books about: indonesia

books about: indonesia

books:

Indonesia

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Barack Obama

Crown, 2007

Worth Reading Whether You Support Obama or Not
Don't let other people tell you what's in Obama's autobiography. Just read it yourself. You may be surprised. Whether you agree with him or not, Barack Obama is worth getting to know. You may find, as I did, Obama is thoughtful, self-critical, and honest about his ...

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Good story if you relate the lessons to your own situation
I loved this book (on CD). I felt like I was along for the ride; walking through the streets of Italy or scrubbing a tile floor in the Ashram. I don't know that I would have enjoyed the written word as much I enjoyed her narration of it. She imparted feeling as ...

Cradle of Flavor: Home Cooking from the Spice Islands of Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia

James Oseland

W. W. Norton, 2006

wonderful flavors
I did some traveling in Malaysia and Indonesia a few years ago and loved most of what I ate. This book has given me the opportunity to try making some of those foods at home. His mouthwatering descriptions of the key ingredients include even some brand recommendations ...

Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II

Darlene Deibler Rose

HarperOne, 1990

Evidence Not Seen is a must read for any Christian
Evidence Not Seen is one of those books that make you just go wow! This is a must read for any Christian especially with so much made for TV christianity going around. This book is about the real thing. Darlene shares with us her experiences as she and other ...

The Twenty-One Balloons

William Pene du Bois

Puffin, 1986

Great Book
The 21 Balloons, By William Pene Du Bois A man wants to stay up in the air a year in a balloon, but he crash lands on the island Krakatoa where he meets nice and civilized people. This is a very good book that is very unpredictable William Waterman Sherman wants ...

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.)

Simon Winchester

Harper Perennial, 2005

excellent
Excellent author, excellent book....both interesting and informative. If you like books that teach in a fun way, I highly recommend this guy.

Indonesia (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)

Justine Vaisutis, Neal Bedford, ...

Lonely Planet, 2007

Perfect Indonesia travel guide update
Just received this brand new 8th edition of Lonely Planet's Indonesia. In one word: perfect! I read some chapters about Bali and Moluccan islands and every page is really filled with recent information, completely rewritten in the second part of 2006 by a professional ...

Come, reza, ama / Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Elizabeth Gilbert

Aguilar, 2007

An intrigante y humoristica exploracion del Alma
Con humor y realismo Elizabeth Gilbert explora su esencia espiritual llevando al lector a encontrarse con ella cara a cara en su camino. Cada mujer que lee este libro puede identificarse con muchas de las experiencias de crecimiento personal y espiritual. Esta es una ...

The Magus of Java: Teachings of an Authentic Taoist Immortal

Kosta Danaos

Inner Traditions, 2000

Excellent read
Fascinating look into a nei kung practitioner's life. Danaos has a tremendous knack for descriptive storytelling and provides much information via [Sifu] John Chang regarding the inner workings of metaphysics and the fabled chi energy. However I question (and this ...

Lord Jim (Oxford World's Classics)

Joseph Conrad

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

a master of the English language
When I read Lord Jim for the first time as a teenager I found it boring. Many years later I now find it an amazing book. Conrad himself spent sixteen years at sea in the late 1800s, so this book is to some degree autobiographical. The version of this book that I have ...

Bali Modern: The Art of Tropical Living

Gianni Francione, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni

Periplus Editions, 1999

There's no place like Bali...
Many westerners have set up homes in Bali, which have long been a magnet for western culture-hound. Here,writer and photographer showcase what the island's most inspiring examples of contemporary residences, shops, restaurants and of course the beautiful resorts that ...

Bali Houses: New Wave Asian Architecture and Design

Gianni Francione, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni

Periplus Editions, 2003

Bali Houses Design
Being a Decorator, this comes in handy for clients who like the look of the Tropics. It's a complete book of ideas, design strategies, and an overall look into another world of comfortable, colorful, Paradise influence to bring a little joy to the reader.

The Rough Guide to Bali & Lombok 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

Lesley Reader, Lucy Ridout

Rough Guides, 2005

bali made easy!
an exceptionally practical guide to travel in bali and lombok. on a recent month holiday to bali, i used the book from cover to cover. the information is accurate and the maps came in very useful whilst negotiating the other road users in my rented jeep. i will ...

My Hands Came Away Red

Lisa McKay

Moody Publishers, 2007

Fantastic First Book - Can't Wait To Read More
Wow! What a great book. Having lived and worked in Indonesia and dealt with some of the fallout of the many religious and ethnic fightings there, this book does an excellent job of covering the emotions and struggles of the people. While the story is told from the ...

A History of Modern Indonesia

Adrian Vickers

Cambridge University Press, 2005

10 Things I learned from A History of Modern Indonesia
1. History is best told when it isn't a litany of dates and places and names. 2. History is better told when it attempts to describe the zeitgeist of the era, when it makes a time and place alive for you. 3. Vickers accomplishes this in describing the history of ...