Set in 1970 during the Vietnam War, this semi-biographical story was compiled from the journal of Ben R. Games, PhD. He flew for the 1st Cavalry Division. He and his crew flew many missions and even received the Distinguished Flying Cross for their efforts. The story is told from the perspective of Chinook #037 while it flew for Company "B" stationed at Thai Firebase Bear Cat, Vietnam.
Thai Diamond Books gives you excepts from the Thai Diamond series of books set in Pattaya And Isaan. It also provides links to other great books on Thailand.
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Balls of Fire
Set in 1970 during the Vietnam War, this semi-biographical story was compiled from the journal of Ben R. Games, PhD. He flew for the 1st Cavalry Division. He and his crew flew many missions and even received the Distinguished Flying Cross for their efforts. The story is told from the perspective of Chinook #037 while it flew for Company "B" stationed at Thai Firebase Bear Cat, Vietnam.
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Rückblick unter Palmen - New eBooks in German from Bangkok Books
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| Rückblick unter Palmen ISBN : 9786162222054 Category : Books in German Pages : 127 Price from : 4.99 US$ (ebook) |
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.
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Flucht aus Manila - New Books in German from Bangkok Books
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| Flucht aus Manila ISBN : 9786162222061 Category : Books in German Pages : 143 Price from : 4.99 US$ (ebook) |
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.
Monday, 14 January 2013
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
Coming Soon - Robert Bell's New Book
Paul Swift retires and
plans a peaceful life in Thailand. No
pressure, no faces from the past, and no more snow. Then he has an encounter which takes him back
almost twenty years. A face that represented
unfinished business; a face that brings his time in Germany back to the fore; a
face that makes him reconsider retiring to Pattaya. Unfinished business, and not just for him.
What he needed was
closure.
As he digs deeper, he
finds his foes from Frankfurt are back up to their old tricks, and some new
ones. It’s time to stop them, finally
and forever. He calls on old and new
friends to help. In the end he’ll get
closure, but not the closure he was expecting.
To understand what
happens in Pattaya, you need to understand what happened in Germany almost
twenty years earlier.
Whilst the Pattaya
that Robert created in his earlier books may be familiar, Final Closure is about
retribution and revenge. It is not about
the Thai Diamonds, although some are there to offer advice.
It’s about closing things
now, which could not be closed in Germany.
Paul and his colleagues finally get the information which could have put
people to jail years earlier.
Now there is no chance
of that. They have to deal with it the
only way they can. In a fast paced conclusion
Paul gets a kind of closure he never thought he’d ever experience. He can finally feel all the stress of
Frankfurt was worth it.
Sunday, 13 January 2013
A Fraction of the Whole
Meet the Deans"The fact is, the whole of Australia despises my father more than any other man, just as they adore my uncle more than any other man. I might as well set the story straight about both of them . . ."Heroes or Criminals?Crackpots or Visionaries?Families or Enemies?". . . Anyway, you know how it is. Every family has a story like this one."Most of his life, Jasper Dean couldn't decide whether to pity, hate, love, or murder his certifiably paranoid father, Martin, a man who overanalyzed
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Facets of Thai Diamonds
The Thai Diamonds trilogy concludes in Facets of Thai Diamonds. We finally discover what happened in Bangkok when Rot went to work there aged sixteen. The first facet is a story of innocence lost. Mike’s family arrives for a Christmas that will lead to life changing events, particularly for Scott. But for some, their future is not with Diamonds. Some guys just seem to self destruct. Keng finally achieves his goal, and his spirit moves on, but not without drastic effects and a big cost to the fellowship.They face new challenges as Diamond Productions has a success on their hands and when Scott spends the summer working on college projects; it seems destined that they will have an even bigger success.Peter and Ivan reveal how their innocence was taken in Russia, and how they came to be living in Thailand.Robert reveals eight facets of Thai Diamonds in this concluding book as the Thais put their former lives behind them to take on the best that Pattaya has to offer.In the four and a half years since we first met the Diamonds, they have matured and grown in stature. Whether it was chance, or fate, that brought them together, what they created as a team was an unstoppable phenomenon. They knew what they liked. They knew what they wanted. They knew when action had to be taken. There are two ‘F’ words that aren’t in their vocabulary. ‘Fear’ and ‘Failure’.
