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Title/Author: Sky Burial/ Xinran Publisher: Random House Canada No. of pages: 206 ISBN 10: 0-679-31360-5 Price: RM20.00 (Discounted price. Hardcover) In a nutshell Xinran received a phone call from a listener of her programme asking her to meet a woman who had just crossed the border from Tibet to China. Xinran made a trip and met Shu Wen who recounted the story of her 30-year odyssey in Tibet. After being married for only a few months, Shu Wen's husband joined the Chinese army and was sent to Tibet for the purpose of unification of China and Tibet. Shortly after he left, she was told that he had been killed, and was not given any other details. She decided to join a milia unit going to Tibet to find out if he was really dead and if he was, how and why he died. Her search seemed endless, nevertheless she was adamant in finding the truth. What I liked Yes. I've finally read Sky Burial , and I loved it as much as I loved Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother. I already knew ...

Title/Author: Everything Asian/Sung J. Woo Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books No. of pages: 328 ISBN 13: 978-0-312-53885-9 Price: RM49.90 In a nutshell David Kim, his fifteen-year-old sister and mom arrived in New Jersey a month ago to be with his dad whom he's meeting for the first time in five years. He's finding it hard to cope, his sister is feeling miserable and his mom isn't exactly happy, either. To top it all, he had to help out at his dad's gift shop, East Meet West, and he can't speak a word of English. Welcome to the 'wonderful' world of David Kim. What I liked David's dysfunctional family kept me hooked. Here, we have a dad who tries so hard to please his son, a mom who's feeling lost and empty, a miserable sister whose mood swings from one end to the other, David who despises his dad and gets terribly annoyed when he calls him 'my good son', but gets jealous when his dad starts to shower his attention to a new kid on the block. Each...

Title/Author: A Year in Tibet/Sun Shuyun Publisher: Harper Perennial No. of pages: 246 ISBN 13: 978-0-00-726512-1 Price: RM19.90 (Discounted price) In a nutshell The 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 a remote town in the Tibetan mountain area and followed a shaman, a village doctor, a junior Party official, a hotel manager, a rickshaw driver, a builder and two monks through their ups and downs. What I liked I liked the lessons I learnt from the Tibetans - from their lives, their thoughts and perceptions. Despite oppression and their struggles of trying to live between continuity and modernization, they embrace challenges with grace and kindness. They are the kind of people who are able to give generously and expect nothing in return. They are such forgiving souls and seem to live like their surroundings - calm and peaceful. One thing...

New Malaysian Essays 3 , edited by Yin Shao Loong ISBN: 9789834484552 Pages: 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

Title/Author: The Japanese Mind/Edited by Roger J. Davies & Osamu Ikeno Publisher: Tuttle Publishing No. of pages: 270 ISBN 13: 978-0-8048-3295-3 In a nutshell The 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 Japan. They offer an informative, accessible look at the values, attitudes, behaviour patterns, and communication styles of modern Japan. The book includes in-depth discussions of key concepts such as Bigaku (the Japanese sense of beauty), Bushido (the way of the warrior), Chinmoku (silence in Japanese communication) and Gambari (Japanese patience and determination). In each chapter, it contains a set of questions that would provide invaluable discussions among readers. What I liked My hubby bought this book for me when we were in Japan and I am truly happy he did because I thoroughly enjoyed it :) One of the re...