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Dragon's pearl
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Sirin Phathanothai |
At the age of 8, Sirin Phathanothai's life changed dramatically. She and her brother were sent to be brought up in Beijing under the direct auspices of Premier Zhou Enlai as he wards. This is a perso… |
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The gospel of Father Joe
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Greg Barrett |
Three decades ago in a cordoned-off corner of the developing world an angry Catholic priest armed only with pencil, paper, and crayons, declared a revolution. From a shanty school shared with Buddhis… |
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Bombay Anna
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Susan Morgan |
If you thought you knew the story of Anna in The King and I, think again. As this riveting biography shows, the real life of Anna Leonowens was far more fascinating than the beloved story of the Vict… |
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A family in Thailand
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Ruth Thomson |
Photographs and text describe the life and culture of a family living in Pa Bong, a village in northern Thailand. |
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Anna and the King of Siam
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Margaret Landon |
The story of a young British woman, Anna Leonowens, who moves to Siam to teach the royal children and of her experiences with an arrogant king and the strange customs of her new home. |
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Forget You Had a Daughter
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Sandra Gregory |
Sandra Gregory was caught smuggling heroin through Bangkok airport in 1993. Her punishment saw her suffer the horrors of the notorious 'Bangkok Hilton' prison, before being transferred to a British p… |
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