Young Readers Collection

Friday, May 11, 2012

Michael Morpurgo Classic Collection (16 Book Box Set)

Price : RM199.90

Michael Morpurgo is the finest children’s storyteller at work today, but don’t just take our word for it… his books have won numerous awards, been turned into hit theatrical productions and are genuinely loved by children. Michael’s great skill is to spin fantastic stories while at the same time instilling a huge empathy for his characters in the reader. Whether he’s writing about retired greyhounds, adventurous cats or soldiers and horses in the trenches, with Mr Morpurgo you’re guaranteed a wonderful read every time!

Vampire Diaries Volume 1 – 4 by L.J. Smith

RRP : RM79.90 Price : RM39.90

Elena: the golden girl, the leader, the one who can have any boy she wants. Stefan: brooding and mysterious, he seems to be the only one who can resist Elena, even as he struggles to protect her from the horrors that haunt his past. Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him. Determined to have Elena, he’d kill to possess her.

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

RRP : RM91.85 Price : RM29.90

Now you can discover the magic of the world of Narnia when you read all seven books in this exciting bind-up. With a film tie-in cover, this book will be a hit with children and adults alike.

Reading with Dean Koontz

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Forever Odd by Dean Koontz

RRP : RM34.90 Price : RM17.90

In the battle to come, there can be no innocent bystanders… Odd Thomas, that unlikely hero, once more stands between us and our worst fears. Odd never asked to communicate with the dead — they sought him out, in the small desert town of Pico Mundo, which he can never leave. He has already lost the love of his life; and now a childhood friend has disappeared and the worst is feared. But as Odd applies his unique talents to the task of finding his friend, he discovers something far worse than a dead body. Evil personified has come to visit this desert community of souls both living and dead…

The Taking by Dean Koontz

RRP : RM34.90 Price : RM17.90

Molly and Neil Sloan wake to find an eerily luminous downpour drenching their small Californian mountain town. As the rain continues to fall, TV pictures relay disturbing news of extreme weather phenomena across the globe. With the evening comes a ghostly fog. Their sense of isolation is complete when first TV and radio, then the internet and phone lines go dead. Molly and Neil gather with neighbours, sensing an awful danger approaching with the night… It s like a scary movie made real. But what is really happening? Is it science gone wrong or a technology beyond human understanding? Or something deeper, more fundamental. Something to do with fate and purpose.

Velocity by Dean Koontz

RRP : RM34.90 Price : RM17.90

He thinks it’s a hoax. The schoolteacher dies. The next note reverses the scenario. If Billy takes the note to the police, a mother of two young children will die. If he doesn’t, an unmarried man who won’t be much missed will die … Billy must think the unthinkable, fast, in an accelerating nightmare. More communications from the killer follow, with ever tighter deadlines. Each is more personal, more confrontational than the last until he is isolated, with no one to rely on but himself. Finally he must risk everything to save the intended victims …

Funny, Yucky Stuff for Kids!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

I’m 8 and I’ve Burped 40,908 times by Mitchell Symons

RRP : RM29.90 Price : RM9.90

This is a brilliant book packed with amazing facts and terrific trivia about things that kids have done when they are eight from writing novels and symphonies to climbing mountains and recording hit records.

I’m 9 and I’ve Farted 46,021 times by Mitchell Symons

RRP : RM29.90 Price : RM9.90

This is a fantastic book packed with amazing facts and terrific trivia about things that kids have done when they are 9 from developing computer programmes or running a business to being an expert golfer or film star. Did you know? By the time you are nine you will have: farted 46,021 times; watched 5,475 hours of television; slept 42,829 hours and 45 minutes; and, laughed 985,500 times.

What Bumosaur is That?

RRP : RM34.90 Price : RM9.90

Packed with illustrations and diagrams and extremely informative entries. Never again need you look like a fool when somebody asks you, “What bumosaur is that?” features useful facts such as: Bumheaded Idiotasaurus – definitely the second-most stupid-looking bumosaur in prehistoric times. Poopigator – just like an alligator, except browner and smellier. Along with the most important – and frequently sought after – information about the greatest bumosaur battles ever, and including a brief overview of the theory of bummolution and vital tips on how to keep a bumosaur as a pet. Toilet humour meets dinosaurs in this perfect book for boys.

