Search Results: Laos from Books of the World

Bangkok: Asia Books, 2003. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Near Fine. Inscribed by Author, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 296 pages.

Brett Dakin spent two years working in Laos and returned to the States a changed man. In Another Quiet American, he takes you through the corridors of power and the living rooms of the poor in Laos. You'll meet his boss, a wealthy general whose power and reputation scares his countrymen; a prince with connections to the French colonial past; an American pilot who left home for Indochina during the war and never returned; and, rich Lao twenty-somethings who have all the money they could want, but no happiness. Dakin provides a sympathetic yet irreverent glimpse into life in one of the world's few remaining communist nations, questioning the U.S.'s influence on the country and embarking on the soul-searching identity quest of an American abroad.

New York: Simon & Schuster, August 1995. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Very Good+ book in a Very Good+ jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight, ends bumped. Jacket clipped. Not from a library. 416 pages. Republished as Shooting at the Moon.
Between 1960 and 1973, the U.S. waged war in Laos under the auspices of the CIA. Undeclared and unreported, it cost thousands of lives and contributed to the climate of deception that poisoned U.S. policy in Southeast Asia. Journalist Warner relies heavily on interviews with former CIA operatives and other American participants to reconstruct an operation characterized by idealism on the ground and by cynicism and misunderstanding at higher levels. Significant early successes against the Pathet Lao and their North Vietnamese allies were wasted, according to Warner, as the U.S. sacrificed its clients for the sake of the expanding war in Vietnam. Once that conflict ended, the Laotians were left to their fate?an abandonment in cold blood that Warner considers… Read More

Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2002. Trade Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xv + 383 pages.
Contents: On the writing of Lao history / Martin Stuart-Fox -- Wen Dan and its neighbours, the Central Mekong Valley in the seventh and eighth centuries / Tatsuo Hoshino -- Evolution of the chronicle of Luang Prabang / Souneth Phothisane -- Early European impressions of the Lao / Mayoury Ngaosrivathana and Pheuiphanh Ngaosrivathana -- The universal history, an early European account of Lao / Meg O'Donovan -- The Kingdom of Laos / Universal History -- The Quy Hop archive, Vietnamese-Lao relations reflected in border-post documents dating from 1619 to 1880 / Tran Van Quy -- The Lao-Tay-son alliance, 1792 and 1793 / Kennon Breazeale -- Millenarian movements in Laos, 1895-1936 / Bernard Gay -- Laos mapped by treaty and decree, 1895-1907 / Kennon Breazeale.

Paris: Flammarion, September 1995. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition (no additional printings indicated). Near Fine. Interior is pristine. Spine is square, tight and uncreased. Covers are lightly rubbed with small chip to bottom corner. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Suitable for gifting. 358 pages.A comprehensive introduction to three thousand manifestations of the Buddha in Asia. With the aid of abundant illustrations, this volume distinguishes each holy figure, providing clear and concise explanations of the differing names and attributes by which they are known in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, South-East Asia, China and Japan. Profusely illustrated with photographs & line drawings.

New York: St. Martin's Press, November 1997. Mass Market Paperback. Second printing per number line. Very Good. Interior unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Seems unread. Light shelf wear to cover. Dust stains to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 235 pages. First published in hardcover in 1995 as Codename Mule by the Naval Institute Press.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota: Tessera Publishing, 1989. Trade Paperback. First Edition / First printing (stated). Near Fine. Gift inscription by author facing title page, otherwise interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light foxing to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. vi + 191 pages.

New York: Soho, August 2007. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Text unmarked. Spine straight and tight with slight crease to lower half. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. Very light reading wear to edges and corners. 248 pages.
Dr Siri Paiboun, reluctant national coroner of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos, is summoned to a remote location in the mountains of Huaphan Province, where for years the leaders of the current government had hidden out in caves, waiting to assume power. Now, as a major celebration of the new regime is scheduled to take place, an arm is found protruding from the concrete walk that was laid from the President's former cave hideout to his new house beneath the cliffs. Dr Siri is ordered to supervise the disinterment of the body attached to the arm, identify the corpse, and discover how he died.

