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Economic Development in Cambodia [Paperback]

2015-03-16T10:50:00.000+07:00

Author: Maike Unger
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Publishing Date: 2013
Paperback: 32 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3640435699
ISBN-13: 978-3640435692
Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces

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Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: A, York University, course: Economic Development I&II, language: English, abstract: Table of Contents 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Poverty and Inequality 6 3. Population Growth and Demographic Change 8 4. Conclusion 10 References 12

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Return to Clay [Paperback]

2015-03-15T09:19:00.001+07:00

Author: George Groslier, Kent Davis (Editor), Henri Copin (Preface)
Publisher: DatASIA, Inc.
Publishing Date: 2014
Paperback: 276 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 193443194X
ISBN-13: 978-1934431948
Format: Paperback
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.6 x 9.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces

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Charged with constructing a great bridge, Frenchman Claude Rollin travels to Cambodia with his wife Raymonde, who reluctantly sacrifices her high-society Parisian life. She adapts poorly, suffering from homesickness, fever and depression, colored by an innate fear of the local people. Claude, however, gradually embraces the natural beauty, values and purity of the gentle kingdom. Then he meets Kamlang, a native girl with whom he forges "a relationship unlike any he had ever imagined, or could imagine, while still bound by his Western values." His decisions result in anguish, betrayal, violence and-ultimately-epiphany. George Groslier-one of the greatest witnesses of colonial Cambodia-won the 1929 Grand Prix de Littérature Coloniale for his tour de force novel, presented here in English for the first time, with the complete original French text. "I will settle in the loveliest places," proclaims the hero, late in the novel. This is the dream that Groslier, with his painterly talent and powerful, delicate pen, expresses so well, imbuing these places with some of the deepest significance to be found in the colonial period... Rejoice, dear reader, for you too can now discover these places, forever vanished yet eternally alive. - Professor Henri Copin, Preface

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The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill: Khmer Holiday Stories [Kindle Edition]

2015-03-14T10:14:00.001+07:00

Author: Simen Oem
Publisher: Wild Carnival Media
Publishing Date: 2014
File Size: 2,212 KB
Print Length: 41 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B00M1JKE6S
Format: Kindle Edition
Series: The Kingdom of Wondering (Book 2)
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In this collection of 4 new stories and essays, author Simen Oem explores what it is like to fall in love with a person and a culture; how the two struggle, co-exist, intertwine and finally are woven into something new and beautiful. Using Khmer holidays as ways to explore life and love in Cambodia, "The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill" will appeal to anybody who has ever traveled, fallen for something graceful and gorgeous, and then taken the bold step to change their life. Meticulously crafted and lushly photographed, this short collection of stories is sure to appeal to anybody who dreams of starting a new life or re-shaping their old one.

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Land Registration in Cambodia: Sporadic and Systematic Land Registration [Paperback]

2015-03-13T09:10:00.000+07:00

Author: Sokthoeurn In
Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Publishing Date: 2010
Paperback: 108 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3843376689
ISBN-13: 978-3843376686
Format: Paperback
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces

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This book demonstrates political systems changes in Cambodia which have enabled a strong shift in land ownership and land right particularly after free economy market introduced in 1989. Land for development is a push factor to thrive economic growth, whilst land tenure is pull factor to secure ownership from being abuse by inappropriate development both in rural and urban area nationwide. While the study on sporadic and systematic there has been constraint, weaknesses observed. The observation reveals the practices of sporadic and systematic registration, features, progress, benefit provided regarding gender perspective, cross collective participation a mean to enhancing community solidarity and related laws. On the basis of analysis, the author finds a significant stumbling block to the provision of land tenure security to urban and rural residents through sporadic and systematic registration are largely the result of inappropriate regulatory frameworks, political interest group. Hence, this work should be useful for urban professional groups, suitable for people who intends to study on development in relation to land in developing country.

