Far East category: 759 books

Alternatively titled - "Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java,Singapore, Australia and China", published in London in 1846, was written by the author G.F. Davidson of Hull, England during a ship passage from Hong Kong to England. The book is a personal narrative of the...

Black Dragon River is a personal journey down one of Asia’s great rivers that reveals the region’s essential history and culture. The world’s ninth largest river, the Amur serves as a large part of the border between Russia and China. As a crossroads for the great empires of Asia, this area...

WARNING to British readers – This book has NOT been written by a celebrity and so may seem like total gaga. Join Rowley in his light hearted and self-deprecating antics as he works his way around SE Asia, building communication towers on and off the beaten track. In Borneo he heads up...

East of Home by Santha Rama Rau (108,000 words) In 1947, Santha Rama Rau went to Japan with her father, India’s ambassador to Tokyo. A year later, she went to China with friends, hitchhiked to remote provinces of the northwest, and traveled through Indo-China and Siam to Indonesia to...

In this, the third instalment of “The LOS Diaries”, Mark Jones provides more experienced comment on the cultural nuances of a rapidly developing part of the world. Living the dream in South East Asia, the author once again mixes his own brand of laconic storytelling with humorous and insightful...

Rachel Harriette Busk (1831—1907) was a British traveller and folklorist. She collected tales from Italy, Spain, Mongolia and elsewhere. Her collection included folklore, supernatural events, legends of saints, and humorous anecdotal material. The Mongolian folk tales collected in this...

Let’s board the plane and fly across continents to explore China, Mongolia, Japan and Hong Kong. This ebook presents valuable information that would add to your child’s knowledge of East Asia. Give your child information about the world and he/she would understand diversity better. Grab a copy today.

Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East written by an international writer Lafcadio Hearn. This book is one of many works by him. It has already Published in 1897. Now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form....

Welcome to this little guide on Taiwan. Taiwan is an island located in southeast China. Officially part of China, Taiwan still operates independently. Located at equal distance from Japan than from Southeast Asia and especially Vietnam, the country benefits from a semi-tropical climate, indeed the...

250 Thai Girls by Age 25, A True Story from South East Asia is a true-to-life adventure that can be relived from beginning to end. The story begins with the allure of travel and the need for new experiences. Sex, drugs, alcohol and debauchery are the name of the game, and the impetus behind this historic...

These letters were written by my grandfather Albert Edward Thornley-Jones. He was born in Cheshire in 1890 and at the age of 19 joined Alfred Holt & Co in Liverpool who ran the Blue Funnel Shipping Line. He went out to Singapore in March 1913 and started working for Mansfield & Co,...

Bonking Billy’s Thailand Diary (Part I) reached No.1 in Amazon’s bestseller list under the Asia category within a couple of days of its release, so there better be Part II out to the people who bought it as quickly as possible, so here it is. Bonking Billy Essex has been coming to Thailand for...

(Approx 40 Pages) Our illustrated travel guide features the very best information from an experienced traveler as well as other local resources. It's just what you need to help you to plan your trip in advance and to accompany you on-the-ground. Finding Internet access when traveling...

Always On the Way: Travel Stories of a Semi-Young Black Woman's Life Overseas While Trying to Maintain Her Sanity, recounts the trials and triumphs of a youngish Texan living, working, and traveling in the far east. In 2014, Stacy Thomas decided to fulfill one of her childhood dreams by moving to...