Thai Cookbooks by Kasma Loha-unchit
It Rains Fishes and Dancing Shrimp
Although both of these books are now out-of-print, you should be able to find them through the usual sources of second-hand books¥.
It Rains Fishes
Kasma's 
first cookbook, It Rains Fishes: Legends, Traditions and the Joys of Thai Cooking, won the IACP Award (Julia Child Award) for Best International Cookbook of 1995. A veritable Thai cooking class in a book, complete with delightful stories and watercolors of Thailand. Most recipes comes with notes and pointers that explore creative ways to extend the recipe. A good book for beginners and experts alike. This is more a book about cooking than a "cookbook" per se, although there are numerous excellent recipes. The It Rains Fishes page on this site contains:
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Dancing Shrimp
Kasma's second cookbook, Dancing Shrimp: Favorite Thai Recipes for Seafood, is now published by Simon & Schuster. Learn how to cook mouth-watering Thai seafood dishes! A combination of traditional Thai recipes and Kasma's own modern creations and variations. Many of the recipes are surprisingly easy to cook. Contains an invaluable chapter full of information on the Thai ingredients used in the book. The Dancing Shrimp page on this site contains:
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