Monday, November 30, 2009

A Walking Tour Kuala Lumpur

Title: A Walking Tour Kuala Lumpur
Author: Audrey Southgate and G. Bryne Bracken
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9789812615923



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Kuala Lumpur is a twenty-first-century, with glittering skyscrapers linked by state-of-the-art transport infrastructure. Yet nestling amid the tropical greenery that still graces much of the city center are reminders of the city's colonial past. Elegant mansions, pretty shop-houses and lively street markets that seem more in keeping with the nineteenth century. "KL". as it is more generally known, contains many treasures, from the soaring glory of the Petronas Towers to the tranquil beauty of the Jamek Mosque. Lush greenery in the Lake Gardens Park to the bustling street markets of Chinatown and Little India. Five-star hotels line Bintang Walk where the world's finest designer fashions are for sale, while around the corner you can find a haven of traditional artisanship in the Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex. Brother-and-sister team, Audrey Southgate and Gregory Byrne Bracken, take you on a series of fascinating journeys through this tropical capital city, where old meets new so charmingly, and surprising facts await you around virtually every corner.

Interesting features:
  • Pleasant walks through the heart of Kuala Lumpur
  • Hand-drawn sketches of the city's architectural treasures
  • Useful hints and tourist tips
  • Clear and helpful maps
  • Helpful icons indicating the city's various attractions
  • A simple Malay language and phrase guide
  • Glossary of architectural terms
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Why Is God Laughing?

Title: Why Is God Laughing
Author: Deepak Chopra

Publisher: Rider

ISBN: 9781846041419


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Why Is God Laughing? is a profound yet light-hearted parable about the connection between spiritual awareness, optimism and humour. It tells the story of successful comedian. Mickey Fellowers, and his friend Francisco as they explore how to overcome fear, egotism and addiction (the three major obstacles to joy), and learn how to become more optimistic. The final chapter highlights how to overcome these obstacles in our own lives and open the door to real joy and happiness. It spells out the lessons that Mickey's story tells us, ten reasons to be optimistic, even in a challenging world.

Rich with humour and practical advice, Why Is God laughing? shows us that there is always a reason to be grateful. that every possibilities holds the promise of abundance, and that obstacles are simply opportunities in disguise.
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Death In Venice and Other Stories

Title: Death In Venice and Other Stories
Author Thomas Mann, Michael Henry Heim (Translator)

Publisher: Vintage U.K. Random House
ISBN: 9780099428657


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Death In Venice is a story of obsession. Gustave von Aschenbach is a successful but ageing writer who travels to Venice for a holiday. One day, at dinner, Aschenbach notices an exceptionally beautiful young boy who is staying with his family in the same hotel. Soon his days begin to revolve around this boy and he is too distracted to pay attention to the ominous rumours that have begun to circulate through the city.

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The Bite-Size Bible

Title: The Bite-Size Bible
Author: Andy Bianchi

Publisher:Collins

ISBN: 9780007248513


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The Bible is packed with amazing stories, from Noah's Ark to Moses and the parting of the Red Sea, David and Goliath to Daniel in the lion's den, and the feeding of the five thousand to the resurrection. But it's such a big book; how do you know where to start?

With The Bite-Size Bible, you can just start at the beginning and read it through or dip in at any point and start from there. It includes all the most important stories of the Bible, and uses real Bible text, so it gives a strong sense of the Bible story, without any worry about finding the right passage.
  • Real Bible text, clear and easy to read.
  • Core Passages feature the top 50 Bible stories
  • Key verses encapsulate the message of each passage
  • Thematic links help you follow a train of thought
  • Works if art and music inspired by particular stories
  • Cross-reference to related passages in the Bible as a whole
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The Sky Is Crazy

Title: The Sky Is Crazy
Author: Yvonne Lee

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish

ISBN: 9789833318162


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Everyone has a plane story to share, but no one tells it better than the one who sings the "Chicken-or-beef, Sir?" rhapsody.

The Sky Is Crazy: Tales From a Trolley Dolly is a humorous collection of airplane anecdotes that shows you a wild kaleidoscope of tales trawled from a crazy sky.

  • A norrow cabin aisle turns into a wrestling ring when two burly men throw their fists and vulgarities around.
  • An egocentric VIP with a face like an Amazonian bullfrog creates a stir when he yells. "If I can buy a plane, I can buy that girl!"
  • A couple indulges in horny entertainment when they succumb to mid-air copulation inside a loo.
  • An intoxicated man cause huge fury after mistaking the cockpit door for a public urinal.
For a quirky expose and a slew of charades from flyers around the world, read further as Yvonne narrates ad infinitum the follies and foibles encountered at 35 000 feet. For a ride that's rife with drama, welcome aboard!

NO BOARDING PASS REQUIRED, SEATBELT OPTIONAL.
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Carry Me Down

Title: Carry Me Down
Author: M.J. Hyland

Publisher: CanonGate

ISBN: 97841959719


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"This is fiction writing of the highest order..John Egan is a brave, resourceful boy, intelligent and self-aware, yet skating on the edge of madness. The story of John's twelfth year is both sympathetic and disturbing. It is also rich un understated humour." J.M. Coetzee


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Song Yet Sung

Title: Song Yet Sung
Author: James McBride
Publisher: Hodder
ISBN: 9780340976494

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" The past is living. It is linked to the present, and the work ain't done yet..."

