The Happiness of this World [Kindle Edition]

The Happiness of this World [Kindle Edition]

The Happiness of this World [Kindle Edition]

Author: Karl Kirchwey Publisher: Putnam Adult Publishing Date: 2007 File Size: 176 KB Print Length: 140 pages Language: English ASIN: B000S1LFJQ Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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It is this "shockability" that informs Karl Kirchwey's new work. Through four collections, he has explored the resonances between past and present, seeking a sense of home in a world of losses. Now, as the horrors of the modern world crowd in on him, he meditates on the future his children will inherit. These are angry poems, tender poems, poems of hope, love, and despair.

Reviewing Kirchwey's last book in The New Criterion, William Logan wrote: "An elegy for an uncle, a World War II pilot killed in the Pacific, reminds us that we live only by the sacrifice of the dead, and therefore in their shadows. Shadows fall frequently over these poems, from lives corrupted, crippled, or destroyed," and in the concluding section of this new work, a prose memoir with poems that will appear in full in Parnassus, the poet revisits that dead uncle and the unhappy generations preceding his own. Seeking out family origins and family secrets, this section climaxes in a holy Hindu pilgrimage in honor of the dead and returns the poet, who in his search has circled the globe, to the family of the living and the circumscribed happiness of this world.

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Author: Karl Kirchwey Publisher: Putnam Adult Publishing Date: 2007 File Size: 176 KB Print Length: 140 pages Language: English ASIN: B000S1LFJQ Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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It is this "shockability" that informs Karl Kirchwey's new work. Through four collections, he has explored the resonances between past and present, seeking a sense of home in a world of losses. Now, as the horrors of the modern world crowd in on him, he meditates on the future his children will inherit. These are angry poems, tender poems, poems of hope, love, and despair.

Reviewing Kirchwey's last book in The New Criterion, William Logan wrote: "An elegy for an uncle, a World War II pilot killed in the Pacific, reminds us that we live only by the sacrifice of the dead, and therefore in their shadows. Shadows fall frequently over these poems, from lives corrupted, crippled, or destroyed," and in the concluding section of this new work, a prose memoir with poems that will appear in full in Parnassus, the poet revisits that dead uncle and the unhappy generations preceding his own. Seeking out family origins and family secrets, this section climaxes in a holy Hindu pilgrimage in honor of the dead and returns the poet, who in his search has circled the globe, to the family of the living and the circumscribed happiness of this world.

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The Happiness of This World [Hardcover]

The Happiness of This World [Hardcover]

The Happiness of This World [Hardcover]

Author: Karl Kirchwey Publisher: Putnam Adult Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007 Hardcover: 128 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0399153659 ISBN-13: 978-0399153655 Format: Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces Buy at Amazon

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It is this "shockability" that informs Karl Kirchwey's new work. Through four collections, he has explored the resonances between past and present, seeking a sense of home in a world of losses. Now, as the horrors of the modern world crowd in on him, he meditates on the future his children will inherit. These are angry poems, tender poems, poems of hope, love, and despair.

Reviewing Kirchwey's last book in The New Criterion, William Logan wrote: "An elegy for an uncle, a World War II pilot killed in the Pacific, reminds us that we live only by the sacrifice of the dead, and therefore in their shadows. Shadows fall frequently over these poems, from lives corrupted, crippled, or destroyed," and in the concluding section of this new work, a prose memoir with poems that will appear in full in Parnassus, the poet revisits that dead uncle and the unhappy generations preceding his own. Seeking out family origins and family secrets, this section climaxes in a holy Hindu pilgrimage in honor of the dead and returns the poet, who in his search has circled the globe, to the family of the living and the circumscribed happiness of this world.

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Author: Karl Kirchwey Publisher: Putnam Adult Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007 Hardcover: 128 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0399153659 ISBN-13: 978-0399153655 Format: Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces Buy at Amazon

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It is this "shockability" that informs Karl Kirchwey's new work. Through four collections, he has explored the resonances between past and present, seeking a sense of home in a world of losses. Now, as the horrors of the modern world crowd in on him, he meditates on the future his children will inherit. These are angry poems, tender poems, poems of hope, love, and despair.

