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Jim Algie

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Jim Algie has been a punk rock musician, journalist, wildlife conservationist and security guard in a lunatic asylum. His non-fiction collection Bizarre Thailand: Tales of Crime, Sex and Black Magic and his short fiction collection, The Phantom Lover and Other Thrilling Tales of Thailand, illuminate the country's dark and sexy side. In 2018, he published an expanded version of On the Night Joey Ramone Died, part memoir, part punk history and part literature with a front cover blurb from noted mystery author Timothy Hallinan, "The funniest sad book and the saddest funny book I've read in a long time. ...more

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Average rating: 3.6 · 130 ratings · 26 reviews · 10 distinct works

	Bizarre Thailand: Tales of Crime, Sex, and Black Magic 3.64 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Phantom Lover and Other Thrilling Tales of Thailand 3.45 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crime Scene Asia: Volume 1 by Richard Lord (Goodreads Author) (Editor and Contributor), William L. Gibson (Goodreads Author) (contributor), Charlson Ong (Contributor) 2.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Night Joey Ramone Died: Tales of rock and punk from Bangkok New York Cambodia and Norway 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Americans in Thailand by Robert Horn, Denis Gray (Goodreads Author), Nicholas Grossman 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thailand Tuttle Travel Pack: Your Guide to Thailand's Best Sights for Every Budget really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thailand's Sustainable Development Sourcebook: Issues & Information, Ideas & Inspiration by Nicholas Grossman (editor), Apiradee Treerukuarkul (Editor), Jim Algie (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tuttle Travel Pack Thailand 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[(Bizarre Thailand: Tales of Crime, Sex and Black Magic )] [Author: Jim Algie] [Apr-2011] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crime Scene Asia: Crime fiction from India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam by Richard Lord (Editor), Jim Algie (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Swan Songs and Sound Bytes: 8 Snippets of Music History from All Over Thailand

From the Clash to the Pogues, to Wacko Jacko, Bjork and Rush, Thailand’s music history is richer and weirder than you might think.

1. The Last Clash

The photo on the cover of Combat Rock, the biggest-selling album released by The Clash, was shot on a railway line just outside Bangkok. The capital was the last stop on a world tour that screeched to a grinding halt in 1982.

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“There ain't no such thing as the devil that's just god when he's drunk.”
― Tom Waits, The Early Years: The Lyrics, 1971-1983

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“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.”
― Hunter S. Thompson

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