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16/11/2022

DETECTIVE CONAN: RED CARD
by Gosho Aoyama

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Conan isn’t sure whether to trust Jodie Saintemillion, the American high school teacher whose ditzy blonde exterior conceals a calculating mind. And when a bus gets hijacked, she turns out to be craftier than Conan imagined! Later, Hattori invites Conan to a reception party at “K3”, a new restaurant owned by three famous athletes, including Conan’s favourite soccer star, Ray Curtis! But foul play is at hand when an obnoxious tabloid reporter winds up dead! Can Conan piece the evidence together and solve the cases?

14/11/2022

"I am not a chef. I am not even a trained or professional cook. My qualification is as an eater."
- Nigella Lawson

EARLY HAWKERS IN SINGAPORE 🍜
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HOW TO EAT 🥣
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09/11/2022

CPC FUTURES: The New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
by Frank N. Pieke and Bert Hofman

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What will the upcoming 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) bring, and what will the next decade of CPC rule look like? Who will rule China and what future do they envision for the Party and China? In this volume, the East Asian Institute in Singapore brings together an exceptional team of world-leading China experts from Asia, the United States, Europe and Australia to set out the future implications of trends in CPC politics and governance in CPC General Party Secretary Xi Jinping’s “New Era.” The essays collected in this volume bring together cutting-edge research and insights into the China’s economy, society, politics, military and international relations targeted at for a professional audience in government, business, the media, NGOs and universities.

02/11/2022

✨PHYSICAL STORE SALE✨

We will be having ANOTHER physical store sale this weekend! Unless specified, all in-store purchases made during the sale period will automatically be 44% off at checkout 🤩

Details are as follows:
Date: 5 November, Saturday to 6 November, Sunday
Time: 10am to 5pm
Location: 44 Upper Weld Road, Singapore 207401

If you missed out on our sale last weekend, this is a sign to swing by this time 😌

See you there!

31/10/2022

C L I C K

when I tell you
that together our heads
lock
I do not mean

like bulls or elks
or some Nat Geo
analogy
I mean an actual click

every night
when our brows meet
briefly before we fall
apart in sleep

a sound
I still hear
echoing
long into my dreams

from "AFTER YOU" by Cyril Wong
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31/10/2022

MODERN MYTHS
by Clara Chow

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Medea is an expat wife. Orpheus is a club DJ. And Prometheus sells char siew in Toa Payoh. Figures from Greek mythology take up residence in contemporary Singapore in this collection of stories that explores the pain and dilemma of modern living. What happens when you are doomed to repeat your actions over and over? Or have to remake your decisions, knowing that times have changed? What if struggling makes the divine human, and the human divine?

Steve Jobs and Ulysses ride motorcycles together in the afterlife. The oral history of a latter-day siren's song is documented in a podcast. A Prime Minister makes a human sacrifice to deal with the political winds of change. Told with humour, irony and compassion, these modern myths and ordinary epics remix familiar tales into instant classics.

31/10/2022

Always been a big fan of Pixar's creations? Now you can experience the art of Pixar's creations through this chapter-by-chapter flip through of Pixar's beloved animated films. From "Toy Story" to "Ratatouille" to "Monsters Inc.", we have it all for you here on our BooksActually Youtube channel.

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30/10/2022

KOREAN TEACHERS (코리안 티처)
by Seo Su-jin

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Seo Su-jin's debut novel follows four Korean language lecturers at Seoul's prestigious H University over the course of an academic year. Readers will spend one season with each of the four protagonists - Seon-yi in the spring, Mi-ju in the summer, Ga-eun in the autumn, and Han-hee in the winter - getting a close glimpse into the challenges and joys of sharing a new language and culture with students from abroad.

As readers delve into the story of each woman and the unique paths they have chosen to become a Korean lecturer, they watch Seon-yi, Mi-ju, Ga-eun, and Han-hee deal with a myriad of social and ethical challenges that accompany their job and their personal lives.

From asserting themselves as modern-day career women braving sexism from both students and coworkers, to the shocking revelation that students, too, are treated unfairly as some are deemed to be more 'desirable' than others by H University. Some of the teachers had to bow to these pressures, but what fate would befall those who fought against the grain? Each of these women must ultimately find her place as a conduit between her students and an increasingly multicultural Korean society.

30/10/2022

ASK A NORTH KOREAN 🇰🇵

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The weekly column Ask A North Korean, published by NK News, invites readers from around the world to pose questions to North Korean defectors . Adapted from the long-running column, these fascinating interviews provide authentic firsthand testimonies about life in North Korea and what is really happening inside the "Hermit Kingdom."

North Korean contributors to this book include:

◉ "Seong" who went to South Korea after dropping out during his final year of university. He is now training to be an elementary school teacher.
◉ "Kang" who left North Korea in 2005. He now lives in London, England.
◉ "Cheol" who was from South Hamgyeong in North Korea and is now a second-year university student in Seoul.
◉ "Park" worked and studied in Pyongyang before defecting to the U.S. in 2011. He is now studying at a U.S. college.

Ask A North Korean sheds critical light on all aspects of North Korean politics and society and shows that, even in the world's most authoritarian regime, life goes on in ways that are very different from what outsiders may think. Begin to understand North Korea through the eyes of those who know it best - its defectors.