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"Just a Human Being" And Other Tales from Contemporary Cambodia [Paperback]

2015-03-12T09:27:00.001+07:00

Author: Teri Shaffer Yamada
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013
Paperback: 106 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1482086352
ISBN-13: 978-1482086355
Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition
Series: Translation Series (Volume 1)
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
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Cambodian writers represented in this collection of short fiction depict the social, political and economic challenges of life in contemporary Cambodia. The various tales provide humanistic insight into Cambodia's world of rapid modernization since the 1990s as the country recovers from decades of political and economic instability. Among the stories. "Just a Human Being," plays on memories of the Khmer Rouge embedded in contemporary bureaucratic practices of the early 1990s. Other stories, like "Lord of the Land" and "The Boat," are allegories about the lingering traces of the Khmer Rouge era on contemporary social relationships and politics. They explore a theme found in many of these stories: the need to overcome karma and reclaim compassion in a desperate world of poverty and sheer survival. Many of the short stories are ethnographic and provide a snapshot into life in contemporary Cambodia.

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Development at Work: Emerging Practices in Integrated Rural Development in Cambodia [Kindle Edition]

2015-03-11T09:51:00.002+07:00

Author: Dr. Morten Schmidt
Publisher: CDP Publishing
Publishing Date: 3rd Edition, 2014
File Size: 1753 KB
Print Length: 543 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B00R3K3SOU
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Development at Work represents original research into how organizing and managing practices in a development program emerged during the last years of the civil war in Cambodia. The author visited the international development organisation's Cambodia program first in 1995 and returned again in 1997 and 1998, and based on an original and unorthodox application of both ethnographic and sociological methodologies, he provides a compelling account of how people organize themselves to deliver development results. The research was done between Princeton University and the world's top 3 Business School, Copenhagen Business School. It was granted the doctoral degree at the latter and endorsed by professors Erik Maaloe, Hans Gullestrup and Flemming Agersnap. The sociology being developed throughout the narrative draws upon a series of prominent anthropologists, sociologists and management theorists, including Pierre Bourdieu, Clifford Geertz, and Peter Berger, but while standing on the shoulders of these giants, it emerges in its own right and establishes itself as an original contribution to our way of understanding organizing and managing practices in international development cooperation. The author has subsequently established himself as a manager and leading voice of good and strategic management practices and business development in the international development community, and the sociological understanding developed in Development at Work has served as the basis for strategies of several international NGOs.

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Cambodia: A Journey through the Land of the Khmer [Hardcover]

2015-03-10T08:45:00.000+07:00

Author: Kraig Lieb, Tom Vater
Publisher: Purple Moon Publications
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2014
Hardcover: 192 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1495105881
ISBN-13: 978-1495105883
Format: Hardcover
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.9 x 11.4 inches
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Cambodia: a Journey through the Land of the Khmer throws the doors to this small Southeast Asian kingdom wide open and invites both visitors and armchair travelers on a trip through the history and landscape of Cambodia while introducing the country s people, their unique and resilient culture and colorful festivals. Cambodia s temples are legendary the Angkor Empire ruled much of Southeast Asia from the 10th to the 15th century and its ancient monuments left to us today are a sublime dream in stone, a Herculean effort in craftsmanship and a tour de force of the imagination. From the world famous Angkor Wat, the largest religious building in the world, to the gigantic capital city of Angkor Thom and to lesser known ruins of Beng Melea and Ko Ker, hidden deep in the Cambodian jungle, acclaimed Lonely Planet photographer Kraig Lieb has scoured Cambodia s architectural treasures for more than twenty years to cover all aspects of one of Asia s greatest civilizations and most intensely productive cultures. But there s more to Cambodia: a Journey through the Land of the Khmer than architectural splendour. The book is also a journey through the kingdom s countryside which is almost as dreamlike as its monuments traditional farm and river life carries on as it has done for hundreds of years, people live by the rhythms of nature and season. Cambodia s smaller cities and towns as well as its beaches, stretching from Thailand in the West to Vietnam in the East, have been barely discovered. Beyond the temples, Kraig Lieb takes us on a visual journey to the most attractive corners of Cambodia s capital Phnom Penh, called the Pearl of Asia by the French - a bustling, attractive city crammed with colonial and modernist architecture, busy temples and thriving street markets. Cambodia: a Journey through the Land of the Khmer brings the kingdom to life, presenting festivals and lively street scenes, sumptuous rural vistas and a close look into the country s tragic recent history. Asia-based writer Tom Vater wrote an insightful text to accompany the images.

