Thai Stick
Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade
by Peter Maguire
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Nonfiction.
Located on the left bank of the Chao Phya River, Thailand's capital, Krungthep, known as Bangkok to Westerners and "the City of Angels" to Thais, has been home to smugglers and adventurers since the late eighteenth century. During the 1970s, it became a modern Casablanca to a new generation of treasure seekers, from surfers looking to finance their...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Nonfiction.
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