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Where the pavement ends

one woman's bicycle trip through Mongolia, China, & Vietnam
2001
The author shares the story of her experiences while riding a bicycle on an eight-month, eight-thousand-kilometer trek from Mongolia, through China, and down the length of Vietnam.

A dangerous friend

1999
Sydney Parade, a political scientist who has left home and family to join a foreign-aid operation in Saigon in 1965, becomes trapped in a moral crossfire when he begins to discover the unsettling depths of the Vietnam conflict.

Sensing the enemy

1984
Describes the memoirs of a former volunteer service worker in Vietnam and later on a Malaysian island which served as a way station for Vietnamese boat people.

A collision of cultures

1984
Photographs, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.

Vietnam

2003
Presents recipes from Vietnam that reflect the ingredients and culture of the country.

Toad is the uncle of heaven

a Vietnamese folk tale
1989
Toad leads a group of animals to ask the King of Heaven to send rain to the parched earth.

Children of the dragon

selected tales from Vietnam
2001
An illustrated collection of Vietnamese folktales with explanatory notes following each story.

Under the starfruit tree

folktales from Vietnam
1989
Presents stories from North and South Vietnam, providing insight into the history, culture, and religious beliefs of mountain tribes, lowland farmers, and fishing people.

Beyond the east wind

legends and folktales of Vietnam
1976
A collection of ten traditional tales from Vietnam.

Tet

Vietnamese New Year
1994
Learn all about Tet, the three-day holiday that is like Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and a birthday all rolled into one celebration.

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