New York: Macmillan, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on 4 years of study of the Chinese who live in Southeast Asia. 264 pgs, photographs, index, bibliography. Map endpapers.

New York: St Martin's, 1992. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Superintendent Bamsan Kiet mystery - one which finds him freezing in Seattle in July. SIGNED on the title page. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-312-07851X.

New York: St Martin's, 1992. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Superintendent Bamsan Kiet mystery - one which finds him freezing in Seattle in July. SIGNED on the title page. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-312-07851X.

New York: American Friends of Vietnam, Inc. 1965. First edition - Pro Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) academic journal, with articles including George Tanham's "The Communist challenge in the provinces;" Charles Joiner's "Administration and political warfare in the highlands;" "Asian Leaders Speak" and "Why New Zealand aids South Vietnam." 56 pp.

Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first major study of an unusual group of Balinese embroideries - the "story cloths" which are used as ritual decorations and offerings in Balinese and Hindu temples, household ancestor shrines, and village ceremonial buildings - this includes over 200 examples from the author's own collection, depicted in full color. Discusses the various stitching techniques employed for each piece, how to determine the skill level of specific stitches, and the cultural significance of each textile. Includes a glossary of important Balinese characters and terms, bibliography and index. Large format, printed on heavy glossy stock throughout. A beautiful book. 144 pp. ISBN: 1-58008-4877.

New York: Ecco Press, (2003.). First edition - The author's first book, a collection of five novella-like stories, winner of PEN/Malamud Award. Each of the stories, set in Southest Asia and on the Indian Subcontinent, narrated by young women who find themselves, often as expatriates by accident, living and loving according to unfamiliar rules. Cover praise from Richard Ford who states "Every story in this remarkable collection reveals the emergence of a truly prodigious talent." 225 pp.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring travel writer and American ex-pat Poke Rafferty and set in Bangkok, Thailand. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 312 pp. ISBN: 978-0061672231.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring travel writer and American ex-pat Poke Rafferty and set in Bangkok, Thailand. INSCRIBED on the title page. Author's note. 346 pp. ISBN: 978-0061672231.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first thriller featuring travel writer Poke Rafferty and set in Bangkok, Thailand. In addition to finding trouble, Poke is also setting up his unorthodox family as he has fallen deeply in love with former bar girl, Rose, and is in the process of adopting an eight-year old street child. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 328 pp. ISBN: 978-0061255809.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring travel writer and American ex-pat Poke Rafferty and set in Bangkok, Thailand. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 346 pp. ISBN: 978-0061672231.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring travel writer and American ex-pat Poke Rafferty and set in Bangkok, Thailand. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 346 pp. ISBN: 978-0061672231.

Travel with Bella, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in the Travels with Bella series, inspired by the author's own children and their enchantment as they traveled nearly every continent. "As a five-year-old accustomed to her own rules and routine, Bella must adapt to life in Vietnam - figuring out how to cross the street when theres no cross walk, how to bargain with a street vendor and what to eat while away from home. She quickly learns that an open mind and a bit of courage lead to a super adventure." INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Illustrated in full color by Steve Pileggi. Includes some suggestions for activities and a recipe for pho. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-9810898823.

New York: University Press of America / The Asia Society, (1985). Includes a preface by Eleanor Roosevelt in which she notes that although Kartini died young (at age 24, a few days after the birth of her son), with her letters, which give some insight into the lives of a people ruled at the time by Dutch, she was able to reach millions of Javanese. Through her writings she became a spokesman for the liberation and education of women. Edited and with an Introduction By Hildred Geertz. Translated from the Dutch by Agnes Louis Symmers. 246 pp. ISBN: 0-819147583.

New York: Random House, (1986.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED on the half title page by author Wendy Larsen and dated in the year of publication. An uncommon book about Vietnam and the war - a poetic collaboration by two women, one American, one Vietnamese - Wendy Larsen, an American teacher who traveled to Vietnam in 1970 when her journalist husband was covering the war in Vietnam, and Tran Thi Nga, a Vietnamese bookkeeper whom she met there and who was reunited with Larsen in New York after Nga was forced to flee Vietnam after the fall of Saigon. Map, glossary, chronology, sources. 291 pp. ISBN: 0-394549856.

New York: Bantam, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second thriller written under her own name, by this former CIA analyst, a novel inspired by the mystery of Jim Thompson, a "legendary American" who settled in Thailand in 1945, and disappeared in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia in 1967. SIGNED on the title page. Afterword by the author. 405 pp. ISBN: 0-553-109138.

New York: Bantam, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second thriller written under her own name, by this former CIA analyst, a novel inspired by the mystery of Jim Thompson, a "legendary American" who settled in Thailand in 1945, and disappeared in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia in 1967. SIGNED on the title page. Map. Afterword by the author. 405 pp. ISBN: 0-553-109138.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a thriller ranging from the Cambodian refugee camps on the Thai border to the world of politics and intrigue in Washington, D. C. Samantha Powers commented that Metlz is "the rare novelist who can draw upon realworld experiences as both an aidworker and a White House official. . . [this is] a gripping and vivid thriller that leads readers on a trail of gun-running, Cold War intrigue, betrayal, and moral ambiguity. Metzl reminds us that the costs of U.S. interventions and retreats are lived one individual at a time." 244 p. ISBN: 0-31232202X.

New York: Columbia University Press, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes original source documents from the first Naturalization Act in 1790 that banned nonwhite immigrants from citizenship through 2001 with commentary placing each in context. Index 590 pp. ISBN: 0-231110308.

New York: Free Press, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of "twenty Vietnam veterans who have remained or returned to Southeast Asia to live amid the battlefields of their youth, seeking redemption and refusing to return to a nation that cannot accept the sacrifices they made.. some were military heroes . . . some questioned or condemned the war . . . others were moved to atone for the war by charity." xii, 227 pp. ISBN: 0-684842645.

Washington, D.C.: Three Continents Press, (1992). First edition - A collection of poems by this writer, born in Malaysia,who brings different cultural perspectives to her writing about courage and people and their relationships. Illustrated by Jamaliah Morais. 85 pp. ISBN: 0-894107283.