New York: Soho, December 2004 - August 2010. Hardcover set. No box, just a nice set of hardcover First Editions of Colin Cotterill's first seven Dr. Siri Paiboun mysteries set in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. All books have full number lines. All books Near Fine. Interiors pristine. Spines straight and tight. Some corners and spine ends bumped. All jackets Near Fine (clean and bright with light rubbing). No library markings. No remainder marks. Not clipped. 1902 total pages. Heavy item: additional charges for expedited or international shipping.
The Coroner's Lunch (978-1-56947-376-4)Thirty-Three Teeth (978-1-56947-388-7)Disco For The Departed (978-1-56947-428-0)Anarchy and Old Dogs (978-1-56947-463-1)Curse of the Pogo Stick (978-1-56947-485-3)The Merry Misogynist (978-1-56947-556-0)Love Songs From A Shallow Grave (978-1-56947-627-7)

New York: Catholic Digest Book Club, 1962. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with silver lettering to spine. Near Fine book / no jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Corners and spines ends lightly bumped. No jacket. Not from a library. 160 + 275 pages, 16 pages of plates ; 22 cm.Dr. Tom Dooley's Great Books: 1) Dr. Tom Dooley, My Story, New and Revised Edition (abridgement of Deliver Us From Evil, The Edge of Tomorrow and The Night They Burned The Mountain), and 2) Before I Sleep...: The Last Days of Tom Dooley, edited with a foreword by James Monahan

New York: Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy, 1960. Hardcover. Tan cloth over boards with faded red lettering to spine. Water spotted red printers ink to top edge. Fair book missing jacket. A reading copy. Gift inscription to FFEP. Text unmarked. Spine cracked at hinges. Spine ends and corners bumped. Not from a library. 383 pages.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: no publisher listed. 1999. Paperback. Very Good. Interior unmarked. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Light wear to cover. 508 pages.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean with rubbing. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xvi + 253 pages.
This authoritative and wide-ranging history focuses on the period from the founding of modern Laos as a French colony to its independence, involvement in the war in Vietnam, the formation of the communist republic, and the present authoritarian government. The author shows how the nationalist struggle for independence and unity was subverted by foreign intervention, and how the country has now resumed its traditional role as a neutral state in Southeast Asia. This book provides essential background on modern Laos and the challenges it now faces.

Singapore: Times Editions, 1998. Oversized Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, very tight and uncreased. Light dust stains to edges. Light wear to top corner. Very light rubbing to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 168 pages.

New York: Soho, August 2016. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Red remainder dot to bottom edge. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket has scratches to rear panel, otherwise clean and bright. Not from a library. Not clipped.
Laos, 1979: Retired coroner Siri Paiboun and his wife, Madame Daeng, have never been able to turn away a misfit. As a result, they share their small Vientiane house with an assortment of homeless people, mendicants, and oddballs. One of these oddballs is Noo, a Buddhist monk, who rides out on his bicycle one day and never comes back, leaving only a cryptic note in the refrigerator: a plea to help a fellow monk escape across the Mekhong River to Thailand. Naturally, Siri can't turn down the adventure, and soon he and his friends find themselves running afoul of Lao secret service officers and famous spiritualists. Buddhism is a powerful influence on both morals and politics in Southeast Asia. In… Read More

Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1987. Trade Paperback. Revised Edition. Very Good+. Text unmarked. Spine creased but straight and tight. Light dust stains to top edge. Light rubbing and slight edge wear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 590 pages. Six historians trace the development of distinctive cultural, political, and social institutions in Southeast Asia.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, December 1994. Paperback. First Edition (stated). Near Fine. Unmarked. Light reading wear. Not from a library. 54 pages. English translation of Decree No. 24/PR of the President of the Republic, promulgating law no 002/NA of 14 March 1994, concerning labor.

RARE! Vientiane, Lao PDR: Institute for Cultural Research, October 11, 1999. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Near Fine. Light wear to back cover, otherwise As New. Not from a library. In Lao and English. 18 pages. 17 B&W illustrations.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao National Geographic Department, September 2000. Staple-bound paperback. Second Edition. Near Fine. No markings. Light shelf and reading wear. Not from a library. 24 pages. Color maps and English text. Scale 1:5,000,000.

Bangkok: TU-SIL-LRDP, Thammasat University, 1996. Paperback. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Reading and shelf wear to covers. Not from a library. viii + 95 pages. Published initially as a volume of the Thammasat University Journal of Language and Linguistics.

Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1989. Trade Paperback. Fifth printing, 1997.Very Good. Prior owner's name to FFEP. Text block pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light reading wear to corners. Not from a library. 209 pages.
An effective and concise self-study Lao language book. Lao for Beginners is for the person who is beginning to learn Lao. It is an incredibly useful introduction to spoken Lao for tourists, businesspeople or students. Lao for Beginners is primarily a workbook full of exercises to help beginners practice and acquire the ability to communicate with Lao people in spoken Lao. It is not a phrase book to scratch the surface of the Lao language. The book has been tested in classrooms and by individuals who have used it successfully to learn Lao. This beginning Lao text was designed for people who want to learn how to speak Lao fast. The book mainly teaches speaking Lao although there is a section which teaches reading Lao. The… Read More