how
public health manouevres to control the threat of HIV infection in Thailand mesh with local
Thai understandings of identity and Thai sexuality, setting in place a broad range of
personal and Thai social responses to the ongoing epidemic in Thail;and. An illuminating study of
the way in which Thai social relations, and in particular Thai sexualities,
shape the history of AIDS in Thailand, Endangered Relations offers a unique
perspective on the complicated ways that disease is negotiated in Thai cultural,
Thai political and human terms.
I had much admired Lyttleton's journal articles, but found this book to be
disappointing. He doesn't mention the low HIV prevalence in the Thai region where he
did his work until well into the book. The naive reader may feel misled; the
knowledgeable reader will know that much of what Lyttleton has to say is not
placed in a proper context. His effort to develop a fairly conventional
neo-Marxist political economy of HIV in NE Thailand falls flat when one
considers the low prevalence and the lack of linear links to economic conditions
in Thailand. This should not avert attention for inequities but, in telling the
story of HIV in Thailand one should attend to Thai sexual networking, mixing
patterns, Thai social patterns, etc. His treatment of areas in Thailand where he did not do
original field work is often superficial, woefully incomplete, and/or muddled.
Topics such as Thai homosexuality and vaccine research are hampered by this. The
relative success of Thailand's first generation prevention efforts also gets
short shrift, which seems typical of many "critical" analyses. The
need for new directions need not negate what has been accomplished. Like too
much of the writing on HIV in Thailand, the effort to present a rather
predictable agenda gets in the way of telling the real story which is far more
nuanced and complex than the one offered here.
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Energy Efficiency Strategies for Thailand : The Needs and the Benefits : Report of a Conference Held on March 4-6 1988 Pattaya Thailand by Deborah Lynn Bleviss, Vanessa Lide (Hardcover)
Book Description
The conference from which this collection of Thai essays grew was organized to
address the importance of energy efficiency for Thailand's future economic
growth. Like many developing countries, Thailand has been enjoying an impressive
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in the last few years, prompting many
to predict that it will soon "graduate" to join the ranks of the newly
industrialized countries. However, these positive Thai economic indicators have also
been accompanied by a worrisome one: a dramatic increase in energy use. Between
1986 and 1987 energy use grew by over 15 percent-over twice the rate of GDP
growth-and Thailand spent over $1.5 billion on imported energy sources. This
book provides a comprehensive overview of the global imperatives for
implementing energy efficiency measures in Thailand and other developing
countries. Case-study examples are then given of the global experience in energy
efficiency in Thai industry, buildings, Thai transportation, and electric power
generation in Thailand. Co-published with the International Institute for Energy
Conservation.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court : Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok by Anna Harriette Leonowens
While this book was extremely helpful in my research on Anna Leonowens I believe
the reader does not get a true picture of her lifein Thailand because there are many gaps
in the story. She fails to go into depth on the matter of her popularity with
slaves when she often paid for their freedom. I recommend this book for people
trying to get a sense of the history of Siam and some stories of her life,
however, it may be that she never taught the Thai king's children at all and never
met the Thai king. I would recommend Anna and the King of Siam for extensive
research.
Reviewer: A reader from
San Diego
In 1862 Anna Leonowens went to Bangkok, Thailand with her child, Louis, to teach the
Thai royal
children in English and western customs and ettiquette. She spent five and a bit
more than one half years there. This book is quite different from her other book
(The Romance of the Harem) because it is written simply as a travel account. She
does reproach the Thai king and share the prejudice of the day but the Thai king is less
slandered. She writes heavily. I reccommend this for anyone who has read Anna and
the King of Siam or its movie version and the King and I.
English - Thai - Holiday Language Guide This little Thai phrase book will help you get by in Thailand Explains important Thai phrases you always hear All you need to know to keep going. ISBN 974-8368-59-9
English - Thai - Pocket Book The most important Thai words & Thai phrases in the Thai language. With many tips & tricks. Explains common Thai phrases you always hear. Extensive chapter about Thai food. ISBN 974-272-143-2
Die Entwicklung und die Konsequenzen westlicher Einflüsse auf die zeitgenössische Kunst in Thailand by Helen Michaelsen
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Essential Thai (with 60-min. cassette
tape) by James Higbie
A
guide to the basics of the Thai language which includes Thai conversation and
Thai grammar in a step-by-step format; phrases for shopping, restaurants,
hotels, telephone making, etc. commonly-used Thai vocabulary; how to read
Thai; and a mini Thai English dictionary. Including a 60-min. Thai
language course cassette
tape with phonetics, tones and beginning Thai phrases to get started.
