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Al-Sabah: History and Genealogy of Kuwait’s Ruling Family, 1752-1986 (Middle East Cultures)

March 25, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$999.06 0863720811
25 Tropical Houses in Singapore and Malaysia

March 25, 2015

25 Tropical Houses in Singapore and Malaysia features the best houses and condominiums by a dynamic new generation of architects. Singapore’s houses create pleasure from the tropical climate. A new wave of highly distinctive architecture has seen Singapore recognized, for the first time, as one of the world’s most dynamic architectural centers. The most interesting […]
The Los Banos Prison Camp Raid – The Philippines 1945

March 25, 2015

On the southwest shore of Laguna de Bay in the Philippines stood the Los Banos Internment Camp. Held within were 2,147 starving POWs, surrounded by thousands of Japanese troops. As the desperate battle for Manila raged, only 130 Paratroopers could be spared for the rescue operation. Supported by Alamo Scouts, local guerrillas, and amphibious tractors, […]
Chronicle of Thailand

March 25, 2015

Chronicle of Thailand is the story of Thailand during the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Beginning on the day he was crowned, 9 June 1946, the book presents a vivid eyewitness account of Thailand?s development through the major news events of the last 64 years. Sale Price:$117.45 9814217123
Cambodia, Orphan Tourism and Me

March 25, 2015

This is the first book written from the viewpoint and experiences of an ‘orphanage tourist’. Framed by my time working at a HIV orphanage, I look at the dangers of the current fad of orphanage tourism and the creation of an orphan culture which is being supported by this orphanage tourism. Cambodia has never recovered […]
Mind and Life: Discussions with the Dalai Lama on the Nature of Reality (Columbia Series in Science and Religion)

March 25, 2015

For over a decade, a small group of scientists and philosophers—members of the Mind and Life Institute—have met regularly to explore the intersection between science and the spirit. At one of these meetings, the themes discussed were both fundamental and profound: can physics, chemistry, and biology explain the mystery of life? How do our philosophical […]
Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires: A New History of the Borderland

March 25, 2015

A startling history of modern Afghanistan: the story of a country caught in a vortex of terror. Veteran defense analyst and Afghanistan expert David Isby provides an insightful and meticulously researched look at the current situation in Afghanistan, her history, and what he believes must be done so that the US and NATO coalition can […]
Between Dreams and Realities: Some Milestones in Pakistan’s History

March 25, 2015

The political history of Pakistan is an illuminating record of the milestones and turning points that this nation has faced since its inception. In this comprehensive book, Sartaz Aziz explores the basic causes of the failure of democracy in Pakistan and proposes that only a genuine democratic dispensation — not military rule with a civilian […]
The Making of Terrorism in Pakistan: Historical and Social Roots of Extremism (Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies)

March 25, 2015

This book explains the origins and nature of terrorism in Pakistan and examines the social, political and economic factors that have contributed to the rise of political violence there. Since 9/11, the state of Pakistan has come to be regarded as the epicentre of terrorist activity committed in the name of Islam. The central argument […]
Last Man Out: Surviving the Burma-Thailand Death Railway: A Memoir

March 25, 2015

From June 1942 to October 1943, more than 100,000 Allied POWs who had been forced into slave labor by the Japanese died building the infamous Burma-Thailand Death Railway, an undertaking immortalized in the film “The Bridge on the River Kwai.” One of the few who survived was American Marine H. Robert Charles, who describes the […]

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