Tainted Glass - New From Smashwords

Tainted Glass by Don Topley. $2.99 from Smashwords.com
When Robert Mills teaches English in Bangkok, he comes to understand some of the realities behind its famous night life as love and loss take him on a journey into the culture of Thailand itself. Life in an almost medieval community of rural Thailand intertwines with work, revolution and death on the streets of the city as Mills comes to achieve his new place in the world.

The Wild Grass And Other Stories

The Wild Grass And Other Stories

Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author

By Davin Malasarn
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Published: May 21, 2011 
Words: 27,343 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458026484


Davin Malasarn's short stories and flash fiction have earned multiple awards, including two Pushcart Prize nominations and the PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellowship. The pieces collected here represent Malasarn's most emotional and personal work over the last ten years. Readers will be transported around the world and into the depths of the human heart. 

In the opening story,"The Burning Girl," a young boy, Ben, is forced to participate in a Buddhist ritual while his mother is away. Ben doesn't understand what's going on, but he trusts his father and aunt to take care of him. As the evening progresses, Ben realizes that he has done something wrong. His family wants to change him, and he sees no alternative but to comply.

The title story, "The Wild Grass," describes an old woman's investigation into the afterlife following her husband's death. She wonders if a python that visits the house is an angel, and she wonders when her own turn to die will come.

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Pattaya, Patpong on Steroids

Nonfiction » Travel » By region » Asia » Thailand

By Duncan Stearn
Published by Proglen
Rating: Not yet rated. 
Published: March 05, 2011 
Words: 71,165 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780987090225

Short description

Pattaya, Patpong on Steroids quickly became an English language best seller in Thailand when first published in 2002. The author not only brought a journalist's expertise to, but also an insiders knowledge of, the Pattaya nightlife bar scene. His chapter on the Australian 60 Minutes TV program's dishonesty in dealing with the issue of prostitution in Pattaya is particularly eye opening. 

Extended description

When Pattaya, Patpong on Steroids first hit the bookshelves in Thailand in March 2002 it quickly became one of the most popular English-language tomes in the country.

In his review of the book, written for the Pattaya Trader (April 2002), the late Scott Miller wrote, 'Many have come before and many will come after, but Duncan shoots from the hip and he is more than a confident shooter. His stories demonstrate his knowledge of the ways of Pattaya and Thailand. Each account into the lives of the bargirls offers depth beyond the tale. Each person has a face and a name and a past, present and maybe, an unexpected future.

Most intriguing is the chapter entitled 'The Ugly Australians'. An attempt at character assassination it explains an errant 60 Minutes television presentation in Australia. Anyone who has ever been misquoted or misled will immediately recognise these proceedings. Duncan sets the slates straight.'


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9 Gold Bullets

9 Gold Bullets

Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled

By Christopher G. Moore
Published byHeavenLakePress
Rating: Not yet rated. 
Published: Jan. 04, 2011 
Words: 102,962 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458177575

Description

A priceless collection of 9 gold bullet coins issued during the Reign of Rama V has gone missing along with a Thai coin collector. Local police find a link between the missing Thai coins and Calvino's childhood friend, Josh Stein, who happens to be in Bangkok on an errand for his new Russian client. 


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Tales From A Tiny Thai Table - Free from Smashwords

Tales From A Tiny Thai Table

Fiction » Literature » Coming of age
Fiction » Literature » Literary

By Matthew Turner
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Published: Sep. 26, 2012 
Words: 8,884 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301302369



The night before the morning after. Can this small Thai restaurant be the setting to a monumental moment in four peoples lives?

Each person has their own story and an entire life ahead of them. But is something about to happen that will change their lives forever? These four young twenty-something’s aren’t aware, but their futures hang in the balance. 

Tales From A Tiny Thai Table is a short prequel to Beyond Parallel, the debut novel from Matthew Turner. It’s here where Bella and Clark begin their adventure. The following 5,000-words redefines everything.

This coming-of-age tale is where it all begins. A single what if moment occurs, and with it, two worlds collide. Can a tiny Thai table be the key to two young futures? Will you spot the innocent what if moment? 

