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Book They Call Me Farang

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  • Author : Scott Mallon
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2015-12-17
  • ISBN : 9780997144406
  • Pages : 172 pages

Download or read book They Call Me Farang written by Scott Mallon and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weary from running his printing business in Southern California, Scott Mallon hops on a jet bound for Thailand with three bags and $10,000 to his name. Originally planned as a one year sabbatical, his journey ends up as a twenty year stay. In They Call Me Farang, Mallon delivers a timeless collection of insightful, compelling short stories in the only way he knows, with dry humor and a straightforward, no holds barred voice. Learn what life is really like as an expatriate in Thailand; there is action, advice, comedy, love and of course, plenty of commentary on Thailand's beautiful women. Get all the gritty details in this semi-autobiographical account of his two decades in the country.

Book Farang

Download or read book Farang written by Dean Boyd and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Vets

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  • Author : Stephen Leather
  • Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
  • Release : 2009-08-20
  • ISBN : 1844568547
  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book The Vets written by Stephen Leather and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hong Kong. The British administration is preparing to hand the capitalist colony back to Communist China with the minimum of fuss. Colonel Joel Tyler, however, has other plans for the British colony - plans that involve four Vietnam War veterans and a spectacular mission making use of their unique skills. But while the vets are preparing to take the country by storm, their paymaster, Anthony Chung, puts the final touches to an audacious betrayal. The future of Hong Kong is at stake . . . ********* PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER 'A master of the thriller genre' Irish Times 'A writer at the top of his game' Sunday Express 'In the top rank of thriller writers' Jack Higgins

Book Farang

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  • Author : David Thompson
  • Publisher : Booksmango
  • Release : 2017-03-09
  • ISBN : 6167270996
  • Pages : 253 pages

Download or read book Farang written by David Thompson and published by Booksmango. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a man who needs to be taught a thing or two. Imagine a man who thinks he knows what the game is all about. Imagine a man who has to make some life changing decisions. Imagine Robert Church! An English teacher who needs to be taught that Shakespeare isn't the be all and end all when it comes to education!The hilarious account of a man searching to find something he doesn't know he's lost in a country that has never heard the expression: never a lender or a borrower be...

Book International Guest Star

Download or read book International Guest Star written by B. Douglas Bull and published by Bahn Kampawan Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of a lonely American who arrived in Thailand in 1977 planning to stay for two months. He left 8 1⁄2 years later after having become an “international guest star”. International Guest Star is an autobiography that gives a no-holds-barred insight into Thai film, TV and culture during the early 80’s when the industry, Bangkok and Thailand began a cultural growth spurt while enmeshed in the past.

Book Farang

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  • Author : Iain Corness
  • Publisher : Maverick House Publishers
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN : 1905379420
  • Pages : 338 pages

Download or read book Farang written by Iain Corness and published by Maverick House Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful look into the life of UK ex-pats in Thailand, portrayed with humour and affection, this title recounts examples of the idiosyncrasies and frustrations faced and felt by many British visitors when they first come to Thailand.

Book Patpong Sisters

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  • Author : Cleo Odzer
  • Publisher : Arcade Publishing
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN : 9781559702812
  • Pages : 340 pages

Download or read book Patpong Sisters written by Cleo Odzer and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleo Odzer, a young American anthropologist, spent three years studying Bangkok's red-light district, Patpong, an area of a few blocks teeming with bars and explicit sex shows. Patpong is now world-famous for its available and extremely attractive young women and men, who cater mainly to farangs - foreigners, most of them men but some women, who come from Europe, Australia, America, and Japan. Odzer got to know the bar girls, the bar boys, and their varied entourages. She gained their confidence, interviewed them at length, lived among them, and accompanied some of them home to visit their families - whom they often supported - in the isolated countryside, where they were idolized. She also got to know their customers - usually men who had traveled for thousands of miles to immerse themselves in the sensual world of Patpong - some of them falling in love with, even marrying, their newfound Thai companions. At times these liaisons, complicated by language and culture barriers, are truly hilarious, but they can be poignant, touching on the tragic. Odzer herself gained a deeper sympathy for these relationships when she became romantically involved with one of her male subjects. Her affair with him, mirroring the involvements in which many farangs found themselves with the bar girls, imparts to her book a very personal meaning. Her people are not simply dry statistics but real human beings.

Book Thai Soup

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  • Author : Milton David
  • Publisher : New Generation Publishing
  • Release : 2016-04-11
  • ISBN : 1785078526
  • Pages : 217 pages

Download or read book Thai Soup written by Milton David and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trials and tribulations, at a stage of mistrust, trust and affection - Amid this, a business venture is started. Vee, a young and determined Thai girl, shows herself capable of running a business and keeping a man happy. She gets involved with another younger man - in a whirlwind romance. She then relies on her Christian Faith to answer her problems A relationship blossoms between an older couple. Other couples with certain difficulties manage to start relationships. This book deals with life and death in Thailand - food, music and travel - It involves Vee's family members. It is a story is based on the author's life in Thailand, with obvious character and name changes to ensure anonymity.

