• Author: Joe Cummings
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The essential guidebook for Laos, don't go there without it.

• Author: Dervla Murphy
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Dervla treks and cycles around parts of Laos no-one else dare. Her travelogue is a real adventure tale.

• Author: Tony Wheeler
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All the essential details for the whole region in a single book. Invaluable fror traveller on any budget.

• Author: MartinStuart-Fox
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Tracing events in Laos from ancient monarchy, through its establishment as a French colony, to independence in 1953, the People's Democratic Republic, and the present one-party authoritarianism, this book highlights the complex and shifting political alliances there. The struggle for independence from France was followed by a struggle for unity and neutrality in the face of persistent foreign intervention, as the country was drawn into the war in Vietnam. Only with the end of the Cold War and the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops has Laos been able to reassert its neutral foreign policy and develop a market economy.

• Author: Periplus
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Country and major city maps. Don't get lost without it. More Periplus maps.

• Author: Roger Warner
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"The author spent years gathering the material for this book and Warner has written the definitive book on the period. Rarely has a non-participant so closely captured the feel and intensity of the times. I worked as a fighter pilot with the Raven FACs and was totally astounded at how good this book reads. A triumph"

• Author: Daovone Xayavong
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This collection of nearly 100 dishes is true to the culinary traditions of Laos, from Young Banana Tree Soup and Catfish Salad to Nam Lao (mixed ingredients in a rice paper wrap). Accompanying the recipes are vignettes about the food and culture of Laos and an extensive glossary.