This Thai language course Book
and tape comes in a well-designed package. ISBN 974-202-035-3
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The Essential Thai Cookbook by Kit Chan
Essential Thailand (The Essential Travel Guide) by Christine Osborne (Paperback - April 1994)
Even a Little Is Something : Stories of Nong by Tom Glass, Elena Gerard (Illustrator) (Hardcover - December 1997)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
From Kirkus Reviews ,
November 15, 1997
Enter a world of dust floors, mosquito netting, and red clay, infused
with the smells of rice cakes and somtam, and inhabited by an eclectic
assortment of characters: Buffalo Woman and her animal companion Coconut, wise
and wacky Mr. Pu, Different Boy, and Aunt Oom the soup lady. Meet Nong, a
curious 11-year-old, who lives meagerly with her mother and sister Oi in a rural
Thai village in Thailand. Glimpses into Nong's world are revealed in pieces of a
patchwork, a crazy quilt of characters, a world of making mistakes and
learning--a world of imagining the future. In Glass's first book, each vignette
is loosely related by its inclusion of oddball characters; together they depict
a way of life. Nong is an eager, compassionate, venturesome girl, ready for what
awaits her around the next corner, be it a hidden scorpion, a superstitious
soup-maker about to reveal her secret ingredient, or a curry-smudged check that
holds a slight promise of a better life for her family and herself. (b&w
illustrations, not seen) (Short stories. 9-12)
Exciting Thailand (Exciting Asia Series) by Jerry Hopkins (Paperback - February 2000)
Book DescriptionThe major attractions of Thailand are brought to you here in a stunning photographic journey that explores the great diversity of the country, from Bangkok to quiet Thai mountain retreats to sunny Thai holiday isles. Exciting Thailand includes Thai maps of important Thai tourist areas and information about Thai religions, Thai cuisine, Thai arts and Crafts, and more.
About
the Author
Jerry Hopkins is a freelance writer living in Bangkok, Thailand. He is the author
of the best-selling books No One Here Gets Out Alive and The Lizard King: The
Essential Jim Morrison.
External Finance in Thailand's Development : An Interpretation of Thailand's Growth Boom (International Finance and Development Series) by Karel Jansen, Karel Eansen (Hardcover - November 1997)
Since the 1970s the fluctuations of international finance have been important to the economic fortunes of developing countries, including Thailand. Since 1987 Thailand has experienced high growth, fed by high capital inflows. This book makes a detailed study of the macroeconomic impact of capital inflows during recent years and during an earlier period, in the late 1970s, when growth, and capital inflows, were high. The book shows that questions on the impact of external finance cannot be adequately analysed at the level of economic aggregates. External finance is broken down into its main components: the impact of aid is very different from that of direct foreign investment. Macroeconomic aggregates are also broken down as the response of the government to capital inflows is quite different from that of private corporations. The book analyses the policies that have accompanied the capital inflows. It concludes that a cautious fiscal policy and an exchange rate policy that avoids excessive appreciation of the real exchange rate are central to a macroeconomic environment conducive to a positive impact of capital inflows.
Eyewitness Travel Guide Phrase Books: Thai Phrase Book Compiled by experts, these handy companions to the Eyewitness Travel Guides give both tourists and business travelers to Thailand the essential Thai phrases to get around in a foreign land. Supplemented by an extensive Thai menu section and mini-Thai dictionary, these Thai travel guides also contain replies to typical questions, as well as the signs and instructions travelers might see or hear in a foreign country. Organized by subject: everyday Thai phrases, public transportation, shopping, hotels. Uses a unique system of imitated Thai pronunciation.
