Lang Reid
Red-Light Nights, Bangkok Daze
Despite the long title to this book Red-Light Nights, Bangkok Daze (ISBN 978-981-08-1076-4, Monsoon Books, 4th edition, 2013), being the 4th edition, it must...
The Mammoth Book of Gangs
If reincarnation is really what’s ahead, then I am sure my past included a spell as a gangster. Why? Because for some unknown reason,...
The Religions Book
At a very early stage of my adult life I was advised there were two topics to avoid in discussions. One was politics and...
To Live Outside the Law
I was attracted to this week’s review book by a remark on the front cover attributed to famous drug smuggler Howard Marks, whose book...
Is It Just Me?
I think I just failed ChickLit 101. I recall that I failed it once before, many years ago, and ended up having a deluge...
Super Freakonomics
This week’s book is a follow-on from Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s book Freakonomics. Super Freakonomics (ISBN 978-0-141-04832-1, Penguin Books, 2011) promises on the...
Mike Baird’s Cartoons
Many years ago now, a man came into the Pattaya Mail offices with some black and white cartoons. He showed these to Dr. Iain...
Unbroken Trust
The Forbidden Goodbye of a Husband’s Suicide Written by the wife of a man who committed suicide, this is a very harrowing and moving...
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