Books & Reviews
Sunday, 19 May 2013
NOT just a story of decline, Goulson's book offers fascinating insights into the world of the bumblebee.Nothing better illustrates the mess we've made of managing the environment on which our survival depends.When you next plop it over your chips,...
NORA ROBERT'S "Whiskey Beach" is still at the top of the PublishersWeekly's bestseller list for this week. The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide in...
EVER wondered what went through author JK Rowling's (pic) mind when she wrote the first "Harry Potter" novel?Fans of books about the boy wizard will have a chance to bid on a unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's...
Sunday, 12 May 2013
THE emergence of Vladimir Putin (pic) can only be understood as the second chapter of a story that began with the collapse of the Soviet Union.The problem is that there is still little agreement about what happened in chapter one. Most western...
NORA ROBERTS' "Whiskey Beach"is still at the top of the Publishers Weekly's bestseller list for thisweek. The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide in...
"I HAVE seized the light. I have arrested its flight." So wrote Louis Daguerre in a letter to his friend Charles Chevalier in 1839. A flamboyant and ruthlessly ambitious French scientist, Daguerre is the most famous of the founding fathers...
Sunday, 21 April 2013
--A conversation with Nurfatehah Shamsul "A Conversation With" is a series where B:Read interviews readers in Brunei, asking them questions pertaining to genres they enjoy reading and looking into their reading pattern. We hope this series will...
MARY HIGGIN'S "Daddy's Gone a Hunting" debuted at the top of the Publishers Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday.The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors...
Sunday, 14 April 2013
LIKE her 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Olive Kitteridge", much of Elizabeth Strout's new novel takes place in a small Maine town in which the characters tackle big issues."The Burgess Boys" (pic) centres on the family...
A TRANSLATION of Biblical psalms that was the first book ever printed in what became the United States goes on auction this November, with an expected price tag of $15 million (around $6.11 million) to $30 million, Sotheby's said Friday in New York....
J R WARD'S "Lover at Last" debuted at the top of the Publishers' Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday.The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.Hardcover...
Sunday, 7 April 2013
THE title of Simon Horobin's book, Does spelling matter?, poses what, at first blush, seems a banal question. I imagine most readers would answer "Yes, spelling matters", perhaps adding "though not as much as some believe". Yet...
FROM the unruly areas of Pakistan to Philippine jungles and the deserts of Iraq, simple matchbooks and posters are proving an effective US tool in the hunt for the world's most wanted men.Since its launch in 1984, the Rewards for Justice programme...
J.R. Ward's Lover at Last debuted at the top of the Publishers Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday. The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide. Hardcover...
Sunday, 31 March 2013
I've heard all the arguments about e-reader versus physical books, and they make me want to vomit.Rolling my eyes is a default reaction whenever someone brings this topic up.I find it taxing and incredibly boring because both sides have its flaws....
THE life story of a 15-year Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban will be published later this year, in a deal reported to be worth around £2 million (around $3.77 million)."I am Malala" will be published in the autumn and will...
THRILLER writer Harlan Coben's newest book, "Six Years", jumped to the top of the Publishers Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday.The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent...
Sunday, 24 March 2013
SHERYL SANDBERG has the ear, and the eyes, of the country's book buyers.Sandberg's "Lean In" sold 140,000 copies its first week of publication, has gone back to press seven times for additional printings and now has 400,000 copies in print...
WRITER Dan Baum, a self-described liberal Democrat and a gun enthusiast since childhood, strapped a revolver to his side in 2009 and set off on an 18-month, 15,000 mile (24,140 km) exploration of the US firearms culture.His book, "Gun Guys: A...
JAMES PATTERSON'S newest book, "Alex Cross, Run", maintained its hold on the top spot on Publishers Weekly's bestseller list for the fourth week.The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and...
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