tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274505592009-08-26T20:01:33.032+08:00A wide range of books read and recommended (or not). Basically our opinions and ideas on books we have recently read. If you have a book you want to recommend, feel free to email any of us! Doesn't have to be books that are world-acclaimed or have won prestigious prizes. So long as you feel that it's good!tstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08340789529040685199ng.wan.jing@gmail.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27450559.post-77791220875329422442008-05-20T16:28:00.002+08:002008-05-20T17:23:41.520+08:00

Conclave of Shadows is a 3-part fantasy series. Raymond E. Feist again based this story's context in the fantasy world of Midkemia.A young Orosini boy watched the massacre of his entire tribe and was saved from the brink of death by two travellers. Owing a life debt to these two men, he follows their orders and though confused, allows himself to be trained in various skills. With an obligation to

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Frank McCourt, writer of the Pulitzer-prize winning novel Angela's Ashes, returns to the writing scene with Teacher Man, a semi-autobiographical book describing his life as a high school teacher before he became a writer.True to style, McCourt writes simply and directly, refusing to edit his students' comments into more comprehensible, proper English, preferring instead to simply quote them as

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A little diversion from the usual book reviews.Spotted this sign advertising for the new Harry Potter book at Raffles City with the 2 different covers:"Children version""Adult version"Adult version? Hmm, suggestive.Friend's comment:... adult version... "Harry whipped out his wand" or "Harry's wand fell out of his pants".

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By Michael LewisWall Street has always been known as a high-pressure, cutthroat environment. But until Michael Lewis came along, no one ever revealed so many tantalising secrets and stories about the nature of Wall Street in so entertaining a manner. The book focuses primarily on Salomon brothers, one of the biggest investment banks on Wall Street in the 1980s, where Michael Lewis worked.

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Always the Sun reminded me of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, only that Always is a lot more interesting and easier read. By the way, if you are going to read this book, do take note that there are several covers. I got a different one. Alright, here goes.Basically this book is about a father, Sam and his son, Jamie who have lost a wife (for Sam) and a mother (for Jamie). They move to Sam's

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"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973."Susie looks down at the family from her heaven, living through them the life that she couldn't have. She watched as her family grieved and fell apart from the loss, watched as her mother left, watched her father and sister try to find her murderer, watched her siblings growing up and

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"The kindergarten Credo is not kid stuff. It is elemental. It is the basic foundation to what you will learn in future."This is the 15th anniversary edition. The first edition was published 15 years ago (of course) and during this period of time it has become quite popular. There are 25 new essays in addition to the original Kindergarten. Each of these essays are written during different periods

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Set first in Afghanistan in the 1970s and then later on in the United States, it tells of a boy who grew up in Afghanistan, Khabul, how he and his father escaped from their home to the United States during the invasion of the Russians, and how he went back to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to atone for the sin he had committed back in his childhood.The importance of family, kinship and friendship.

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Courtesy of Siu Hang from Department of Crappy Engineering:Just finished reading this book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. It is a true story about the author's last lesson with his dying professor Morrie Schwartz, 16 years after they last saw each other at Mitch's college graduation.This final class is on meaning of life, topics include the world, feeling sorry for yourself, regrets, death,

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By Michael LewisIn modern society, the Internet is now accepted as a basic, working component. It seems extremely difficult to believe that just a relatively short while ago, it was a fledgling technology which no one predicted would turn the whole world on it's head the way it has. The implications of this revolution have been widespread, crossing all boundaries.In this book, Michael Lewis

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In Prisoner of Ironsea tower - Book two of The Tears of Artamon by Sarah Ash...Gavril Andar, now named Gavril Nagarian, has gotten rid of the Drakhaoul in his body and with it all his powers. Now an ordinary man, Azhkendir no longer has its protection and is vulnerable to attacks. Reuniting the five Tears of Artamon, Prince Eugene takes over not only Azhkendir, but also reconstructs New Rossiya,

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"I'll make him an offer he can't refuse."Immortal words, by Marlon Brando, playing Don Vito Corleone in the movie version of this book. The Godfather is a thrilling epic, chronicling the events and happenings of the Corleone Family, one of the Five Families in New York. It was written by Mario Puzo, drawing upon his years of experience as a journalist to write a story loosely based on the

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HELLBOY - The Lost Army by Christopher Golden (illustrations by Mike Mignola) was published in 1997. It is based on comic-book character Hellboy, the World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator, and is the first novel to be written in its transition from comic to novel.Hellboy, a demon with leather-hide-red-skin, hoofs, once-there-now-gone-horns complete with a tail is a top agent for the Bureau of

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Imagine, if you will, an alternative 1985. A world where the Crimean war is still raging, where airships are the preferred mode of transport, where dodos have been re-engineered, and time travel is possible. If you can wrap your mind around this, you're well prepared to emerge on this book. Put aside all conceptions of what the world used to be like in 1985, and experience instead the world which

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Ever since I've watched and read the Harry Potter series, I've been kind of hooked onto fantasy stories. This first book of the Tears of Artamon series by Sarah Ash was published in 2003, a fantasy series. If you are looking for a book that trains your mind and memory, incorporating magic, military, politics and love (and I don't mean just one kind), this book is a good place to start with. It's

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Hi all!This is no professional blog with professional reviews on acclaimed books. It is a blog on all sorts of books. If you have a book that you want to recommend or talk about, feel free to email us (emails at the side-bar) with your review. Better yet if there is a photo of the book (not you =P) too! The book can be fiction, non-fiction, biographies, children books, adult etc. But please, no

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