Since I started blogging regarding all my opinions online
I always see to it that my sources are from the different reading materials
that I bought as my academic resource. In my work I always see to it that at
least I can share my insights and ideas through online blog platform. Reading
is part of my academic life that one may say reading started since our mothers
read us the bed time stories. Until
today reading is vital in my profession as an academician. Secondary data, as we termed it, good source
of books and magazines are important to acquire a good source of academic
information to further give your academic opinion.
The challenge of secondary academic resources
is that most of the new and upcoming books are limited in terms of the topics
that you want to discuss in your writing blog for example. In some ways you need to have the back issues
that you can scan and skim to refer the ideas and facts from the past and the
present political issues for example.
For that reason I need to go to some second hand book shops in searching
for some old academic references that we cannot find it in the commercial book
store today. In Thailand there are three
book stores that I always visit when I’m planning to buy academic references
for my students and for my personal consumption. 1. http://www.chulabook.com/ 2. https://thailand.kinokuniya.com and
my favorite 3. https://www.asiabooks.com/
. These are the book stores that you can visit that they offer only all new
books with the smell of the new paper that you will get addicted to open each
pages while drinking your morning coffee.
But in terms of back issues with sometimes the original signature from
the author I advise to visit second hand bookstores in Bangkok. But the problem with second hand bookstores
not only in Thailand I suppose is the arrangement and classifications of the
books by genre. I have a good source in the center of Thailand that they always
classify their reading materials and in fact you can order your books
online.
The book owner as well is
familiar with different authors and books so if you have any questions in terms
of book series or the list of books of a given author the owner can give it to
you in a classified manner. Books
without coffee is just plain paper. But of course, 4. http://www.dasabookcafe.com/ is the
best second hand book shop that I can advise because they arrange their
collection not only in the shelves but also in their online database that
ordering online is easy as one two click.
Less to forget, https://www.asiabooks.com/ is selling also books that are being reprinted
from old issues like the classics of the Karamazov. Many exciting books both from the book shops
that offer only new books and the second hand book shops that will give you
back issues that are not sold in brand new book store shops. If you love collecting books such as academic
books in politics, business, and philosophy those book stores mentioned above
are my choices when you are touring around the Kingdom of Thailand specifically
metropolitan Bangkok.
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