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  Royal biography translated

  21 May 2013 : Following the English version of King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life's Work, Asia Books has introduced a Thai translation of the original volume published by Editions Didier Millet.

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  BOOK REVIEWS Red tape

  20 May 2013 : Few people who have pulled up stakes in Country A and put them down in Country B know what they have let themselves in for. They may expect different customs, mores, traditions and have a basic knowledge of the language. But the red tape involved in integrating will try his (or her) patience to the extreme.

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  BOOK BRIEF

  Getting to know gods

  20 May 2013 : Has anyone ever wondered about gods? A belief in gods exists all around the world. Ancient tales vary, yet they have been retold through generations. Fantastic and fictitious tales and academic readings have been published about them.

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  INTERVIEW

  Picking at the Buffett

  20 May 2013 : Because she became a bestselling author with an investment guidebook on her former father-in-law Warren Buffett, it seems impossible for Mary Buffett to be seen as an individual, a person separate from the shadow of the famous billionaire.

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  PAGE TURNER

  Exploring the oriental in architecture

  18 May 2013 : This is from a series of attractive coffee-table books about outstanding resort designs by architectural firms from Southeast Asia. The first was published in 2009 and it was followed by a second volume in 2011.

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  Get smart: Asia books offers purchasing through QR Codes

  17 May 2013 : Clothes, accessories or grocery shopping with QR codes may be familiar to smartphone users, but now bookworms can use the technology to shop at Asia Books. The store is now running the ``Asia Books Plus: Finger Your Lifestyle'' campaign as its trial QR code service at Phahon Yothin MRT station. Ordering, payment and delivery are the same as through the m.asiabooks.com website.

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  Get mart: Asia books offers purchasing through QR codes

  17 May 2013 : Clothes, accessories or grocery shopping with QR codes may be familiar to smartphone users, but now bookworms can use the technology to shop at Asia Books. The store is now running the "Asia Books Plus: Finger Your Lifestyle" campaign as its trial QR code service at Phahon Yothin MRT station. Ordering, payment and delivery are the same as through the m.asiabooks.com website.

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  Getting the message across with cartoons

  13 May 2013 : Many people regard books on dhamma, the teachings of the Lord Buddha, as rather unpalatable; bitter medicine, you might say.

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  WHAT ARE YOU READING?

  Culture vulture

  13 May 2013 : Artyasit Srisuwan is known as the winner of the famous TV show Fan Pantae (The Fan) on the topic of Thai SEA Write books. He is also one of the writers of the ensemble of short stories Ran Nangsae Thepniyai Thee Chai Dan (The Fairy Tale Bookstore At The Frontier), which won Naiin Award in 2010. He has read every single Thai SEA Write Award-winning book and is now anxiously waiting to see which book will win this year.

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  BOOK REVIEW

  Crime in the city

  13 May 2013 : Born in the Big Apple during the Great Depression, I learned a lesson I never forgot: Have nothing to do with the stock market. (My father bought war bonds in WWII). The US _ the world _ economy tanked in 1929 for a dozen years. Frankly, I don't understand financial fluctuations. Obviously, stockbrokers don't either.

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  BOOKS

  The thinking person's poet

  13 May 2013 : One of the verses in Zakariya Amataya's new book of poetry reads:

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  Keep calm and help yourself

  06 May 2013 : Shhhh! Ideally, reading Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking requires a subdued atmosphere, for despite the tongue-in-cheek title the book turns out to be a serious read, a cocktail of self-help, cultural study and business analysis for human resource management.

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