{"product_id":"teak-lord-ron-emmons-9786165935401","title":"Teak Lord","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tale of piety, greed, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edebauchery and equanimity \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ein a remote Asian kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1875 and Chiang Mai, capital of Lanna, is a cultural crossroads of Buddhist monks and Christian missionaries, of spirit doctors and opium smokers, of seductive dancers and Western adventurers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sharp rise in teak prices sets off a mad rush for logging concessions, and the forests of Lanna resound to the thwack of axes and the trumpeting of elephants as the mighty trees are felled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter Doctor Marion Cheek, a medical missionary and teak trader, whose exploits in this exotic realm - saving the life of the ruler's wife, setting up a harem of local beauties and standing triumphant at the kingdom's highest point - make him a legend in his lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Emmons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 6165935400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786165935401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thailand National Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Ron Emmons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166301069567,"sku":"9786165935401","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teak-lord-ron-emmons-9786165935401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}