An Apostate: Nawin of Thais

An Apostate: Nawin of Thais

Fiction » Literature » Literary

By Steven Sills
Rating: Not yet rated. 
Published: April 04, 2012 
Words: 118,609 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476230641

Description

This literary novel deals with a wealthy, self-established Thai man suffering a mid-life crisis and rejecting the life he has known to pursue a train trip to Laos and anonymity 


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Thailand's Sickest

Thailand's Sickest

Fiction » Graphic novels & comics » Crime & mystery
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General

By Mike Fook
Published by MF Books
Rating: Not yet rated. 
Published: Nov. 12, 2009 
Words: 125,535 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452492148

Description

Thailand's Sickest is a twisted tale of degenerate expats set in Patong Beach, Thailand at the time of the Boxing Day Tsunami. Justin, a psychologist on extended vacation, finds a dead German on the beach during the cleanup. Inside his bag is evidence of having committed the sickest of crimes. Never before has a fiction book, set in Thailand, been written about this subject. 

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Thailand Travel Tales

Have you been to Thailand? Are you planning to go to Thailand? Then Thailand Travel Tales is a great book to get you ready for your first or 15th trip. Thailand Travel Tales is jam packed with solid information that you need to know as well as great stories about Thai culture, Language and humorous stories about learning your way in Thailand. 

By Timothy Bull
Rating: Not yet rated. 
Published: Aug. 01, 2011 
Words: 60,741 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465754028

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The Wisdom of Beer

The annual Cobra Gold joint military operation arrives in Pattaya dumping thousands of US naval and marine personnel on the city. Russian Mafia and local Chinese-Thai gangsters decide this is a good time to rob a warehouse filled with war weapons. Duvel, a retired American, a caretaker for his aged Thai stepmother, also looks over the well-being of foreign expats as a member of the Pattaya Foreign Volunteer Police.

The Wisdom of Beer

Curfew - Free Short Story from Smashwords

Curfew

Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General

By Paul Salvette
Rating: 
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Published: July 26, 2011 
Words: 2,064 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466090309

Short description

To most Thai citizens, the collapse of law and order in Bangkok following an attempted coup is horrifying. However, for a gang of teenagers in the On Nut neighborhood, the urban chaos provides an opportunity for looting, mayhem, and violence. Join the gang as they ruthlessly terrorize the deserted streets. Even though the city has over ten million people, they may find some familiar faces. 

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Farang 2
Farang; the Sequel is the long-awaited follow-up to Farang, which became an instant bestseller upon its release in Thailand.Iain Corness fell in love with Thailand in his youth and moved there permanently in 1997.

Farang 2

Farang

Dr Iain Corness fell in love with Thailand on a holiday in 1975, and finally managed to move there permanently in 1997. As a settled farang, or foreigner, he enjoys a unique perspective on Thai life and all its eccentricities; looking in from the outside while also getting to see the things most foreigners dont.His stories and anecdotes are full of the joys of life, and celebrate this exotic and exciting land in all its glory with painfully funny observations


Farang

Banging Bangkok

When Shane Aelis is kicked out of college following a drunken, mostly nude stroll through campus in search of his dorm mate, his father decides it's time to "straighten" him out.? And so he naively loads his son onto a plane bound for the best or worst place an emerging homosexual could go, placing Shane in the care of a family friend he doesn't know half as well as he thinks he does.For Shane, his first night in Thailand is far more than he bargained for.

Arabelle's Shadows

Everything in Arabelle's life is coming together. She has confidence, great friends, she's even dating Naak, a wealthy Thai socialite. But there are too many models in Bangkok. Arabelle's broke, she can't find an agent in New York, and Naak isn't as wonderful as he first appears. Slowly the Shadows creep back into Arabelle's mind, bringing with them thoughts of hopelessness and despair.

Amusing Thailand: A Survivor's Guide to Pattaya

Forget 'Incredible India'. Forget 'Malaysia, truly Asia'. Welcome to 'Amusing Thailand.' Whether you are newly retired, looking for an exotic holiday or scouring the country for a mate, this book is invaluable. Set mainly in and about, Sin City, otherwise known as Pattaya, the sixty-two chapters deal with a variety of situations which could seriously embarrass an innocent in Thailand.

