RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON VIETNAM

The more you know about a country before you visit, the more you'll enjoy it. And if you don't have time to read before you leave, bringing a couple of books along will help to satisfy your curiosity while you're there! The following are a few great books on Vietnam:

Vietnam Guide Books:

	Lonely Planet Vietnam: Classic guide book with lots of information. Geared more toward younger travelers.		Frommer's Vietnam: Plenty of pictures, and includes a section on Angkor Wat.
	Rough Guide Vietnam: A great guide for independant travel. Lots of information on sites and trips, but a little less on hotels than the Lonely Planet.		National Geographic Vietnam: Plenty of excellent pictures and information on the major sites.

Biographical & Autobiographical:

	The House on Dream Street: A great book on the experience of living in Hanoi in the 1990's.		The Sacred Willow: Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family - Another excellent book covering 130 years of one family's history.
	The Tapestries: An outstanding novel based on an autobiography of a boy/man between 1916 and 1932.		Vietnam Now: A war reporter goes back to Vietnam to re-discover the country and what it is today...another great book.

Vietnamese Cooking:

	Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table		Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet
	Vietnamese Cooking Made Easy		Authentic Recipes From Vietnam

Vietnam War and History Books:

	The History of Vietnam: The complete history of Vietnam from the 2nd Century BC to the present.		Patriots: An outstanding book with accounts of the Vietnam War from all sides. This is a must read for anyone!
	No Peace, No Honor: A very interesting book based on recently declassified American and Vietnamese documents regarding the Vietnam War and negotiations with Nixon and Kissinger.		An Illustrated History: A very good illustrated history book on Vietnam going up until Doi Moi.