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flowers in the bone yard is the amazing story of a young man traveling to the distant and unknown land of Burma in search of rubies.In the midst of his quest, our protagonist comes face to face with the cruel world of child abuse, and makes… more

The Making of Modern Burma is a history of the country from the nineteenth to early twentieth century. In a sophisticated and much-needed account, the author argues that many aspects of contemporary Burmese society are the creations of the … more

This digital book is annotated with a bibliography on select works associated with the history of Burma (added 2011).Published 1920.CONTENTSI. INTRODUCTIONII. THEIR ORIGIN, LANGUAGE, AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICSIII. SOME OF THEIR NATIONAL C… more

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if the United States became a clone of China or Burma? That’s what almost happened with the SOPA and PIPA bills which attempted to pass into law.The SOPA & PIPA Conspiracy explains these horrible… more

There’ll be an airplane crash in Burma next week, but it shouldn’t affect me here in New York. And the feegs certainly can’t harm me.

A deeply reported account of life inside Burma in the months following the disastrous Cyclone Nargis and an analysis of the brutal totalitarian regime that clings to power in the devastated nation. On May 2, 2008, an enormous tropical cyc… more

Alan Clements was the first American to become a Buddhist monk in the country of Burma, where he lived for the good part of a decade. Since leaving the monastery, he has become a spiritual maverick, working for global human rights and teach… more

A naive young man, a railway enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the British Empire at Singapore in 1942. He was put to work on the ‘Railway of Death’ - the Japanese line from Thailand to Burma. Exhaustively and brutally… more

This report is based on 82 interviews with migrants from neighboring Burma, Cambodia, and Laos. It describes the widespread and severe human rights abuses faced by migrant workers in Thailand, including killings, torture in detention, extor… more

Memoirs of a solo American comes to Thailand with no contacts, little money and no handle on the language. Deciding to settle in northernmost region, near Burma and Laos, the author articulates many of the quirky scenarios which unfolded. P… more

This is the true story of a Royal Marine wounded by shrapnel in Mandalay in WW2 who undergoes a long solitary march to the Japanese through the whole of Burma and then finds his way back through India and back to Britain to report for duty … more

Burma, now known as Myanmar, is ruled by one of the longest standing military regimes of modern times. The government is very secretive, especially about their operation of arrests and their treatment of prisoners throughout the country.Lif… more

“In the final days of World War II, a series of strange coincidences happen in the jungles of Thailand. First, all the prisoners of a Japanese POW camp escape at once. Then a train loaded with stolen gold from Burma is stopped near the pris… more

The Secrets of the Sacred Cat of BurmaBy:Alwyn Hill

“The major feature of this book is the compelling way it draws working people to the centre of a development process which is about them and for them. Reconstruction of the events of The 1924 Ruimveldt Workers’ Incident and The Burma Road R… more

“Look Out For The Headhunters!” details the struggles and victories of taking the Gospel into the forbidden terrain of an unreached people group. Restricted access nations have long challenged the imagination of missionaries, but access is … more

Orwell draws on his years of experience in India to tell this story of the waning days of British imperialism. A handful of Englishmen living in a settlement in Burma congregate in the European Club, drink whiskey, and argue over an impendi… more

In the past two decades, Burma/Myanmar has become a front-page topic in newspapers across the world. This former British colony has one of the most secretive, corrupt, and repressive regimes on the planet, yet it houses a Nobel Peace Prize … more

At a time of imperial expansion, British forces were almost constantly in action against major powers, in wars of conquest, or in expeditions on the fringes of Empire, such as the North West Frontier, southern Africa or Burma. This book … more

This is the engaging biography of a popular TV news anchor whose specialty is covering wars and natural disasters. After starting as a fact checker after graduating from Yale, Anderson Cooper moved overseas to Burma and Vietnam and began us… more