Lang Reid
The Age of Deception
During the lead-up to George W Bush’s Iraq war (the war we were going to get, whether we liked it or not), one...
I hope they serve beer in hell
The book, I hope they serve beer in hell (ISBN 978-0-14-102945-0, Penguin Books, 2006) opens with a short story on how the author...
First Thrills
It was only as I fired up the scanner to get the cover of First Thrills (ISBN 978-1-84887-1, Corvus Books, 2011) that I saw...
How hard can it be?
I believe this is the fourth volume in the series The World According to Clarkson, an annual compilation of Jeremy Clarkson’s columns in...
Top 10 of Everything 2012
This book is the 23rd Edition of the Top 10 of Everything. I had initially thought that this was a knock-off from the...
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
I have never been a particular fan of William Shakespeare, having been forced to learn lines from The Merchant of Venice at the...
The Bangkok Connection
The last few weeks have brought books to the reviewer’s table dealing with the American involvement in other parts of the world. This...
Latest Stories
Foreign sourced income tax obligations and financial transparency measures in the era of digital...
PATTAYA, Thailand - Last week, an American client approached our firm with an inquiry regarding the repatriation of funds for a condominium purchase in...
Reckless tourist backflip stunt on Pattaya baht bus ends in painful fall
PATTAYA, Thailand – A shocking video circulating online shows a foreign tourist performing a dangerous stunt on a moving baht bus along Pattaya Beach...
Midnight water meter thief terrorizes Pattaya neighborhood as residents call for urgent action
PATTAYA, Thailand – Residents in a local community have been left on edge after a series of late-night thefts targeting household water meters in...
Homeless man slashed in violent beachfront clash in Pattaya as police hunt knife attacker
PATTAYA, Thailand – A homeless man was seriously injured in a knife attack following a violent altercation near Jomtien Beach on the evening of...
Teen riders hurl ping pong bomb at Pattaya homes leaving car damaged in midnight...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Two teenagers riding a motorcycle caused alarm in a residential area after throwing a homemade “ping pong bomb” into a neighborhood...