Bangkok Haunts

Author: John Burdett
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0307266958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Sonchai Jitpleecheep, the devout Buddhist Royal Thai Police detective who led us through the best sellers Bangkok 8 and Bangkok Tattoo, returns in this blistering novel.Sonchai has seen virtually everything on his beat in Bangkok's District 8, but nothing like the snuff film he's just been sent anonymously. Furiously fast-paced and laced through with an erotic ghost story that gives a new dark twist to the life of our hero, Bangkok Haunts more than lives up to the smart and darkly funny originality of its predecessors.

The Rotarian: Bangkok 2012 convention preview

Author:
Publisher: Rotary International
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description

Insight Guides Explore Bangkok (Travel Guide eBook)

Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 183905218X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Insight Guides Explore Bangkok Travel made easy. Ask local experts. Focused travel guide featuring the very best routes and itineraries. Discover the best of Bangkok with this unique travel guide, packed full of insider information and stunning images. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see, top attractions like the Grand Palace, Temple of the Emerald Buddha and Wat Arun Ratchavararam, to discovering cultural gems, including the towering spires and stupas at Wat Pho, the blissful waterfall at Erawan National Park or the sky high flavours in Silom, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will save you time, and help you plan and enhance your visit to Thailand. Features of this travel guide to Bangkok: - 18 walks and tours: detailed itineraries feature all the best places to visit, including where to eat and drink along the way - Local highlights: discover the area's top attractions and unique sights, and be inspired by stunning imagery - Historical and cultural insights: immerse yourself in Thailand's rich history and culture, and learn all about its people, art and traditions - Insider recommendations: discover the best hotels, restaurants and nightlife using our comprehensive listings - Practical full-colour maps: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy - Key tips and essential information: packed full of important travel information, from transport and tipping to etiquette and hours of operation - Covers: Rattanakosin; Wat Arun and Wat Pho; Thonburi; The Old City; Dusit; Chinatown; Pathumwan; Silom; Banglamphu; Chatuchak; Nonthaburi and Ko Kret; West of Bangkok; Kanchanaburi; Samut Prakan; Ayutthaya; Phetchaburi; Hua Hin; Pattaya Looking for a comprehensive guide to Thailand? Check out Insight Guides Thailand for a detailed and entertaining look at all the country has to offer. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Insight Guides City Guide Bangkok (Travel Guide eBook)

Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1786717255
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 437

Book Description
Cosmopolitan Bangkok blends evocative street markets with glitzy modern malls, Buddhist philosophy with animism, and traditional reserve with lashings of fun. Inside Insight City Guide Bangkok:A fully-overhauled edition by our resident expert author.Stunning photography that brings this effervescent city and its people to life.Highlights of the city's top attractions, from the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (containing Thailand's most revered religious artefact) to the backpacker hub of Khao San Road and the frenzy of Chatuchak Market, the world's largest flea market.Descriptive area-by-area accounts cover the whole city from the royal city of Rattanakosin and its myriad shiny temples to the cluttered markets of Chinatown, and further afield to the white-sand beaches of the Eastern seaboard and the faded grandeur of Ayutthaya.A comprehensive Travel Tips section includes all the practical information you will need for your trip, including getting around the city and budgeting for your trip.Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

The Bangkok Asset

Author: John Burdett
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307272680
Category : Bangkok (Thailand)
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
In his latest case, Sonchai is paired with young, female inspector Krom. Like him, she's an outsider on the police force, but she is socially savyy and a technological prodigy. In the midst of a typhoon they witness a deadly demonstration of super-human strength from a man who is seemingly controlled by a CIA operative. Could the Americans really have figured out a way to create some sort of super-soldier who is both physically and psychologically enhanced? Are they testing it, or him, on Thai soil? And why is everyone, from the Bangkok police to the international community, so eager to turn a blind eye? The case takes Sonchai to a hidden Cambodian jungle compound for ageing American vets where he discovers exactly how far a government will go to protect its very worst secrets both past and present.

Historical Dictionary of Thailand

Author: Gerald W. Fry
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 081087525X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 712

Book Description
Throughout its history, Thailand has shown remarkable resiliency, adaptability, and creativity in responding to serious threats and crises, and this since much earlier times when it was known as Siam. This book, while focusing on the modern period, does reach back to ancient kingdoms but also shows the impressive rise to a modern democracy, although still endowed with a king, and even more impressively, an economic “tiger.” Moreover, it has become a prime tourist destination and is thus known to vast numbers of foreigners as a sort of “instant Asia.” The Historical Dictionary of Thailand, now in its third edition, covers this amazing story in various ways. First, the chronology traces the most significant events from year to year. The introduction then provides a good overview of the land and people, the history and traditions, and where it now seems to be heading. The dictionary, which by now has hundreds of detailed and cross-referenced entries, looks more closely at important persons, places, institutions and events as well as more generally its politics, economy, society, culture and religion. So this is an excellent reference work not only for scholars but many others who have visited the country and were fascinated by it.

