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A Geek in Thailand

A book with possibly the world’s most colorful cover arrived on the review table. A  Geek in Thailand (ISBN-0-8048-4448-2, Tuttle Publishing) has been written...

Star of the Backroom Boys (Vol 1)

To get a book reviewed, publishers send a copy to the Pattaya Mail office and hope that the mail room boy puts it on...

Don’t Worry – Be Grumpy

The author of the book reviewed this week is a Buddhist monk, Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera (known to most as Ajahn Brahm). He was born...

The Age of Dis-Consent

Christopher G Moore is one of Thailand’s foremost authors. His Vincent Calvino series has 15 titles, his other novels 11 titles, non-fiction has five...

PacMan

There must be very few people in the developing world that have not heard of Manny Pacquiao. Judged to be, by the boxing world,...

A Kim Jong-Il Production

North Korea remains an enigma in today’s world. On one side we hear of starvation and underground atrocities. On the other hand we are...

Churchill and Empire

Lawrence James, the author of Churchill and Empire, Portrait of an Imperialist (ISBN 978-1-7802-2481-7, Phoenix Publishers, 2014) has released this book on Winston Churchill...

The Battered Butterfly

Jake Jacobs is an American writer whose previous two books have been on backgammon. This one is his first thriller. He is American but...

Americans in Thailand

Just before the end of 2014, a heavy book package was delivered to the review desk. Hard back books, for me, represent something to...

How to Win Friends and Influence People

How to Win Friends and Influence People, written by Dale Carnegie, (ISBN 978-1-4391-9919-0, Pocket Books, 1936) has been on the shelves for over 70...

Latest Stories

2 dead in Bangkok shopping mall shooting spree

Bangkok, Thailand - Gunfire erupted in Bangkok's Siam Paragon Mall on Oct 3, resulting in at least two fatalities before the shooter surrendered. The...

Pattaya City evicts unauthorised users of public land

Pattaya, Thailand - Reports of unauthorized usage of public spaces for private business activities, particularly as unauthorized parking lots in Soi Bongkot 10, in...

6-year-old boy returns lost money to grateful owners

Pattaya, Thailand - What started as a routine day on Oct 3 at the flea market behind Lotus Express in Nong Khern village in...

Many injured after bus rams cars on South Pattaya Road

Pattaya, Thailand - A tour bus rammed into multiple vehicles, including a motorbike, on South Pattaya Road on October 2, resulting in significant damage...

Nongprue residents unite to repair home of elderly woman

Residents of Nongprue Municipality, led by Deputy Mayor Wanchai Saenngam and a dedicated team of volunteers, united to renovate the home of Nid Panprasong,...