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Fiction

1. One Day (Movie Tie-in) by David Nicholls

2. The New Collected Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer

3. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

4. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

5. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

6. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

7. To Kill a Mockingbird (1961 Pulitzer Prize) by Harper Lee

8. The Time Of My Life by Cecelia Ahern

9. Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer

10. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

Non-Fiction

1. Steve Jobs: A Biography by Walter Isaacson

2. Dare to be a Champion by Lee Chong Wei

3. Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? by William Poundstone

4. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

5. Kamus Dwibahasa 5ed Kemaskini by Fajar Bakti

6. A Doctor in the House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

7. Lessons Of Success by Victor S.L. Tan

8. Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler

9. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

10. Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray

Local Author

1. Dare to be a Champion by Lee Chong Wei

2. A Doctor in the House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

3. Lessons of Success by Victor S.L. Tan

4. PS, I Laugh You! by David Tong

5. Teohlogy by Patrick Teoh

6. What Your Teacher Didn’t Tell You by Farish A Noor

7. The Tiger That Lost its Roar: A Tale of Malaysia’s Political Economy by Tony Pua

8. Laughter The Best Malaysian by David Tong

9. Looking Back: Monday Musings and Memories by Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al- Haj

10. MYDIN: The Untold Story by Dr Hajah Siti Hawa Mohd

Weekly list compiled by MPH Megastore 1 Utama, Selangor

The results for December’s Read & Reap is out! Congratulations to Christina Soh (1001 Ways Not to Piss Your Mom off), your entry has just won you an e-book reader and you’re now in the running to drive home a Suzuki Grand Vitara.

Congratulations go out as well to our consolation winners, you each win book vouchers.

• Sandra Chuo (My “ITliterate” Mother)
• Liew Chee Keong (Prankenstein)
• Kok Ying Fan (You’ll Die After Reading This)
• Lau Li Kung (Flashing Red, White and Blue)
• Danny Oh (Marriage Fundamental Flaws: Treating Your In-laws Like Outlaws)

We will contact the winners in one to two weeks’ time for your prize collection. If you’ve given us your home number, do alert your family members to expect a call from us. In the event that you do not hear from us two weeks from today, drop us a line with subject MPH Read & Reap Contest together with your name and contact number at contests@mph.com.my

Winners are being determined by:

1. Purchases of RM 50 and above (in the same month of purchases) in MPH Bookstores or mphonline.

2. Correct Books Count submitted.

3. Most Creative Book Title determined by panel of judges.

Panel of judges comprises of representative from MPH Bookstores, Samsung Malaysia Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd, Managing Director of Suzuki Malaysia Automobile Sdn Bhd and Ms Tan Gim Ean (experienced editor from a local newspaper).

Umapagan disects Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. Reading the book had the latter changing his mind about running, something which he readily admits that he loathes until he read the book.

On the other hand, Christian Lacroix And The Tale of Sleeping Beauty emboldened Su Aziz to put on that convention-defying, glamour-defining piece of clothing and step out of her front door.

What powers did those books had on the reviewers? Read on to find out.

Get your free Book Hive copy at any MPH Bookstores. Valid for MKC members only. Or, read all about it here.

Non-Fiction

1. Steve Jobs: A Biography by Walter Isaacson

2. The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma

3. The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin

4. Winning The Game Of Life! by Adam Khoo

5. A Doctor in the House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

6. Body Language at Work: Read the Signs and Make the Right Moves by Peter Clayton

7. Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo, Lynn Vincent

8. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Tough Times: 101 Daily Devotions to Inspire and Support You in Times of Need by Susan M. Heim, Karen C. Talcott, Mary Beth Chapman

9. The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East by Robert Fisk

10. The 3rd Alternative: Solving Life’s Most Difficult Problems by Stephen R. Covey

Fiction

1. The New Collected Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer

2. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

3. Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer

4. Moonlight in the Morning by Jude Deveraux

5. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult

6. The Sixth Man by David Baldacci

7. The Duke is Mine by Eloisa James

8. Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Dominion by Eric Van Lustbader

9. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

10. The Time of My Life by Cecelia Ahern

Local Author

1. Ubat, Doa & Penyembuhan Serta Khasiat Surah Al-Quran by Ustaz Sharhan Safie

2. Straight A’s Student: Secret Revealed: A Perfect Gift for Every Student by Chin Wynn

3. Marketing Halal: Creating New Economy, New Wealth by Liow Ren Jan & Jamil Bidin

4. Wisdom from Laughter: 500 Jokes with Life Lessons by Oh Teik Bin & Lee Kiang Wui

5. Ensiklopedia Solat: Kombinasi Fakta Hukum dan Sains (Fiqah, Falsafah, Sejarah, Saintifik) (Ilustrasi & Foto Menarik) by Datuk Haji Md Hashim Yahaya

6. 101 Rekreasi Hati: Buat Diri Ku yang Mudah Lupa by Dr Zahazan Mohamed; Nik Wafdi Nik Jaafar

7. A Doctor in the House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

8. Hotshots – 40 Years Of Great News Images by The Star

9. Barefoot Leadership: The Art and Heart of Going That Extra Mile by Alvin Ung

10. Catalyzing For Change: A Financial Perspective by Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah

Weekly list compiled by MPH Bookstores, Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur.