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Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind by Carol Hollinger
 An American Housewife's Love Affair with Thailand Carol Hollinger was a housewife, mother and teacher, and Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind is her humorous, often hilarious account of her experience in all those roles during her stay in Thailand, where her husband was stationed in the US foreign service. A brilliant observer of customs, manners and cultural differences, she writes frankly and unsparingly of herself and her fellow Americans, and relates both the fun and frustration of communicating with the Thai people - without being coy or condescending. Although written over 30 years ago, Mai Pen Rai is as entertaining now as it was when first published, and remains equally as relevant - with its honest and lively anecdotes of this exotic country and its people, and the difficulties and delights foreigners have in adjusting to life in a completely new environment. |
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Inside Thai Society, Religion by Niels Mulder
Religion - Everyday Life - Change New Edition of this Classic Work Thailand is often called 'The Land of Smiles', a sobriquet which sounds at once pleasant and mysterious. At the same time that a smile may suggest good humour, it is one of the most enigmatic of expressions as well. A smile may be a sign of kindness, of forgiveness, or friendly inclinations; a smile may also be merely polite, a way to smooth interaction or a sign that one is willing to listen. A smile may indicate agreement, or self-confidence, but may also be a means to gently express one's opposition or doubt. A person on the defensive may smile, and one may smile when sad, or hurt, or even insulted. It has been said that the Thais have a smile for every emotion, and with so many nuances of smiling, the smile often hides more than it reveals. This book aims to look behind smiles and appearances in order to discover those regularities and expectations that pervade everyday life. To that purpose it identifies some of the basic ideas that give meaning and order to existence and make life in Thai society eminently reasonable. |
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Bangkok Angel - A True Story by Mike Smith and Robin Hayes
Bangkok Angel by Mike Smith and Robin Hayes "The lonely man's rough guide to Paradise, where East meets West, and how love can conquer everything. A great story, full of honesty and humour." - Peter Chester "Just when I thought life had dealt me a bum deal this book came along, picked me up, pointed me in the right direction and showed me that if you look far enough and never give in, there is someone out there for everyone. An open, honest heart warming story that I would recommend to anyone with a love of Thailand" - Gary Hill "It is a true record of all the highs and lows, elation and anxieties that can occur when you meet the “Love of your life” - especially when she is Thai. It is also a book that all farang males in Thailand will appreciate from first hand experience ..... The book is like Mike himself, humorous, self effacing and so truthful it hurts. Definitely a great read." The Pattaya Mail |
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Folk Arts and Folk Culture by Suthon Sukphisit
Folk Arts and Folk Culture: The Vanishing Face of Thailand by Suthon Sukphisit First published in the Bangkok Post's features section - The Outlook, this collection of features articles shed light into Thailand's intriguing yet fast disappearing folk arts and culture. It also reveals the difficult life of Thai artisans which often go unnoticed. The book is a footnote in Thailand's history of change. |
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Dos & Don'ts in Thailand by Kenny Yee and Catherine Gordon
It prevents embarrassment. It can deflect even a disaster. Many warnings have been proven right time and time again by the very incidents, particulary rapes, that need not have happened. These rip-offs, scams, injuries and deaths could have been avoided had the victims known what not to do. It's so sad , because it's not even difficult. This third edition is bold enough to include two new topics that were considered too crude to be included earlier: sex and massage, with all their loopholes and pitfalls. The chapter, Mainly for Women, has been extensively expanded for a few tourist girls have lost their lives since the first edition. |
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Wondering into Thai Culture by Mont Redmond
The Asian economic collapse that began in Thailand in July 1997 has prompted two prominent responses, utterly different and utterly predictable. One is that "the West knows best," but that the westernization has not gone far enough. Others insist that the wholesale consumption of foreign funds and value systems led to greed, blindness, and a breakdown in the moral balance and social control Asian societies thrive on. This book explores what these and many other issues mean from a Thai point of view. Newcomers and tourists will encounter nuggets of information and insight that may help make their stay more interesting and enjoyable. Others may benefit from explanations of Thai behavior and attitudes that constantly baffle them. People who have never come to Thailand might still want to know how it feels to have a wholly different outlook on life. |
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Working with the Thais by Henry Holmes
"A must for everyone who has business responsibility in Thailand. You will enjoy it after the first reading, but it will be your reference throughout your stay in the kingdom." Don Carkeek, Country Manager, Digital Equipment Corporation "Excellent reading material for businessmen, trainees, students and professionals working with the Thais, regardless of their nationalities. The book captures the very essence of the Thai value system and provides a relevant guide to successful, workable relationships with the Thais. Flops and cultural mistakes can be sealed off. Working with the Thais is a MUST READ for anyone planning to spend time in Thailand." Kazunori Somaya, Managing Director, Sony Thai. |
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Hello My Big Big Honey
Love letters to Bangkok bar girls and their revealing interviews. "Hello My Big Big Honey" is a never before told expose of the love lives of Bangkok's bar girls and the foreigners who rent them - confessed in their own words. A collection of love letters from all over the world, to ladies of the night working in bars on Bangkok's famous Patpong Road. Plus revealing, in depth interviews with the women who receive them. Why are some men obsessed with Thai prostitutes? Can money buy true love? How does romance blossom amid the harsh streets? Do bar girls marry their customers? This book delves behind the neon, glitz, hype and tragedy of Bangkok's red-lit nights and discovers a world of loneliness, desperation and sometimes love. |
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Erawan Shrine
Erawan Shrine & Brahma Worship in Thailand by T. C. Majupuria Anyone whose taxi driver has taken both hands of the wheel as he went through the road junction next to the Erawan Hotel to wai this famous shrine, will be interested in its' history. This books covers of the most sanctified Brahma shrine and the worship of several other Hindu deities in Thailand. |
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Touch the Dragon: A Thai Journal by Karen Connelly
Karen Connelly was seventeen years old when she left Canada for Denchai, a small farming and merchant community in northern Thailand. Touch the Dragon was her journal of a year's stay in Thailand and won the Governor General's Award in Canada. |
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