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| Travelers' Tales Thailand: True Stories | 
 enlarge | Creators: James O'reilly, Larry Habegger
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (27 reviews)
Sales Rank: 76564
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised & Updated
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 488
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 1885211759
Dewey Decimal Number: 959.3
UPC: 692077211757
EAN: 9781885211750
ASIN: 1885211759
Publication Date: February 9, 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
Thailand December 18, 2007
This book arrived in great condition. It is a very helpful guide to first time visitors to Thailand
Best book about Thailand for an introduction November 11, 2007
I've traveled to Thailand twice and studied Thai language for a year and a half at university. This book, for my money, is the best introduction available to the land, people, and culture of Thailand. It is not a straightforward travel guide; it is a way into the country without being explicit. As a westerner, from the essays contained in this book, I learned so much about a culture - and land - that is so different than the culture and land of the United States. Topics range from religion, agriculture, politics, and customs, to the bar scene, prostitution, and nature, etc etc etc. After reading this book you will come away with a fuller sense of who Thai people are and what Thailand is as a nation.
My favorite story is 'Mein Gott, Miss Siripan' by Susan Fulop Kepner. I love this piece so much I must have read it about twenty times now. It recalls the story of Kepner's beginning struggles learning to speak Thai while living in Bangkok on business. Her characterization of the fierce and indomitable Miss Siripan - her language teacher - is a classic; one of the most memorable characters in all of literature. Kepner, by the way, is now professor of Thai language at Berkeley. If anyone knows her or will meet her soon, please tell her that I am a HUGE fan of her writing! Khap khun!
Excellent preparation for Thailand trip November 2, 2007
I usually don't do much preparation for international travel because my husband and I are so busy. We end up missing out on experiences during our travels simply because we didn't prepare. We definitely didn't want to miss out on anything in Thailand. This book was an excellent and easy read. I feel like I've already been to Thailand even though we're not going for another three weeks. Through the short stories and sidebar comments, the reader is presented tons of information about food, culture, and do-and-donts. Plus, this is a much nicer way of learning about Thailand vs reading a guide book that really just consists of lists upon lists. My only concern is that some of the excerpts used as short stories were originally published decades ago. However, I enjoyed reading them anyway since it offers more background info on Thai culture. I highly recommend using this book to prepare for a trip to Thailand along with a traditional guide book. I also recommend this to anyone who leaves to read and learn about other cultures. I definitely plan on purchasing Travelers' Tales, if available, for the next country we visit.
 explain thailand really well October 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well..frankly i didn't finish the book but after several pages reading i know it explain how thailand is, explain thai people really well. and i know just because well i'm one of them, i'm thai
Love this book September 1, 2007
An antholgy of many writers. It is a wonderful view of a culture and a place that guide books just can't.
This book will be great if you are planning a trip, had a trip and want to relive the experince or just want to take a virtual trip.
Read it... Escape the routine!
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