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Blame it on Bangkok
Sex, Lies & Alibis
Tippawan is suspicious when her ex-fiancé starts being nice. She’s about to find out why.
Joe Copeland races to save his son from drugs, and discovers more than he ever wanted to know.
Young Troy learns an painful truth about his father after his mother dies.
Kamra’s life has not been an easy one. Hear a Thai lady's story in her own poignant words.
See Hanoi through the eyes of a fiction writer.
Tad’s brother is dead in Thailand. He goes there to find out why. He should have stayed home.... And Other Musings
Author : Gump, J.F.
ISBN : 9786162221378
Category : Books on Thailand
Pages : 176
Bar Girl
Siswan started life as a simple village girl but an alcoholic father and a needing mother would change her life forever. She must seek out the help of the foreign men who visit her country - but first she has to learn their ways.
From the first chapter to the last Bar Girl tells a harrowing tale of life in Asia where the only thing that matters is money, where love and respect have to be bought rather than earned, and where women always come second.
From the first chapter to the last Bar Girl tells a harrowing tale of life in Asia where the only thing that matters is money, where love and respect have to be bought rather than earned, and where women always come second.
World War 2 Operation Barbarosa
OPERATION BARBAROSSA: One hundred and ten German Divisions smashed across the Russian Border in June of 1941, destroying and encircling every Russian Army in its path. The poorly led and equipped Russians fell back into the vast recesses of the Russian Steppe, biding their time until the newly erected factories East of the Ural Mountains began to produce and then out produce the German ability to
Friday, 15 March 2013
The Red Line - Free eBook
For sixteen years the red line has sliced through the heart of Nora's city. The young doctor grew up knowing that the virtual line cut Beirut into a Christian east side and a Muslim west side. She takes it for granted that no one on either side in this civil war can cross the red line, the boundary of tradition, morality, and even identity. Then the Muslim patient appears in the psychiatric ward who convinces her to do the unthinkable. Nora's passion for this man draws her into enemy territory where she has to weave words around friends, relatives, and even a powerful and dangerous family. She's caught up in a swirl of deceit and disillusion that takes her across the globe in her mad search for happiness, but she carries with her a cherished photograph of Beirut's ruins. Nora can't let go of the people and places from her secret past, and the past can't let go of her either. In fact, it's coming for revenge. Nora is the grown-up child of war, and her story—which is based on a real one—is the story of Beirut itself, a city divided, a city driven to self-destruction in a frenzy of passion, a city that got addicted to the bitter taste war left on its tongue.
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By R.M. Reef
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Feb. 25, 2013
Words: 91,754 (approximate)
Language: English
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Breath of Africa
Thirty years of Kenya's recent history unfold through the lives of Caroline, a privileged woman from the highlands, and Charles Ondiek, a farm labourer with dreams of an Oxford education. Charles’s love for Teresa, daughter of a hated farmer, leads to a drama of terror fuelled by Mau Mau oath administrator, Mwangi. Against the backdrop of Kenya’s beautiful desert, the curse is finally broken.
Thursday, 14 March 2013
The Front of Beyond
‘The Front of Beyond’ is a collection of travellers’ tales from East Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
In the late 1980s and the 1990s I was working as a lecturer. The only perk of this eighty hour a week job was ten weeks holiday a year. So two or three times a year I would leave the office and take a bus to the airport. Usually travelling with hand luggage only I would hop on a plane to somewhere interesting, cheap and a long, long way from the nearest student of quantity surveying.
I wandered around China, trying to nip across international borders in militarised zones. I stuck my nose into parts of rural Burma where the authorities didn’t really want foreigners to go. I delved into parts of Kurdistan. I had a look at parts of the Sahara, apparently being chased by the army. I hitched and bussed across borders in East Africa.
I would sit on a painfully slow, rickety bus in the baking tropical sun for weeks at a time. I spent the time sweating profusely, wondering where I would sleep that night and not thinking at all about lectures, paperwork and meetings. Oh, the interminable bloody meetings.
In the middle of the decade I upped sticks and buggered off, without pay, to sit on a slow bus for a year. But for most of the nineties, I spent a month at a time, hitch-hiking to the front of beyond. I always aspired to get to the back of beyond, of course. But there’s only so much you can do in a month. I really didn’t have the constitution for facing down hitherto undiscovered tribes of angry Amazonians, wielding blowpipes.