Reviewing Kirchwey's last book in The New Criterion, William Logan wrote: "An elegy for an uncle, a World War II pilot killed in the Pacific, reminds us that we live only by the sacrifice of the dead, and therefore in their shadows. Shadows fall frequently over these poems, from lives corrupted, crippled, or destroyed," and in the concluding section of this new work, a prose memoir with poems that will appear in full in Parnassus, the poet revisits that dead uncle and the unhappy generations preceding his own. Seeking out family origins and family secrets, this section climaxes in a holy Hindu pilgrimage in honor of the dead and returns the poet, who in his search has circled the globe, to the family of the living and the circumscribed happiness of this world.

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A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People [Paperback]

A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People [Paperback]

A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People [Paperback]

Author: Zhou Daguan, Peter Harris (Translator) Publisher: Silkworm Books Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 184 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9749511247 ISBN-13: 978-9749511244 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.2 x 8 inches Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Only one person has given us a first-hand account of the civilization of Angkor. This is the Chinese envoy, Zhou Daguan, who visited Angkor in 1296-97 and wrote A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People after his return to China. To this day Zhou's description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, animals, landscapes, and everyday life remains a unique portrait of thirteenth-century Angkor at a time when its splendors were still intact. Very little is known about Zhou Daguan. He was born on or near the southeastern coast of China, and was probably a young man when he traveled to Cambodia by boat. After returning home he faded into obscurity, though he seems to have lived on for several decades. Much of the text of Zhou's book has been lost over the centuries, but what remains gives us a lively sense of Zhou the man as well as of Angkor. In this edition, Peter Harris translates Zhou Daguan's work directly from Chinese to English to be published for the first time. Earlier English versions depended on a French translation done over a century ago, and lost much of the feeling of the original as a result. This entirely new rendering, which draws on a range of available versions of the Zhou text, brings Zhou's many observations vividly and accurately back to life. An introduction and extensive notes help explain the text and put it in the context of the times. Peter Harris is senior fellow of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand in Victoria University of Wellington.

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Author: Zhou Daguan, Peter Harris (Translator) Publisher: Silkworm Books Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 184 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9749511247 ISBN-13: 978-9749511244 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.2 x 8 inches Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Only one person has given us a first-hand account of the civilization of Angkor. This is the Chinese envoy, Zhou Daguan, who visited Angkor in 1296-97 and wrote A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People after his return to China. To this day Zhou's description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, animals, landscapes, and everyday life remains a unique portrait of thirteenth-century Angkor at a time when its splendors were still intact. Very little is known about Zhou Daguan. He was born on or near the southeastern coast of China, and was probably a young man when he traveled to Cambodia by boat. After returning home he faded into obscurity, though he seems to have lived on for several decades. Much of the text of Zhou's book has been lost over the centuries, but what remains gives us a lively sense of Zhou the man as well as of Angkor. In this edition, Peter Harris translates Zhou Daguan's work directly from Chinese to English to be published for the first time. Earlier English versions depended on a French translation done over a century ago, and lost much of the feeling of the original as a result. This entirely new rendering, which draws on a range of available versions of the Zhou text, brings Zhou's many observations vividly and accurately back to life. An introduction and extensive notes help explain the text and put it in the context of the times. Peter Harris is senior fellow of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand in Victoria University of Wellington.

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Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador [Kindle Edition]

Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador [Kindle Edition]

Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador [Kindle Edition]

Author: Angelina Jolie Publisher: Pocket Books Publishing Date: 2007 File Size: 1006 KB Print Length: 256 pages Language: English ASIN: B001EM10IO Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Three years ago, award-winning actress Angelina Jolie took on a radically different role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Here are her memoirs from her journeys to Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Ecuador, where she lived and worked and gave her heart to those who suffer the world's most shattering violence and victimization. Here are her revelations of joy and warmth amid utter destitution...compelling snapshots of courageous and inspiring people for whom survival is their daily workand candid notes from a unique pilgrimage that completely changed the actress's worldview -- and the world within herself.

