Title/Author: March 8: Time For Real Change/Kee Thuan ChyePublisher: Marshall CavendishNo. of Pages: 363ISBN 13: 9789814328333 (Written for Malaysiakini.com) An inspiring chronicle of changeReview by Jee Wan http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/152887Jan 9 When we won the Asian Football Federation Suzuki Cup, our PM declared 31st December a public holiday, claiming to support the 1Malaysia concept of “People First,…
Brothers by Yu Hua
Title/Author: Brothers/Yu HuaPublisher: Picador USANo. of Pages: 600ISBN 13: 9780330452755 In a nutshell‘Brothers’ is about two stepbrothers, Baldy Li and Song Gang, who were brought together by death. Song Gang’s dad married Baldy Li’s mom after Baldy Li’s birth dad died tragically in a grotesque and comical incident. In the beginning I was a little…
A_Bookaholic Interviews Author of Tokyo Vice, Jake Adelstein
Once again, thanks to Pansing, I got a copy of Jake Adelstein’s Tokyo Vice. It was an eye-opening read for me. If you’re interested in knowing about the organized crime that are going on in Tokyo, you must go grab a copy. I’m honoured too, to be given the opportunity to ‘interview’ the author himself,…
World Book Night 2011!!!
I really think this is suuuper cool! Saw this on the internet. Check this out:World Book Night represents the most ambitious and far-reaching celebration of adult books and reading ever attempted in the UK and Ireland. On Saturday, 5 March 2011, two days after World Book Day, with the full support of the Publishers Association,…
It’s a Book by Lane Smith
Title/Author: It’s a Book/Lane SmithPublisher: Roaring Brook PressNo. of pages: 26ISBN 13: 978-1-59643-606-0 In a nutshellWith digital revolution carrying us forward, will our future generation recognise a book? In It’s a Book, the jackass is a ‘tech-freak’ fella who couldn’t recognise a book, and gets all curious when seeing the monkey holding one. He asks…
Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein
Title/Author: Tokyo Vice/Jake AdelsteinPublisher: Pantheon BooksNo. of pages: 328ISBN 13: 978-0-307-37879-8 In a nutshell(Edited from the book flap) At nineteen, Jake Adelstein started his life as a journalist at the prestigious Yomiuri Shinbun. For 12 years of 48-hour workweeks, he ventures deep into the Yakuza underworld where murder, corruption and human trafficking are as common…
Radiance by Alyson Noel
Title/Author: Radiance/Alyson NoelPublisher: MacmillanNo. of pages: 183ISBN 13: 978-0-330-52691-3 In a nutshellRiley Bloom crossed the bridge into the afterlife following a car crash – with her parents and beloved dog, Buttercup. In her afterlife, she has been assigned a job as a Soul Catcher, with Bodhi as her guide. Her first assignment takes her back…
AMAAAAZING BOOKMARKS!!!
Calling all bookmark collectors and those who fancy bookish accessories! This is super duper cool I wanna share it with all of you! Check out these awesome, amazing bookmarks!!! More here!
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Title/Author: Fight Club/Chuck PalahniukPublisher: VintageNo. of pages: 352ISBN 13: 9780099552154Price: RM29.90 In a nutshellI’ve seen Fight Club. I loved it. I’ve also just read the book. Loved it too. Even dreamt about being in Fight Club with Pitt and Norton last night! Haha yes, for real, ok 😛 So. Everyone knows about fight club and…
Drawing Blood by Scarfe
Title/Author: Drawing Blood/ScarfePublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingNo. of pages: 352ISBN 10: 0 316 72952 3Price: RM59.90 (Discounted price) In a nutshell(I’m just gonna take it from the book flap) This is Scarfe’s first collected volume of his work for twenty years, with amusing and poignant anecdotes to present the drawings and other works that have established him…
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