War of the Currents
HE TURNED NIGHT into day with the invention of alternating current which is still the standard today; he was the father of over one hundred patents, his genius was overshadowed by malefic individuals who called him a quintessential mad scientist; he was ripped off by Thomas Edison for fifty thousand dollars, and the FBI had a large dossier of him which later disappeared. In 1943 he was found dead.
My Dawn
Some of us have that special person we are connected to long before we arrive in this world. Some of us have that special person we are connected to long after everyone else has forgotten them. This story is about such a person, my Dawn. The one I will always miss seeing standing on our porch and waiting for me to come back to Sarajevo, to come back home.
My Dawn by Snjezana Marinkovic. $4.99 from Smashwords.com
Always Watching - Free eBook - Just Published
(Book five in the Eriksson Series) After two months on the outside of law enforcement, Helen's frustration and boredom allows her to be easily lured into a new investigation - the abduction of Danny Datello's newborn daughter.
With Johnny Orion away in the capital, working a very secretive case for the governor, Helen's anger grows irrationally when she discovers that Johnny is linked to the prime suspect in the infant abduction, that her case might be far more than one missing infant. Her fears are confirmed by the appearance of a dead child on the shores of Darkwater's bay.
Is Datello involved in human trafficking on top of everything else? As Helen and Devlin Mackenzie race to find the answers, neither one of them realizes the danger to both of them lies much closer than anyone imagines. And when everyone else believes the case is closed, Helen finally begins to understand what Jerry Lowe meant when he warned her that it was only the beginning, because for her, the biggest mystery is now fully exposed.
By LS Sygnet
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: March 12, 2013
Words: 102,526 (approximate)
Language: American English
ISBN: 9781301304219
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With Johnny Orion away in the capital, working a very secretive case for the governor, Helen's anger grows irrationally when she discovers that Johnny is linked to the prime suspect in the infant abduction, that her case might be far more than one missing infant. Her fears are confirmed by the appearance of a dead child on the shores of Darkwater's bay.
Is Datello involved in human trafficking on top of everything else? As Helen and Devlin Mackenzie race to find the answers, neither one of them realizes the danger to both of them lies much closer than anyone imagines. And when everyone else believes the case is closed, Helen finally begins to understand what Jerry Lowe meant when he warned her that it was only the beginning, because for her, the biggest mystery is now fully exposed.
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: March 12, 2013
Words: 102,526 (approximate)
Language: American English
ISBN: 9781301304219
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The Sad Refrain
The Sad Refrain by JH Gordon. $1.99 from Smashwords.com
Being a hermit in the rugged mountains of Northern California for years will change you; it is a lonely life. Every sound heightens your senses. You know someone is tracking you. Every human is a threat. Suddenly friendship changes everything. Adjustment is difficult, problems seem insurmountable; and a job in the city is out of the question.
Tigers and Tamangs: How not to do a Nepalese adventure travel reconnaissance
Mark Horrell sets off on an adventure travel reconnaissance with his friends who own a Nepalese trekking agency. On a desperate crusade to see a tiger in Bardia National Park they experience a bizarre set of escapades involving the Nepalese Army, a tame rhino and a surreal rafting trip. After visiting the birthplace of Buddha they are then terrorised by leeches on a monsoon trek.
Everyone Said I Should Write A Book
Pirates, parrots, hurricanes and...Himalayas! The travels and adventures of a sailor and explorer. From the San Blas islands of Panama to the mountains of Kashmir and the deserts of Afghanistan, follow Cap'n Jon's true life adventures as he encounters pirates at sea, near death in the Himalayas and fierce tribesmen near Kabul. A fun, easy read which appeals to men and women of all ages...
Everyone Said I Should Write A Book by Jonathan White. $2.99 from Smashwords.com
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
The Tomb of Chewang Nima: An expedition to climb Baruntse in Eastern Nepal
One of the pros of climbing in Nepal is that it's possible to have great experiences just trekking to the foot of a mountain, before even starting to climb it. But it had been an unlucky year in the Himalayas for many climbers, and Mark Horrell arrived to climb Baruntse just days after it had claimed the life of one of the greatest of all Sherpas.