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Author: Angelina Jolie Publisher: Pocket Books Publishing Date: 2007 File Size: 1006 KB Print Length: 256 pages Language: English ASIN: B001EM10IO Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Three years ago, award-winning actress Angelina Jolie took on a radically different role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Here are her memoirs from her journeys to Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Ecuador, where she lived and worked and gave her heart to those who suffer the world's most shattering violence and victimization. Here are her revelations of joy and warmth amid utter destitution...compelling snapshots of courageous and inspiring people for whom survival is their daily workand candid notes from a unique pilgrimage that completely changed the actress's worldview -- and the world within herself.

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Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Hardcover]

Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Hardcover]

Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade [Hardcover]

Author: Rachel Louise Snyder
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007
Hardcover: 352 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393061809
ISBN-13: 978-0393061802
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Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches
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From Azerbaijan to New York City, a human-scale view of global trade.

In the business of making and selling clothes, “Made in” labels do precious little to convey the constellation of treaties, countries, and people at work in the assembly of a simple pair of jeans. In Fugitive Denim journalist Rachel Louise Snyder reports from the far reaches of this multi-billion-dollar industry in search of the real people who make your clothes. From a cotton picker in Azerbaijan to a Cambodian seamstress, a denim maker in Italy to a fashion designer in New York, Snyder captures the human, environmental, and political forces at work in a dizzyingly complex and often absurd world. In a disarming and humorous voice, she ponders questions of equity, sweatshops, and corporate social responsibility through narratives of individual people, making an often academic subject accessible and compelling. Neither polemic nor prescription, Fugitive Denim captures what it means to be at work in the world in the twenty-first century.

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Author: Rachel Louise Snyder
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007
Hardcover: 352 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393061809
ISBN-13: 978-0393061802
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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From Azerbaijan to New York City, a human-scale view of global trade.

In the business of making and selling clothes, “Made in” labels do precious little to convey the constellation of treaties, countries, and people at work in the assembly of a simple pair of jeans. In Fugitive Denim journalist Rachel Louise Snyder reports from the far reaches of this multi-billion-dollar industry in search of the real people who make your clothes. From a cotton picker in Azerbaijan to a Cambodian seamstress, a denim maker in Italy to a fashion designer in New York, Snyder captures the human, environmental, and political forces at work in a dizzyingly complex and often absurd world. In a disarming and humorous voice, she ponders questions of equity, sweatshops, and corporate social responsibility through narratives of individual people, making an often academic subject accessible and compelling. Neither polemic nor prescription, Fugitive Denim captures what it means to be at work in the world in the twenty-first century.

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The Indochina Chronicles: Travels in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam [Paperback]

The Indochina Chronicles: Travels in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam [Paperback]

The Indochina Chronicles: Travels in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam [Paperback]

Author: Phil Karber Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Reference Publishing Date: REP. Edition, 2007 (REP. = Reprint) Paperback: 336 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9812613919 ISBN-13: 978-9812613912 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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In this insightful travelogue, American war veteran Phil Karber takes you on a journey down the roads, rivers and rails of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. He writes insight fully about the political effect of the Vietnam War on the people and places, adding a whole new perspective on the region's history and culture. Accompanied by a friend, London artist Simon Redington, they follow the Mekong River from China to Saigon, to the infamous Tiger Cages on Con Son Island, and to the city sidewalks of Hanoi, where the author lived for five years. Along the way, the stories will capture your imagination and transport you to a beautiful region, undaunted by war and poverty. Indeed, this book brings to life the harsh realities of the region's history, culture, politics and people. Together with its unforgettable images of locals, veterans and expatriates, this transcends normal expectations of travel literature.

