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…
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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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Title/Author: A Little Princess/Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN (13): 978-0064401876 Xiao Wei talks about a book she loves dearly, and has read over and over again. What’s it about?“A Little Princess” is a magical story filled with beautiful imaginations and whimsical fantasies, hope, love and courage, despite the cold hard realities of London in the early 1900’s….
What do you think of book trailers?
Have you seen any book trailers lately? I’ve seen quite a few – Gaiman’s Instructions, and Nicholl’s One Day (didn’t like this). And lately, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters hehe Seems like book trailers “are now an essential part of any marketing campaign for a big-hitting new novel. They’ve only been around for a…
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Title/Author: The Virgin Suicides/Jeffrey EugenidesPublisher: BloomsburyNo. of pages: 249ISBN: 978-0747560593Price: RM36.50 In a nutshellThis story, set in the 1970s, is mainly about the mysterious Lisbon girls (Cecelia, 13; Lux, 14; Bonnie, 15; Mary, 16; Therese, 17) who decided to take their own lives and how their suicides affected their small suburban community. Their story is…
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Title/Author: And Then There Were None/Agatha ChristiePublisher: FontanaNo. of pages: 221ISBN: 978-0312979478 In a nutshellA whodunit story that would keep you on tenterhooks until the end. You might have seen something similar to this in a movie before, but you know, nothing beats reading! 10 people from all walks of life, have been invited to…
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Sky Burial by Xinran!ISBN: 978-0385515481 Lai Peen is a great fan of Xinran’s works…and this is one of her favourite reads…. What’s it about?:Shu Wen spent many years looking for her lost husband after he disappeared in Tibet. She faced many difficulties in the wild mountains of Tibet but after spending more than 40 years…
Book-staircase! :D
Look at these staircases! Don’t you wish you can have them in your homes??? Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could?! Then, you’ll always have space for any amount of books! We can keep ’em in book racks, tables, beneath your bed…floor,…now we have…STAIRCASE!! 😀 THANKS for the pics LAI PEEN! 🙂
A Delicious Double Book Launch!!
I must go for this! Why? I’m a fan of Amir Muhammad’s writings 🙂 He’s funny, witty, intelligent, and he’s such a great storyteller! 🙂 If you’re reading this, and would love to go, let’s meet there!! 🙂 The launch details are as below:—————————- ZI Publications presents … “ROJAK: Bite-sized stories” by Amir Muhammad “TAPAI:…
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