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A Modern Liberation Odyssey: Autobiography of Tibetan Buddhist Nomad Lama

March 22, 2015

The life history of a re-incarnated Tibetan Buddhist lama as he progresses from a humble beginning in a totalitarian society to a state of difficult yet full engagement with the Buddhadharma. Sale Price:$12.16 1938223594
The Other Hong Kong Report 1998

March 22, 2015

Published annually since 1989, “The Other Hong Kong Report” is a review of the various aspects of development in Hong Kong in the past year by scholars and experts, who are not government officials, and is intended to offer an alternative view to that portrayed in government publications. Sale Price:$5.99 9622018297
Patpong Sisters: An American Woman’s View of the Bangkok Sex World

March 22, 2015

An insider’s account based on three years of research discusses the near-epidemic proportions of prostitution in Asia, noting that eighty percent of Thailand’s prostitutes are HIV positive and pinpointing its sources to political corruption and parental dysfunction. BOMC. Sale Price:$5.94 1559702818
Taiwan Film Directors: A Treasure Island (Film and Culture Series)

March 22, 2015

Focusing on the work of four contemporary filmmakers–Ang Lee, Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Tsai Ming-liang–the authors explore how these filmmakers broke from tradition, creating a cinema that is both personal and insistent on examining Taiwan’s complex history. Featuring stills, anecdotes, and close readings of films, the authors consider the influence of Hong Kong and […]
God’s Arbiters: Americans and the Philippines, 1898 – 1902 (Imagining the Americas)

March 22, 2015

When the U.S. liberated the Philippines from Spanish rule in 1898, the exploit was hailed at home as a great moral victory, an instance of Uncle Sam freeing an oppressed country from colonial tyranny. The next move, however, was hotly contested: should the U.S. annex the archipelago? The disputants did agree on one point: that […]
The Buddhas of Bamiyan (Wonders of the World)

March 22, 2015

For 1,400 years, two colossal figures of the Buddha overlooked the fertile Bamiyan Valley on the Silk Road in Afghanistan. Witness to a melting pot of passing monks, merchants, and armies, the Buddhas embodied the intersection of East and West, and their destruction by the Taliban in 2001 provoked international outrage. Llewelyn Morgan excavates the […]
Distinguished Service: Lydia Chapin Kirk, Partner in Diplomacy, 1896-1984 (Adst-Dacor Diplomats and Diplomacy)

March 22, 2015

When her husband is offered the assignment of U.S. Naval attache in London in 1939, Lydia Chapin Kirk packs up her family and embarks on a lifelong journey, one in which she becomes a firsthand witness to the extraordinary world events of her time. Kirk’s historical memoir offers a fascinating portrait of a remarkable life, […]
The Buddha in the Jungle

March 22, 2015

In The Buddha in the Jungle, real-life stories about 19th and early 20th century Buddhist monks in Thailand are ingeniously intermingled with experiences recorded by their Western contemporaries. Stories tell of giant snakes, bandits, boatmen, midwives, and guardian spirits and collectively portray a Buddhist culture in all its imaginative and geographical concreteness. By juxtaposing these […]
The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader

March 22, 2015

Decorated US Navy SEAL lieutenant Jason Redman served his country courageously and with distinction in Colombia, Peru, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where he commanded mobility and assault forces. He conducted over forty capture/kill missions with his men in Iraq, locating more than 120 al-Qaida insurgents. But his journey was not without supreme challenges—both emotional and physical. […]
Lost among the Affghans: Being the Adventures of John Campbell, (otherwise Feringhee Bacha), amongst the Wild Tribes of Central Asia

March 22, 2015

Edited by Hubert Oswald Fry. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1862 edition by Smith, Elder & Co., London. Sale Price:$12.20 1402188447

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