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Author: Phil Karber Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Reference Publishing Date: REP. Edition, 2007 (REP. = Reprint) Paperback: 336 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9812613919 ISBN-13: 978-9812613912 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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In this insightful travelogue, American war veteran Phil Karber takes you on a journey down the roads, rivers and rails of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. He writes insight fully about the political effect of the Vietnam War on the people and places, adding a whole new perspective on the region's history and culture. Accompanied by a friend, London artist Simon Redington, they follow the Mekong River from China to Saigon, to the infamous Tiger Cages on Con Son Island, and to the city sidewalks of Hanoi, where the author lived for five years. Along the way, the stories will capture your imagination and transport you to a beautiful region, undaunted by war and poverty. Indeed, this book brings to life the harsh realities of the region's history, culture, politics and people. Together with its unforgettable images of locals, veterans and expatriates, this transcends normal expectations of travel literature.

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Executive Report on Strategies in Cambodia [Paperback]

Executive Report on Strategies in Cambodia [Paperback]

Executive Report on Strategies in Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Philip M. Parker Publisher: ICON Group International, Inc Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 388 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0497356864 ISBN-13: 978-0497356866 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds Buy at Amazon

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This report provides a strategic profile of Cambodia. It does so by compiling published information that directly relates to latent demand and accessibility. The reader new to Cambodia can quickly understand where Cambodia fits into a firm’s strategic perspective. In what follows, Chapter 2 is a general evaluation of the accessibility of Cambodia, with particular focus on investment and business conditions. In Chapter 3, I report my findings on the real economic potential, or latent demand, represented by Cambodia when defined as an area of dominant influence. Chapter 3 is followed by trade indicators for key industries, categories, and products in Cambodia.

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Author: Philip M. Parker Publisher: ICON Group International, Inc Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 388 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0497356864 ISBN-13: 978-0497356866 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds Buy at Amazon

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This report provides a strategic profile of Cambodia. It does so by compiling published information that directly relates to latent demand and accessibility. The reader new to Cambodia can quickly understand where Cambodia fits into a firm’s strategic perspective. In what follows, Chapter 2 is a general evaluation of the accessibility of Cambodia, with particular focus on investment and business conditions. In Chapter 3, I report my findings on the real economic potential, or latent demand, represented by Cambodia when defined as an area of dominant influence. Chapter 3 is followed by trade indicators for key industries, categories, and products in Cambodia.

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Southeast Asian Food: Classic and Modern Dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam [Paperback]

Southeast Asian Food: Classic and Modern Dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam [Paperback]

Southeast Asian Food: Classic and Modern Dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam [Paperback]

Author: Rosemary Brissenden Publisher: Periplus Editions Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 584 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0794604889 ISBN-13: 978-0794604882 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 1.6 inches Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The diversity of cooking styles and the delicious range of fresh ingredients are just two of the reasons for the allure of Southeast Asian cooking. With a selection of recipes showing the varieties and unique properties of each cuisine, from tangy Thai salads, satisfying Vietnamese soups, aromatic Indonesian curries and exquisite Malaysian sambals, Southeast Asian Food is the authoritative book on the subject.

With the help of the author's clear and easy-to-follow instructions and her knowledge of the local foods, you'll be able to recreate these delightful, fragrant dishes in your own kitchen. As Brissenden says, "With the world full of same-tasting, instant approaches to Southeast Asian food through packets and jars, this book aims to serve as a guide to cooks who wish to enjoy its true freshness and variety by cooking it for themselves. If it also conveys a sense of a rich and diverse set of culinary traditions I shall be more than happy."

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Author: Rosemary Brissenden Publisher: Periplus Editions Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 584 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0794604889 ISBN-13: 978-0794604882 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 1.6 inches Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The diversity of cooking styles and the delicious range of fresh ingredients are just two of the reasons for the allure of Southeast Asian cooking. With a selection of recipes showing the varieties and unique properties of each cuisine, from tangy Thai salads, satisfying Vietnamese soups, aromatic Indonesian curries and exquisite Malaysian sambals, Southeast Asian Food is the authoritative book on the subject.

