Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Burma (Myanmar) Burma (Myanmar) Harris, Nathaniel "Discusses Burma, its history, conflicts, and the reasons why it is currently in the news"--Provided by publisher. OL15059493W
In the forest with elephants In the forest with elephants Roland Smith Describes how elephants are trained to help in the timber camps of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, and their important contribution to the selective and sustainable harvesting of teak there. OL15071749W
Making Out In Burmese Making Out In Burmese T. F. Rhoden Learn to speak the colloquial language the Burmese really use with **[Making Out in Burmese][1]**! This phrase book is your guide to the Burmese language spoken in everyday situations--including lot… OL15351625W
Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi Ruth Bjorklund "Presents the biography of Aung San Suu Kyi against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by the publisher. OL19948270W
Miss Burma Miss Burma Charmaine Craig "A beautiful and poignant story of one family during the most violent and turbulent years of world history, Miss Burma is a powerful novel of love and war, colonialism and ethnicity, and the ties of … OL20054917W
Adoniram Judson Adoniram Judson Sharon Hambrick Presents the life of the early nineteenth-century missionary who endured many hardships working and teaching in Burma and translated the Bible into Burmese. OL23743008W
To the Golden Shore To the Golden Shore Courtney Anderson On February 19, 1812, Ann and Adoniram Judson sailed from Salem aboard the brig Caravan as two of the first missionaries to go out from North America. Watching the shoreline disappear from view, they… OL5030317W
The piano tuner The piano tuner Daniel Mason "In October 1886, Edgar Drake receives a strange request from the British War Office: he must leave his wife and his quiet life in London to travel to the jungles of Burma, where a rare Erard grand p… OL5956196W
Defeat into victory Defeat into victory Slim, William Joseph Slim Viscount The outstanding autobiographical account of the Burma Campaign by the man who commanded Burma Corps in its retreat into India, nutured the army back to self-confidence and finally drove the Japanese … OL7000277W