Posted by siewfun | Posted in Review | Posted on 31-05-2011
The book’s here, Max, moves with his family to a house by the seaside. In between getting off the train and arriving at the new home, his sister picks up a stray cat and there is something sinister about it. Later, from the bedroom window, Max sees an enclosed graveyard with life-sized figures. Intrigued, he goes to investigate. The central figure is a clown and as Max turns away, he is sure the figure moved and changed its position.
Read the rest of the review here.
Posted by julia | Posted in Bestsellers | Posted on 31-05-2011
Posted by siewfun | Posted in Review | Posted on 30-05-2011
As a pop culture journalist, author and ghostwriter, Neil Strauss had, among other things, fire off guns with rapper Ludacris, been kidnapped by Courtney Love, made Lady Gaga cry, received Scientology lessons from Tom Cruise, tucked Christina Aguilera into bed, and more.
Using over 200 handpicked minutes out of his trove of unused interview material, Strauss has come out with a mishmash of often funny and revealing anecdotes, Q&As, and narratives.
Read the rest of the review here.
Posted by julia | Posted in Event | Posted on 26-05-2011
Perdana Leadership Foundation will organise the CEO Forum 2011, on 23rd of June 2011, themed, “Transforming Malaysia: Challenges on the road to becoming a high-income economy”.
The Forum will gather industry leaders, managers and executives to share their knowledge, opinion and experience and to interact with one another on Malaysia’s journey towards becoming a high-income economy.
Posted by julia | Posted in Bestsellers | Posted on 24-05-2011
Posted by siewfun | Posted in Contest | Posted on 20-05-2011
Congratulations! Here are the winners for MPH Read & Read Contest April 2011.
Main Prize Winner
iRiver eBook Reader (x 1)
Teh Chong Foo (Absence makes the heart grow bonkers)
Consolation Prize Winners:
RM100 MPH Book Vouchers (x 5)
Jane (Words, Humans Front Line)
Muhamad Helmi Bin Sohor (Safeguard the Future Vanguard)
Shamini Muniandy (Do you Still Use Pencils?)
Maderasa Hj Siri (They Will Never Learn: Corporate Scandal in Malaysia)
Mimi Chang (The Farting French Fry)
Panel of judges includes Chan Siew Fun (MPH Bookstores Sdn Bhd), Ibrahim Bin Maidin (Managing Director of Suzuki Malaysia Automobile Sdn Bhd), a representative from Samsung Malaysia Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd and Lim Gim Ean, an experienced Editor from a local daily newspaper.
MPH will email the prize collection details to all winners soon.
Posted by siewfun | Posted in Review | Posted on 20-05-2011
The Sixth Man by David Baldacci
Former sercret service agent Sean King believes he owes his former mentor, lawyer Ted Bergin, big time. So he feels good when his friend hires him and his partner, Michele Maxwell, to help in the defence of alleged serial killer Edgar Roy. When Ted ends up dead, Sean discovers that Edgar has incredibly powerful enemies at the top levels of government who want him dead without a trial.
Afterlife by Claudia Gray
Afterlife deals with not only vampires but ghosts, or wraiths as they are known. It is Romeo and Juliet with a twist when both falls in love with one another, despite the circumstances which vampires and wraiths are deadly enemies.
Read the rest of the review for both books here.
Posted by julia | Posted in Bestsellers | Posted on 16-05-2011