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PublisherTravelers' Tales/Solas House, Inc.
ISBN-101885211759
ISBN-139781885211750
eBay Product ID (ePID)1977976
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleTravelers' Tales Thailand : True Stories
Number of Pages488 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicEssays & Travelogues, Asia / Southeast
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel
AuthorLarry Habegger
Book SeriesTravelers' Tales Guides
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-050812
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal959.3
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisWinner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkok's riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any traveler's hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward. "The breadth and color of the collective portrait [the contributors] provide of Thailand is remarkable." -- Los Angeles Times, Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkok's riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any traveler's hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward. "The breadth and color of the collective portrait [the contributors] provide of Thailand is remarkable." - Los Angeles Times, Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkok s riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any traveler s hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward. The breadth and color of the collective portrait the contributors] provide of Thailand is remarkable. Los Angeles Times"
LC Classification NumberDS566.2.T73 2002