Japanese and Chinese

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Samurai Swords – A Practical Guide by Clive Sinclaire

RRP : RM83.00 Price : RM39.90

For 700 years Japanese civilization was dominated by a single warrior caste. This project looks at the weaponry of Samurai men and women over the centuries with specifically commissioned photography of re-enactors wearing and museum-quality clothing and weaponry. The pages are vividly illustrated with dynamic paintings, specially taken photographs, detailed diagrams and maps. In addition, there is an in-depth glossary and includes tables explaining many Japanese calligraphy symbols.

The Way of Confucius by Jonathan Price

RRP : RM91.75 Price : RM29.90

Confucius (551-479 BCE) was a famous Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced East Asian life and thought. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice, and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, such as Legalism or Daoism during the Han DynastyConfucius’s thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism. It was introduced to Europe by the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first to Latinize the name as “Confucius.” The teachings of Confucius are known primarily through the Analects of Confucius, a collection of “brief aphoristic fragments,” which was compiled many years after his death. Setting Confucius’ ideas against the context of his own life and times, Jonathan Price brings to life the thoughts of the Master in their pristine form. Price traces the influence of Confucius both in China and globally right up until our own day, and examines whether the world needs to listen to him once again.

China by Taschen

RRP : RM217.50 Price : RM109.90

The People’s Republic seen by Chinese photographers. This book brings together a vast selection of images by Chinese photographers since 1949, giving readers a visual journey across the great People’s Republic; edited by esteemed photojournalist Liu Heung Shing, longtime Associated Press correspondent and Time magazine contributor. In post-Mao China, late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping urged his one billion countrymen to “seek truth from facts.” Taking its cue from Deng’s overture, China today is the leading economic story of the 21st century. The process by which China navigated the path from periphery to a central position in world affairs dominates the debate about Asia and China’s relationship to the western world. Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Liu Heung Shing charts the visual history of sixty years of the People’s Republic (1949 to 2008), and along the way aims to illustrate the humanistic course.

Zodiac Girls!

Monday, May 7, 2012

Zodiac Girls – Brat Princess by Cathy Hopkins

RRP : RM29.90 Price : RM9.90

Leonora is a rich, spoilt brat. Her star sign is Leo and typical of her sign, she likes to get her own way. Her parents enrol her for a boot camp to change her outrageous behaviour. Unbeknown to Leonara and her parents, Leonora is a Zodiac Girl and the boot camp is run by a group of unusual people who are human manifestations of the planets.

Zodiac Girls – From Geek to Goddess by Cathy Hopkins

RRP : RM29.90 Price : RM9.90

Gemma is pretty cheesed off…a distant relative has left her family some money and her parents are sending her to a posh boarding school so she won?t see all her mates for ages. Things go from bad to worse with Gemma’s too-shy roommate Ruth and the vicious-but-pretty school bully Sara. But things look up when for Gemma when she’s chosen as a Zodiac Girl. With her own fighting spirit and some sage zodiacal advice she negotiates her crazy new world of boarding school rituals, salon makeovers, manic dogs, old folks’ homes, school play auditions and much more. Will she come out on top?

Zodiac Girls – Recipe for Rebellion by Cathy Hopkins

RRP : RM29.90 Price : RM9.90

Danu used to be have loads of friends and do well in school. But that was before her dad went on an archeological dig and packed her off to live with her workaholic lawyer aunt. Now, she’s getting into trouble at school and feeling bored and lonely in her aunt’s pristine but sterile flat. Everywhere Danu turns, she feels that life is saying no to her. So she’s not going to make it easy for anyone around her. When a website search reveals that she is a Zodiac Girl, Danu is skeptical, but her zodiac guardians keep her busy? Learning how to cook, taking a self-defence class and redecorating her aunt’s flat. As the weeks go by, Danu realizes that she has to take responsibility for her happiness. As when fate hands you a difficult card it’s how you play it that counts.

