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The Green Grenades and MPH are here to honor our local music scene and home-grown poets as they speak up for Mother Nature via music and poetry.

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

Kids are invited for a fun storytelling session with Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka, Genius Aulad, Caterpillar and by our very own Usborne storytellers.

Or, join us for an exciting book launch by Joey Yap and eBook launch with Pustaka Islamiyah writers.

Other authors making an appearance at MPH this month include Robert D Hamilton, Khaw Choon Ean, Elzara Hariri & 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. The Magic by Rhonda Byrne

2. The Body Language of Love by Allan Pease, Barbara Pease

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

4. Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America’s Master Communicator, George Lois

5. Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson, Susy Flory

6. Be the Miracle: 50 Lessons for Making the Impossible Possible by Regina Brett

7. Steve Jobs: A Biography by Walter Isaacson

8. Train Your Brain to Get Happy: The Simple Program That Primes Your Gray Cells for Joy, Optimism, and Serenity by Teresa Aubele, Stan Wenck, Susan Reynolds

9. The Lady And The Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi by Peter Popham

10. The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher

Fiction

1. The Lucky One (Movie Tie-in) by Nicholas Sparks

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

3. Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

4. Theodore Boone: The Abduction by John Grisham

5. The New Collected Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer

6. I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella

7. The Litigators by John Grisham

8. The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer

9. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

10. We Need to Talk About Kevin (Movie Tie-in) by Lionel Shriver

Local Author

1. Anda Bertanya Ustaz Azhar Idrus Menjawab Berkenaan Permasalahan Semasa by Ustaz Azhar Idrus

2. Biografi Agung Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam by Rusydi Ramli Al-Jauhari

3. 100 Pesanan Terakhir Rasulullah by Muhd Nasruddin Dasuki

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

5. No More Bullshit, Please, We’re All Malaysians by Kee Thuan Chye

6. Dare to be a Champion: Lee Chong Wei by Dato’ Lee Chong Wei

7. Ustaz Azhar Idrus: Daie Sejuta Ummat by Riduan Mohamad Nor

8. The End of Barisan Nasional? Malaysian Political Issue by Kua Kia Soong

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

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

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

Why does Sophie Kinsella write about women who are obsessed with handbags? And should women be offended?

Read what Kinsella has to say about it here.

The chick lit conundrum (part 1)

The chick lit conundrum (part 2)

DNA testing has revealed startling new evidence about a 1989 sexually motivated homicide that clearly links to a known sexual predator. The only problem is that the man concerned was a small boy of eight at the time of the crime. Have the labs made an error? Did the detectives on the case screw up? Or is there more to this blood sample than meets the eye?

Read the rest of the review here.

Financial Turmoil in Europe and The United States are real-time analyses written in the heat of the moment amid the crash of 2008 when everything seem to be tumbling down to the end of 2011 when the financial meltdown of Greece threatened to crumble the cohesion of the European Union (EU).

Read the rest of the review here.

James Zennor, an Oxford don traumatised by his experiences in the Spanish cicil war, returns from an early morning row on the Thames River in the summer of 1940 to find his beautiful wife, Florence, and young son, Harry, have disappeared. He learns that they have fled to America when it looked likely that the Germans would invade Britain. He follows them and uncover a pro-Nazi plot led by the dean of Yale himself.

Read the rest of the review here.

Coelho is feeling restless. He goes to his mentor who tells him to “go and re-conquer your kingdom, which has grown corrupted by routine”. With that begins his journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the world.

Read the rest of the review here.

Want to get your child started on reading but don’t know how or what books would be suitable? Reading Rawks might just be the answer. Pick a free copy from your nearest MPH Bookstores or browse here.

Non-Fiction

1. The Magic by Rhonda Byrne

2. Be the Miracle: 50 Lessons for Making the Impossible Possible by Regina Brett

3. Train Your Brain to Get Happy: The Simple Program That Primes Your Gray Cells for Joy, Optimism, and Serenity by Teresa Aubele, Stan Wenck, Susan Reynolds

4. The Body Language of Love by Allan Pease, Barbara Pease

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

6. I Moved Your Cheese: For Those Who Refuse to Live as Mice in Someone Else’s Maze by Deepak Malhotra

7. The Lady And The Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi by Peter Popham

8. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man (Movie Tie-in) by Steve Harvey

9. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

10. Steve Jobs: A Biography by Walter Isaacson

Fiction

1. The Lucky One (Movie Tie-in) by Nicholas Sparks

2. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

3. I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella

4. Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

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

6. Theodore Boone: The Abduction by John Grisham

7. Aleph by Paulo Coelho

8. The Litigators by John Grisham

9. We Need to Talk About Kevin (Movie Tie-in) by Lionel Shriver

10. American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar

Local Author

1. Anda Bertanya Ustaz Azhar Idrus Menjawab Berkenaan Permasalahan Semasa by Ustaz Azhar Idrus

2. No More Bullshit, Please, We’re All Malaysians by Kee Thuan Chye

3. Dare to be a Champion: Lee Chong Wei by Dato’ Lee Chong Wei

4. Biografi Agung Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam by Rusydi Ramli Al-Jauhari

5. Jadi ‘Cool + Positif: Psikologi Suka-Suka (Kompilasi Ruangan Psikologi Majalah Remaja) by Editor-Wan Erni Liza Mat Izatzi

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

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

8. Straight A’s Student: Secret Revealed: A Perfect Gift For Every Student by Chin Wynn

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

10. Lessons Of Success: The Legacy of Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow by Victor S.L. Tan

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