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No one can argue with the cliche that a dog is “Man’s Best Friend” from time immemorial. But has anyone ever look behind this airy statement and see what Man’s Best Friend is really like INSIDE of him? His thoughts, his perceptions of life and how he sees his relationship with us? This...

Spending money in Thailand is much easier than making it. DUKE, a mid-thirties bachelor, has learned this lesson the hard way. His business has failed, and the savings he’d built, while living a dual life as both a high school teacher and a professional gambler is gone. He is also feeling emotionally...

Sexual magic is one of the most powerful existing magic. With sexual, magic we are working with the energy of creation and powerful forces for humans.   A psychological event is orgasm. Sexual magic is the art of using orgasm. So we must understand that the greatest power we have...

After moving from the safety of middle class rural life in England, Alex and his family come to terms with living in Chiang Mai. It’s a little bit different. Well, to be honest with you, it’s about as different as having a nice quiet country walk and then deciding to see what it’s like to go...

Two essays on two visits to the Burmese Military dominated dazzling Naga Harvest Festival. Nagaland in Burma/Myanmar, the other two thirds are in India is off limits to everyone except for one time a year during the traditional Naga Harvest Festival. Through this festival though colorful, charming...

Out of Isolation is a study of culture and conflict of the six decades old conflict between India and Nagaland. Culture is the driving force and because it is strong, it enables to stand up against invasions. The first part of Out of Isolation is therefore dedicated to the intricacies of Naga Culture...

Some years ago an old tin trunk and its contents were given to the author of this book by an old lady approaching her ninetieth year. She was the only daughter of a guard who had been deployed to work in French Guiana (Devil’s Island) during the early days of the twentieth century. The rusting old...

A true story about the 'Bangkok Hilton' 2nd updated edition Debbie Singh's life fell apart when she received a letter from her brother out of the blue. He had been sentenced to 10 years in Klong Prem prison in Bangkok for attempting to cash false travellers cheques. The severity of the...

American security officer Nicholas Haden is facing the most important assignment of his career. He must protect his boss Renée Thomas on a journey from Nairobi, Kenya into the heart of Al-Shabaab territory in Somalia in order to open a controversial youth center designed to de-radicalize former Islamic...

Not even a three-hour motion picture could give an adequate impression of Thailand.  These seven stories are snapshots of a few phases of the kingdom.  An American expatriate seeks employment and love, but what he finds is not what he was looking for.  A Thai woman overcomes the habits that almost...

Chamberlain is a college town in the American Midwest.  Its population is 20,000 people when school is in session, 15,000 in August.  It has 20,000 stories.  Here are some of them.

Steven West first appeared in the book ‘The Flower Girl’. After spending some time back in England Steven decides to give Thailand a second chance. This time he trains as a Buddhist Monk and after he travels through Thailand he finds his assigned ‘Wat’. He calls it ‘The lost temple of Kanchanaburi’....

Second Lieutenant Stewart Bainbridge of 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards and Private Barry Brown of 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment meet for the first time in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham after they each suffered horrific injuries while serving their Queen and Country. The two men could...

Imagine a man who needs to be taught a thing or two. Imagine a man who thinks he knows what the game is all about. Imagine a man who has to make some life changing decisions. Imagine Robert Church! An English teacher who needs to be taught that Shakespeare isn’t the be all and end all when it comes...