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The Golden Lands: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam [Hardcover]

2015-03-09T10:09:00.001+07:00

Author: Vikram Lall
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Publishing Date: 2014
Hardcover: 280 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0789211947
ISBN-13: 978-0789211941
Format: Hardcover
Series: Architecture of the Buddhist World
Product Dimensions: 13 x 10.5 x 1.1 inches
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A groundbreaking survey of the Buddhist architecture of Southeast Asia, abundantly illustrated with new color photography and 3-D renderings

Over the course of its 2,500-year history, Buddhism has found expression in countless architectural forms, from the great monastic complexes of ancient India to the fortified dzongs of Bhutan, the rock-carved temple grottoes of China, the wooden shrines of Japan, and the colorful wats of Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. Architecture of the Buddhist World, a projected six-volume series by the noted architect and scholar Vikram Lall, represents a new multidisciplinary approach to this fascinating subject, showing how Buddhist thought and ritual have interacted with local traditions across the Asian continent to produce masterpieces of religious architecture.

The first volume in the series, The Golden Lands, is devoted to Southeast Asia, home to many of the most spectacular Buddhist monuments. Following a general introduction to the early history of Buddhism and its most characteristic architectural forms (the stupa, the temple, and the monastery), Lall examines the Buddhist architecture of Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos in turn. For each country, he provides both a historical overview and case studies of noteworthy structures. Lall’s concise and accessible text is illustrated throughout with new color photography, as well as 3-D architectural renderings that make even the most complex structures easily comprehensible.

The monuments that Lall considers in The Golden Lands range from the modest Bupaya stupa, constructed in Bagan, Myanmar, in the third century AD, to the vast complex of Borobudur in Central Java, the world’s largest Buddhist monument; his achievement is to place them all within a single panorama of history, religion, and artistic innovation.

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Understanding Buddhist Art in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar [Paperback]

2015-03-08T09:02:00.002+07:00

Author: Edward Mornin, Lorna Mornin
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publishing Date: 2014
Paperback: 146 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1495989925
ISBN-13: 978-1495989926
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Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
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The Buddhist monasteries of Southeast Asia appear to cast an irresistible spell over visitors. Buddhist shrines--including Wat Pho in Bangkok, the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, and the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh--rank among the absolutely top tourist attractions in their respective countries. This book provides an informative and attractive guide to the Buddhist statuary, paintings, and other media that so fascinate visitors to mainland Southeast Asia. It also outlines the historical development of Buddhism and the main elements of Buddhist belief. Ninety original color illustrations beautify and enliven this engaging text. Illustrations include classic postures of the Buddha (mudras), and scenes from the Buddha's life and previous incarnations, as well as ornamental features of Buddhist temple architecture.

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Fisso's World in Cambodia: Living in a Kingdom of Wonders [Paperback]

2015-03-07T15:22:00.001+07:00

Author: Sophie Lizeray
Publisher: Blue Reamker
Publishing Date: 2014
Paperback: 60 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0979562031
ISBN-13: 978-0979562037
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Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.2 x 6 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces

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What is the secret to riding your motorbike through Cambodia’s torrential monsoon downpours? What do tropical mosquitoes drink when they gatecrash your party? How many people (and bags and babies) can you cram into a car? Fisso's World in Cambodia, Living in a kingdom of wonders, explores the 'whats', 'hows' and 'wows!' of life in Cambodia today with its many contradictions and surprises in a collection of fun, insightful and colorful cartoons by Sophie Lizeray. By the author-illustrator of Wandering Angkor, Fisso’s World in Cambodia brings daily Cambodian adventures to life. Survive the endless intercity bus rides, keep your cool amid erratic electricity and water cuts, navigate Cambodia’s notorious road rules, catch a stomach bug, be serenaded by supersize bull frogs, and celebrate Khmer festivals local style. The cartoon strips were first published in the Phnom Penh Post in 2014 and the book Fisso’s World in Cambodia, Living in a kingdom of wonders brings this year’s cartoons together.