Book Ladyboys

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  • Author : Pornchai Sereemongkonpol
  • Publisher : Maverick House
  • Release : 2015-01-08
  • ISBN : 1905379803
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book Ladyboys written by Pornchai Sereemongkonpol and published by Maverick House . This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary book is an intimate portrait of Thailand’s ladyboys: the men who have chosen to become women. Funny, passionate, angry and provocative, Ladyboys is a no-holds-barred look at the secret lives of Thailand’s transsexual men. The book offers intimate details of the lives that they’ve never publicly revealed. They talk about the choices they’ve made, their relationships, families, frustrations and hopes. The stories include those of an exotic cabaret performer, a sex worker and even a Muay Thai boxing champion. Ladyboys will leave you amused, saddened, and entertained.

Book A Prayer Before Dawn

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  • Author : Billy Moore
  • Publisher : Maverick House
  • Release : 2014-12-18
  • ISBN : 1908518537
  • Pages : 155 pages

Download or read book A Prayer Before Dawn written by Billy Moore and published by Maverick House . This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Prayer Before Dawn is the true story of one man’s fight to survive inside Klong Prem Prison, the notorious Bangkok Hilton. Billy Moore travelled to Thailand to escape a life of drug addiction and alcoholism. He managed to overcome his inner demons for a time but relapsed after trying ya ba – a highly-addictive form of methamphetamine. Moore’s life quickly descended into chaos, drug dealing and violence until he was eventually arrested and imprisoned in Klong Prem, a place where life has no value. A Prayer Before Dawn is no ordinary prison memoir; it’s the story of one man’s struggle to survive in one of the world’s toughest prisons. It’s also a story of redemption in the most unlikely of places. Billy Moore was born in Liverpool, England. He has worked as a teacher, Muay Thai fighter and extra on film sets. Following his release from prison in Thailand, he returned to Britain where he now lives with his family. He is now working as a motivational speaker and a drugs counsellor.

Book A Killing Smile

Download or read book A Killing Smile written by Christopher G. Moore and published by Christopher G. Moore. This book was released on 2004 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Killing Smile First in the Land of Smiles Trilogy by Christopher G. Moore n 1957 Richard Mason's The World of Suzie Wong shocked the world with an exotic tale set in Hong Kong, then in 1973 Paul Theroux's Saint Jack followed with a powerful story set in Singapore, and in 1991 Christopher G. Moore's A Killing Smile has registered a tour de force with a haunting drama set in Bangkok. A Killing Smile is a simple but deep story about the aftermath of events following the death of a successful Los Angeles attorney's wife. Lost, confused, and angry, Lawrence Baring, Esq. goes to Bangkok and confronts Tuttle--the man his wife, Sarah, had once loved. The story follows the conflict and enveloping relationship of Baring and Tuttle in the underworld of Bangkok's Patpong, Soi Cowboy, and the late night meeting spot called HQ where spies, gangsters, diplomats, pimps, businessmen, writers, teachers, travellers gather along side the women they buy for the night. The novel is filled with twists and turns and atmosphere and absolutely fascinating characters shipwrecked in a society they vaguely understand.

Book Tiger Claws

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  • Author : John Speed
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2008-11-11
  • ISBN : 0312384599
  • Pages : 453 pages

Download or read book Tiger Claws written by John Speed and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-11-11 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India, 1658. History blazes in the pages of Tiger Claws as passion and desire ignite India's Muslim-Hindu conflict. The adventure that began with The Temple Dancer now continues as Maya, the temple dancer, traveling by caravan to her new owner, is kidnapped by the bandit prince Shivaji, and their destinies unite. Meanwhile, in the jeweled palace of Agra, Aurangzeb---a fanatic warrior-prince with an insatiable lust for power---conspires with the Eunuch Brotherhood to overthrow his own father, the dissolute Mogul Emperor. Shivaji reforges Maya's broken sword, sparking a rebellion that will rage across India and shatter the Mogul Empire. To this day, the names Shivaji and Aurangzeb inspire fierce love and fiercer hatred. Only the vast canvas of an epic novel can truly embody them. In Tiger Claws, a master storyteller breathes new life into their history---a conflict that shaped the face of India, and our world today. With thrilling, sensual prose, John Speed weaves a rich tapestry of intertwining stories---of commoner and king, of women and the men they love, of Hindu priest and Muslim sheik, of eunuch, farang, and devadasi; a world of violence, passion, and heartbreak; of unexpected wonder and enduring love.

Book Bangkok Kiss

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  • Author : David Thompson
  • Publisher : Booksmango
  • Release : 2017-03-09
  • ISBN : 6167270988
  • Pages : 316 pages

Download or read book Bangkok Kiss written by David Thompson and published by Booksmango. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join David, an Englishman in Thailand, on his adventure to discover the truth about this wonderful country. His journey to find the home of the woman he loves takes him off the beaten track, away from the tourist destinations and far away from the bars of Bangkok. A story of love, sacrifice and passion that will test your emotions to the limit. This is what living in Thailand is really all about!

