C O N D I T I O N : Good. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : The Khao San Road, Bangkok, is first stop on the backpacker trail. On Richard's first night there a fellow traveller slits his wrists, leaving Richard a map to the legendary Beach. Rumored to be an earthly paradise, Richard is haunted by the glamour of Vietnam war movies and finds the adventurous trek into Thai territory, irresistible. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Very Good+. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : Bangkok - first stop on the backpacker trail. On Richard's first night in a hostel a mysterious traveller slits his own wrists, leaving Richard a map to 'The Beach'. 438pp. Advertisements. Size: 18cm / 7" Paperback ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Near Fine. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : The Beach is a legend among travelers in Asia: white sands circling a lagoon hidden from the sea, coral gardens and freshwater falls surrounded by jungle. In this earthly paradise, it is rumored, a select community lives in blissful innocence. 438pp. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Near Fine. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : As night falls in Manila, Sean waits for gangster Don Pepe in a deserted, Roach-infested Hotel. He could die tonight, and anyone who strays into his path could end up dead too: a Filipino family in the suburbs, a gang of street kids… in a few hours their destinies will violently collide. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Near Fine. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : Bangkok - first stop on the backpacker trail. On Richard's first night in a hostel a mysterious traveller slits his own wrists, leaving Richard a map to 'the Beach'.The Beach is a legend among young travellers in Thailand: a secret Island Paradise where a select community lives in blissful isolation. Richard sets out in search of adventure, but finds that the Beach is not what it seems. Paradise comes at a price. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Good. An acceptable reading copy only. N O T E S: Paperback. Size: A Format (Approx. 4¼" x 7"). C O N T E N T S : As night falls in Manila, Sean waits for gangster Don Pepe in a deserted, roach-infested hotel. He could die tonight, and anyone who strays into his path could end up dead too. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Very Good. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : In our ever-shrinking world, where popular Western culture seems to have infected every nation on the planet, it is hard to find even a small niche of unspoiled land--forget searching for pristine islands or continents. This is the situation in Alex Garland's debut novel, The Beach. Human progress has reduced Eden to a secret little beach near Thailand. In the tradition of grand adventure novels, Richard, a rootless traveller rambling around Thailand on his way somewhere else, is given a hand-drawn map by a madman who calls himself Daffy Duck. He and two French travellers set out on a journey to find this paradise. What makes this a truly satisfying novel is the number of levels on which it operates. (Originally £6.99)Size: A Format (111 x 175mm). 448pp. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Very Good. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : (Originally £9.99) 160pp. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Very Good. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : Human progress has reduced Eden to a secret little beach near Thailand. In the tradition of grand adventure novels, Richard, a rootless traveller rambling around Thailand on his way somewhere else, is given a hand-drawn map by a madman who calls himself Daffy Duck. He and two French travellers set out on a journey to find this paradise. What makes this a truly satisfying novel is the number of levels on which it operates. On the surface it's a fast-paced adventure novel; at another level it explores why we search for these utopias, be they mysterious lost continents or small island communes. Garland weaves a gripping and thought-provoking narrative that suggests we are, in fact, such products of our Western culture that we cannot help but pollute and ultimately destroy the very sanctuary we seek. (Originally £7.99)448pp. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Very Good. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : In our ever-shrinking world, where popular Western culture seems to have infected every nation on the planet, it is hard to find even a small niche of unspoiled land--forget searching for pristine islands or continents. This is the situation in Alex Garland's debut novel, The Beach. Human progress has reduced Eden to a secret little beach near Thailand. In the tradition of grand adventure novels, Richard, a rootless traveller rambling around Thailand on his way somewhere else, is given a hand-drawn map by a madman who calls himself Daffy Duck. He and two French travellers set out on a journey to find this paradise. What makes this a truly satisfying novel is the number of levels on which it operates. On the surface it's a fast-paced adventure novel; at another level it explores why we search for these utopias, be they mysterious lost continents or small island communes. Garland weaves a gripping and thought-provoking narrative that suggests we are, in fact, such products of our Western culture that we cannot help but pollute and ultimately destroy the very sanctuary we seek. --Amazon.com(Originally £6.99)448pp. ||| || |