{"product_id":"bxosbc-thailand-confidential-9780794600938","title":"Thailand Confidential","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"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.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTim Cahill, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLost in My Own Backyard, Hold the Enlightenment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eJaguars Ripped My Flesh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJann Wenner, editor and founder of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRolling Stone Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A loving expose of everything that's wonderful about Thailand, and much that isn't. Should be required reading for all newcomers.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJoe Cummings, author of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLonely Planet Thailand Guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriter Jerry Hopkins came to Thailand for a visit in the 1980s, and ended up a permanent resident with a temporary visa—a big, white \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003efarang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Periplus Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43296124797134,"sku":"9780794600938","price":27.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9780794600938_a.png?v=1780998790","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosbc-thailand-confidential-9780794600938","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}