Archives for November 2009
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A Lion Called Christian Review
In 2008, YouTube.com featured an extraordinary two-minute film clip that became an overnight phenomenon. It shows the remarkable, highly moving reunion of two men and their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free’s George Adamson, who would introduce him into his rightful home in the wild.
A Lion Called Christian [...]
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Christmas for Dummies
Recommended Christmas for Dummies books include:
iPod & iTunes for Dummies
Rugby Union for Dummies
Drums for Dummies
Digital Photography for Dummies
DIY & Home Maintenance All-in-one for Dummies
Grow Your Own Fruit & Veg for Dummies
Starting & Running a Business All-in-one for Dummies
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies
Cricket for Dummies
Writing a Novel and Getting Published for Dummies
Macs for Dummies
Raising Chickens for [...]
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2009 Costa Book Awards Short List
On 24th November 2009, Costa, UK’s fastest-growing coffee shop chain, has announced on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row programme, the shortlists for the 2009 Costa Book Awards. The award is one of the most prestigious and popular literary prizes in the UK for and recognises the most enjoyable bookswriters based in the UK and Ireland. The [...]
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MPH Best-Sellers List for Week Ending Nov 22, 2009
Non-fiction
1. Rich Dad’s Conspiracy Of The Rich: The 8 New Rules Of Money by Robert T. Kiyosaki
2. Guinness World Records 2010 by Guinness World Records Limited
3. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
4. Law of Attraction: The Science of Attracting More of What You Want [...]
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Contest # 2
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Contests and Promotions
We’re back with the second contest!
This is a good book for those of you who aspires to further their studies in the Masters of Business Administration.
We have 5 copies of the book to be given away.
Winners will be announced on Dec 1st 2009. So, keep the answers rolling in…
If there are more than 5 persons answering Contest #2’s question, [...]
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Contest # 1
13 CommentsContests and Promotions
Hi, wanna win some books from Book Galaxo?
Here’s what you have to do – take a look at the pictures on the left. There are parts of 3 different book covers.
Name any of the titles of the books correctly, and win a copy of the book!!
The first correct answer/s will win. So, leave your answers at the comment [...]
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Jeet Kune Do: The Arsenal Of Self-Expression Review
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Teri Tom, the “top student” of Bruce Lee’s protege Ted Wong, returns to the world of Jeet Kune Do with her new book, Jeet Kune Do: The Arsenal of Self-Expression. In a natural progression from her first work, The Straight Lead, Tom takes some of the basic mechanics and strategies covered in that book and [...]
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2009 National Book Awards
The mission of the National Book Foundation and the National Book Awards is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the value of good writing in America. The awards were first given on March 16, 1950 to writers, by writers to honor the year’s best work in fiction, nonfiction, [...]
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Su Tong wins the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize
BEST-SELLING Chinese novelist SU TONG’s soon to be published The Boat to Redemption (Doubleday, January 2010) has been awarded the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize. It is a picaresque, political fable set in a small town in eastern China during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976. The book will be translated from Chinese to English by Howard Goldblatt. Su Tong is the second [...]
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“Open: An Autobiography” by Andre Agassi
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Book Description:
Coaxed to swing a racket while still in the crib, forced to hit hundreds of balls a day while still in grade school, Agassi resented the constant pressure even as he drove himself to become a prodigy, an inner conflict that would define him. Now, in his beautiful, haunting autobiography, Agassi tells the story [...]
