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Guidebooks
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Lonely Planet: the classical independent traveler guidebook with
the best maps. I used the previous editions with satisfaction.
They have also cities, language, cycling, and even food guidebooks too.
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Rough guide: the information seems to be very similar to the
previous one, with maybe better cultural/historical information.
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Footprint: again pretty similar information, with the advantage
that almost no other tourist will carry the same book as you.
Photography books
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Passage to Vietnam: compiled from the work of seventy
photographers, this book was the first to give a good portrait of
Vietnam, and it is still the best. The
CD ROM is also worth having, for its superb use of the medium.
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Pain and Grace : A Journey Through Vietnam: the work of a single
photojournalist, Jim Gensheimer, this book captures in deeply emotional
images the complexity of modern Vietnam.