The Pigeons and the Witch Doctor: Adventures of a Modern Map Maker [Paperback]

Heng Thung (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2003

The author mapped the poppy fields of the Golden Triangle and made studies for war, development and rehabilitation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Lucky Press, LLC (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971331839
• ISBN-13: 978-0971331839
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,738,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bravo to the Witch Doctor, July 12, 2004

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Tom Wagner (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pigeons and the Witch Doctor: Adventures of a Modern Map Maker (Paperback)

"Pigeons and the Witch Doctor" is a delightful read that chronicals the life and times of a most remarkable man: Dr. Heng Thung. Heng is an Indonesian-born mapmaker, educated in the United States, and full-time thorn in the side of small-minded American, European, Asian, and UN bureaucrats and fuctionaries. Heng's energy, concern for human welfare, and single-minded devotion to good geographical information often brings him into conflict with suspicious customs officials and greedy politicians. Heng modestly describes his successes and failures in looking for oil in Sumatra, counting native peoples and fields of opium poppies in Laos, teaching in Holland, and mapping land uses and looking for diamonds in East Africa. Along the way, are both funny and sad encounters with buracuraies and a host of interesting characters. Anyone who would like to know what Third World mapmaking is about will enjoy this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars True Adventures in Mapping, October 13, 2010

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Forever Rose (Washington D.C. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pigeons and the Witch Doctor: Adventures of a Modern Map Maker (Paperback)

I was truly impressed by the descriptive nature of this book. It took you to the time and place, the feelings of the experiences that the author had as he traveled across the world and back. Few writers write from a personal place like this and it was inspiring. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have recommended it to many people. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.