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Jo Nesbo joins the rank of crime fiction writers whose work has been compared to the famous Stieg Larsson. The Redbreast, Nemesis and The Devil’s Star may not be a trilogy like that of The Lord Of The Rings, but all three books of Nesbo with close to 1,500 pages does make for a gripping crime fiction. Read the rest of the review here.

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Garden of Knowledge (书 香 满 园) is proud to present the 2011 edition of its annual Autumn Winter Catalogue. Get your free copy from selected MPH Bookstores that has this section. Or, view it here.

Kids can join Blubricks to learn fun activities on Healthy Living and come listen to stories brought to life by Usborne’s storytellers.

Plus, don’t miss out on exciting events by STAEDTLER happening the entire month of September!

Also, join doctorjob to better understand the options available after SPM or find out the essentials of having healthy eyesight with celebrity presenter Jay Menon and OPTIMAX Eye Specialist Centre.

Chef Lee from Hilton PJ will be here to demonstrate on making snowskin mooncake in conjunction to the Mid-autumn Festival.

Other authors making an appearance at MPH this month include Muhamad Hafiz Bin Ismail, Muhamad Yusof & Hasnidar, Andrew Chia & many others!

Click on the event leaflet for full details. (Please be patient, the entire leaflet may take a while to load).

Non-Fiction

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

2. Faces of Fortune: The 20 Tycoons to Bet on Over the Next 10 Years by Tee Lin Say

3. The Power of X: Enter the 10 Gods by Joey Yap

4. Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going by Han Fook Kwang, et al

5. A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking

6. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

7. The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East by Andrew Scott Cooper

8. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive: 101 Inspirational Stories about Counting Your Blessings and Having a Positive Attitude by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark

9. The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking

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

Fiction

1. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire) by George R.R. Martin

2. The Confession by John Grisham

3. Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn

4. I Don’t Know How She Does it (Movie Tie-in) by Allison Pearson

5. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett

6. Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie

7. Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

8. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

9. One Day (Movie Tie-In) by David Nicholls

10. Love Always by Harriet Evans

Local Author

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

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

3. Hadis 40 Imam Nawawi by Zahazan Mohamed & Muhammad Zakaria

4. 101 Rekreasi Hati: Buat Diri Ku yang Mudah Lupa by Dr Zahazan Mohamed, Nik Wafdi Nik Jaafar

5. Beduk Diketuk by Pahrol Mohd Juoi

6. 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

7. Bogel Menuju Tuhan by Zahiril Adzim

8. Awaken Your Healing Power by John Wong CW

9. Notes to the Prime Minister: The Untold Story of How Malaysia Beat the Currency Speculators by Wong Sulong

10. Malaysian Tales: Retold and Remixed edited by Daphne Lee

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

John Wong was in his early thirties with a thriving career and a bright promising future when he suddenly became paralysed and blind. Doctors told him his nerves were damaged and recovery was near impossible. Yet, recover he did and if you saw him today you would never have guessed what he went through. John feels that we all have the ability to heal ourselves and shares his story here.

If you came across a stranger in need of an organ, would you donate yours? That is exactly what Chew Hoong Ling did, and though the organ recipient passed on months later, she is not regretting her decision and has even wrote a book about it.

Read the interview here on what made her decide to do it – part 1 & part 2.

We’re into our sixth month since this contest started in March. For those who have been submitting your entries but haven’t been picked as the Monthly Main Prize Winner, do not give up just yet. You still have time to enter and maybe drive home a  Suzuki Grand Vitara!

Here are the winners for the month of July. Is your name here? If your name is Wong Chin Wei (Entry Title: Jack and Jill: Impossible to Ignore) congratulations, you’re our Main Prize Winner for July! Congratulations too to our consolation winners:

1. Zachary Ng Eng Loon (Entry Title: Simple Home Exorcism: A Guide to Troublesome Parenting)

2. Ashwini (Entry Title: From Drab to Fab in 30 Days)

3. Araman Amru (Entry Title: The Alternate Me…)

4. Frankie Yap (Entry Title: The Mysterious Ouija Board)

5. Lim Teong Hean (Entry Title: I Was There!)

We will be contact 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 local newspaper).

Although every new book of his appears on bestseller lists everywhere from Malaysia to New York, thriller writer Steve Berry likes to say that he does not know much about writing. “But I’m an expert on rejection,” the 56-year-old adds in his good-humored drawl. His work was turned down 85 times before one got published.

Read the rest of the interview here.