With the help of the author's clear and easy-to-follow instructions and her knowledge of the local foods, you'll be able to recreate these delightful, fragrant dishes in your own kitchen. As Brissenden says, "With the world full of same-tasting, instant approaches to Southeast Asian food through packets and jars, this book aims to serve as a guide to cooks who wish to enjoy its true freshness and variety by cooking it for themselves. If it also conveys a sense of a rich and diverse set of culinary traditions I shall be more than happy."

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Grave Imports [Paperback]

Grave Imports [Paperback]

Grave Imports [Paperback]

Author: Eric Stone Publisher: Bleak House Books Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 328 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1932557474 ISBN-13: 978-1932557473 Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition Series: Ray Sharp Mystery Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces Buy at Amazon

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A routine investigation into a Chinese art supplies company unearths a smuggling ring. The trail leads through a warehouse filled with looted antiquities in the boomtown of Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong; to the lair of a vicious ex-South Vietnamese general now living in Thailand; and finally to the murderous Khmer Rouge in the ancient temples and more recent killing fields of Cambodia. Based on the sordid facts of the illegal trade in stolen Cambodian art, GRAVE IMPORTS is a hotpot of high adventure in exotic locales, fascinating characters, high commerce, terrible crime and one mixed-up, reluctant hero trying to shed light into some of the darkest corners of Asia.

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Author: Eric Stone Publisher: Bleak House Books Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 328 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1932557474 ISBN-13: 978-1932557473 Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition Series: Ray Sharp Mystery Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces Buy at Amazon

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A routine investigation into a Chinese art supplies company unearths a smuggling ring. The trail leads through a warehouse filled with looted antiquities in the boomtown of Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong; to the lair of a vicious ex-South Vietnamese general now living in Thailand; and finally to the murderous Khmer Rouge in the ancient temples and more recent killing fields of Cambodia. Based on the sordid facts of the illegal trade in stolen Cambodian art, GRAVE IMPORTS is a hotpot of high adventure in exotic locales, fascinating characters, high commerce, terrible crime and one mixed-up, reluctant hero trying to shed light into some of the darkest corners of Asia.

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Grave Imports [Hardcover]

Grave Imports [Hardcover]

Grave Imports [Hardcover]

Author: Eric Stone Publisher: Bleak House Books Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007 Hardcover: 328 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1932557466 ISBN-13: 978-1932557466 Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition Series: The Ray Sharp Novels Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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A routine investigation into a Chinese art supplies company unearths a smuggling ring. The trail leads through a warehouse filled with looted antiquities in the boomtown of Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong; to the lair of a vicious ex-South Vietnamese general now living in Thailand; and finally to the murderous Khmer Rouge in the ancient temples and more recent killing fields of Cambodia. Based on the sordid facts of the illegal trade in stolen Cambodian art, GRAVE IMPORTS is a hotpot of high adventure in exotic locales, fascinating characters, high commerce, terrible crime and one mixed-up, reluctant hero trying to shed light into some of the darkest corners of Asia.

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Author: Eric Stone Publisher: Bleak House Books Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007 Hardcover: 328 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1932557466 ISBN-13: 978-1932557466 Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition Series: The Ray Sharp Novels Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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A routine investigation into a Chinese art supplies company unearths a smuggling ring. The trail leads through a warehouse filled with looted antiquities in the boomtown of Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong; to the lair of a vicious ex-South Vietnamese general now living in Thailand; and finally to the murderous Khmer Rouge in the ancient temples and more recent killing fields of Cambodia. Based on the sordid facts of the illegal trade in stolen Cambodian art, GRAVE IMPORTS is a hotpot of high adventure in exotic locales, fascinating characters, high commerce, terrible crime and one mixed-up, reluctant hero trying to shed light into some of the darkest corners of Asia.