Mother’s Day Promotion!

Friday, May 4, 2012

What is Mother’s Day? Here we go. 

Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May. It complements Father’s Day, the celebration honoring fathers.

This year, Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 13th.

In most countries, Mother’s Day is a recent observance derived from the holiday as it has evolved in America. When it was adopted by other countries and cultures, it was given different meanings, associated to different events (religious, historical or legendary), and celebrated on a different date or dates.

Some countries already had existing celebrations honoring motherhood, and their celebrations have adopted several external characteristics from the US holiday, like giving carnations and other presents to your own mother.

Another example, In Australia, traditionally, a Chrysanthemum is given to mothers for Mother’s Day as the flower is naturally in season during Autumn and ends in ‘mum’, a common affectionate shortening of ‘mother’ in Australia.

In Japan however, people typically give flowers such as red carnations and roses to their Mothers as gifts.

And in New Zealand, not only is it traditional to give cards and gifts, but many will serve their Mother’s breakfast in bed.

The extent of the celebrations varies greatly. In some countries, it is potentially offensive to one’s mother not to mark Mother’s Day. In others, it is a little-known festival celebrated mainly by immigrants, or covered by the media as a taste of foreign culture.

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How about starting your own tradition. We here at BookXcess are having a Special Mother’s Day Promotion from today till May 13th, where many titles from all categories have a 20% discount.

And for MEMBERS ONLY, we have 3 titles that have a 50% discount!
And they are :-
LOVE LETTERS OF GREAT WOMEN
THE LOVER’S PATH (ILLUSTRATED)
TEMPTED – A HOUSE OF NIGHT NOVEL (HARDCOVER)
(maximum 3 copies per title, per transaction)

So Come on down, and treat your Mother to wonderful, wonderful Books.

We here at BookXcess would like to wish all mothers a HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!
See you all soon!

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Mystery Night

Friday, May 4, 2012

Blood Work by Michael Connelly

RRP : RM34.90 Price : RM17.90

Blood Work – that’s what Terry McCaleb used to call his job at the FBI.
Eight weeks ago he was a dead man – but now someone else’s heart is keeping him alive. When McCaleb discovers that he lives because of a cold-blooded murder, the ex-FBI investigator is forced back on to the streets. The police investigation is going nowhere fast and there are few clues to fall back on. But, as McCaleb puts together the evidence of a crucial witness with gut instincts sharpened by a career spent hunting down serial killers, the killing looks less like a random shooting and more like the first move in a calculated campaign of terror…

Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

RRP : RM69.90 Price : RM19.90

An irresistible tale of swashbuckling pirates in the New World; a classic story of treasure and betrayal Jamaica in 1665 is a rough outpost of the English crown, a minor colony holding out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, Jamaica’s capital, a cut-throat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses, is devoid of London’s luxuries; life here can end swiftly with dysentery or a dagger in your back.

But for Captain Edward Hunter it is a life that can also lead to riches, if he abides by the island’s code. In the name of His Majesty King Charles II of England, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking.

Word in port is that the Spanish treasure galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is stalled in nearby Matanceros harbour awaiting repairs. With the help of his cunning crew, Hunter hijacks El Trinidad and escapes the deadly clutches of its commander, the blood-swilling Cazalla, leaving plenty of carnage in his wake. But his troubles have just begun …

Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb

RRP : RM34.90 Price : RM17.90

A phone call from up high interrupts Eve’s plans to have a lazy day with her husband: The teenage daughter of Captain Jonah McMasters, head of the NYPD drug squad, has been found raped and strangled in her bedroom. A terrifying video of Deena, bloody and beaten beyond recognition, hints at a link between her death and a criminal in McMasters’s own past, someone determined to exact revenge in the cruelest way possible. Searching through McMasters’ cases leads Eve nowhere – until another rape-murder, and another video, reveals the killers deadly intent: to target every single person involved in his family’s case over a decade ago. With barely anything to go on except a tangle of dead ends, Eve and her team must work fast to identify the next victim of a killer with who will stop at nothing …

Books for the Little Readers

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Easy to Read Collection – Fairy Tale Classics

RRP : RM37.90 Price : RM14.90

These seven popular fairy tale classics will entice beginning readers with easy-to-read text and engaging pictures. Includes :

The Gingerbread Boy
Henny-Penny
The Little Red Hen
Little Red Riding Hood
The Magic Porridge Pot
The Princess and the Pea
The Ugly Duckling.

