July 31st, 2010 § § permalink
Beat the Bitch by Tess Stimson
Want to keep your man all to yourself? If so, you need to read this book. In “Beat the Bitch“, Tess Stimson, self-confessed scarlet woman and wronged wife delivers a self-help book with a difference. Written in short, snappy chapters and packed with unmissable advice, anecdotes, quizzes and humor, “Beat the Bitch” tells every woman things she won’t want to hear – but needs to. From this book you will discover: how to put the spark back into your relationship? Whether your partner is vulnerable to attack from another woman? How to find out if he is really being unfaithful…and exactly what to do if he is. “Beat the Bitch” will be the must-read self-help title of 2009. As Tess herself says, should the worst come to the worst, Don’t Get Mad – Get Diamonds.
July 29th, 2010 § § permalink
July 29th, 2010 § § permalink
An essential guide for leaders who want to use social media to be “open” while maintaining control
“Be Open, Be Transparent, Be Authentic” are the current leadership mantras-but companies often push back. Business is premised on the concept of control and yet the new world order demands openness-leaders do not know how to be open and be in control. This must-have resource will help the modern leader understand how to lead in the new open world-where blogging, twittering, facebooking, and digging are becoming the norm. the author lays out the steps that leaders must take to transform their organizations and themselves into being “open” -and exactly what that will mean.
* Shows how to use social media to become an open organization
* Offers basic advice for leaders who are adapting to the new era of openness in the marketplace
* The author Charlene Li is one of the foremost experts on social media and technologies
In easy-to-understand language, this book will help leaders orient themselves to social networking and other technological advances.
Warren Buffett is a legend primarily for his investment philosophy. He isn’t concerned about the intricacies of the market, but instead focuses on the quality of the companies Berkshire Hathaway stands behind. Yet we know little about the leaders of the companies that Buffett handpicks.
In Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: Lessons from Warren Buffett’s Top Business Leaders, author Ronald W. Chan — founder and CEO of Chartwell Capital — offers a behind-the-scenes look into the careers of Berkshire Hathaway executives who have both directly and indirectly contributed to the conglomerate’s success.
Drawing on exclusive interviews from Berkshire leaders, Chan vividly describes how an exceptional group of managers has built a culture of achievement. With a keen eye for detail, he shows how their lessons can be applied for career success and personal fulfillment. Brimming with practical advice, the book will appeal to both executives and employees wanting to improve their leadership skills and work performance.
Covering the career and life decisions of David Sokol of MidAmerican Energy, Cathy Baron-Tamraz of Business Wire, Dennis Knautz of Acme Brick, Randy Watson of Justin Brands, Stan Lipsey of Buffalo News, and many more, the book offers a wide range of business insights, philosophies, and strategies directly from leaders at the top of their fields.
July 27th, 2010 § § permalink
Buku ini menarik untuk dijadikan sebagai panduan mengurus kewangan peribadi. Ia boleh membantu pembaca menghadapi dunia kewangan yang kompleks dan menunjukkan jalan bebas daripada masalah kewangan. Selain itu, ia penuh dengan tip-tip yang ringkas dan diperkemas kini dalam memperbaiki situasi kewangan dengan segera dan juga strategi jangka panjang – supaya anda tidak perlu bimbang tentang wang lagi.
Buku ini memaparkan himpunan strategi bagaimana melangsaikan pinjaman perumahan anda dalam tempoh lima tahun atau kurang. Handbook ini telah diperkemas kini dan memberikan segala panduan praktikal yang anda perlukan untuk memiliki hartanah anda secara mutlak dan lebih cepat daripada tempoh yang anda sangkakan.
This updated handbook gives all the practical help you need to own your property outright sooner than you ever thought possible. It features real life strategies on how you can pay off your house loan in five years or less.
This is the newly updated and revised edition of the bestseller Top Money Tips for Malaysians. It generally explains the concept of money and shares valuable practical tricks and tips on money making, money saving as well as money protection.
From a shape-shifting tigress, a brave tribal warrior, and a mother who will do anything to protect her child, to a young girl who observes and experiences a loss of innocence, a town with seemingly immortal inhabitants, and a boy whose life changes forever after his driving lessons, this collection of stories not only entertains but showcases the finest new writting in Malaysian fiction today. The MPH-Alliance Bank National Short Story Prize was organised in 2009 to promote the short-story form, to discover new writers and to encourage existing writers to continue honing their craft. This collection comprises stories submitted by the joint winners of the prize – Tan Twan Eng and Ivan Yeo, and the shortlisted writers – Vincent Foo, Zed Adam Idris, Shih-Li Kow and Lee Eeleen.
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July 26th, 2010 § § permalink
Tony Parsons first wrote about Harry Silver in Man and Boy, way back in 1999. Harry Silver started out ordinarily, with a brilliant career in TV and a gorgeous wife, Gina, and a beautiful son. Sad to say, his one idiotic move of having a one night stand with a stranger caused his wife to get up and leave him, for good. To top that, he loses his job and plunges himself into thinking that he is a failure, especially when he compares himself to his dad, a war hero.
