Search Results: Laos from Orchid Press

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2006. A sensitively written and beautifully presented photographic essay exploring the lives of a community of Buddhist monks and nuns, young and old, in Laos. The authors' sincere interest was rewarded with candid comments and intimate photographs of the daily routines of these dedicated followers of the 2,500 year old Theravada tradition. The result is a unique record of some of the less obvious facets of the devotees' lives of hardship and joy, as lived in their temple-Wat Lok Pa Luang-on the outskirts of Laos' capital city, Vientiane. 128 pp., 130 colour plates, map. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket as published. Illus. by Photography by Ilse Schrama. 17.5 x 24.5 cm.

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2006. The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a decisive factor in the defeat of American forces in the Vietnam War. At the peak of its 16 years' operation, the Trail ran through North and South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Despite an estimated 4 million tons of US bombs, efforts to stop the transport of supplies to the North Vietnamese Army over the Trail failed, and by 1975 over a million tons of supplies and 2 million troops had traversed the Trail. The author and photographer, the first Westerners to traverse the entire length of the Trail, trace the footsteps of the hundreds of thousands who designed, built, used and fought along it. Interviewing villagers along the Trail, as well as key military and political figures on both sides of the conflict, including the mastermind of the trail, General Vo Nguyen Giap, they present a fascinating account of this most remarkable feat of engineering and tactical warfare of the Vietnam War era. 196 pp., 109 colour and 24 b&w illustrations, 11… Read More

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2005. The small nation of Laos was little known to most Westerners when the author and her husband, a USAID worker, moved to Laos in 1971. Befriended by two young Laotians, the author became a part of village life, joining holiday celebrations, weddings, funerals and feasts. Over a four-year period, she developed a deep admiration and affection for the Lao people. The humour and pathos of these chaotic years before the Communist take-over of the government in 1975 are chronicled by following one Lao family in Communist-controlled re-education camps, to their eventual resettlement in the United States. 256 pp., 1 map, 18 b&w photos. Second edition. Soft Cover. As New. 21 x 15 cm..

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2018. Laos, blessed with rich cultural traditions, natural beauty and a warm and hospitable population, is still, remarkably, ‘off the beaten track’ compared with the hordes of tourists one encounters elsewhere in SE Asia. For the new arrival, Lets Speak Lao is the only tool the visitor will need to start to communicate with Lao people. This is a phrasebook / dictionary with a difference--in addition to tackling all of the needed topics from greetings to shopping, food and drink, accommodation and transport, each copy includes instructions for the free download of an audio file of over 20 minutes of carefully structured pronunciation lessons, presented by the author, a veteran language trainer, together with native speakers. Also a must for visitors to NE Thailand’s Isaan region, where the predominant language is Lao. 236 pp.. Second edition. Soft Cover. New/n/a. 17.8 x 10.2 cm..