Book Ask Me Anything

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  • Author : Scott Mallon
  • Publisher : Lanahan Media and Publishing
  • Release : 2016-12-15
  • ISBN : 9780997144451
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Ask Me Anything written by Scott Mallon and published by Lanahan Media and Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when lonely, horny, desperate, culturally inexperienced men from all parts of the globe travel to the world's largest adult playground? In a perfect world, the men get laid, the women get paid and everyone goes home happy. In Thailand though, where women are willing to provide the girlfriend experience and copious sex for the price of a cheap shirt, it pays to tread carefully. A man quickly can lose touch with reality, forgetting these pseudo-relationships are business arrangements lasting only as long as there is money or until their woman believes her cash cow is milked dry. In late 2012, Scott Mallon lost his job working with a boxing promoter in Thailand. To pass the time, he started the YouTube channel An American in Bangkok, a chronicle of his life as an expat in Thailand. Viewers began asking questions, the majority having to do with relationships between farang, or foreigners, and Thai women, and he responded with his usual straightforward, unadulterated assessment of their situations. Ask Me Anything is composed of letters, e-mails, and personal messages from over three years of correspondence between Mallon and his viewers. The stories are real; only the names have been changed to protect the clueless. Ranging from absurd to comical to tragic, the letters illustrate with brutal honesty the length some men will go in their quest to find true love.

Book Phra Farang

Download or read book Phra Farang written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography of Phra Peter Pannapadipo, an English monk in Thailand.

Book Sightseeing

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rattawut Lapcharoensap
  • Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
  • Release : 2007-12-01
  • ISBN : 1555846734
  • Pages : 238 pages

Download or read book Sightseeing written by Rattawut Lapcharoensap and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The national bestseller by the award-winning Thai American author. “A brilliant collection . . . brimming with sharp-clawed survival lessons” (Los Angeles Times). Set in contemporary Thailand, these are generous, radiant tales of family bonds, youthful romance, generational conflicts, and cultural shiftings beneath the glossy surface of a warm, Edenic setting. Written with exceptional acuity, grace, and sophistication, the stories present a nation far removed from its exoticized stereotypes. In the prize-winning opening story “Farangs,” the son of a beachside motel owner commits the cardinal sin of falling for a pretty American tourist. In the novella, “Cockfighter,” a young girl witnesses her proud father’s valiant but foolhardy battle against a local delinquent whose family has a vicious stranglehold on the villagers. Through his vivid assemblage of parents and children, natives and transients, ardent lovers and sworn enemies, Lapcharoensap dares us to look with new eyes at the circumstances that shape our views and the prejudices that form our blind spots. Gorgeous and lush, painful and candid, Sightseeing is an extraordinary reading experience, one that powerfully reveals that when it comes to how we respond to pain, anger, hurt, and love, no place is too far from home. “Lapcharoensap is a commanding, animated tour guide, and a lot more than that—he can write with the bait and the hook of genuine talent . . . [He] has a gift for the detail that catches not only his Thai milieu but teenage life everywhere.” —Darin Strauss, The New York Times Book Review

Book The Bangkok Asset

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  • Author : John Burdett
  • Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
  • Release : 2015-08-04
  • ISBN : 0385353200
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book The Bangkok Asset written by John Burdett and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sonchai Jitpleecheep—the brash and beguiling Royal Thai Police Force detective who has been our guide through John Burdett’s five previous acclaimed Bangkok novels—is back. The former monk and devout Buddhist, forever battling to protect his karma from the assaults of morally compromising cases, is now faced with the most horrifying technological innovation to make its way to the streets of Bangkok, and a conspiracy of almost unfathomable reach. With Sonchai on this case is the young female inspector Krom. Like Sonchai, she’s an outsider on the police force, but unlike him, she is socially savvy and a technological prodigy. When they’re called to a demonstration—in the midst of a typhoon—of the deadly, superhuman strength of an American man who is seemingly controlled by a CIA operative, they have no idea what they’re actually witnessing or why. Their reliably obtuse and unequivocally crooked boss, Colonel Vikorn, explains some of it, but the most telling questions remain unanswered: Could the Americans have figured out a way to create a physically and psychologically enhanced supersoldier? Are they testing him—or it—on Thai soil? And why is everyone, from the Bangkok police to the international community, so eager to turn a blind eye? Searching for the answers to these questions, Sonchai and Krom find themselves in a remote Cambodian jungle compound for aging American ex-soldiers, where they will discover just how far a government will go to protect its worst secrets—both past and present. But the case will also have much more personal repercussions for Sonchai, shaking his world to its very foundation and perhaps finally forcing him to confront his long-lost American father.