In the tense days before the American Civil War, in the swamplands of the Maryland shore, a wounded slave girl and her visions of the future tear a community apart in a riveting drama of hope and redemption.

Kidnappings, gunfights and chases ensue in this extraordinary story of violence, tragic triumph, and unexpected kindness.
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The Road

Title: The Road
Author: Cormac McCarthy

Publisher: Picador

ISBN: 9780330469487


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A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk the road, the clothes they wearing, a cart of scavenged food and each other.

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Big Bad Wold Sale..


Venue: Level 3, Amcorp Mall
Date: 26 Nov - 2 Dec 2009

When on Sat morning, reached there about 2pm and the crowd was not as good on Thurs and Fri. The books are not remains that many too. But eventually, I still managed to grabs 23 books for just RM170++. Cheap huh?

Just to my disappointment, the venue should be held on larger places such as the previous one that in Dataran Hamodal. And this time, it make us to queue before we can make our way in. Hmmm maybe this is their part of promoting and marketing through the media...anyway, the most important is the books are cheap and thats make all worth it all.

What I had bought:

1. Carry Me Down, M.J. Hyland
2. Song Yet Sung,
James McBride
3. The Road,
Cormac McCarthy
4. The Tranchtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics,
AnnCutler
5.
Death In Venice and Other Stories, Vintage Mann
6. The Bite-Size Bible,
Andy Bilachi



7. The Sky Is Crazy, Yvonne Lee
8. The Secret of The Secret,
Karen Kelly
9. Why Is God Laughing,
Deepak Chopra
10. An Essential Guide; Barack Obama,
Bob Neer
11.Change We Can Believe In,
Barack Obama 12. A Walking Tour Kuala Lumpur, Audrey Southgate


13. The Everything Blogging Book, Aliza Sherman
14. The Martha Steward Living Cookbook,
Martha Steward
15. In The Blink Of An Eye,
Hasso & Catherine
16. Wildlife,
Joe Stretch
17. Inhaling Mahatma,
Christopher Kremmer
18. The Story Of Tibet,
Thomas Laird


19. Chris The Lord The Road To Cana, Anne Rice
20. The Science Of Happiness,
Avanti Kumar
21. The Bible,
Marc Chagall
22. The World Of Anne Frank,
Anne Frank House
23. J.K. Rowling Autobiography,
Marc Shapiro
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Title : The Buddha Said
Author: Osho

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"No belief is required to travel with Buddha. You can come to him with all skepticism - he accepts and welcomes you, and he says, 'Come with me'."

This rich and refreshing book invites us to travel with the Buddha on a path or radical wisdom. In his inimitable style, Osho interprets the Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters - a scripture compiled by a Chinese emperor in the first century CE - using wonderful contemporary anecdotes to make profound points. As we laugh or shake our heads at the folly or ineptitude of the characters in the stories, or marvel at their goodness, Osho engages us at every level to let us experience the Buddha's teaching and take in their timeless truths.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Big Bad Wold Is Coming To Town Before Santa!!

Ho, Ho, Ho...hemm hemm...should be Ah Wu..wu..wuuuuu....Big Bad Wolf is roaming the town again and this time is in Amcorp Mall. I don't want to describe much and just see for yourself..
Make sure you take leave or pretend sick to be able to make yourself at this craziest book sale starting 26 Nov to 02 Dec 2009..



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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Two Books That I've Bought....

Title: The Pilgrimage
Author: Paulo Coelho

Publisher: Harper Collins

ISBN: 9780007214709

The Price: RM21.90 (+15% discount)

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In his first major book, which paved the way for his bestselling phenomenon The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho documents the experiences of his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on a contemporary quest for ancient wisdom.

Following the legendary road travelled by pilgrims of San Tiago, Coelho's journey becomes a truly initiatory experience, and he is transformed forever as he learns to understand the nature of truth through the simplicity of life.

Title: The Happy Prince and Other Stories
Author: Oscar Wilde

Publisher: Penguin Books

ISBN: 9780140621372

The Price: RM8.90 (+15% discount)


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Oscar Wilde is celebrated for his plays, wit and poetry, but he was also a brilliant conjuror of fairy stories. The nine tales gathered here (making uo Happy Prince and A House of Pomegranates) continue to delight children and adults around the world.
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Monday, November 23, 2009

What I Bought Today



1. Books, Baguettes & Bedbugs, Jeremy Mercer (9780753820582)
2. Walking English, David Cyrstal (9781590202630)
3. Letter From Father Christmas, J.R.R. Tolkien (9780007280490)
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Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Some famous books by Paulo:
1. The Pilgrimage (1987)
2. The Alchemist (1988)
3. Bride (1990)
4. The Valkyries (1992)
5. The Diary of a Magus (1992)
6. By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1992)
7. The Fifth Mountain (1996)
8.The Manual of The Warrior of Light (1997)
9. Veronika Decides to Die (1998)
10. The Devil and Miss Prym (2000)
11. Eleven Minutes (2003)
12. The Zahir (2005)
13. Like The Flowing River (2006)
14. The Witch of Portobello (2006)
15. The Winner Stand Alone (2008)
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