Camp Life Is Paradise for Freddy recounts Fred Lanzing’s youth in the Dutch East Indies, his experiences in Japanese internment … More Camp Life Is Paradise for Freddy by Fred Lanzing
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Hearing Allah’s Call by Julian Millie
In the city of Bandung in West Java province, sermons are not just reserved for mosques for Friday prayers. Muslim … More Hearing Allah’s Call by Julian Millie
Indonesian Children’s Favorite Stories by Joan Suyenaga and Salim Martowiredjo
Indonesian Children’s Favorite Stories is a charmingly illustrated multicultural children’s book which presents Indonesian fairy tales that provide insights into … More Indonesian Children’s Favorite Stories by Joan Suyenaga and Salim Martowiredjo
Gongs and Pop Songs By Jennifer A. Fraser
Studies of the musical traditions of Indonesia have long focused on practices from Java and Bali, particularly those islands’ mesmerizing … More Gongs and Pop Songs By Jennifer A. Fraser
An Artist’s Journey to Bali By Betty Reynolds
Written and illustrated by renowned artist Betty Reynolds, An Artist’s Journey to Bali is a travelogue sketchbook that captures the … More An Artist’s Journey to Bali By Betty Reynolds
Friends and Exiles By Des Alwi
The boy paused in front of the Japanese military camp where a former Dutch controleur (administrator) from the Aru Islands … More Friends and Exiles By Des Alwi
Everyday Balinese By I Gusti Made Sutjaja
Everyday Balinese is a concise and user-friendly guide to the Balinese language targeted to anyone who wishes to learn colloquial … More Everyday Balinese By I Gusti Made Sutjaja
Democracy for Sale by Edward Aspinall and Ward Berenschot
What is remarkable about the free-wheeling, rough and tumble style of Indonesian politics, as compared to other “third-wave” democracies like … More Democracy for Sale by Edward Aspinall and Ward Berenschot
Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Herbs & Spices by Wendy Hutton
If you’ve ever wandered around an Asian wet market and saw things that you don’t have any clue about or … More Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Herbs & Spices by Wendy Hutton
Curious Encounters of the Human Kind: Borneo True Asian Tales of Folly, Greed, Ambition and Dreams by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
Curious Encounters: Borneo, a collection of observances, polemical essays, flights of fantasy, keen observations and learned discussions, is a crash … More Curious Encounters of the Human Kind: Borneo True Asian Tales of Folly, Greed, Ambition and Dreams by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
Snow Over Surabaya by Nigel Barley
How a bored and awkward Scottish schoolgirl with a yearning for distant lands grew up to become a revolutionary hero … More Snow Over Surabaya by Nigel Barley
Bandit Saints of Java by George Quinn
When Islam first arrived in Indonesia in the 15th C., it came ready-packaged in a mystical doctrine that was widely … More Bandit Saints of Java by George Quinn
I Am Woman
I Am Woman is about women taking a stand against society and the patriarchal conventions that oppresses them. The world … More I Am Woman
Bali Water Project by Richard Foss
Tourists are instantly attracted to Bali’s people, culture and religion, but what they do not see are the island’s rural … More Bali Water Project by Richard Foss
A Geek in Indonesia by Tim Hannigan
For anyone wanting to move beyond tired travel guide formulas, award-winning travel writer and Indonesia expert Tim Hannigan has finally … More A Geek in Indonesia by Tim Hannigan
Twilight in Kuta by David Nesbit
Twilight in Kuta explores love, loss and infidelity in present-day Indonesia from a number of perspectives: the bule (Caucasian) English … More Twilight in Kuta by David Nesbit