Author: John Pullinger
Publisher: Booksmango
ISBN: 1633233561
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Intrigue, Murder, Deception and Romance Steve Conway returns to Bangkok to run his company’s local operation and saves the life of a beautiful Thai girl during a shoot out on arrival at Bangkok airport. A romance develops but Conway is unaware her family is marked for death by a Romanian drug lord because of a crackdown by her father, a high-ranking policeman. Conway is drawn further into this dangerous web of intrigue when the drug lord becomes aware of his association with this family. He befriends a young Thai undercover cop who saves his life and tells him of a plot to assassinate the father at an award ceremony to be attended by the King of Thailand. Suddenly a pleasant sojourn in the Thai capital turns deadly as in true Conway style he once again confronts murderous foes, exotic women intent on his seduction including the outrageously flamboyant and sexy Lily Li, Thai female boxers and British skinheads looking for trouble, in this tale of murder, deception, intrigue and romance set in Bangkok, Thailand’s exotic island of Koh Samet and Manila.
Author: John Pullinger
Publisher: Booksmango
ISBN: 1633239314
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
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Death, Debauchery and Deception When the Australian based Down Under Corporation decides to expand its operation in Asia to Shanghai, it sends their ace trouble shooter Steve Conway to seek out a site. On arrival in Shanghai Conway meets the beautiful Selina Chan, who unknown to Conway is the right hand of Jao Min who controls the Shanghai underworld. Jao is being challenged for supremacy by another gangster Du Jing Ling who is determined to take over whatever the cost in human life…one of those lives being that of Steve Conway who finds himself caught in the middle of a savage gang war when Du believes he is aligned with Jao. Adding to his woes are several attempts on his life one of which, is from a business colleague of Selina and a deadly seduction from the sexy Wendy Han. Wild exotic women, Batman character impersonators, murderous locals and a host of other intriguing characters make up this tale ranging across Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia and China culminating in Conway facing his greatest danger yet.
Author: Mark Jones
Publisher: Booksmango
ISBN: 1633232964
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 219
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In this, the third instalment of “The LOS Diaries”, Mark Jones provides more experienced comment on the cultural nuances of a rapidly developing part of the world. Living the dream in South East Asia, the author once again mixes his own brand of laconic storytelling with humorous and insightful observations on the region. Expanding on his experiences in the area’s naughty nightlife scene, short travel diaries provide an interesting look at the remote and far flung reaches beyond the red light districts of downtown Bangkok, Pattaya and Singapore. The comforts of the tourist fleshpots are left far behind in sojourns to the mountainous regions of Northern Laos and the remote temple sites of Cambodia. These are the LOS Diaries.
Author: Hau Vum Ko
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Burma
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Author: Bua Boonmee
Publisher: Maverick House
ISBN: 1905379870
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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Miss Bangkok is a vivid, powerful and moving memoir of a life spent in prostitution in Thailand. Poor and uneducated, Bua Boonmee escaped an abusive marriage only to end up in the go-go bars of Patpong. There, in the notorious red-light district of Bangkok, she succumbed to prostitution in an effort to support her family. Bua’s story is one of resilience and courage in the face of abuse and poverty. Her confessions will make you laugh and cry, cringe and applaud. She will change your perception of prostitution forever.
Author: Antonio Rappa
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1315411326
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 303
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The making of modern Thailand is grounded in specific political institutions, Brahmanical tropes, and sacred Buddhist traditions stylized with Hindu rituals. Over and above these mysterious practices and ancient customs, modern Thailand is a product of the late Great Rama IX Bhumibol Adulyadej. Most Thai people have only known one King. Born in Europe and educated during World War II, Bhumibol was the son of a Harvard medical doctor who had a penchant for jazz music and fast cars. When he returned to Thailand in 1951 to assume his royal duties, he could hardly speak Thai but his French and German were remarkable. Bhumibol had inherited an impoverished country with nothing but a symbolic role as a figurehead monarch. He was surrounded by envious courtiers and royals from other families now sidelined by the rise of the Chakri. Scheming generals and authoritarian field marshals were emptying the Kingdom’s coffers. Using guile and wit, Bhumibol had turned the tide by 1973. He became the most powerful modern warlord in the history of the Kingdom. He survived attempted murder, crafty politicians, corrupt generals, sycophantic courtiers and impoverished masses. When he died on October 13 2016, Bhumibol was already the longest standing monarch in the world. King Bhumibol was deeply respected and well-liked by farang and locals alike. Despite his massive social and economic achievements many problems continue to plague the Kingdom. These are prostitution, human rights issues, pollution, corruption, cronyism in Chinese businesses, border conflicts with Cambodia, and the refugee problem. This book examines the role of Rama IX and the variegated set of problems that persist in life under the great white elephant and mango trees. Rappa draws from his primary research that includes interviews, surveys and first-hand observations of a remarkable kingdom and a uniquely remarkable king to reveal the internal security threats to democracy and civil society in the oldest Southeast Asian kingdom in late modernity.
Author: David M. Bethea
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400853303
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 406
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This critical biography of Vladislav Khodasevich (1886-1939), David M. Bethea introduces to the Western reader the life and art of a literary figure described by Vladimir Nabokov as the greatest Russian poet of the twentieth century. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author: Thailand. Legation. United States
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 1014
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Author: Augustus Schultze
Publisher: Bethlehem, Pa. : Moravian Publication Office
ISBN:
Category : Eskimo languages
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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Author: Phil Macdonald
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426214642
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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"Off-the-beaten-path excursions, insider tips, not-to-be-missed lists, authentic experiences"--Cover.