Thailand: Deadly Destination

Author: John Stapleton
Publisher: A Sense Of Place Publishing
ISBN: 099254873X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
The daily robbing, bashing, drugging, extortion and murder of foreign tourists on Thai soil, along with numerous scandals involving unsafe facilities and well established scams, has led to frequent predictions that Thailand's multi-billion dollar tourist industry will self-destruct. Instead tourist numbers more than doubled in the decade to 2014. The world might not have come to the hometowns of the many visitors fascinated by Thailand, but it certainly came to the Land of Smiles. While the Thai media is heavily censored, and bad news stories about tourists suppressed, nonetheless there is more than enough evidence to demonstrate that something has gone seriously awry with the nation's tourist industry. In 2014, just as in the years preceding it, there were train, bus, ferry, speedboat, motorbike and car accidents, murders, knifings, unexplained deaths, numerous suicides, diving accidents, robberies gone wrong, anonymous bodies washing up on the shores and a string of alcohol and drug related incidents. Thailand had a dying king and serious succession problems, weak democratic institutions, an economy slipping into recession, faced issues of corruption across many of its key services and was host to international crime syndicates, awash with despised foreigners and drifting perilously towards civil war. Tourists choose one destination over another for a number of reasons, most of which Thailand scores highly on. But on the core issue of tourist safety, Thailand scores very badly indeed.

Insight Guides Thailand (Travel Guide eBook)

Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1786715856
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 797

Book Description
For many, Thailand remains the quintessential Southeast Asian destination - exotic and exciting but accessible, whether you want to soak up Bangkok's bright lights or the sun on a tropical island. Be inspired by the new edition of Insight Guide Thailand, a comprehensive full-colour guide to the 'land of smiles'. Inside Insight Guide Thailand: A thoroughly updated new edition by our expert Thailand author. Stunning, specially-commissioned photography brings this beautiful country and its people to life. Highlights of the country's top attractions, including diving off Krabi and the Unesco World Heritage site at Ayutthaya. Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover the whole country from frenetic Bangkok and laid-back Chiang Mai to the country's stunning beaches and islands, including Phuket and Ko Phangan. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

Insight Guides Thailands Beaches and Islands (Travel Guide eBook)

Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 178671096X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 452

Book Description
Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey. An in-depth book, now with free app and eBook. Thailand's fabled beaches and islands continue to lure travellers of all types, from honeymooners and families to hedonistic backpackers. Visitors can experience a true Asian metropolis with a stopover in Bangkok before exploring their chosen beaches or islands, all of which have distinct personalities and offer a range of activities from snorkelling and diving to exploring local culture at temples and markets. This brand new edition of Insight Guide Thailand's Beaches and Islands will guide you to the best destination, whatever your interests. Over 240 pages of insider knowledge from local experts In-depth on history and culture, from Buddhist beliefs and temples to Southern Thai cuisine Enjoy special features on local festivals and Thailand's underwater landscape Includes innovative extras that are unique in the market - all Insight Guides to countries and regions come with a free eBook and app that's regularly updated with new hotel, bar, restaurant, shop and local event listings Invaluable maps, travel tips and practical information ensure effortless planning Inspirational colour photography throughout Inventive design makes for an engaging reading experience About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

A Personal History of Thirst

Author: John Burdett
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 1101973064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 381

Book Description
From former British barrister John Burdett comes a psychosexual novel in the tradition of Damage and Presumed Innocent. At the heart of A Personal History of Thirst is an ill-fated love triangle where all hunger for something and are willing to risk everything to get it, blurring th eboundaries between right and wrong and love and hate to do so. Thirst tells a gripping tale of murder,r evenge, infidelity, ambition, and deception that keeps shocking until the stunning courtroom climax. Ambitious London lawyer James Knight, a propserous solciitor, has denied his lower-class background and carefully molded his publci image in order to climb the social and professional ladder of the British legal system. He will soon "take silk"—become a Queen's counsel barrister, the highest rank a alwyer can obtain. More than decade earlier, however, James had lived on the fringe of acceptable society and rigid British ethics during his years at university, experimenting with sex and drugs in a passionate love affair with a stunning and brilliant American named Daisy Smith. James's life takes an unexpected turn early in his career when he meets a client—an accused thief named Oliver Thirst—for a drink and a chat in a pub. Although they could not be more different, James is drawn to Thirst's high intelligence and wit. Soon their illicit friendship develops into a dark and erotic ménage á trois with Daisy at the center. Now, eleven years later, one is dead and two are suspected of murder. The murder investigation at the center of this impossible-to-put-down novel uncovers the bizarre love story between the barrister, the American, and the thief. And, in the end, A Personal History of Thirst answers the question: What happens when genuine love becomes mixed with perverse obsession?