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
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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…
It’s a Book by Lane Smith (Video)
I so so so lurrrve this video I saw on Facebook and thought I’d share it with you too.
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…
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…
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…
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