{"product_id":"9780974271538","title":"Asiaddict","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis amazing collection of illustrated travel chronicles the bizarre as well as the mundane experiences of a recent trip through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. Wiping off the nostalgic “Shangri-La” mystique off of contemporary monstro-“Cities” like Bangkok; it reveals a more western smeared and embellished recent history…with a few “Bombs” dropped in between…With his flair for details, Mats!? takes us on a journey, littered with landmines , through a landscape of beauty and horror, humor and disbelief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitness! “Buddhisneyland” a theme park worthy of Walt’s. Albeit, on ACID!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFathom! the horror of the “Khmer Rouge.” Follow in the footsteps of the Buddha. Down alleys where the shadows are rarely one’s own!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text lays it on thick and is hilarious in its infantilism, and is well complemented by the stunning cartoon very tay*(TM) style that infuses it with the immediacy of a newspaper photo.The book is also illustrated with some stunning photography by Peri B.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsiaddict is exactly the kind of guidebook you would want to read before going on a trip but not the kind of thing you’d ever find in a normal travel guide. Funny, but also really lurid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alternative Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023918940400,"sku":"9780974271538","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780974271538_p0.jpg?v=1763879038","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780974271538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}