A Year Wasted

Steve Aldman and his friend Mike have just graduated from college and board a plane to Thailand. They plan to teach English for one year at a university in Bangkok. Steve is a strong, austere young man who believes he can only depend on himself. Thailand is about to be the shock of his life.From the moment he lands, Steve feels conflicted. Can he apply his well-honed defenses in Thailand? Even with this struggle towards maturity, Steve's deep and humorous narrative carries the reader throughout

Moving to Thailand - Your 2nd Life Begins!

Moving to Thailand - Your 2nd Life Begins! Moving to Thailand can be an easy and fun transition with the help of this book. After you move to Thailand you'll notice some things: 1. You're not stressed out over all the fear-mongering from the evening news, newspapers, and talk radio in your home country. 2. You don't give a second thought to getting a ticket as you drive. 3. You're eating healthier food than maybe you ever have.

A Freshwater Fisherman In Thailand

A Freshwater Fisherman In Thailand Stand outside a palm-shaded wooden hut in a Thai fishing park, and do battle with a colossal Mekong Giant Catfish. See an exotic Featherback pulled from a muddy canal by a rural Thai angler in a quiet, backwater town. Share a few beers and a magnificent catch of Rohu with a few new friends, and experience a fishing competition with an angry Thai bar-girl. Catch your first double-figure Carp sitting by the banks of a cliff-lined lake near the border of Thailand and Cambodia, or cast a lure from a deserted tributary close to the Bridge over the River Kwai, with only the birds and mosquitoes for company. Whatever your fishing preference, this country undoubtedly has it. This book will take you on an exciting journey through the diverse variety of freshwater fisheries in Thailand, and show you how to catch the incredible fish that swim in them. Peter Jaggs provides a humorous and panoramic portrait of the species, tackle, baits and waters; as well as some of the characters that the reader will encounter during his angling adventures in Thailand - the Disneyland of freshwater fishing. 'An informative and long-overdue guide to freshwater fishing in Thailand.'JEAN-FRANCOIS HELIAS, FISHING ADVENTURES THAILAND 'Especially useful as an ebook; the unknown species you catch in Thailand can be targeted and identified right by the water's edge on your mobile phone or ebook reader.'ROB HOGG, ENGLISH COARSE FISHERMAN

Bangkok Breaks

Author : Ord, John
 ISBN : 978616-2220579
 Category : Books on Asia
 Pages : 274
 Price: $4.99 
   

Description

Andy Wright is in Thailand to have some fun. Nothing too dirty- he's got no time for the sex-bar scene- but maybe a couple of drinks, some clubbing and, who knows, a girl or two if he's lucky.
It's all good, at first, but soon he's agreed to try to find a missing person, there are more girls than he can manage and he thinks he's being followed by some kind of weird apparition. He wanted some fun but, Andy begins to realise, he might have bitten off more than he can chew.                                                        

Bangkok Breaks ISBN : 978616-2220579 Category : Books on Asia Pages : 274 Price from : 4.99 US$ (ebook)

Isan Son-in-law

Author : Whiting, Lawrence
 ISBN : 978616-2220739
 Category : Buddhism, Meditation & Culture
 Pages : 175
 Price: $4.99    

Description

Isan Son-in-Law is a memoir of the author’s developing relationship with his father-in-law and with his family which has its roots in a small town in Isan, where the cultures of Thailand and Laos mix. We get to know some of the people and places he came to know and love in Thailand and how he and his wife and their two children began to establish a life there and later in Laos, before eventually moving to England.
Isan Son-in-Law combines self-deprecating humour, cultural insight and colourful characters such as Mr Joonchit, the benevolent con-man, and Mac, the U.S. master-sergeant. This is no cultural tourism: this book is an invitation into an Isan family and its home.
The book gives a very detailed account of not only the lives of an Isan family, but also Isan ceremonies and rituals.



          

Isan Son-in-Law ISBN : 978616-2220739 Category : Buddhism, Meditation & Culture Pages : 175 Price from : 4.99 US$ (ebook)