Books, Travel, Asia, Vietnam

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Nick Ray
Vietnam (Country Guide)
by Lonely Planet (Paperback)

Discover Vietnam Lie back on your very own junk and enjoy the languid beauty of Halong Bay's limestone outcrops, p.136. Get lost in Hanoi's Old Quarter; sup on streetside pho and toast your fellow diners with a bia hoi, p. 95. Squeeze into the Cu Chi Tunnels and marvel at the engineering ingenuity that kept the VC hidden from enemy fire, p.378. Join the locals in an afternoon pick-me-up of snake's heart and a cup of serpent blood, p.48 In This Guide: Three authors, 133 days of in-country research and 105 maps - more than any other guide. Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler suggestions.

Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: Tie-In Edition
by Plume (Paperback)

A Vietnamese woman describes her journey from war-torn central Vietnam to the United States, recounting how she endured imprisonment, torture, rape, near-starvation, and the deaths of members of her family. Reprint. Movie tie-in.

Sherisse Pham
Frommer's Vietnam: Including Angkor Wat (Frommer's Complete)
by Frommers (Paperback)

Frommer’s Vietnam 2e is an amazingly detailed guide that takes the reader through the country with practical information, late-breaking bargains, cultural insights, user-friendly maps, etiquette tips, a language glossary, advice for business travelers, and practical advice on planning the trip and getting around. This guide explores everything from the thriving expat nightlife in Ho Chi Minh City (once called Saigon) to a journey by boat into the Mekong Delta, past rice paddies and riverside pagodas. Unlike any of our leading competitors––including Lonely Planet and Rough Guide––Frommer’s Vietnam features excursions to Cambodia, including comprehensive coverage of Phnom Penh, Siem Riep, and the popular temples of Angkor Wat.

Jan Dodd, Mark Lewis
The Rough Guide to Vietnam 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
by Rough Guides (Paperback)

The Rough Guide to Vietnam is ideal for people who want to travel independently and discover more about this incredibly diverse country. It includes lively reviews of the best places to eat, from street kitchens to the upmarket restaurants of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and practical advice on activities, from home-stays in ethnic minority villages to boat trips around Ha Long Bay and visits to its national parks. There are extensive, user-friendly descriptions of Vietnam’s many sights, including Hué’s Imperial city, temples and pagodas and Vietnam’s impressive colonial architecture, as well as its deserted beaches and the waterways of the Mekong Delta.

DK Publishing
Vietnam and Angkor Wat (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
by DK Travel (Paperback)

DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have been updated to include expanded hotel and restaurant listings, better maps, enhanced itineraries, and easier-to-read print.

Nick Ray
Vietnam Cambodia Laos & the Greater Mekong (Multi Country Guide)
by Lonely Planet (Paperback)

Discover Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong Take a slow boat down the mighty Mekong past remote jungles, ancient temples and intriguing hill-tribe villages, p.23 Get up close and personal with wild elephants in Laos, p.285 Trek to secluded waterfalls through Khao Yai National Park in Thailand, p.156 Explore magnificent Angkorian temples without the crowds in Cambodia's Preah Vihear Province, p.223 In This Guide: Full-color chapter on the region's ancient wonders, from majestic Angkor Wat to World Heritage-listed Lijiang. Border crossings chapter to help plan your adventure, with info on which borders are open and a map with marked crossings. Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights.

James Sullivan
National Geographic Traveler: Vietnam
by National Geographic (Paperback) (Release Date: 2006-10-17)

This authoritative guide to all the major sights you'll want to see in Vietnam—and many lesser known surprises as well—leads readers from the ancient capital of Hanoi, a lovely city of parks and lakes, to the now-silent battlefields where first France and then America met defeat, to booming Ho Chi Minh City (once Saigon) and the steamy waterworld of the Mekong Delta. Northern highlights include magnificent coastlines and tiny villages tucked away in the mountainous jungle. North-Central Vietnam echoes with wartime memories, evoked by a visit to Vietnamese tunnels or a drive along the DMZ. Historic Hue offers a centuries-old citadel and the fabled Nguyen tombs; farther south, the Central Highlands boast national parks like Cat Tien, home to rhinoceros, crocodiles, and many species of monkeys. Ho Chi Minh City offers urban sophistication: skyscraping hotels, boutiques full of Western-style goods— and the sobering Museum of Ho Chi Minh City and Reunification Palace ...

Hans Kemp
Bikes of Burden
by Visionary World Ltd. (Hardcover)

In Vietnam the motorbike is the main mode of transport, not only for people but for every imaginable and unimaginable product and produce. Without the motorbike the economy would come to a halt. Bikes of Burden shows in 148 stunning, full color photographs how the motorbikes, the drivers and their loads ride around the cities and countryside in acts that defy your wildest imagination.

Geoffrey Murray
Vietnam - Culture Smart!: a quick guide to customs and etiquette
by Kuperard (Paperback) (Release Date: 2006-09-05)

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include* customs, values, and traditions* historical, religious, and political background* life at home* leisure, social, and cultural life* eating and drinking* do's, don'ts, and taboos* business practices* communication, spoken and ...

Claire Boobbyer, Andrew Spooner, Jock O'Tailan
Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos, 2nd: Tread Your Own Path (Footprint - Travel Guides)
by Footprint Handbooks (Paperback)

From the Mekong Delta to the Chinese border in Northern Laos, here is the first guide of its kind to these three southeast Asian countries. Experience Angkor Wat, the strangeness of the Plain of Jars, travel on a bamboo train and visit the Perfume Pagoda. Includes detailed coverage of Bangkok, the main transportation hub for the region.

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