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Obsessed with orchids

None of Pavaphon Supanantananont's university degrees have anything to do with biology, but nowadays he gives full rein to his avid interest in trees, flowers and animals and has written several well-received books on botany.

Ruam Pon Kon Rak Kluay Mai ISBN 978-974-247-425-6 525 baht Available at leading local bookstores

One of these, Orchid Mania, or Ruam Pon Kon Rak Kluay Mai to give it its Thai title, is a volume that he says he brought out in order to share his own and other people's experiences with orchids.

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    Discussion 1 : 24 Feb 2013 at 06.201

    Great story! For more about how some people get so obsessed with orchids that they're willing to do anything to get them -- including breaking the law and smuggling them -- check out the new book "The Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and the World's Most Beautiful Orchid." It's non-fiction -- in fact, it's the only book ever classified as "True Crime/Gardening."

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