Some decisions are easy to make, others much harder. Mark Horrell had just failed on his third attempt to climb an 8000 metre peak, Cho Oyu in Tibet, and had returned to Nepal for the consolation of climbing Baruntse, an impressive ridge of a mountain south of Everest.
Leaving Cho Oyu without trying for the summit had been easy. There had been so many avalanches and so many climbers caught up in them, that it was remarkable no one had been killed. By contrast Baruntse turned out to be one of those "shall we, shan't we" summit attempts.
One of the great things about climbing in Nepal is that it's possible to have fantastic experiences just trekking to the foot of a mountain, before even starting to climb it. Accompanied by his regular Himalayan climbing buddy Mark Dickson, he certainly had that, but he also got rather wet and miserable in weather conditions his friend described as some of the wettest he'd come across. Then they arrived on Baruntse just days after it had claimed the life of one of the greatest of all Sherpas.
It had been an unlucky year in the Himalayas both for the author and for many others, and although it hadn't been an auspicious beginning, would he be rewarded with a successful climb at last?
The Tomb of Chewang Nima is Mark Horrell's travel diary from his expedition, and will appeal to anyone with an interest in trekking and climbing in the Himalayas, or with an interest in mountain literature in general. It includes many photographs from the expedition.
The Next Best Seller? Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg examines why women’s progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, commonsense solutions that can empower women to achieve their full potential.
Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook and is ranked on Fortune’s list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. In 2010, she gave an electrifying TEDTalk in which she described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which became a phenomenon and has been viewed more than two million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto.
In Lean In, Sandberg digs deeper into these issues, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to cut through the layers of ambiguity and bias surrounding the lives and choices of working women. She recounts her own decisions, mistakes, and daily struggles to make the right choices for herself, her career, and her family. She provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career, urging women to set boundaries and to abandon the myth of “having it all.” She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women in the workplace and at home.
Written with both humor and wisdom, Sandberg’s book is an inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth. Lean In is destined to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can
Scamp
Scamp walked across the bridge. He didn’t understand where he was going, but he did it. There was an old black and white dog waiting. He assumed it must be waiting for him. There was no one else around. He felt alone and in need of a friend. He walked up to the stranger, but he did look familiar. He needed to introduce himself. He wanted to explain to someone.
You look friendly. Do you mind me talking to you? I’m new here. Were you waiting for me? Let me introduce myself, and tell you my short story. I’m Scamp, a Shih Tzu. I was born in Thailand and remember little of my early life.
The stranger just laid there, his head resting on his outstretched paws. He knew the newcomer needed to talk. There was time for everything. He remembered when he crossed the bridge.
Scamp sensed he should carry on.
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Journey to Angkor
Journey to Angkor
On the voyage to Singapore, Piero meets a mysterious Siamese gentleman who, when they meet again in Bangkok, arranges for the Italian to meet Plai, a young Siamese man who will become Piero's guide, interpreter, and more. As the two young men explore Siam and Cambodia, they encounter stinky fruits, stingy kings, lascivious princes, and the wonders of Angkor, an ancient city unknown to Europeans of the time
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Ryan McDonnell & Tim Harding fought thru Vietnam together, with Harding saving McDonnell's life. This was just one reason they developed a life long friendship. Twenty years later, McDonnell, now a Homicide Commander, learns that his friend has been murdered. He flies to Wyoming, to catch the killer & bring him to justice. What he finds is a wall of silence, built by men determined to stop him.
Two sisters take different roads in their work for the French Resistance during World War II. Claire is an active guerrilla fighter while Monique seduces German officers to learn military secrets from bedroom pillows. Love enters in for both as battles rage in their family over the morality of killing vs. sex while, unknown to them all, D-Day rapidly approaches.
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Snowshoes and Shipton: Climbing Muztag Ata in the Chinese Pamirs
The great mountain explorer Eric Shipton failed to reach the summit of Muztag Ata, vomited from exhaustion on the way down and arrived back with frostbite. Undeterred by Shipton's failure, Mark Horrell thought he'd have a go at the mountain himself. Despite its gentle appearance, it reaches an impressive height of 7546m, higher than he'd ever climbed before. This is the diary of his adventure.
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