Asia

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Every year, thousands of travellers head off for their first international journey, and Lonely Planet’s new “Read this First” series equips them with the confidence to meet all the challenges they encounter on the road. This guide is the essential pre-departure tool for travel to Asia…. More >>

Asia

Lonely Planet Central Asia

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This guide covers the former Soviet States of Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It includes tips on visas, border crossings and getting around for independent travellers. Accommodation and restaurant listings are included for all budgets. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Karakoram Highway language sections with Cyrillic script and a glossary are also featured…. More >>

Lonely Planet Central Asia

The Pundits: British Exploration of Tibet and Central Asia

The Pundits: British Exploration of Tibet and Central Asia

Sold for Silver: An Autobiography of a Girl Sold into Slavery in Southeast Asia

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The true story of China-born Janet Lim, who was sold into slavery as a young girl in 1930s Singapore. When Singapore falls to the Japanese in 1942, she escapes by ship, but when it’s bombed and sinks, Janet floats at sea for days close to death. Rescued by fishermen then captured by the Japanese, she narrowly escapes sexual-imprisonment as a comfort woman and is tortured. An inspirational autobiography of a true heroine…. More >>

Sold for Silver: An Autobiography of a Girl Sold into Slavery in Southeast Asia

Cool Hotels Asia/Pacific

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The exotic beauty of the Asian coastline and the Pacific islands have always been attractive to Western tourists. Here is a lavishly illustrated guide to the most contemporary and innovatively designed hotels in countries from Turkey to Japan, with Thailand and Indonesia in-between, and Australia and New Zealand down under, for those seeking accommodation as spectacular as the scenery. Another in teNeues’ best-selling Cool Hotels series, this extensive compilation i… More >>

Cool Hotels Asia/Pacific

South-east Asia

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This compendium of writing on Southeast Asia features excerpts from novels, poems, short stories, and travel writing. Featured writers include Paul Theroux, Ho Chi Minh, Jose Rizal, and Marguerite Duras. Featured countries include Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam…. More >>

South-east Asia

Casino Industry in Asia Pacific: Development, Operation, And Impact

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This single volume gives you comprehensive information on Asia-Pacific gaming!

Casino Industry in Asia Pacific: Development, Operation, and Impact is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive review of the gaming industry in various countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This valuable resource thoroughly details the history, the operational issues, and the impact of casino gaming in Australia, Korea, Macao, and Southeast Asia—and the Pachinko phenomenon in Japan. Int… More >>

Casino Industry in Asia Pacific: Development, Operation, And Impact

Luxe Shanghai, 7th Edition

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Once the Whore of the Orient, now more a strumpet with estate jewellery and pretender to Hong Kong’s crown, Shanghai is a fast-paced, art-packed, party city with great food and plenty of smart shopping… if you know where to look…… More >>

Luxe Shanghai, 7th Edition

China in Crisis, Volume 2: China’s Policies in Asia and America’s Alternatives

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The continuing debate in the United States over policies toward China and Vietnam provides the compelling occasion for reexamining the objectives and capability of Communist China and her relations with major countries in Asia.
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China in Crisis, Volume 2: China’s Policies in Asia and America’s Alternatives

Mongolia, the Tangut country, and the solitudes of northern Tibet, being a narrative of three years’ travel in eastern high Asia

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appr… More >>

Mongolia, the Tangut country, and the solitudes of northern Tibet, being a narrative of three years’ travel in eastern high Asia

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