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Artistic Souvenir Fridge Magnets
The Collection of Sightseeing Place Magnets in the World with Their Similar Scenery Photos
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017 (Edition 2.0)
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Do you have any souvenirs from your trip?
I think that many people keep their memories of their trip through photographs.
Why don’t you start collecting “Souvenir...
by Jessica Wong
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Read This Guide To Chinese Art, Chinese Calligraphy, Calligraphy Tattoos, Chinese Characters, Chinese Paintings, Chinese Art antiques and More!
A Tokyo Romance
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
A classic memoir of self-invention in a strange land: Ian Buruma's unflinching account of his amazing journey into the heart of Tokyo's underground culture as a young man in the 1970's
When Ian Buruma arrived in Tokyo in 1975, Japan was little more than an idea in his mind, a fantasy of a distant...
First They Killed My Father
A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Repackaged in a new tie-in edition to coincide with the Netflix film produced and directed by Angelina Jolie, a moving story of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her triumphant spirit as she survived the Cambodian genocide under Pol Pot’s brutal regime.
Until...
Genghis Khan
His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
A definitive and sweeping account of the life and times of the world's greatest conqueror--Genghis Khan--and the rise of the Mongol empire in the 13th century
Combining fast-paced accounts of battles with rich cultural background and the latest scholarship, Frank McLynn brings vividly to life...
American Guerrilla
The Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann—the Man Who Escaped from Bataan, Raised a Filipino Army against the Japanese, and Became the True “Father” of Army Special Forces
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
A main selection of the Military Book Club and a selection of the History Book Club
With his parting words, “I shall return,” General Douglas MacArthur sealed the fate of the last American forces on Bataan. Yet one young Army Captain named Russell Volckmann refused to surrender. He disappeared...
Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters
An Eccentric Englishwoman and Her Lost Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
THE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF SYLVIA BROOKE, THE LAST WHITE RULER OF THE JUNGLE KINGDOM OF BORNEO
Sylvia Brooke was one of the more exotic and outrageous figures of the twentieth century. Otherwise known as the Ranee of Sarawak, she was the wife of Sir Vyner Brooke, the last White Rajah, whose...
Resolve
From the Jungles of WW II Bataan,The Epic Story of a Soldier, a Flag, and a Prom ise Kept
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
**On April 9, 1942, thousands of U.S. soldiers surrendered as the Philippines island of Luzon fell to the Japanese. But a few hundred Americans placed their faith in their own hands and headed for the jungles.
One of them was twenty-three-year-old Clay Conner Jr., who had never even camped...
Genghis Khan and the Quest for God
How the World's Greatest Conqueror Gave Us Religious Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
A landmark biography by the New York Times bestselling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World that reveals how Genghis harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known.
Throughout history the world's greatest conquerors have made their mark...
Radio Shangri-La
What I Discovered on my Accidental Journey to the Happiest Kingdom on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2011
Lisa Napoli was in the grip of a crisis, dissatisfied with her life and her work as a radio journalist. When a chance encounter with a handsome stranger presented her with an opportunity to move halfway around the world, Lisa left behind cosmopolitan Los Angeles for a new adventure in the ancient...
Bangkok Days
A Sojourn in the Capital of Pleasure
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
A PASSIONATE, AFFECTIONATE RECORD OF ADVENTURES AND MISADVENTURES IN THE WORLD'S HOTTEST METROPOLIS
Tourists come to Bangkok for many reasons—a sex change operation, a night with two prostitutes dressed as nuns, a stay in a luxury hotel. Lawrence Osborne comes for the cheap dentistry. Broke...
Singapore Dream and Other Adventures
Travel Writings from an Asian Journey
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
Hermann Hesse's voyage to the East Indies, recorded in journal entries and other writings translated into English for the first time, describes the experiences that influenced his greatest works.
“I knew but few of the trees and animals that I saw around me by name, I was unable to read the...
by Lawrence Winkler
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
Somewhere beyond the Salish Sea lived the Stout Men who did the Megin River, and Tibet, and the Amazon. There was Tictac and Poldy, Cliffy and Madame, Captain and Gung, and Papa Smurf, who would die someday, but not yet. These are the stories of where they rushed headlong, towards adventure and suffering, and how it all took place.
The Lady and the Peacock
The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2013
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi—known to the world as an icon for democracy and nonviolent dissent in oppressed Burma, and to her followers as simply “The Lady”—has recently returned to international headlines. Now, this major new biography offers essential reading at a moment...