{"product_id":"exceptional-encounters-enhanced-reality-tales-from-southeast-asia-paperback","title":"Exceptional Encounters: Enhanced Reality Tales from Southeast Asia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Spencer Sochaczewski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan an army of orangutan guerrillas save the Indonesian rainforest? Why is China creating a retirement haven in the South China Sea for rich despots? What happened when the British descendant of the oversexed first White Rajah of Borneo returned to claim his throne? Did Filipino \"love sorcerers\" help swing a US election? Can an American pilgrim find enlightenment through carnal escapades? How can Asia's first \"shaman university\" repel an attack by rogue black-magic wizards? And why is Indonesia's Mermaid Queen really angry and not going to take it anymore? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExceptional Encounters\u003c\/em\u003e takes the seeds of true stories and applies the classic fiction writer's aerobic exercise by asking: What if? These enhanced-reality fabulations draw the reader into tales of just-over-the-rainbow Asian kindness, greed, ambition, passion, and dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Once again, Sochaczewski has pushed the frontier of travel literature in a thought-provoking new direction.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Simon Lyster, chairman, World Land Trust\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Sochaczewski at his very best - sharp, witty, energetic, and unafraid to be irreverent. Reminds me of the satire of Catch-22 combined with the insight travel memoirs of Bill Bryson and Mark Twain.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Benedict Allen, BBC presenter, author of \u003cem\u003eInto the Crocodile's Nest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A collection of stories you can savor on many levels. The Asian storytelling of Somerset Maugham, the satire of Jonathan Swift and George Orwell, the reality check of \u003cem\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, and the dark humor of Roald Dahl.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Valmiki, author of the \u003cem\u003eRamayana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48330104307961,"sku":"9782940573301","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nZXhdC7lzO9782940573301.webp?v=1777367092","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/exceptional-encounters-enhanced-reality-tales-from-southeast-asia-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}