Eyewitness Travel Guides: Thailand by Philip Cornwel-Smith (Editor), Deni Bown (Paperback - November 1997)
This colorful and thoughtfully arranged Thai travel guide provides easy access to Thai history and Thai culture, Thai religion and Thai politics, Thai music, Thai sports, and Thai festivals. From Chiang Mai to Bangkok, Phuket to Ko Samui, the many pleasures, diversions, sites, and activities are detailed in a conveniently usable format. Orchid parks in Thailand and Thai elephant training centers, Thai wats and Buddhas, Thai beaches, treks, Thai museums, and Thai rainforests--it's all there to peruse and choose. With lists of Thai hotels and Thai restaurants, information on shopping in Thailand, whitewater rafting, Thai golf courses, diving in Thailand, Thai massage, and lots of Thai maps and Thai pictures, Dorling-Kindersley has put together a Thai travel guide that's both practical and beautiful.
Falk Pläne, Bangkok (map)
Family in Thailand (Families the World Over) by Ruth Thomson, Neil Thomson (Library Binding - August 1988)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Photographs and text describe the Thai life and Thai culture of a Thai family living in Pa Bong, a village in northern Thailand.
Faszination ferne Länder : Thailand by Gerald Cubitt
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A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand by Nantiya Vaddhanaphuti (Paperback - June 1999)
Reviewer: Pierre Buehr from Switzerland/Thailand
You will find this book on every market in Thailand, all the gardeners
explaining the English and Thai name to the customers, and the specifics to
identify the orchids. Check literature on Thai orchids and you will not find what you
are looking for because of thousands of identified and not yet described
species. Use this book with marvellous fotos as your field guide, appreciating
the work done by Khun Nantiya. For every flower loving traveler to Thailand !
Fielding's Asia's Top Dive Sites : The Best Diving in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand by Kal Muller (Editor), Fiona Nichols, Heneage Mitchell, John Williams, Kathy Knoles
Fielding's Guide to Thailand: Including Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar by Wink Dulles (Paperback - October 1996)
Synopsis
Adventurer-journalist Wink Dulles' new volume covers four of the most
mysterious and beautiful places on Earth--Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and
Myanmar--revealing the secrets and splendors of this unknown territory. 76
photos. 21 maps Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
Fire & Spice by Jacki Passmore (Paperback)
Fodor's Exploring Thailand (3rd Ed) by Martin Clutterbuck, Dick Wilson, Tim Locke This Thai travel book is loaded with photos of Thailand, essays on Thai culture and Thai history, descriptions of sights, and practical information. Full-color photos of Thailand make this a great Thai travel guide to buy if you're still planning your itinerary (let the photos of Thailand help you choose!) and it's a perfect companion to a general Thai guide book.
Fodor's Thailand (6th Edition) (Fodor's Gold Guides) by Conrad L. Paulus. A Thai travel guide to the area, with Thai palaces, Thai museums, Thai Buddhist wats, and Khmer ruins in Bangkok and the north of Thailand, floating markets, night bazaars, and Thai craft centers for Thai leather and Thai silk, Thai antiques and Thai amulets, Thai silver and Thai celadon pottery, top spots for Thai boxing, Thai classical dance, Thai pubs, Thai bars, and discos Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget Luxury towers, distinctive Thai resorts, simple Thai guesthouses, elegant Thai restaurants and garden cafés, canteens, and watering holes for hot Thai fare and western food Fresh, thorough, practical--from writers you can trust Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands. All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents 15 pages of Thai maps--and dozens of unique features Important Contacts A to Z; Smart Travel Tips; Fodor's Choice; What's Where; Pleasures & Pastimes; don't-miss activities; Thai festivals; background essays; complete index; and more!
Folk Stories of the Hmong : Peoples of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam by Norma J. Livo, Dia Cha (Paperback - September 1991)
Reviewer: A 12-year old
reader from South Carolina, Clover USA
This book taught me a lot of stories and what happen in the pass. I should aloud
every one to read this book. Even though I'm hmong and really young I want to
encourage people to read.
The Food of Asia : Authentic Recipes from China, India, Indonesia, Japan Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (Periplus World Cookbooks) by Kong Foong Ling(Editor), Heinz Von Holzen(Photographer) (Hardcover - October 1998)
Synopsis
More than 300 recipes from China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore,
Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam cover the gamut of Asian and Thai cuisine--from spicy satays
to fragrant spring rolls. 250 color photos.
The Food of Thailand : Authentic Recipes from the Golden Kingdom (Food of Series) by Sven Krauss, Wendy Hutton
Synopsis
Despite its superficial similarity to other Asian cuisines, Thai food is
quite unlike any other. Discover its intriguing and exciting blends of flavors
in this collection of colorfully photographed Thai recipes.