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Laos and Cambodia in Pictures [Paperback]

Laos and Cambodia in Pictures [Paperback]

Laos and Cambodia in Pictures [Paperback]

Author: Fouad G. Bechwati Publisher: AuthorHouse Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 252 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1425986897 ISBN-13: 978-1425986896 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.6 x 11 inches Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The book is a photographic essay containing colour and black and white pictures, using both film and digital cameras, taken during my trip to southeast Asia in the summer of 2006, and portraying various aspects of life in present-day Laos and Cambodia.CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)Royalties from the sale of the book will go to C.C.P.P, an organisation in the beach town of Sihanoukville, south of Cambodia, that helps the children that would not normally afford to go to schools through an art program which allows them to pay for their education by selling their own paintings to the many visiting tourists of the beaches.CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)

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Author: Fouad G. Bechwati Publisher: AuthorHouse Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 252 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1425986897 ISBN-13: 978-1425986896 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.6 x 11 inches Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The book is a photographic essay containing colour and black and white pictures, using both film and digital cameras, taken during my trip to southeast Asia in the summer of 2006, and portraying various aspects of life in present-day Laos and Cambodia.CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)Royalties from the sale of the book will go to C.C.P.P, an organisation in the beach town of Sihanoukville, south of Cambodia, that helps the children that would not normally afford to go to schools through an art program which allows them to pay for their education by selling their own paintings to the many visiting tourists of the beaches.CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)

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Colons and Coolies: Development of Cambodia's Rubber Plantations [Paperback]

Colons and Coolies: Development of Cambodia's Rubber Plantations [Paperback]

Colons and Coolies: Development of Cambodia's Rubber Plantations [Paperback]

Author: Margaret Slocomb Publisher: White Lotus Co Ltd Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 180 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9744801018 ISBN-13: 978-9744801012 Format: Paperback Buy at Amazon

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Recounts the history of the development of Cambodia?s rubber industry during the 1920s and 1930s. Using archival material from the era of the French Protectorate, it examines how French capital combined with Khmer land and Tonkinese labour to transform the red lands of the eastern plateaus of Cambodia into vast plantations. The book argues that the model of capitalistic colonisation?rational, bureaucratic, profit-driven, and divorced from traditional agricultural practices?established by the French remains the model for indigenous colonisation by the ruling elite in Cambodia today for large scale agribusinesses involving logging, fishing, cash and export crops such as palm oil and cashews, and further rubber plantations.

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Author: Margaret Slocomb Publisher: White Lotus Co Ltd Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 180 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9744801018 ISBN-13: 978-9744801012 Format: Paperback Buy at Amazon

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Recounts the history of the development of Cambodia?s rubber industry during the 1920s and 1930s. Using archival material from the era of the French Protectorate, it examines how French capital combined with Khmer land and Tonkinese labour to transform the red lands of the eastern plateaus of Cambodia into vast plantations. The book argues that the model of capitalistic colonisation?rational, bureaucratic, profit-driven, and divorced from traditional agricultural practices?established by the French remains the model for indigenous colonisation by the ruling elite in Cambodia today for large scale agribusinesses involving logging, fishing, cash and export crops such as palm oil and cashews, and further rubber plantations.

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Sacred Angkor: The Carved Reliefs of Angkor Wat [Paperback]

Sacred Angkor: The Carved Reliefs of Angkor Wat [Paperback]

Sacred Angkor: The Carved Reliefs of Angkor Wat [Paperback]

Author: Vittorio Roveda, Jaroslav Poncar (Photographer) Publisher: River Books Press Dist A C Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 290 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9748225836 ISBN-13: 978-9748225838 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 7 x 10 inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The Khmer empire flourished for over 500 years. At its heart was Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, built during the reign of the Khmer king Suryavarman II, in the first half of the 12th century. The temple was dedicated to Vishnu, and its magnificent architecture mirrored in microcosm the entire Hindu universe.

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Author: Vittorio Roveda, Jaroslav Poncar (Photographer) Publisher: River Books Press Dist A C Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 290 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9748225836 ISBN-13: 978-9748225838 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 7 x 10 inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The Khmer empire flourished for over 500 years. At its heart was Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, built during the reign of the Khmer king Suryavarman II, in the first half of the 12th century. The temple was dedicated to Vishnu, and its magnificent architecture mirrored in microcosm the entire Hindu universe.

