Welcome to the Bangkok Slaughterhouse The Battle for Human Dignity in Bangkok's Bleakest Slums

Name: Welcome to the Bangkok Slaughterhouse The Battle for Human Dignity in Bangkok's Bleakest Slums
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ISBN: 9780794602932

ISBN-10: 0794602932

ISBN-13: 9780794602932

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Authors: Joe Maier, Jerry Hopkins

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For twenty-five years, Father Joe Maier, a Catholic priest, has lived and worked in Bangkok's bleakest slums, establishing more than thirty schools, five shelters for street kids, and several projects for women and children with AIDS, working with and against authority, earning enmity and praise in equal measure. in this book, he tells the heartbreaking-and heartwarming-stories of the poorest of Thailand's poor, each a gem guaranteed to bring anger, tears, and joy. 100% of all proceeds will be donated to the Human Development Fund in Bangkok, Thailand

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: Periplus Editions (HK), Limited
Publication date: 3/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Father Joe Maier is a contributor to the Bangkok Post, where many stories about the Klong Toey slum first appeared.Foreword by Jerry Hopkins, author of Extreme Cuisine and No One Here Gets Out Alive.



Foreword


Author's Preface: Welcome to the Slaughterhouse



The Children


A Ride on the Wild Side of Mercy


Slipping Through the Cracks


Children's Day


Escape


The Horse Walker


AIDS-Another Word for Love


Children's Court


First Day of School


Bad Uncle


The Slum Girl and the Wedding


What Did Miss Noina See?


Slum Friendship



Struggles


Bridge to Nowhere


Poey's Fire


The Aftermath


Love at the Hua Lamphong Station


The Mom Factor


Slaughterhouse Legends and Codes


When the Pigs Move


Shootout in the Not-So-OK Corral



Heroes


The Saga of Miss Teacher Froggy


Slaughterhouse at War


Fragile Strength for the New Year


Samlee's Triumph


Afterword: About the Human Development Foundation