Foods of Thailand by Wanphen Heymann-Sukphan, Lottie Bebie(Photographer)
Synopsis
Drawing on the rich traditions of her country and her family, as well as
her years of experience in the kitchen of her world-famous restaurant in
Switzerland, Heymann-Sukphan presents the best and most appealing examples of
Thai cooking. More than 80 Thai recipes celebrate the delicate and unique freshness
of genuine Thai cooking: refreshing Thai salads, spicy and velvety Thai soups, fiery Thai curries, and a cornucopia of ideas for
Thai meals with fish, meats, and seafood. 50+
color photos of Thai meals and Thai recipes.
Footprint Thailand Handbook: The Travel Guide by Joshua Eliot, et al (Paperback - October 1999)
SynopsisGet off the usual routes with the help of this Thai travel handbook. Joshua Eliot, a regular visitor to Thailand, also includes useful Thai words and Thai phrases. 140 Thai maps.
The
author, Joshua Eliot , February 9, 2000
Writing a Thai guidebook's no picnic
You probably don't think so, but writing a guidebook is hard work. The
four hundred and fifty-fourth toilet looks very much like the four hundred and
fifty-fifth. What can one say about a Thai guesthouse which seems identical to the
one just down the road? We try, as that car hire firm used to tell its
customers, but doubtless sometimes get it wrong. One person's Ritz is another
person's Gulag and, after all, writing a Thai guidebook is an art, not a science. But
we think (of course!) that we've got it...
Forest
Recollections by Kamala
Tiyavanich, Kamala
Tiyavanich (Paperback - April 1997)
During the first half of this century the
forests of Thailand were home to wandering ascetic monks. They were Thai Buddhists,
but their brand of Thai Buddhism did not copy the practices described in ancient
doctrinal texts. Their Thai Buddhism found expression in living day-to-day in the
Thai forest and in contending with the mental and physical challenges of hunger,
pain, fear, and desire. Combining interviews and biographies with an exhaustive
knowledge of archival materials and a wide reading of ephemeral popular Thai literature, Kamala Tiyavanich documents the monastic lives of three generations
of Thai forest-dwelling ascetics and challenges the stereotype of state-centric Thai
Buddhism. Although the tradition of wandering forest ascetics has disappeared, a
victim of Thailand's relentless modernization and rampant deforestation, the
lives of the Thai monks presented here are a testament to the rich diversity of
regional Thai Buddhist traditions. The study of these monastic lineages and practices
enriches our understanding of Buddhism in Thailand and elsewhere.
Francais - Thai - bref et clair Le guide pour vos vacances Bavarder en tha๏ Ce petit livre de poche est vraiment utile. Petit & pratique - toujours sur vous Des choses utiles et importantes. ISBN 974-8369-80-3
Frommer's Thailand (Frommer's Thailand, 4th Ed) by Jennifer Eveland, John Bozman. Frommer's Thailand is a great Thai travel guidebook. It is broken down into very helpful sections such as "The Best of Thailand", "What to See and Do" "Where to Stay and Dine" and "Getting There". Jennifer Eveland did a great job writing "Thailand: In Depth". The weight of the book is of perfect weight for carrying around Bangkok and is printed on thick, quality paper. Best of all, the prices are listed for everything! I think that is great because not only do you get only their best recomendations, but you always get the most for your money no matter what your budget. If I found out any of my friends were going to Thailand, I would definately give them my copy of this guide.
FSI Thai Basic Course Developed by the Foreign Service Institute for teaching diplomatic personnel, this Thai language course book and cassette course is perfect for independent or small group study of the Thai language. FSI Thai courses are thorough, comprehensive, and widely regarded as the best available. The Thai Basic Course teaches the national spoken language in the dialect of educated speakers of Bangkok and Central Thailand. It starts with a programmed introduction to Thai phonology to acquaint you with the significant features of the Thai language's sound system. When writing Thai , the Thais use a complex system based on Sanskrit, but in the course a special phonetic transcription is used which will help you read Thai and write Thai more easily.