| Facets of Thai Diamonds ISBN : 9786162221446 Category : Erotica & Adventure Pages : 326 Price from : 4.99 US$ (ebook) |
All In: From Refugee Camp to Poker Champ
In this intimate profile of an unlikely poker champion, the life story of Jerry Yang is laid out-from his difficult Hmong childhood to his success as a professional poker player. Born in the mountains of northern Laos, Jerry spent four and a half years in a Thai refugee camp after his family escaped the Communist forces. He endured horrific living conditions there and watched his family members die at gunpoint, but miraculously escaped and immigrate
Friday, 11 January 2013
Tika by Guy Lilburne - New And FREE From Bangkok Books
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| Tika ISBN : 9786162222047 Category : Thrillers Pages : 93 Price from : 0.00 US$ (ebook) |
Rough Diamonds On Kobo Books
Part One of 'Thai Diamonds'
Somrot Weangmakham is persuaded by his brother to go and work at Diamond Boys when it opened. He agreed on condition that he only did the shows. Surit told him that going with customers was not compulsory, but that he really needed some help to get the shows started. Somrot, ‘Rot’ as he was known, was not worried; he just did not want his brother to know. He knew the rough end of the trade, but that was a secret. ‘Rit’ could never be allowed to know what had happened in Bangkok. There is something about the Diamond guys, whether it is fresh faced Run, straight from the village, or Cap who had done his round of the bars and a bond would tie them. They endure all that Pattaya has to throw at them, including death and rape. They come through it all stronger, harder and more determined. Cap and Run use every tool at their disposal to save enough money to escape Pattaya and build a new future in Udon. Two Farangs, Michael Barnard and Geoffrey Shotton befriend the guys and help them along their way. Geoff supports Cap and Run in their battle to move north, whilst Mike befriends Rit and Rot. Even when Rot leaves for the army they remain close. One of their number dies and guides their futures from beyond the grave. Their guardian spirit will only rest once they have accepted their fates and built a future, but they have to work out his riddles. Rough Diamonds is set in Pattaya and Isaan. The story will continue in Diamond Fellowship


Rough Diamonds
Somrot Weangmakham is persuaded by his brother to go and work at Diamond Boys when it opened. He agreed on condition that he only did the shows. Surit told him that going with customers was not compulsory, but that he really needed some help to get the shows started. Somrot, ‘Rot’ as he was known, was not worried; he just did not want his brother to know. He knew the rough end of the trade, but that was a secret. ‘Rit’ could never be allowed to know what had happened in Bangkok. There is something about the Diamond guys, whether it is fresh faced Run, straight from the village, or Cap who had done his round of the bars and a bond would tie them. They endure all that Pattaya has to throw at them, including death and rape. They come through it all stronger, harder and more determined. Cap and Run use every tool at their disposal to save enough money to escape Pattaya and build a new future in Udon. Two Farangs, Michael Barnard and Geoffrey Shotton befriend the guys and help them along their way. Geoff supports Cap and Run in their battle to move north, whilst Mike befriends Rit and Rot. Even when Rot leaves for the army they remain close. One of their number dies and guides their futures from beyond the grave. Their guardian spirit will only rest once they have accepted their fates and built a future, but they have to work out his riddles. Rough Diamonds is set in Pattaya and Isaan. The story will continue in Diamond Fellowship
Rough Diamonds
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Diamond Fellowship - Part Two of 'Thai Diamonds'
The guys are back and on a mission. Keng completes his task of helping his friends find their futures and is finally free to move on. As friendships are renewed, the Diamonds set down a path that will see them change the face of Diamond Boys, and Pattaya. They gain revenge on some of those who crossed, exploited and abused them in their youth. To get there they have to work undercover for the police to expose a side of Thailand a lot of them were once part of, the side the Thailand where they lost their innocence. In many ways it was all for Keng, their soul mate, who started young and died at 20.Rot finally declares his feelings, ones that he has hidden from everyone but Mike and, together with Run, leads the Diamonds towards the bright future.The pivotal event in the Thai Diamonds books is Rit’s night at the Hilton. Whilst Rough Diamonds tells the story up to that night, Diamond Fellowship is a fast-paced account of the three months that follow it. If you have read Rough Diamonds, Diamond Fellowship follows their stories. If you have not then Rough Diamonds is there for you to delve into their past once you have read Diamond Fellowship.
Diamond Fellowship
My Thai Eye - Free eBook from Kobo
A wry look at Thai life by British ex-pat, Edwin Tipple. In his many extended visits to Thailand, he never ceases to be amazed by ordinary Thai people: the way they organise things - like the way they travel - their kindness and outlook on life. All, except one, of the twelve short tales in this book are amusing experiences you're unlikely find in any travel guide.
My Thai Eye
A Year In Chiang mai - New from Bangkok Books
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| A Year in Chiang Mai ISBN : 9786162222023 Category : Travel & Travelogue Pages : 176 Price from : 4.99 US$ (ebook) |
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Free eBooks
Don't forget Bangkok Books has 9 eBooks for free down load here. Titles include 'It's just sex, guys'; 'Bar Girl' and 'Rough Diamonds'
Monday, 7 January 2013
Watching the Thais - New From bangkok Books
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| Watching the Thais ISBN : 9786162222016 Category : Books on Thailand Pages : 230 Price from : 4.99 US$ (ebook) |
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