Lang Reid
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...
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...
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