Gender and Slum Culture in Urban Asia by Susanne Thorbek, Brian Fredsfod (Translator) (Paperback - August 1994)
Genders and Sexualities in Modern Thailand by Peter A. Jackson (Editor), Nerida M. Cook (Editor) (Paperback - June 2000)
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The Girl Who Wore Too Much : A Folktale from Thailand by Margaret Read MacDonald, et al (Hardcover - May 1998)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Synopsis
Like most young girls, Aree likes fine clothing and jewelry. So when word
comes of a dance to be held in the next village, Aree can't make up her mind on
which dress to wear. Racked by indecision, she decides to wear them all until
she learns that excess can be a burden and that impressing her friends is not
the same as keeping them. Full color.
Girls aged 5-8 will love
this book!, January 8, 1999
Reviewer: A reader from Chicago, IL My daughter (aged 7) identified with the Thai girl in this story, found herself
caught up in the girl's desire to dress beautifully for her friends. Then, when
the ending twist came, she wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry--but she loved
it! I recommend it for parents and grandparents to share with early elementary
aged girls (especially). the illustrations are also very colorful and appear to
be culturally accurate.
Globetrotter Phuket and Southern Thailand : Travel Map by New Holland Ltd (Editor) (Paperback - August 2000)
Globetrotter Travel Map Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand (Travel Maps) (map)
Globetrotter
Travel Pack Thailand
(Paperback - June 1999)
Book Description
All the information you need on a destination in one handy pack. This
exciting new addition to the Globetrotter range offers exceptional value for
money by combining Thai guide and Thai maps in a pocket-sized, plastic wallet. Each pack
contains the relevant Globetrotter Thai Travel Guide and a full-size Thai travel map
folded to fit the wallet
Gold
by the Inch
by
Lawrence Chua (Hardcover - March 1998)
Lawrence Chua has long been praised for his astute cultural commentary
and experimental prose. In his first novel, Gold by the Inch, he also
proves himself as a vibrant and breathtaking writer of literary prose. The
narrative follows a young gay man of Asian descent as he returns to Thailand
from the United States for an extended visit and to recover from his father's
death and a failed love affair. After becoming involved, well, obsessed, with a
young male Thai prostitute, the narrator has to...
The
New York Times Book Review, Anderson Tepper
Though Chua's novel can be striking in shards ... ultimately the result
is too diffuse and stylized to provide a deeper reflection.
Petulant tale of sex
tourism in Thailand and racial vengeance, December 3, 1999
Reviewer: A reader from Sunnyvale, CA
Even the self-hatred in this narrative is self-indulgent. The narrator
(/author?) loathes white gay men who find him attractive and enters into the
very hackneyed attempt to have a meaningful, loving relationship with a Thai prostitute. The narrator/author recognizes that to some extent he is a
privileged American, but does not notice that in Malaysia (and, to a lesser
extent, in Thailand) he is part of a quasi-colonial privileged Chinese elite.
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A Guide to Buying Antiques, Arts and Crafts in Thailand by Robin Brown
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A Guide to Khmer Temples in Thailand & Laos by Michael Freemann
Guns,
Girls, Gambling, Ganja : Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy
by Pasuk Phongpaichit, et al (Paperback - March 1999)
Systematic and scholarly
study of corruption in Thailand, May 23, 1999
This scholarly research project examines the economic, social and political
implications of Thailand's huge illegal economy. Using Thai government documents,
published and unpublished Thai research, Thai media reports, anecdotal evidence, key
informants, and other Thai resources, the authors--all members of the faculty of
Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand -- look at the "industries" of
gambling, Thai prostitution, drugs in Thailand, Thai arms trading, oil smuggling and trafficking in
people. Empirical data--sensitive and challenging to obtain--are extrapolated
reasonably to estimate numbers of individuals involved, the volume in trade, the
value added in Thai baht, and the consequent Thai money laundering. Along with their
links to international organized crime, these unlawful activities distort the
Thai economy, victimize Thai people, provide funding for "Thai money politics" and
corrupt Thai law enforcement employees and Thai agencies.
The authors conclude that Thai police reforms are needed to develop a modern Thai economy and a functioning Thai democracy in Thailand. Because the illegal practices described involve important and influential people, some Thai police, other Thai officials and Thai VIPs objected to and denied the controversial draft findings. The authors found themselves threatened, criticized and investigated in attempts to intimidate and silence them.
Numerous tables present the data collection results. The notes and bibliography are comprehensive, the glossary and index valuable.
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