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Thailand Confidential (Paperback)
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Thailand Confidential (Paperback)
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List price R407
Loot Price R339
Discovery Miles 3 390
You Save R68 (17%)
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"Wanna stand in the face of a charging elephant, get hit by a
motorcycle, eat giant water bugs, blowtorch your mouth on some of
the hottest chili peppers on earth, then go watch a sex change
operation? Of course you don't, but, happily, Jerry Hopkins has
done all that and more--lots more--in this darkly humorous, deeply
affectionate, clear-eyed but never patronizing portrait of
Thailand, his adopted home. Highly recommended." --Tim Cahill,
author of Lost in My Own Backyard, Hold the Enlightenment and
Jaguars Ripped My Flesh "After over a decade in the country,
Hopkins knows and loves his subject dearly--that much is
obvious--and his vivid portrait projects that love from every
page." --Jann Wenner, editor and founder of Rolling Stone Magazine
"A loving expose of everything that's wonderful about Thailand, and
much that isn't. Should be required reading for all newcomers."
--Joe Cummings, author of the Lonely Planet Thailand Guide Writer
Jerry Hopkins came to Thailand for a visit in the 1980s, and ended
up a permanent resident with a temporary visa--a big, white farang
haunting the bars and back alleys of Bangkok. His essays explore
the mystery and mayhem of "The Land of Smiles" to hilarious--and
sometimes disturbing--effect. Travel with him to a place where
whisky is rum, water buffaloes are gay, insects are dinner, dildos
are lucky charms, and your wildest adolescent fantasies can come
true (for a nominal fee).
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