{"product_id":"2940014667173","title":"Patpong: Bangkok's Big Little Street","description":"Patpong Road is a short street in the middle of Bangkok that will be forever known as the center of the Thai sex industry for foreigners. For the first time, a well-known resident author interviewed the Patpong family and researched the very beginnings of the clan and its famous street.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn less than 70 years, Bangkok's big little street has seen farmyards, one of the world's largest banks and the marching boots of the Japanese Imperial Army. Now, it is World Headquarters for fun and entertainment.\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Chinese immigrant with the Royal-bestowed Thai title bought it at auction for $2,950 his friends thought he was crazy. Today, it is one of the richest, most valuable and best-known streets in the world.\u003cbr\u003ePatpong Road out-reaps the Reeperbahn, out gilds the Ginza and out boogies Bugis Street. In words and pictures, this is the fantastic first half century of Patpong Road.\u003cbr\u003eREAD ABOUT the daughter of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a Patpong live show!\u003cbr\u003eSHIVER AT the tale of the mad dog killer, searching for victims on Patpong!\u003cbr\u003eLAUGH AT the KGB agents caught with their pants down by a Patpong girl!\u003cbr\u003eLEARN ABOUT Ho Chi Minh's man in Thailand, and his place in Patpong history!\u003cbr\u003eFIND OUT why French diplomats stalked out of the bar named after their nation's hero, Emperor Napoleon!\u003cbr\u003eDISCOVER why the Air America pilots threw the free-lance reporter through the plate-glass window!\u003cbr\u003ePATPONG is complete with color and black-and-white photos, and a guide to one of the world's most legendary entertainment areas. This is the ONLY history of Patpong Road with exclusive interviews with the actual Patpong family, including the family patriarch - and written by one of Thailand's best-known resident journalists.\u003cbr\u003eThere won't be another book like it for another 50 years!","brand":"Alan Dawson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146091544816,"sku":"2940014667173","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014667173_p0.jpg?v=1763613258","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014667173","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}