‘The author is an Australian who covered the second Indochina War as a foreign correspondent. Insight into what really went on from an inside point of view.’ Jan Lander
A Dragon Apparent: Travels in Cambodia
Norman Lewis “This was a very interesting read… back to the times before commercialism took over these areas. Extremely readable and made me want to find out more” Jan Lander
Derailed in Uncle Ho’s Victory Garden – Tim Page
Tim Page Follows Page’s odyssey – 20 years after the liberation of Vietnam – through the land that dominated his life as a war photographer. His job used to be to record the horror, now he can tell of the country’s supreme beauty, and mourn the agony of the killing fields.
The Mekong
Milton Osborne The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers, and by far the largest in Southeast Asia. Empires have risen and fallen in the lands through which the Mekong flows and it has been linked to remarkable adventure and exploration as well as war and massacre. Now that Indochina is at peace, new [...]
Colloquial Cambodian
David Smyth A guide to contemporary Cambodian with easy-to-follow lessons. The book contains an English-Cambodian and Cambodian-English glossary.
The Magic of the Mekong
Julie Sarasin (Photographer) This is a 5000-kilometre photographic odyssey along one of the world’s greatest rivers, stretching from the plateau of Tibet to the South China Sea. The author shares with readers her experiences of the extremes of acommodation, weather and environment and the physical demands of travelling in the region. Two hundred and thirty [...]
Culture Shock! Vietnam
Claire Ellis A look at the customs, etiquette, culture and traditions of Vietnam for those visiting the country. A new title from the CULTURE SHOCK! series.
Red Lights and Green Lizards: a Cambodian adventure
Liz Anderson Having spent several months in Cambodia I wanted to read an up to date account of other peoples’ experiences in this fascinating country. I was most pleased to find this book: an account of a doctor couple’s two year period as volunteers with VSO in the early 90s. Most other literature on Cambodia [...]
River of Time
John Swain Between 1970 and 1975 Jon Swain, the English journalist portrayed in David Puttnam’s film, “The Killing Fields”, lived in the lands of the Mekong river. This is his account of those years, and the way in which the tumultuous events affected his perceptions of life and death as Europe never could. He also [...]
Three moons in Vietnam: A Haphazard Journey by Boat and Bicycle
Maria Coffey Having lived and worked in Vietnam, then travelled the length of the country I was drawn to this book to see if it reflected my own experiences. Maria Coffey and her husband did their travelling the hard way, by boat with locals and cycling up, and along, the hazardous highways. The text is [...]
The Sorrow of War
Bao Ninh This is the semi-autobiographical account of a soldier’s experiences. The hero of the story, Kien, is a captain. After 10 years of war and months as an MIA body-collector, Kien suffers a nervous breakdown in Hanoi as he tries to re-establish a relationship with his former sweetheart.
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Chuc Mung Nam Moi
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Ralph Lauren’s ‘Fall Collection’ lit by our lanterns
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Asian lanterns without waiting ages
- Hanging lanterns for GDC
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Hanging lanterns for Ruby and Bloom – no hanging around
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Last Supper – food to-die-for
- A large mandarin diamond lantern on its way to New York
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The world’s largest cave system discovered in Vietnam
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Indochine – Live in Hanoi
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