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Pro-Poor Tourism In The Greater Mekong Sub-Region [Paperback]

Pro-Poor Tourism In The Greater Mekong Sub-Region [Paperback]

Pro-Poor Tourism In The Greater Mekong Sub-Region [Paperback]

Author: CDRI Publisher: Cambodia Development Resource Institute Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 255 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9995052180 ISBN-13: 978-9995052188 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: ... Shipping Weight: ... Buy at Amazon

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Pro-Poor Tourism In The Greater Mekong Sub-Region

Author: CDRI Publisher: Cambodia Development Resource Institute Publishing Date: 2007 Paperback: 255 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9995052180 ISBN-13: 978-9995052188 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: ... Shipping Weight: ... Buy at Amazon

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Pro-Poor Tourism In The Greater Mekong Sub-Region

Our Neighbours Cambodia Vietnam and Laos Macmillan Library [Hardcover]

Our Neighbours Cambodia Vietnam and Laos Macmillan Library [Hardcover]

Our Neighbours Cambodia Vietnam and Laos Macmillan Library [Hardcover]

Author: Michael Pelusey, Jane Pelusey Publisher: Macmillan Education Australia Publishing Date: New Edition, 2007 Hardcover: 32 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1420261126 ISBN-13: 978-1420261127 Format: Hardcover Series: Our Neighbours - Macmillan Library Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Our Neighbours Cambodia Vietnam and Laos Macmillan Library

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Author: Michael Pelusey, Jane Pelusey Publisher: Macmillan Education Australia Publishing Date: New Edition, 2007 Hardcover: 32 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1420261126 ISBN-13: 978-1420261127 Format: Hardcover Series: Our Neighbours - Macmillan Library Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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A History of Cambodia [Paperback]

A History of Cambodia [Paperback]

A History of Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: David Chandler Publisher: Westview Press Publishing Date: 4th Edition, 2007 Paperback: 384 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0813343631 ISBN-13: 978-1578566969 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds Buy at Amazon

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In this clear and concise volume, author David Chandler provides a timely overview of Cambodia, a small but increasingly visible Southeast Asian nation. Praised by the Journal of Asian Studies as an “original contribution, superior to any other existing work,” this acclaimed text has now been completely revised and updated to include material examining the early history of Cambodia, whose famous Angkorean ruins now attract more than one million tourists each year, the death of Pol Pot, and the revolution and final collapse of the Khmer Rouge. The fourth edition reflects recent research by major scholars as well as Chandler’s long immersion in the subject and contains an entirely new section on the challenges facing Cambodia today, including an analysis of the current state of politics and sociology and the increasing pressures of globalization. This comprehensive overview of Cambodia will illuminate, for undergraduate students as well as general readers, the history and contemporary politics of a country long misunderstood.

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Author: David Chandler Publisher: Westview Press Publishing Date: 4th Edition, 2007 Paperback: 384 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0813343631 ISBN-13: 978-1578566969 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds Buy at Amazon

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In this clear and concise volume, author David Chandler provides a timely overview of Cambodia, a small but increasingly visible Southeast Asian nation. Praised by the Journal of Asian Studies as an “original contribution, superior to any other existing work,” this acclaimed text has now been completely revised and updated to include material examining the early history of Cambodia, whose famous Angkorean ruins now attract more than one million tourists each year, the death of Pol Pot, and the revolution and final collapse of the Khmer Rouge. The fourth edition reflects recent research by major scholars as well as Chandler’s long immersion in the subject and contains an entirely new section on the challenges facing Cambodia today, including an analysis of the current state of politics and sociology and the increasing pressures of globalization. This comprehensive overview of Cambodia will illuminate, for undergraduate students as well as general readers, the history and contemporary politics of a country long misunderstood.

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