{"product_id":"2940045847438","title":"From Condoms to Cabbages","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Thailand, a condom is called a \"Mechai\". Mechai Viravaidya, Thailand's Condom King, has used this most anatomically suggestive contraceptive device to turn the conventional family planning establishment on its head. First came condom blowing contests, then T-shirts with condom shrouded anthropomorphic penises. Then condom key rings followed by a Cabbages and Condoms restaurant. When it comes to condoms, no one has been more creative than the Condom King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo equate Mechai with condoms and family planning alone underestimates the man and fails to capture his essence. Mechai Viravaidya is engaged in a relentless pursuit to improve the well-being of the poor by giving them the tools to lead a fruitful and productive life. His achievements in family planning, AIDS prevention, and rural development are a means to an end — the alleviation of poverty in Thailand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMechai's journey From Condoms to Cabbages — from his roots in family planning to his goal of poverty alleviation — has spanned 47 years. Along the way, he has been labeled a visionary iconoclast and cheerful revolutionary. He is also an ordinary man from modest origins. This book will shed some light on both Mechais.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully illustrated with many photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proglen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078300975344,"sku":"2940045847438","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045847438_p0.jpg?v=1763981620","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045847438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}