Thailand at Random

Thailand at Random
Author:
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 9814385263

Who invented the dish Phad Thai and why? What is the prime minister's monthy salary? What are the most common nicknames in Thailand? What is the average IQ of a Thai? How many Thai women smoke tobacco? What will you be fined for the unlawful possession of an elephant? An illustrated collection of Thailand trivia, Thailand at Random is filled with anecdotes, statistics, quotes, idioms, cultural explanations, historical asides, facts, folklore and other unusual and useful tidbits. This veritable treasure trove of information on Thailand is arranged, as the title suggests, randomly, so that readers will come to expect the unexpected on each and every page. Designed in a charmingly classic style, and peppered with original illustrations, Thailand at Random is a quirky and irresistible celebration of everything you didn't know you wanted to know about this diverse and captivating country. ,

My Unlikely Journey

My Unlikely Journey
Author: Lynn Lothman
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2016-05-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1483451232

This book is a collection of essays that describe the author's experiences as an expat living in London, England and Duri, Sumatra, Indonesia. The vignettes are funny, candid, and powerful. Lynn Lothman is a retired educator who lives in Durham, North Carolina with her husband Kurt and two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels named Henry and Georgie. She brings an honest voice to living abroad and this is part of her story.

THE MAHABHARATHA

THE MAHABHARATHA
Author: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
Publisher: VICTORIA INSTITUTIONS
Total Pages:
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Kisari Mohan Ganguli was a translator from South-Asia or possibly from British-India, known for being the first to provide a complete translation of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata in English. His translation was published as The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose between 1883 and 1896, by Pratap Chandra Roy (1842–1895), a Calcutta bookseller.

The Gupta Polity

The Gupta Polity
Author: V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788120810242

This book on Gupta Polity is a companion volume to the author`s earlier work The Mauryan Polity. The sources of information for a study of the subject are not as many as in the case of the later book. The author firmly believes that Kalidasa was not a protege of the Gupta Court but lived in second century b.c. and so his prolific works cannot be taken to throw any light on the Gupta empire. One has therefore to depend mainly on the Kamandakiya Nitisastra, the inscriptions and coins of the Gupta rulers and the accounts of the Chinese traveller Fa-hien for a knowledge of the Gupta Polity.