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DER NEUE BILDBANDDER NEUE BILDBAND

Eine neu bebilderte Reise im Groß-Format des internationalen Bestsellers

Format 24,1 x 32,7 cm, durchgehend vierfarbig544 Seiten, über 1000 Fotos, 1. Aufl age 2019€ 49,90 (D) I € 51,30 (A)

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Die Welt, wie Sie sie noch nie gesehen haben

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THE GRAND PALACE AND WAT PHOBangkok, Thailand

// Royal Digs and Ancient Massage

Once the walled residence of the Thai monarch, the Grand Palace was created more than 2 centuries ago by the revered Chakri dynasty of the Kingdom of Siam. The compound, a labyrinth of more than 100 buildings, includes the most famous of Bangkok’s 400-odd temples: Wat Phra Kaeo, popularly known as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

Must visit // Visit Wat Phra Kaeo to see Thailand’s most venerated religious object, a 26-inch seated Buddha carved from semiprecious jade, the country’s protector // Wat Pho, also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha (left), with more than 1,000 depictions of the enlightened one. The 17th-century building is Thailand’s oldest and largest temple and built around a 150-foot-long, gold-leaf-covered reclining statue of the Buddha.

A TRIO OF BANGKOK HOTELSBangkok, Thailand

// The Epitome of Gracious Hospitality

In a country known for its gracious hospitality and impeccable service, Bangkok’s hotels have won every award in the book. Three stand out: The Oriental Hotel (right), more than a century old, the cutting edge Sukhothai Hotel, and the Colonial-style Bhuthorn, each encapsulating Bangkok at its finest.

Must do // A riverboat shuttle from The Oriental Hotel to the opposite bank, to catch Bangkok’s best classical dance performances in the hotel’s lavish Sala Rim Naam restaurant // At the Sukhothai Hotel, see the Sukhothai-style stupas reflected in illuminated pools of lotus blossoms.

GOLDEN TRIANGLEThailand

// Elegance and Elephants

The rugged north where Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet and the Ruak and Mekong rivers converge was notorious for its illicit opium manufacturing. Today, a pair of exclusive resorts—the Four Seasons Tented Camp and the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa—has joined the growing number setting up camp in this northernmost point of the country.

Must do // At the Four Seasons: work with the mahout trainers, riding their elephants, and help with their baths // At the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa, watch elephant polo (left). The annual King’s Cup Tournament is shared between Anantara’s Hua Hin (see below) and Golden Triangle properties.

HUA HINThailand

// Thailand’s Royal Resort

Hua Hin, a former fishing village, became the Thai royal family’s favorite weekend escape from steamy Bangkok beginning in 1922 when King Rama VII built his summer compound, Klai Kangwon (“Far from Worries”) here. It was the country’s first glamorous getaway.

Must do // Take the 4-hour train ride from Bangkok to Hua Hin’s 1920s-era terminus. The station’s Royal Waiting Room (left) is a red-painted teak confection that combines Thai style with British whimsy // Dine at one of the small, open-walled waterfront seafood restaurants of Thanon Naresdamri // Enjoy the area’s beaches, a favorite for Thai and international visitors alike.

CHIANG MAIThailand

// Markets in the “Rose of the North”

Dubbed the “Rose of the North” Chiang Mai is Thailand’s second largest city and the unofficial capital of the country’s north. Some of Southeast Asia’s best market shopping and delicious street food can be found here.

Must do // Explore the Old City—ancient walls, moats, and beautiful wats (or Buddhist temples, the oldest dating to the late 13th century) // Saturday and Sunday Walking markets (wats lining the thoroughfare become giant alfresco food centers). Shop also for handicrafts: silver, celadon pottery, screen-printed silks, and woven textiles. Beware of cheap knock-offs // Sunday-night market, along Ratchadamneon Road (Walking Street).

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BANGKOK’S MARKETSBangkok, Thailand

// Food, Flowers, and a Shopping Frenzy

CHATUCHAKChatuchak is one of the world’s largest outdoor markets and the ultimate Bangkok shopping experience with an estimated 5,000 merchants ready for business every Saturday and Sunday at 6 a.m. The rare, the costly, and the unusual are sold side by side with authentic street food, tribal crafts, and counterfeit everything.

