Title/Author: A Year in Tibet/Sun ShuyunPublisher: Harper PerennialNo. of pages: 246ISBN 13: 978-0-00-726512-1Price: RM19.90 (Discounted price) In a nutshellThe idea of writing this book came about when Sun Shuyun was asked to direct a documentary series about a year in the life of ordinary Tibetans. So, the author and her crew spent a year in…
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New Malaysian Essays 3, edited by Yin Shao LoongISBN: 9789834484552Pages: 89 (e-book)Layout & Typesetting: Liza Manshoor (Eclectic Design)Cover: Teck Hee Price: FRRRRREE!!!! Sole Edition: September 2010 Thanks to Amir Muhammad, we can have this book for FRRRREEE! More about the book/to download the book, click here
The Japanese Mind by Roger J. Davies & Osamu Ikeno
Title/Author: The Japanese Mind/Edited by Roger J. Davies & Osamu IkenoPublisher: Tuttle PublishingNo. of pages: 270ISBN 13: 978-0-8048-3295-3 In a nutshellThe Japanese Mind is a collection of 28 essays that offer readers an overview of contemporary Japanese culture. These essays were written over a period of several years by students a Ehime University in Matsyama…
Fun for Kids in Malaysia by Lydia Teh
Title/Author: Fun for Kids in Malaysia/Lydia TehPublisher: Marshall CavendishNo. of pages: 360ISBN 13: 978-983-3845-48-4Price: RM29.90 In a nutshellSo. You have a bunch of hyperactive kids who become even more hyperactive during weekends and school holidays. What do you do? No no no. Turn off Astro. Whip out Fun for Kids in Malaysia and get the…
Found in Malaysia (The Nut Graph)
Title/Author: Found in Malaysia/The Nut GraphPublisher: ZI PublicationsNo. of pages: 211ISBN 13: 978-967-5266-13-3Price: RM45 In a nutshellIf not for Shanon Shah who came up with this idea and Jacqueline Ann Surin who loved it and for everyone else at The Nut Graph, Found in Malaysia wouldn’t be born. So hats off to this group of…
Tapai by Hishamuddin Rais
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…
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…
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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