Edith Mirante (67 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Trade paperback. Condition: Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. SC 280.

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Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dark but detailed and interesting look at Myanmar. Better than Very Good in wrappers; some shelfwear.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Softcover in excellent, unmarked, next-to-pristine condition (slightest hint of handling). 189 pages. [13oz]. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.

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Paperback. Condition: New. A clean crisp well preserved 1994 Atlantic Monthly Press softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. As captivating as the most thrilling novel, Burmese Looking Glass tells the story of tribal peoples who, though ravaged by malaria and weakened by poverty, are unforgettably brave. Author Edith Mirante first crossed illegally from Thailand into Burma in 1983. There she discovered the hidden conflict that has despoiled the country since the close of World War II. She met commandos and refugees and learned firsthand the machinations of Golden Triangle narcotics trafficking. Mirante was the first Westerner to march with the rebels from the fabled Three Pagodas Pass to the Andaman Sea; she taught karate to women soldiers, was ritually tattooed by a Shan "spirit doctor," has lobbied successfully against U.S. government donation of Agent Orange chemicals to the dictatorship, and was deported from Thailand in 1988. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Minor soiling; bumps; minor wear. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Used very good. Used very good softcover in matte printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Back top left corner is damaged. 8vo. (6.2 x 1 x 9.25 inches) 352 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. As captivating as the most thrilling novel, Burmese Looking Glass tells the story of tribal peoples who, though ravaged by malaria and weakened by poverty, are unforgettably brave. Author Edith Mirante first crossed illegally from Thailand into Burma in 1983. There she discovered the hidden conflict that has despoiled the country since the close of World War II. She met commandos and refugees and learned firsthand the machinations of Golden Triangle narcotics trafficking. Mirante was the first Westerner to march with the rebels from the fabled Three Pagodas Pass to the Andaman Sea; she taught karate to women soldiers, was ritually tattooed by a Shan spirit doctor," has lobbied successfully against U.S. government donation of Agent Orange chemicals to the dictatorship, and was deported from Thailand in 1988.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 190 page paperback with color photo illustrations. Author's memoir of journeys among peoples of the borderlands of Burma. Inscribed and signed by author on title page - otherwise unmarked, tight and clean. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Softcover in glossy pictorial wraps. First printing of first edition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author, a human rights activist. Book is crisp, clean, and unmarked, with a whisper of wear to wraps. Letter to the author laid in. Illustrated with color photos. 8vo. 188 pp. Including glossary.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. VG pictorial softcover. 2005. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on title page. 2005. Pages all clean/unmarked. Photos throughout. Light scuffs. Covers bright and clean. Binding solid. "Down the Rat Hole is a wild and exotic headlong plunge into a hidden world of guerrilla warfare, heroin and jade trading, the aids pandemic, rainforest destruction, strikes and rioting and one of the worst natural disasters of the century." 188 pp. Signed by Author(s).…