Must do // Take in all the smells, tastes, and sights: you’ll find everything from spices, orchids, and creatures ranging from Siamese kittens to Siamese fighting fish. Dragonfruits and mangosteens are also among the exotic offerings // At food stalls, sample pad thai (fried noodles), khao pad (fried rice), khao mun gai (steamed chicken on rice), gai/moo bing (grilled chicken/pork skewers), brave the som tam (green papaya salad), and for something sweet, khao tom ka thi (coconut-infused sticky rice wrapped in a banana leaf), or coconut ice cream // Silk garments, hand-painted china, modern housewares, video games, and even computers are perfect for gifts.

PAK KHLONG TALATPak Khlong Talat, another essential market experience, is transformed every night from a vegetable market to the city’s biggest flower market.

Must do // Take one of Bangkok’s water taxis along the Chao Phraya River to the Tha Saphan Phuts boat stop. Follow the fragrance of jasmine and crowds of locals through a floating teak pavilion to Pak Khlong. Be greeted by the mounds of orchids, roses, lotuses, chrysanthemums, and several blooms you’ve probably never seen before. Flowers are very important in Thai culture, used to decorate homes and as offerings at neighborhood temples.

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02 Flowers // Orchids, roses, jasmine, jankrajang fah, crown of thorn.

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04 Miscelleneous // Video games, and computers.

05 Spices // Tarragon, whole cardamom, cumin powder, thai curry powder, Tom Yum spices, and much, much more.

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PHUKETThailand

// Island Trailblazer and Perennial Favorite

Known as the Pearl of the Andaman Sea, Phuket is Thailand’s largest island at 210 square miles. Although much of its innocence and character was diluted in the tourist boom of the 1980s and ’90s, visitors continue to come, these days looking for luxury.

Must do // Everything the island has to offer--a cavalcade of gorgeous beaches, inspiring resorts, and interesting heritage architecture.

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Zwar steht Marlene Taschen schon seit Anfang 2017 als CEO an der Spitze des von ihrem Vater Benedikt gegründeten Ver-

lags, medial hielt sich die heute 34-Jährige bisher jedoch zurück. Jetzt endlich hatte mein Kollege Stefan Hauck die Gelegenheit, sie in Köln zu treffen. Beeindruckt kam er zurück – von so vielen Ideen, strategischen Plänen, Begeisterungsfähigkeit, Freude am Ausprobieren, beeindruckt auch von ihrer Sprache. Die Verlagschefin kommt ohne die üblichen CEO-Floskeln aus, die einem den Genuss von Business-Interviews des Öfteren erschweren. Aber lesen Sie selbst > Seite 16.

Vielfalt im Buchmarkt meint mehr als bloß die Existenz vieler diverser Bücher. Vielfältig ist ein Angebot erst, wenn der Markt es tatsächlich auch verfügbar hält. Seit eine Menge Bücher dem Großreinemachen im Libri-Lager zum Opfer fielen, sind kleinere Auslieferer noch einmal wichtiger geworden, ohne deren Leistungen in Logistik und Vertriebs-unterstützung es um die Bibliodiversität wohl schlechter bestellt wäre. Deshalb haben wir in unserem Fokus Dienstleister (ab > Seite 24) den Verlagsauslieferungen breiten Raum gegeben.

Wenn es ein Messinstrument gäbe, das die kollektive Dopaminaus-schüttung bei Büchermenschenversammlungen bestimmen könnte, würde das Gerät Jahr für Jahr den Höchstwert vermutlich bei der Ver-gabe des Deutschen Buchhandlungspreises ermitteln. Glücksort für die von Kulturstaatsministerin Monika Grütters ausgezeichneten Sorti-mentsbuchhändler war diesmal Rostock. Ebenso wichtig wie die Preis-gelder ist die hohe Wertschätzung, mit der Grütters die Leistungen der Sortimenter zu würdigen versteht. Die Vielfalt dessen, was Buchhand-lungen anbieten, lasse sich als »Plädoyer für Gedankenfreiheit und Ge-sprächsoffenheit, für Streitkultur und Verständigungsbereitschaft le-sen«, erklärte die Staatsministerin – das Thema der Woche ab > Seite 6.

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