And so, there begins a tale (some say, somewhat autobiographical) of a man who has to endure every possible heartache and mischief of bringing up his son as a single parent. It is a story where Harry Silver would have to eventually let his vulnerable self be open to the possibility of a new love, to understand what being part of a ‘family’ means, and to gain the self respect he thought he’d lost. It is likely that he discovers all that for the better, otherwise we wouldn’t have seen the daylights of the second and third book of this trilogy.
In Man and Wife, Harry Silver is toiling between two gravities in his love and marriage life. There is the portion of being divorced and getting married. And there is the part of dealing with both his new wife - Cyd, and his ex-wife. And with his broken family and a new-found one. Taking care of his son, and step-daughter. Of his dad’s passing and his mum’s enduring care for him. Everything, just seems somewhat “too much” and just so complicated, yet real.
And now, a decade has passed. And a fairytale has ended for just a bit.
Harry Silver, hitting 40, is losing his job again. His teenage son is moving out to live with his birth-mum. His wife, Cyd is growing insecure with the sights of Gina in town. Things seem to be falling apart all over again. What else is new? Well, we didn’t see this one coming – two old soldiers who faught alongside Harry’s dad long ago turns up and help turn around Harry’s life… and help him see what being ‘a man’ is, after all. How?
Three winners will get to know how… (for free) because we have three copies of Men From Boys by Tony Parsons (ISBN: 9780007327751, valued at RM 59.90) to give away.
Question: Name us 4 other titles by Tony Parsons.
Winners will be determined through our own mini lucky draw.
You may only enter this contest once. Multiple entries will be disqualified. Do type your answers at the comment column below.
Only those who live in West Malaysia only are eligible to participate and win the prizes.
Contest ends, this Saturday, 31st July 2010.
P.S. ** Please press ‘submit comment’ once only. Answers will not appear immediately.
In fact, I will only release all entries’ answers on the post on 1st August 2010. Then, the results will be announced next week.
Tune in to a ‘live’ skype interview with Tony Parsons this Saturday, 31st July 2010 at 8.00 pm. Details at www.mphclick.com
July 25th, 2010 § § permalink
Hunting – Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of readings from academics and non-academics alike that move beyond the ethical justification of hunting to investigate less traditional topics and offer fresh perspectives on why we hunt.
- The only recent book to explicitly examine the philosophical issues surrounding hunting
- Shatters many of the stereotypes about hunting, forcing us to rethink the topic
- Features contributions from a wide range of academic and non-academic sources, including both hunters and non-hunters
Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of intellectually stimulating new essays that address the philosophical issues relating to risk, ethics, and other aspects of climbing that are of interest to everyone from novice climbers to seasoned mountaineers.
- Represents the first collection of essays to exclusively address the many philosophical aspects of climbing
- Includes essays that challenge commonly accepted views of climbing and climbing ethics
- Written accessibly, this book will appeal to everyone from novice climbers to seasoned mountaineers
- Includes a foreword written by Hans Florine
Serial Killers - Philosophy for Everyone investigates our profound intrigue with mass-murderers. Exploring existential, ethical and political questions through an examination of real and fictional serial killers, philosophy comes alive via an exploration of grisly death.
- Presents new philosophical theories about serial killing, and relates new research in cognitive science to the minds of serial killers
- Includes a philosophical look at real serial killers such as Ian Brady, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer and the Zodiac killer, as well as fictional serial killers such as Dexter and Hannibal Lecter
- Offers a new phenomenological examination of the writings of the Zodiac Killer
- Contains an account of the disappearance of one of Ted Bundy’s victims submitted by the organization Families and Friends of Missing Persons and Violent Crime Victims
- Integrates the insights of philosophers, academics, crime writers and police officers
This anthology takes the ever-controversial discussion of pornography out of solely academic circles; it expands the questions about porn that academics might tackle and opens the conversation to those who know it best—the creators and users of porn.
- Features essays on non-traditional issues in porn, including celebrity sex tapes, virtual sex, S&M, homosexual porn, and technology’s impact on the porn industry
- Features fascinating insights from psychologists, a lawyer, and an English professor, as well as industry insiders such as Dylan Ryder
- A fun, entertaining, and philosophically provocative approach to pornography, written for the general reader
Written with insight and humor, College Sex – Philosophy for Everyone investigates a broad array of philosophical issues relating to student sex.
- Examines the ethical issues of dating, cheating, courtship, homosexual experimentation, and drug and alcohol use
- Considers student-teacher relationships, sexual experimentation, the meaning of sex in a college setting and includes two essays based on influential research projects on ‘friends with benefits’
- Many of the authors teach classes that explore the philosophy of love and sex, and most are scholars from the Society of the Philosophy of Sex and Love
Covering interesting and varied philosophical terrain, Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone explores in a fun but critical way the rich philosophical, cultural, and existential experiences that arise when two wheels are propelled by human energy.
