Burma – Best Friend Library, Wanting to help or considering a visit to Burma?
Chiang Mai residents and visitors wishing to know more about Burma are invited to
visit the Best Friend Library at:
Nong Bee’s Burmese Restaurant
28 Nimmanhaemin Road,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
http://www.thebestfriend.org/chiangmai/ for details
The following is a list of Garrett’s 10 Essential Books about Modern Burma which are available for loan at the library.
Christina Fink Living Silence in Burma: Surviving Under Military Rule E011
James Mawdsley The Heart Must Break (UK title)/The Iron Road (US title) E003
Aung San Suu Kyi Freedom From Fear E005
Justin Wintle Perfect Hostage: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Generals E009
Thant Myint‐U The River of Lost Footsteps E001
Emma Larkin Finding George Orwell in Burma (US title)/Secret Histories (UK title) E017
Andrew Marshall The Trouser People E016
Edith Mirante Burmese Looking Glass E013
Phil Thornton Restless Souls: Rebels, Refugees…On the Border E018
Pim Koetsawang In Search of Sunlight: Burmese Migrant Workers in Thailand E040
I am presently reading:
Inge Sargent Twilight over Burma: My Life as a Shan Princess E025
set in the 1950′s & 60′s most enjoyable true tale by an Austrian woman who married a humble mining engineeer only to discover…