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Children of the River [Kindle Edition]

2015-03-06T09:55:00.001+07:00

Author: Linda Crew
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Publishing Date: 2009
File Size: 1129 KB
Print Length: 240 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B001PU7WAU
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Sundara fled Cambodia with her aunt's family to escape the Khmer Rouge army when she was thirteen, leaving behind her parents, her brother and sister, and the boy she had loved since she was a child.

Now, four years later, she struggles to fit in at her Oregon high school and to be "a good Cambodian girl" at home. A good Cambodian girl never dates; she waits for her family to arrange her marriage to a Cambodian boy. Yet Sundara and Jonathan, an extraordinary American boy, are powerfully drawn to each other. Haunted by grief for her lost family and for the life left behind, Sundara longs to be with him. At the same time she wonders, Are her hopes for happiness and new life in America disloyal to her past and her people?

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Cambodia: The Legends Live On [Kindle Edition]

2015-03-05T10:25:00.002+07:00

Author: Robin Yong
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
Publishing Date: 2015
File Size: 69423 KB
Print Length: 230 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B00TS6L326
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Robin Yong is a no-frills photographer who uses natural light to create stunning and captivating images. In his new photography collection, Cambodia: The Legends Live On, he takes readers on a dazzling journey of discovery with the people and lesser-known places in this beautiful land.

Through his lens, you are invited to travel through the glistening lotus flower fields, where you will meet local children cooling off in the hot sun. Inspired by the mystical waterfalls of Phnom Kulen, the Khmer boxers, and the Cambodian Circus, where students have transformed their lives through performing art, Yong showcases the unique beauty and power of his subjects.

Rather than focus on the ancient temples, the ubiquitous stars of most collections of Cambodian photography, Yong prefers to celebrate the quiet beauty of the country and its people, including the saffron-robed monks at Tonle Sap and the rice fields, or the traditional Apsara dancers.

The result is a set of photographs that reflect the splendour of this country that many travelers do not usually see. Cambodia is a dynamic and developing country with a promising future. After seeing these images, those who have been lucky enough to visit Cambodia will be tempted to visit this beautiful country again.

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Drugs for Cambodia [Paperback]

2015-03-04T09:24:00.000+07:00

Author: Gildon Beall
Publisher: lulu.com
Publishing Date: 2013
Paperback: 214 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1304507505
ISBN-13: 978-1304507501
Format: Paperback
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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Jim Pedneault wants to help people with Aids so he accepts an offer by Forbes Pharma to test an experimental drug in Cambodia. He is joined by a Cambodian nurse, Khieu Battayan, who soon becomes the central figure in the treatment clinic. The drug's initial promising results are followed by serious side effects. Angela Daniels, sent to restrain Khieu, instead joins him. Scott Pierson, the Forbes project manager, hides dangerous animal data and attempts to silence Khieu and Angela.

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Status and Potential for the Development of Biofuels and Rural Renewable Energy: Cambodia [Kindle Edition]

2015-03-03T09:38:00.000+07:00

Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2009
File Size: 1194 KB
Language: English
ASIN: B00PXISXNK
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This report contains a detailed assessment of the status and potential for the development of biofuels in Cambodia and presents a country strategy for biofuels development consistent with the Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Strategic Framework for Biofuel Development. The findings of the report were endorsed at the Fifth Meeting of the Greater Mekong Subregion Working Group on Agriculture on 22-24 September 2008 in Vientiane, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Cambodia: Entering a New Phase of Growth [Paperback]

2015-03-02T08:38:00.002+07:00

Author: Olaf Unteroberdoerster (Editor)
Publisher: Intl Monetary Fund
Publishing Date: 2014
Paperback: 154 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1475560788
ISBN-13: 978-1475560787
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Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
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Cambodia is poised to join a new generation of Asian frontier economies transitioning from low-income to emerging-market. But the path to greater and more shared prosperity requires a solid foundation of sound macroeconomic policies, enabling new growth drivers, tackling a highly dollarized and fragmented financial system, and creating more fiscal policy space to help meet Cambodia's vast development needs. This book first takes a closer look at the key economic challenges Cambodia faces at the current juncture, highlighting Cambodia's structural and financial constraints to growth as well as shifting vulnerabilities as Asia rebalances. It then lays out how a strategy of fiscal and financial sector policies, from creating a fairer and more buoyant tax system to modernizing financial instruments, markets and supervision, can help mobilize the resources and tools needed for one of Asia's youngest and fastest-growing populations to enjoy more self-sustaining and inclusive growth.

