Description: On Easter Day, 1967, American business man and founder of the modern Thai silk industry, James H.W. Thompson disappeared in the jungle-clad Cameron Highlands, Central Malaysia. This book contains new material on Thompson's private life and his alleged role as a CIA agent.

Description: A beautiful and visually stunning book, it contains a collection of both ordinary and unusual objects, all of them designed and created with charm, taste and ingenuity, and all of immediate appeal to any home-maker or lover of the exotic.

Description: A photographic essay capturing Thailand's premier beach resorts: Phuket, Krabi, and the Island of Phang-nga Bay. Contains stunning photographs with illuminating captions and in-depth introduction to the resorts.

Description: The elephant has been an intricate part of Thailand long before the first written Thai inscriptions were composed. This book explores the various aspects of this relationship, from the richness of the elephant's contribution to Thai cultural life and lore to the very serious problems it now raises for conservationists and ordinary Thais alike

Description: The country that we now refer to as Thailand only achieved its present form in the 19th century. Before then for over 500 years there flourished the independent kingdom of Lanna, stretching north from Phitsanulok as far as Chiang Rai, as far east as pre sent-day Laos and as far west as Burma. Over these centuries the kingdom developed a distincti ...read more

Description: A coffee table book depicting images of Thailand, its people and culture. The stunning full-colour photographs and in-depth essay capture the unique way of life, traditions, and rich culture of Thail people. This hardcover will inspire travellers to visit the country. It is also a handsome souvenir or gift. English edition is currently out of p ...read more

Description: Presents a luminous vision of the distinctive Thai style, with a concise introduction that places Thai design in context and adds another dimension to our understanding of Thai culture. Also features a photographic essay on various traditional objects as well as beautiful chapters on architecture and interiors.

Description: The exquisite island of Bali regularly inspires such descriptions as "The Garden of Eden" and "The Morning of the World." Created by violent volcanic upheavals, Bali is still in the throes of creation as man and nature continue to transform its landscape. This third edition has been thoroughly updated by photographer Luca Invernizzi Tettoni and aut ...read more

Description: The romance of travel. Asia’s Legendary Hotels features some of Asia’s most historically significant hotels, renowned for their rich histories and superb levels of service and luxury. From the Taj Mahal in India, to the Raffles Hotel in Singapore to the Railway Hotel in Hua Hin, these grand dames capture to romance of travel of days gone by, when t ...read more