Books published by publisher Aspasia Books

The Three Kingdoms is one of the four famous Chinese classics. Within the exciting episodes of power struggles during the Three Kingdoms period, what shone more brilliantly was the humanism of righteousness, loyalty, sincerity, benevolence and wisdom. This abridged version brings you the highlights of this magnificent classic, including well-known episodes such as “oath of brotherhood at the Peach Garden”, Liu Bei’s “three visits to the cottage (of Zhuge Liang)”, the “Battle of Red Cliff”. It will also lead you through the ups and downs of the heroes of ancient times, at times admiring their courage, at others lamenting their fate.

Leap & Hop is a series of travel books for children aged 8 and older traveling on and off the beaten path, written by Isabelle Demenge and illustrated by Emilie Sarnel. The idea of the series is to turn a grown-up trip into a fun adventure for children. These interactive books aim at getting children to discover new places and learn about other cultures in an engaging way. For parents, the books provide an ideal way to stick to a grown-up itinerary with a focus on cultural sites, and to create an unforgettable travel experience for the whole family. As kids play along by drawing, writing, and collecting items of interest throughout the journey, they ll find themselves creating a very personal souvenir as the book is transformed into a travel scrapbook for them to keep. In addition to general information on the history, currency, food, and culture and traditions of the country, Leap & Hop Vietnam will focus on the major sites such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, the old cities of Hoi An and Hue, as well as the Mekong Delta and the north with Halong Bay and Sapa. The kids will be sent on a scavenger hunt in the temples of My Son, they will play detective with the prices of things and act as food critic on the famous food tours. They will act as the family guide through the Old Quarter of Hanoi on an engaging quiz walk. In addition to Vietnam, the current destinations offered in the Leap & Hop series are: Bali, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India (Rajasthan), Myanmar, New York, Paris, Singapore and Sri Lanka. The next travel books will be Mongolia and London.

Leap & Hop New York will focus on major tourist sites such as The Empire State Building, Central Park, the Bronx Zoo, the Lower East Side, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty among others. The children will be engaged as they explore New York with fun and educational challenges that vary from place to place, such as an I-Spy game in the Cloisters and the Chrysler Building, a quiz walk in Central Park and Grand Central, a street art scavenger hunt in the Lower East Side, and a unique sudoku puzzle in Chinatown with Chinese characters.

Leap & Hop is a series of cultural travel books written for children aged 8 and over by Isabelle Demenge with illustrations by Emilie Sarnel. The idea of the series is to turn a grown-up trip into a fun adventure for children. These interactive books aim at getting children to discover new places and learn about other cultures through interesting information as well as games and activities. For parents, the books provide an ideal way to stick to a grown-up itinerary with a focus on cultural sites, and to create an unforgettable travel experience for their children. As kids play along by drawing, writing, and collecting items of interest throughout the journey, they'll find themselves creating a very personal souvenir as the book is transformed into a travel scrapbook for them to keep. Leap & Hop Sri Lanka takes you to the Cultural Triangle in the centre of Sri Lanka where you can spot the differences between the two Buddhas in Dambulla's cave temples, learn about the tea production, identify different dagobas in Anuradhapura and stone carvings in the Embekke temple while playing detective with local prices.

Leap & Hop is a series of cultural travel books for children aged 8 and older by Isabelle Demenge and illustrated by Emilie Sarnel. The current destinations offered in the collection are: Bali, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India (Rajasthan), Paris and Sri Lanka. The idea of the series is to turn a grown-up trip into a fun adventure for children. These interactive books aim at getting children to discover a new country or a big city and learn about the local culture through interesting information as well as games and activities. For parents, the books provide an ideal way to stick to a grown-up itinerary with a focus on cultural sites, and to create an unforgettable travel experience for their children. As kids play along by drawing, writing, and collecting items of interest throughout the journey, they ll find themselves creating a very personal souvenir as the book is transformed into a travel scrapbook for them to keep. In addition to general information such as history, geography, currency, food, fashion, and architecture Leap and Hop Paris will take the children to the main Parisian iconic sites as well as neighbourhoods scattered across the city. The kids will be engaged as they explore Montmartre, play in the Luxembourg Garden, visit the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame de Paris and other areas with fun and educational challenges that vary from place to place, such as scavenger hunts, I Spy games, quiz walks, puzzles, and word searches. The next travel books will take your children to Myanmar and London.

Having lived a successful life in Bangkok that included friends, two teaching jobs, and her own apartment, Sandra Gregory recounts how her life took a terrible turn in 1993 and how she experienced a journey from prison to renewal. While recuperating from dysentery and dengue fever, Gregory ran out of money. With mounting medical bills to pay, she met a heroin addict who offered her $1,000 to smuggle his personal supply of heroin to Japan. It was just enough to pay her medical bills and buy a ticket home, but Gregory was arrested at Bangkok airport before she even boarded the plane. Detailing the four and a half years she spent in the notorious Lard Yao prison, dubbed the "Bangkok Hilton," Gregory describes scenes of horrific brutality and suffering before being transferred to a British jail to serve the rest of her 22-year sentence. She tells of her daily fight for survival, of many women who died with no medical care or loved ones around them, and of her acceptance of her guilt and ultimate redemption.