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Roadmap To Financial Freedom August 2010 One of ‘Roadmap’’s biggest problems is its self-congratulatory nature. It’s par for the course for a self-help book, financial or not...
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Beatrice And Virgil August 2010 ‘Beatrice and Virgil’ takes a different route through the animal kingdom. Henry, an author who writes a successful book....
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Rojak : Bite-Sized Stories August 2010 One of my favourites is ‘The Breakup’ which is told through the devise of a letter by a guy Sham – from ‘a difficult family’ who is suffering from a ‘hurt liver’...
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Oryx And Crake July 2010 The complexity of Atwood’s work is stunning – though ‘Oryx and Crake’ can be surface read as a humourous take on our current obsession with post-apocalpytic narratives....
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No Cowardly Past July 2010 The first part of the book comprises six essays by those who knew James Puthucheary the man, his ideas and his commitment to the birth of our nation....
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The flash mob July 2010 Short attention span? You need flash fiction, bitsy vignettes that cover everything from micro-plays and super-novellas to tiny poems and 'prosetry'...
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Child-like Possibilities June 2010 Recent local publications of illustrated children’s books led SH Lim into ruminations of their importance..
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Funny Boy June 2010 The first story reveals why Arjie is a funny boy. It has everything and more to do with his way of seeing and expressing himself in the world....
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The Hungry Ghost June 2010 We’re all too familiar with the season of the hungry ghosts. The burning of incense, the late evening Chinese operas on makeshift stages, the offering of food and drink to the dead-but-not-quite departed...
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Of Bees and Mist June 2010 I’m all for modern fairytales, which when done well can be refreshing and provocative. Setiawan’s ‘Of Bees and Mist’ falls into this camp, with enough merit to make it praiseworthy and enough failings to prevent it being everyone’s cup of tea.... |