- Incorporates or reflects the views of high-profile and notable past-professional cyclists and insiders such as Lennard Zinn, Scott Tinley, and Lance Armstrong
- Features contributions from the areas of cultural studies, kinesiology, literature, and political science as well as from philosophers
- Includes enlightening essays on the varieties of the cycling experience, ranging from the ethical issues of success, women and cycling, environmental issues of commuting and the transformative potential of cycling for personal growth
- Shows how bicycling and philosophy create the perfect tandem
- Includes a foreword by Lennard Zinn, author and owner of Zinn Cycles Inc.
The debate on the status and legality of cannabis continues to gain momentum. Here, personal anecdotes combined with academic and scientific reports combine to sharpen some of the fascinating philosophical issues associated with cannabis use.
- A frank, professionally informed and playful discussion of cannabis usage in relation to philosophical inquiry
- Considers the meaning of a ‘high’, the morality of smoking marijuana for pleasure, the slippery slope to more dangerous drugs, and the human drive to alter our consciousness
- Not only incorporates contributions from philosophers, psychologists, sociologists or legal, pharmacological, and medical experts, but also non-academics associated with the cultivation, distribution, and sale of cannabis
- Brings together an international team of writers from the United States, Canada, UK, Finland, Switzerland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Iran
From Santa, elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth, Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone explores a host of philosophical issues raised by the practices and beliefs surrounding Christmas.
- Offers thoughtful and humorous philosophical insights into the most widely celebrated holiday in the Western world
- Contributions come from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, theology, religious studies, English literature, cognitive science and moral psychology
- The essays cover a wide range of Christmas themes, from a defence of the miracle of the virgin birth to the relevance of Christmas to atheists and pagans
July 23rd, 2010 § § permalink
Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan
Wonders of a Godless World is an electrifying, tumultuous story of inner demons, desire and devastation. On an unnamed island, in a Gothic hospital sitting in the shadow of a volcano, a wordless orphan girl works on the wards housing the insane and the incapable. She counts amongst her patients a virgin, an archangel, a duke and a witch. Everything appears fine until a silent, unmoving and unnerving new patient arrives from foreign climes. He claims to be immortal. Suddenly strange phenomena occur, bizarre murders take place, and the lives of the patients and the island’s inhabitants are thrown into turmoil. What happens between the orphan and her beguiling new patient is an extraordinary exploration of consciousness, reality and madness.
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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl is a book based on the writings from a Dutch language diary written by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The family was apprehended in 1944 and Anne Frank ultimately died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. After the war, the diary was retrieved by Anne’s father, Otto Frank, the only survivor of the family. The diary has now been published in more than 60 different languages.
First published under the title Het Achterhuis: Dagboekbrieven van 12 Juni 1942 – 1 Augustus 1944 (The Annex: diary notes from 12 June 1942 – 1 August 1944) by Contact Publishing in Amsterdam on 25 June 1947, it received widespread critical and popular attention on the appearance of its English language translation Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Doubleday & Company (United States) and Valentine Mitchell (United Kingdom) in 1952. Its popularity inspired the 1955 play The Diary of Anne Frank by the screenwriters Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, which they subsequently adapted for the screen for the 1959 movie version. The book is in several lists of the top books of the twentieth century.
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank; 12 June 1929 in Frankfurt am Main – early March 1945 in Bergen Belsen) is one of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary has become one of the world’s most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.
Born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany, she lived most of her life in or near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. By nationality, she was officially considered a German until 1941, when she lost her nationality owing to the anti-Semitic policies of Nazi Germany. She gained international fame posthumously following the publication of her diary which documents her experiences hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II.
The Frank family moved from Germany to Amsterdam in 1933, the same year as the Nazis gained power in Germany. By the beginning of 1940 they were trapped in Amsterdam due to the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. As persecutions of the Jewish population increased in July 1942, the family went into hiding in the hidden rooms of her father Otto Frank’s office building. After two years, the group was betrayed and transported to concentration camps. Anne Frank and her sister, Margot, were eventually transferred to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where they both died of typhus in March 1945.
Otto Frank, the only survivor of the family, returned to Amsterdam after the war to find that her diary had been saved, and his efforts led to its publication on 25 June 1947. It was translated from its original Dutch and first published in English in 1952 as The Diary of a Young Girl. It has since been translated into many languages. The diary, which was given to Anne on her 13th birthday, chronicles her life from 12 June 1942 until 1 August 1944.
July 19th, 2010 § § permalink
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos
In 1949 – when the dance rage is the mambo – two young Cuban musicians, recent immigrants, make their way up to the grand stage of New York. The Castillo brothers, workers by day, become night stars of the dance halls, where their orchestra plays the lush, sensuous, pulsing music that earns them the tile of Mambo Kings. Oscar Hijuelos’ marvelous portrait of the Castillo brothers, their families, their fellow musicians and lovers, their triumphs and tragedies, brings to life the sights and sounds of an era in music and an unsung moment in American life.
Oscar Hijuelos
With its lush writing and Proustian sensuousness, Oscar Hijuelos’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, established him as a great literary stylist. In subsequent books, Hijuelos, who enjoys experimenting with form and voice, has continued to explore memory, assimilation, and identity in the rich language that has become his trademark.
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