Language Choices and Discourse of Malaysian Families edited by Maya Khemlani David (RM 25.00)

The family plays an important role in uniting people into cooperative groups. Communication is crucial in family relationships and knowledge of appropriate discourse norms starts in the family domain. This book focuses on talk in families: talk between mothers and children, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law; grandchildren and elderly grandparents, and talk among adolescents within families. Based on detailed micro-analysis of home-based interactions in Malaysia, Language Choices and Discourse of Malaysian Families: Case Studies of Families in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia provides a qualitative analysis of authentic talk between members of families and reveals how through conversations, relationships are maintained and strengthened.

The Encyclopedia of Malaysia, Volume 11: Government and Politics (1940 - 2006) edited by Prof Dato Dr Zakaria Haji Ahmad (RM 95.00)

This volume documents the nation's history from the eve of the Japanese invasion during World War II to the present day. It also analyses the political, institutional and social elements that constitute the modern nation of Malaysia. The first two of the volume's seven sections are primarily historical. They cover the quest for nationhood, and the political formulae that have enabled a united nation to be created from a population marked by ethnic and religious diversity. The third, fourth and fifth sections of the volume examine the Malaysian system of government, the institutions of state and national security, and the nation's democratic political process. Following these is a section on social development, including the education system, non-governmental organizations and the media. This volume concludes with a section on foreign affairs, and illustrates the rise in Malaysia's international standing over the years.

Power and Prowess by J.H. Walker (RM 35.00)
A significant interpretation of Sarawak history, Power and Prowess explores the network of power, economic and ritual relationships that developed on the northwest coast of Borneo in the mid-nineteenth century, from which a coalition led by James Brooke established the state of Sarawak. Where many authors placed Brooke in the context of nineteenth century British imperialism, this study perceives him in the context of Bornean cultures and political economics. Drawing on conceptual framework from political science, as well as recent southeast Asian historiography, Power and Prowess offers a detailed political history of the period and new interpretations of Brooke's career. This study also retrieves from the historical sources previously concealed narratives which reflect the interests, priorities and activities of Sarawak people themselves.

An Acre of Day's Glass: Collected Poems by Wong Phui Nam (RM 29.90)
An Acre of Day's Glass reveals an effulgent intelligence that tries to find for itself a meaningful place in a multiracial as well as a globalized society. In doing so it has avoided the parochial and has tried to place the poet's Malaysian experience within a universal, human paradigm. The collection, as a whole, demonstrates that the concepts about culture, history and language have to be re-examined so that broader human and spiritual expressions of the important aspects of man's existence can be continually rediscovered, re-evaluated, and redefined.

Temenggong Oyong Lawai Jau: A Paramount Chief in Borneo by James Ritchie (RM 48.00 - hardback, RM 36.00 - paperback)
Lawai Jau, better known as Datuk Temenggong Oyong Lawai Jau in Sarawak, was a prominent Kenyah and Orang Ulu leader who was highly respected by his community. He was a kind and generous man, and was deeply concerned about the welfare of his community… As a traditional leader, he had a strong belief in the propogation of the Orang Ulu culture and heritage even in modern times. Whenever he went overseas…he would be wearing his typical traditional Kenyah tapong daa with hornbill feathers, which is the symbol of his cultural heritage. - Hon. Dato' Jacob Dungau Sagan, Preface.

Bookless in Baghdad by Shashi Tharoor (RM 99.90)

Supremely personal, yet always probing and analytical, this rich collection of thought-provoking short prose - part memoir, part essay, part literary criticism - by "one of the best in a generation of Indian authors" (New York Times Book Review) takes us on a delightful journey of discovery. Shashi Tharoor tells us what Iraqis go through in their beleaguered land merely to get hold of a book, and how selling books from their own libraries on the street helps some put bread on the table. He reminisces about growing up with books in India and discusses the importance of the Mahabharata in Indian life and history. He also offers a poignant homage to Pablo Neruda and astute views on Salman Rushdie and India's love for Wodehouse, Pushkin, Kipling, Le Carre, and Churchill that make for fascinating reading. Tharoor's insightful takes on Hollywood and Bollywood will intrigue even the most demanding cinephile. Pondering world affairs, Tharoor declares that "the defining features of today's world are the relentless forces of globalization - the same forces used by terrorists in their macabre dance of death and destruction."
Together, these forty pieces reveals the inner workings of one of today's most eclectic writers and forms a lovely testament to the power of literature to enrich and transform lives.

General/Literary:
Green Gold by Alan MacFarlane and Iris MacFarlane (RM 54.90)
White Ghost Girls by Alice Greenway (RM 49.90)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (RM 48.50)

Religion - Christianity:
Jesus: The Unauthorised Version edited by Mian Ridge 29.90

History/Politics/Sociology:
Indonesian Islam by M.B. Hooker (RM 35.00)
The Potent Dead edited by Henri Chambert-Loir and Anthony Reid (RM 35.00)

Malaysian/Singapore Interest:
Anike by Wong Phui Nam (RM 19.90)
Singapore Cinema by Raphael Millet (RM 85.00)
To' Janggut by Cheah Boon Kheng (RM 75.00)

Children's:
Hindu Goddesses series - Mother Santoshi, Mother Saraswati, Mother Gayatri, Mother Vaishnavi, Mother Lakshmi, Mother Kaali, Nine Durgas (RM 8.20 each)
Revolting Stories for 9 Year Olds chosen by Helen Paiba (RM 15.90)
Nine Stars series - Lord Jupiter, Lord Venus, Lord Saturn, The Sun God, Lord Moon, Lord Mars, Lord Mercury, Rahu & Ketu (RM 8.20 each)
See & Read series - Aladdin & the Magic Lamp, Gulliver in Lilliput, The Ugly Duckling, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Thumbelina, The Frog Price, Hansel & Gretel, The Magic Horse, Sinbad the Sailor (RM 5.50 each)
Illustrated Classics series - Oliver Twist, Treasure Island, Gulliver's Travels, Robinson Crusoe, Great Expectations, Black Beauty, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield, Tom Sawyer, The Three Musketeers, Kidnapped, Robin Hood (RM 4.90 each)
Creative World - Paper Folding, Book 1 to 5 (RM 9.90 each)
Know About series - Birds, Vanished Species, Reptiles & Amphibians, Fishes, Mammals (RM 9.90 each)
Puzzle Book (mark the difference in the pictures), Part 1 to 5 (RM 4.70 each)
Find the Words (word puzzles), Book 1 to 5 (RM 5.90 each)
Saint Vyasa's Mahabharata (Illustrated) (RM 80.00)
Shri Krishna Leela (Illustrated) (RM 32.50)