Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Language: English
Published by McFarland Jefferson, NC nd (1994), 1994
ISBN 10: 0899509398 ISBN 13: 9780899509396
Seller: Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
241pp. 8vo Illustrated in black and white Trade paperback (rustica, broche) 1st edition. Presentation copy SIGNED by the author: "To Frank and Ethel/ with much/ aloha/ Judy A. Rantala" and with autographed note SIGNED by the author (ALS) laid in Near Fine 0-89950-939-8.
Language: English
Published by Orchid Press, Bangkok, 2005
ISBN 10: 9745240605 ISBN 13: 9789745240605
Soft Cover. Condition: New. Second edition. 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 Size: 21 x 15 cm.
Language: English
Published by McFarland Publishing, 1994
ISBN 10: 0899509398 ISBN 13: 9780899509396
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.