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The Embassy of Spain, Instituto Cervantes, Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka and MPH Bookstores celebrates the 9th Edition of World Book Day with a host of activities.

Also, take part in our World Book Day Quiz and Drawing Competition to win fantastic prizes!

Join Angelina Teh for an exclusive cooking demonstration on Peranakan food and learn more about Peranakan cuisine.

Kids can meet with Aku, Malaysia’s first Polar Bear and Kamu, Malaysia’s first Koala Bear for an exciting afternoon of fun and games. Or,listen to stories brought to life by Usborne’s storytellers and learn how keep our body healthy with Yakult.

Other authors making an appearance at MPH this month include Awang Goneng, Nafise Motlaq, Chris Tan, Dechen Lau & many others!

Click on the event leaflet below for more details.

Jodi Picoult is back with her latest novel Sing You Home.

Zoe and Max have just had nother miscarriage. The cost of invitro fertilisation has taken its toll on both parties both financially and physically. Eventually, they divorce and Zoe falls in love with a woman while Max joins a church. Zoe’s maternal instict to be a mother is still as strong as ever, and that is when she remembers that there are three frozen embryos forgotten in the wake of her divorce. She asks Max for permission to use them but he is persuaded by the church to deny her request and offer them to his sister and brother-in-law instead.

Read the rest of the review here.

Non-Fiction

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

2. Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

3. Wonders Of The World by Igloo Books Ltd

4. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom

5. Conversations with Mahathir Mohamad – Dr M: Operation Malaysia by Tom Plate

6. Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

7. Committed: A Love Story by Elizabeth Gilbert

8. 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston

9. It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden

10. Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson

Fiction

1. Room by Emma Donoghue

2. Theodore Boone by John Grisham

3. The Confession by John Grisham

4. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

5. That Perfect Someone by Johanna Lindsey

6. Never Let Me Go (Movie Tie-In) by Kazuo Ishiguro

7. Worth Dying For by Lee Child

8. Sizzle by Julie Garwood

9. One Day by David Nicholls

10. Water for Elephants (Movie Tie-In) by Sara Gruen

Local Author

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

2. Di Mana Dia Di Hatiku? Allah itu Hampir Tapi, Kenapa Aku Masih Meminggir? Akalku Alpa Berfikir, Hatiku Lupa Berzikir… by Pahrol Mohd Juoi

3. 101 Rekreasi Hati: Buat Diri Ku yang Mudah Lupa by Dr Zahazan Mohamed; Nik Wafdi Nik Jaafa

4. The Right to Differ: A Biographical Sketch of Lim Kit Siang (includes the New Documentary DVD ‘Life and Times of Lim Kit Siang’) by Ooi Kee Beng

5. Teohlogy: The Word According to Patrick Teoh by Patrick Teoh

6. Ikhtiar Penyembuhan Penyakit Dengan Ayat-Ayat & Doa-Doa Mustajab by Tuan Guru Dato’ Dr. Haron Din

7. Pasport Muhammad Rasulullah by Mohd Khalil Haji Nordin

8. Indahnya Hidup Bersyariat (Panduan Fardu Ain Lengkap Bergambar) by Dato Ismail Kamus, Mohd Azrul Azlen

9. Interlock (Interlok) by Abdullah Hussain

10. Bercinta Sampai ke Syurga (Aku Terima Nikahnya # 2) (Kemudi Rumah Tangga) by Hasrizal Abdul Jamil

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

MPHOnline, where the bookstore comes to you, was recently bestowed the prestigious Brand Laureate Award for Best Brand Category in Retail-Online Bookstore. This award is all the sweeter as it proves that mphonline has what it takes to become a successful online bookstore within this region, as more customers here take to buying online. 

Having a presence in the cyberworld helps complement the services that MPH Bookstores provide. It is convenient in the sense that anyone anywhere can buy from MPH anytime and have it delivered right to their doorstep. For some customers, it is about finding a good deal when shopping online and mphonline does not disappoint. Have you visited the website yet?

The recipe for assam laksa kickstarts the book, with detailed instructions on the soup, spice paste, garnish and even assembly. Next is char kuey tiaw and Hokkien mee, the two other mainstays of Penang cuisine. The book is worth getting for these three recipes alone.

Read more here.

Prequel. If there was a word feared and loathed by readers who like book series, it is this word. While some of this “story-before-the-first-story” cna be entertaining, I’ve found that most prequels are either unnecessary or blatant attempts to cash in on the sucess of a fiction franchise.

Read more here.

Non-Fiction
1) 9789675997228 A Doctor in the House
2) 9780857342553 Wonders of the World
3) 9781594202841 Battle of the Tiger Hymn
4) 9780747585664 Eat, Pray, Love

The book title suggests that you’re going to master recipes taught by a cooking school. However, a few pages into the book and you’ll realise that it’s a compilation of 75 recipes to help you “master the basics of Chinese cuisine.”

Apparently, Cooking School is a new series of cookbooks to help you to replicate “the world’s most popular cuisines in your own kitchen”.

This cookbook promises to teach you how to make classic dishes and new and contemporary twists on old favourites.

Read more here.

The Business of Social Media

MPH Bookstores is pleased to bring distinguished author, Guy Clapperton, from the area of online business and social media to share his expertise with the audience. There will also be a panel of experts present for you to learn in person how they blend the use of social media into their business and personal lives.

Participants of the seminar will acquire a better understanding of the world of social media and have access to a range of social networking tactics that will help them reach new customers and clients, as well as to get the existing ones to do more business with them. They will also learn how to use the whole spectrum of social media in an efficient and measurable way in order to market their business, stay ahead of the competition and increase profits

Guy Clapperton is a journalist, broadcaster and book author/editor specialising in small business. He is the author of “The Social Media: Tweet, Blog, Link and Post Your Way to Business Success”.

Guy Clapperton also contributes to The Guardian, Sunday Times, The Financial Times and other numerous periodicals. Most recently, he edited a supplement on Virtualisation from Raconteur Media, which is included in every issue of the Times.

MPH is giving 5 lucky winners a chance to attend his seminar on 25 May 2011 at Hilton Petaling Jaya for FREE! We will post 3 questions here on (17/3, 24/3, 31/3). Wait for all 3 questions before you send in your answers and your name, email , I/C and contact number to contests@mph.com.my by 4 April 2011.

Winners will be announced on 7 April 2011.

1st Question: Who is the speaker for this seminar?

2nd Question: Where is the seminar going to be held?

3rd Question: What is the title of Guy Clapperton’s book, which participants will receive during the seminar?

In-conjunction with MPH 105 Years Anniversary Celebration, take part in our READ & REAP Contest & take home these fantastic prizes!

DURATION: 15 MARCH 2011 – 31 DECEMBER 2011

MECHANICS:

1. Spend a minimum of RM 50 at the bookstore or mphonline.com

2. Log onto mphonline.com to enter the contest

3. Count the number of books in the image shown in mphonline.com contest landing page; think of a book title creatively, and put in the book title’s description.

4. Monthly Prize Winners will be announced on facebook.com/mphclick on 20th every month

PRIZES:

Monthly Main Prize (1 x per month) – iRiver e-reader

Monthly Consolation Prize (5 x per month) – RM 100 worth of MPH Book Vouchers

Monthly Main Prize Winner will be qualified to win the Grand Prize!

Grand Prize – Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.0 L

Runner Up x 5 – Samsung Wave S8500