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21 Modern Brick and Mortar Business Ideas for Cambodia: 21 Startup Ideas for Cambodia [Kindle Edition]

2014-04-23T09:24:00.001+07:00

Author: Claude Acero
Publisher: ...
Publishing Date: 2014
File Size: 586 KB
Print Length: 29 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B00JLFBBOE
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Are you thinking about settling down in Cambodia? Is Cambodia calling you? Although without a solid and realistic business idea there's not much point in leaving your home country in the first place; you need a realistic business idea to start with. These 21 business ideas outlined in this book are "real life", modern "brick and mortar" suggestions; business ideas specifically suitable for Cambodia; this book will help you to get started; you also find the latest business trends as well as practical advice for doing business in Cambodia, go for it now!

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Living a Good Life in Cambodia on The Cheap [Paperback]

2014-04-22T11:36:00.001+07:00

Author: Jan Lahote
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publishing Date: 2013
Paperback: 48 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1492216933
ISBN-13: 978-1492216933
Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces

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What's it like to live in Cambodia? What does it cost? What kinds of issues must be dealt with? A true account of a man who decided to pack up and leave the United States behind to begin a new life in the Kingdom of Wonder.

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Living a Good Life in Cambodia on The Cheap [Kindle Edition]

2014-04-22T11:33:00.000+07:00

Author: Jan Lahote
Publisher: Hau Huntian
Publishing Date: 2013
File Size: 186 KB
Print Length: 45 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B00E3QZGW4
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What's it like to live in Cambodia? What does it cost? What kinds of issues must be dealt with?

A true account of a man who decided to pack up and leave the United States behind to begin a new life in the Kingdom of Wonder.

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For the Sake of All Living Things: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

2014-04-21T09:58:00.002+07:00

Author: John M. Del Vecchio
Publisher: Warriors Publishing Group
Publishing Date: 2013
File Size: 1979 KB
Print Length: 750 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B00BBPWBUA
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John M. Del Vecchio's searing bestseller The 13th Valley was praised as one of the most powerful works of literature to emerge from the Vietnam experience. Now back in print comes an even more stunning achievement: For the Sake of All Living Things.

In this unflinching and unforgettable epic saga, Del Vecchio re-creates the violence and horror of Vietnam's parallel tragedy—the Cambodian holocaust—as seen through the eyes of a Cambodian family and the American adviser whose fate becomes irrevocable linked with theirs. A sweeping tale of savagery and survival that pits parents and children against both the North Vietnamese invaders and the unprecedented ferocity of the Khmer Rouge, For the Sake of All Living Things is an unrelenting, ultimately inspiring chronicle of conflict and redemption in the killing fields.

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For the Sake of All Living Things: A Novel [Paperback]

2014-04-21T09:58:00.001+07:00

Author: John M. Del Vecchio
Publisher: Warriors Publishing Group
Publishing Date: 2013
Paperback: 750 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0985338881
ISBN-13: 978-0985338886
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Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds

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John M. Del Vecchio's searing bestseller The 13th Valley was praised as one of the most powerful works of literature to emerge from the Viet Nam experience. Now back in print comes an even more stunning achievement: For the Sake of All Living Things In this unflinching and unforgettable epic saga, Del Vecchio re-creates the violence and horror of Viet Nam’s parallel tragedy—the Cambodian holocaust—as seen through the eyes of a Cambodian family and the American adviser whose fate becomes irrevocable linked with theirs. A sweeping tale of savagery and survival that pits parents and children against both the North Vietnamese invaders and the unprecedented ferocity of the Khmer Rouge, For the Sake of All Living Things is an unrelenting, ultimately inspiring chronicle of conflict and redemption in the killing fields. "Harrowing... [Del Vecchio] has added another memorable book to the literature of the Southeast Asian conflict." —The New York Times Book Review "Nothing can prepare the reader for the experience of this book." —The Dallas Morning News "Exhaustive, emotionally powerful... Del Vecchio brilliantly portrays the labyrinthine tragedies that led to the 1970s cataclysm in Cambodia." —Publishers Weekly

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Zero Hour in Phnom Penh [Kindle Edition]

2014-04-18T10:57:00.000+07:00

Author: Christopher G. Moore
Publisher: Heaven Lake Press
Publishing Date: 2010
File Size: 747 KB
Print Length: 346 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B004FN1ZSE
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2004 German Critics Award for Crime Fiction and Winner of 2007 Premier Special Director Book Award Semana Negra, Spain

Moore does a great job in Zero Hour of depicting two places I hope to never be - a seedy lakeside brothel, which doubles as a murder scene and the inside of a real life Cambodian prison, where life is not just cheap, to some it's worthless. Moore seeks out societies at crossroads and he finds one in Cambodia, but in the process he tells the reader a ripper of a yarn with the added bonus of making us realize how unlucky some people are or conversely how lucky we are.

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Zero Hour in Phnom Penh [Paperback]

2014-04-18T10:48:00.000+07:00

Author: Christopher G. Moore
Publisher: Heaven Lake Press
Publishing Date: 2011
Paperback: 346 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 6167503001
ISBN-13: 978-6167503004
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Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces

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Setting Mekong Sun [Kindle Edition]

2014-04-17T10:09:00.000+07:00

Author: Andrew James Pritchard
Publisher: Cheeky Bugger Publications
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2014
File Size: 580 KB
Print Length: 134 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B00JIYOSFM
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A boat load of Cambodian refugees beaching upon a Thailand shore brings Anousak, formerly of the Khmer Rouge, to sanctuary after years of civil war and personal misery. Thinking back to his youth in Laos he reflects on his childhood with his friends Siva, who was like a brother to him; and Mekra, the young woman over whom both boys had fiercely competed for while she had tried to decide which of the two she loved most. Betrayed by his best friend and following a family tragedy, Anousak and his mother move to Cambodia to be under the care of relatives. There Anousak soon finds himself caught-up in the political turmoil which brought the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot into power, only once again to meet-up with Siva. Will their friendship mend, will they both survive the atrocities surrounding them, and will either of them reunite with Mekra now that she is no longer in either man’s life? What will the future hold for them is it true that somewhere down the gentle flowing river, ever rippling, their love will live for ever more?

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The Happiness of this World [Kindle Edition]

2014-04-13T10:08:00.001+07:00

Author: Karl Kirchwey
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Publishing Date: 2007
File Size: 176 KB
Print Length: 140 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B000S1LFJQ
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It is this "shockability" that informs Karl Kirchwey's new work. Through four collections, he has explored the resonances between past and present, seeking a sense of home in a world of losses. Now, as the horrors of the modern world crowd in on him, he meditates on the future his children will inherit. These are angry poems, tender poems, poems of hope, love, and despair.

Reviewing Kirchwey's last book in The New Criterion, William Logan wrote: "An elegy for an uncle, a World War II pilot killed in the Pacific, reminds us that we live only by the sacrifice of the dead, and therefore in their shadows. Shadows fall frequently over these poems, from lives corrupted, crippled, or destroyed," and in the concluding section of this new work, a prose memoir with poems that will appear in full in Parnassus, the poet revisits that dead uncle and the unhappy generations preceding his own. Seeking out family origins and family secrets, this section climaxes in a holy Hindu pilgrimage in honor of the dead and returns the poet, who in his search has circled the globe, to the family of the living and the circumscribed happiness of this world.

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The Happiness of This World [Hardcover]

2014-04-13T09:58:00.001+07:00

Author: Karl Kirchwey
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007
Hardcover: 128 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399153659
ISBN-13: 978-0399153655
Format: Hardcover, Kindle Edition
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces

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