The Purple Sluggy Worry Warts by Matt Kain

RRP : RM33.90 Price : RM9.90

Jez and Charlie will do anything to beat annoying Francesca in the local talent contest. But will Quentin Quirk’s magic Trickles and slurping, slimy, sluggy worry warts give them the X factor?

Spit it Out

RRP : RM24.90 Price : RM9.90

Featuring a Paul Jennings story, picture puzzles, and riddles of all kinds, this book will tickle the ribs and tease the brains of young people everywhere. The entire contents of the book is built around word play and puns

History in Manga, A little Spiritual and Webster.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Che Guevara by Chie Shimano and Kiyoshi Konno

RRP : RM54.00 Price : RM17.90

His name is equated with rebellion, revolution, and socialism. His face is on tee-shirts all over the world. Che Guevara’s life has been explored and portrayed in numerous books and films, including The Motorcycle Diaries, and he continues to captivate the public imagination more than forty years after his death. Guevara became politically active in his native Argentina, but gained notoriety after he met Fidel Castro and became instrumental in Castro’s efforts in Cuba. Guevara then went on to Bolivia, where he was captured and killed by the Bolivian army while trying to incite revolution. This illustrated biography tells the riveting story of Che’s life and death through the popular Japanese art form manga.

Love is a Flame by Gary Chapman, Compiled by James Stuart Bell

RRP : RM44.90 Price : RM19.90

Couples who want to improve or revive their marriages need shared experiences. As much as they can profit from the theories of marriage experts, they need to hear from ordinary couples who can say “I’ve been there” and have found unique and creative practical solutions to restore the vibrancy of their marriages. These original stories offer encouragement and optimism that significant changes and growth can take place in marriages at all stages and walks of life. Couples will find entertainment, instruction, and application with the brief commentary following the stories.

Webster’s New Explorer Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms

RRP : RM41.40 Price : RM19.90

Finding the right word for a speech or writing project is simple with this easy-to-use volume. Each entry word is followed by a list of synonyms, or words that share similar meanings. Definitions of each synonym are followed by examples of the word used in context. Antonyms, or words that mean the opposite of the subject word, are also included.

Books for the Young Adult

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Dragonsdale by Salamanda Drake

RRP : RM24.90 Price : RM12.90

A stable of dragons to groom, train and ride! That’s Dragonsdale, a riding school run by Cara’s dad. All Cara’s friends are busy preparing their dragons for the Island Championships. But ever since her mum’s terrible accident, Cara is forbidden to ride. Against her father’s wishes, she trains the wild dragon, Skydancer in secret, and dreams of a a day when she, too, can take flight!

Olivia Kidney by Ellen Potter

RRP : RM 44.98 Price : RM9.90

Olivia Kidney is always moving house. Which means she’s seen a lot. In fact, Olivia’s pretty sure she’s seen it all.

Then she moves into the craziest apartment block ever. From murderous pirates to talking lizards, grumpy oldprincesses to a boy who smells like a barnyard, Olivia’s new neighbours are out of this world. But their extraordinary stories speed her into an incredible adventure. Suddenly Olivia has to start looking at everything, especially her own life, in a whole new, VERY special, way . . .

Something Secret by Gwyneth Rees

RRP : RM35.90 Price : RM9.90

Laura thinks she knows her mom, especially as it’s been just the two of them since Dad left. But then Mom brings home a boyfriend and, even worse, starts acting very strangely—she’s obviously keeping something from Laura, but what? As Laura digs deeper, she begins to suspect the secret might be even more terrible than she first thought.

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