The Last Wild Men of Borneo: Fantastic Visions in the Realm of the ImaginationKunang HelmiJanuary 30, 2019February 7, 2019 by Kunang HelmiJanuary 30, 2019February 7, 201903485 Carl Hoffman’s The Last Wild Men of Borneo consists of the stories of two very different men who had practically...
1001 Books for Indonesian ChildrenIndonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2017November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2017November 10, 202101432 Since 2002, 1001buku Foundation has been campaigning to provide equal access to books for Indonesian children. While technology and Internet...
Jalan Jalan – A Novel of IndonesiaTerry CollinsJanuary 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by Terry CollinsJanuary 25, 2016January 25, 201601223 Mike Stoner Tuttle Publishing 2016 ISBN 978-0-8048-4629-5 The dozen or so books about Indonesia that I’ve reviewed, most for these...
A Brief History of IndonesiaTerry CollinsNovember 2, 2015October 20, 2017 by Terry CollinsNovember 2, 2015October 20, 201701875 A Brief History of Indonesia by Tim Hannigan pub. Tuttle 2015 pp.288 ISBN 978-0-8048-4476-5 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-4629-1716-7(ebook) The sub-title is far...
Lempad, a Timeless Balinese MasterMay TienJuly 14, 2014August 11, 2017 by May TienJuly 14, 2014August 11, 201701875 Thirty six years after his death at the age of 116, the first complete presentation of the works of I...
Indonesia Etc.: Exploring the Improbable NationTerry CollinsJune 18, 2014August 11, 2017 by Terry CollinsJune 18, 2014August 11, 201701435 And explore Indonesia with a very keen eye and widening mind is what Elizabeth Pisani (EP) did for just over...
Vivienne Kruger: Balinese FoodQraved TeamMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by Qraved TeamMay 6, 2014August 18, 201711051 Vivienne Kruger first visited Bali on a week-long overland trip from Jakarta in 1993. For five years, starting in 1999,...
Meet Bernard HarrisonRemko TanisApril 23, 2014December 3, 2020 by Remko TanisApril 23, 2014December 3, 202003438 Bernard is the zoologist who ran the Singapore Zoological Gardens and Jurong Bird Park, also starting the world’s first Night...
Meet David MetcalfAngela JelitaMarch 25, 2014August 18, 2017 by Angela JelitaMarch 25, 2014August 18, 201701229 Meet David Metcalf, aka Dayak Dave, a photographer and author whose passion for Indonesia gives back to the people he...
Confessions of a Former SmokerDeddy WigrahaFebruary 25, 2014August 11, 2017 by Deddy WigrahaFebruary 25, 2014August 11, 20172 1213 For the past 25 years, cigarettes have been a loyal friend. Camels, Luckies and Marlboros (and the occasional Djarum Super)...
Jakarta 100 Years AgoQraved TeamAugust 26, 2013June 1, 2020 by Qraved TeamAugust 26, 2013June 1, 20202 2002 Through the window of early photography, Scott Merrillees has brought the long lost world of Jakarta back to life in...
Meet Ian BurnetAngela JelitaMay 8, 2012September 6, 2017 by Angela JelitaMay 8, 2012September 6, 201701034 Ian Burnet, a former geologist and avid historian, spoke to us about his recently published book Spice Islands. Spice Islands...