Title/Author: Tapai/Hishamuddin RaisPublisher: ZI Publications No. of pages: 266 ISBN 13: 978-967-5266-11-9 In a nutshell Tapai is a collection of 40 stories of Rais’s adventures in less ventured, non-typical touristy places, in search for delectable food and free alcohol. Said he, “As a seasoned traveller, I prefer to eat and drink well than to pay…
The Case of The Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall
Title/Author: The Case of The Missing Servant/Tarquin HallPublisher: Arrow Books No. of pages: 312 ISBN 13: 978-0-099-52523-3 In a nutshellThe Case of The Missing Servant is set in the modern day India, smack right in Delhi and Rajasthan. It is a very complex detective story, with many suspects and in-between cases, mishaps and shenanigans, because…
Blockade Billy by Stephen King
Title/Author: Blockade Billy/Stephen KingPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonNo. of pages: 132ISBN 13: 978-1-444-71619-1 In a nutshellWilliam ‘Blockade Billy’ Blakely, a player from Davenport Cornhuskers, a minor league team in Iowa, was asked to replace a catcher for New Jersey Titans until a suitable replacement could be found. Billy “wasn’t exactly right in the top story”, as…
Is it time to slow our reading down?
Do you tend to scan a text or really read it? (I know someone who reads every word when reading a book! 🙂 You know who you are *wink*) When was the last time you allowed the words from a book/text and your thought sink in? ‘Cuz you see…seems like technology has kinda made us…
WAREHOUSE SALESSSSS!!!! :D
Yes! Another one by Pay Less! Who’s goingggg???? 😉 PAY LESS BOOKS’ Warehouse Sales @ 3K SUBANG JAYA Venue: Hotel Hall, 3K Inn, Jalan SS13/1, Subang Jaya. (GPS Coordinates: N 03.06819°, E 101.59369°) Date: 23 – 25 July 2010 (Friday – Sunday) Time: 10.00 am – 7.00 pm
Rojak by Amir Muhammad
Title/Author: Rojak/Amir MuhammadPublisher: ZI PublicationsNo. of pages: 314ISBN 13: 978-967-5266-10-2 In a nutshellRojak is a collection of very short fictional stories (63 altogether, plus the extended versions), all of which tell of Malaysia and its culture. The author quoted our beloved late Yasmin Ahmad, saying “What is a nation without the stories it tells itself?”…
Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai
Title/Author: Funny Boy/Shyam SelvaduraiPublisher: VintageNo. of pages: 314ISBN 13: 978-009-9459-21-7 In a nutshellThe story is set in the seventies, during the tumultuous times of Sri Lanka, when the Buddhist Sinhalese majority and its Hindu Tamil minority were at war (Sri Lankan Civil War). It’s basically a novel in 6 short stories, told in chronological order…
Logomania: Where Common Phrases Come From And How To Use Them by Ellen Whyte
Title/Author: Logomania: Where Common Phrases Come From And How To Use Them/Ellen WhytePublisher: MPH PublishingNo. of pages: 314ISBN 13: 978-967-5222-47-4Price: RM32.90 In a nutshellLike its title, in Logomania, you’ll find out ‘where common (and uncommon ones too, I find) phrases come from and how to use them‘. The book is divided into chapters linked by…
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint
Title/Author: Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder/Shamini FlintPublisher: PiatkusNo. of pages: 295ISBN 13: 978-0-7499-2975-6 In a nutshellInspector Singh from Singapore has been sent to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to solve the murder of a Malaysian heir, Alan Lee. His ex-wife, Chelsea Liew is on death row for for this murder, but she swears she…
The Rice Mother by Rani Manicka
Title/Author: The Rice Mother/Rani ManickaPublisher: SceptreNo. of pages: 468ISBN 10: 0340823887 In a nutshell“In this house, our Rice Mother is your grandmother. She is the keeper of dreams. Look careafully and you will see, she sits on her wooden throne holding all our hopes and dreams in her strong hands, big and small, yours and…
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