Search Results: Authors starting with W from The Penang Bookshelf

Kuala Lumpur: International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia, 2008. First edition. Paperback. New. A leading scholar on Christian-Muslim relations sets out in two essays firstly a basis for inter-faith dialogue, i.e. taking into account differences in each party's worldview as well as their theology and secondly practical issues that are likely to arise in such a dialogue. 60 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia.

London: George Philip and Son, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. A review of the situation in Southeast Asia in the two decades since the end of the world war explaining how it became a global flash point so quickly and what might happen in the future. Good Hardback. Reprint. Originally published in 1970. 486 pages. with some black and white photographs, maps, a bibliography and index. Weight: 1.0 kg Post free within Malaysia This is an ex library book with labelson the inside front cover and opposite end paper and stamps on the text block. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is very mild tanning of the pages.

Croydon, UK: Dts Publishing, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. A nostalgic collection of black and white photographs, at least two on each page, capturing bus travel on the peninsula during The 'Emergency.' As in all wars, for the civilian population, life just goes on. In fact, it is difficult to spot any sign of military activity in the more than 200 photographs. Near Fine First edition. Hardback. 98 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia Apart from a couple of bumps on the cover, the book looks new

Blackburn, UK: Cremer Press, 2008. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. The account of a secret mission by an ex British soldier, 22 years old at the time, during the Malayan 'Emergency' . After fifty years of keeping the secret to himself, he now tells his story, or as much of it as he can. 251 pages Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal wear and the spine is not creased. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is no tanning throughout. *the book has been signed by the author. *

New Delhi: Dk Printworld, 2002. Hardcover. New/new. As with much religious architecture, the temples of Hinduism and Buddhism are imbued with symbolism, not only in the art and statues (if any), but also in the design of the buildings themselves. In this monumental work, Professor Bunce analyses the structures of temples stretching from India to Southeast Asia to explain the guiding principles of and messages intended to be conveyed by the builders. New Hardback in a New Dust Jacket. 563 pages with around 400 figures and line drawings and an index. Weight: 2.3 kg. Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere

Subang Jaya, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications, 2001. Paperback. Near Fine. Despite this fruit being described as "an insipid, not to say nasty, fruit" in the Hobson-Jobson glossary of Anglo-Indian words and phrases, this book puts forward a contrary view. Treated properly, the fruit can protect against radiation, be used as a chewing gum, a tea, a homeopathic medicine and for many other positive benefits. 129 pages with a bibliography and some black and white photos and line drawings. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Cambridge, USA: Harvard University Press, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. A review of the United States' past relationship with Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore shortly after the formation of Malaysia. In the course of this analysis the author describes the economic, political and social backgrounds of each country and projects the potential for the future development of the relationship. Very Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. 267 pages with an index. Weight: 0.7 kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has one or two small tears and is dirty in places. Apart from some dirt and spotting on the text block, the book looks new.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Having just got rid of one threat to their interests at the end of World War II, the West was a bit taken aback to be confronted with another one - guerrilla Communism. Soldiers fought it and academics puzzled over its significance. This book is the result of several months of interviews with ex-Communists, by the author, a US academic, to try to find out what on earth made the Commies tick. Very Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket First Edition 369 pages with an index. Weight: 0.8.kg. Post free within Malaysia. The dust jacket, now in a plastic sleeve, is rubbed in various places, particularly along the spine. A name is written on the inside front cover. The binding is tight, text clear and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Singapore: Landmark Books, 2003. Paperback. New. The Changi Murals are a set of four murals depicting Christian scenes that were painted by Stanley Warren on the walls of St. Luke's chapel at Changi, where prisoners of war of the Japanese were kept. Although their existence is reasonably well known to residents of and visitors to Singapore, the story behind the paintings' creation, obliteration and rediscovery is less familiar. This book fills that gap and includes more details of the life of Stanley Warren, the artist responsible. 111 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

London: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The book claims to be "the first book to present a systematic guide to aquaria based on freshwater and marine environments from all over the world. " Very Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. 191 pages with many colour illustrations, a glossary and an index. Weight: 1.5 kg. Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted outside Malaysia The dust jacket has some rubbing at the base of the spine and a few minor dirt marks. The binding is tight and there is no tanning throughout.

Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. A witty account of being part of the British Military Administration trying to sort out what had happened and was happening to Malaya and its citizens in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese occupation. An exercise in living by the seat of one's pants!. 154 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Like New Hardback in a Like New Dust Jacket. First Edition Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Didier Millet, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 7-12-16. The unusual story of a British rubber planter who managed to avoid capture by the Japanese and join the resistance as a freelance agent, rather than as a member of the British army. Even without British military support, he was soon working with his guerilla hosts to cause as much damage as possible behind Japanese lines. 195 pages. Very Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. For further details, please see the scanned contents page.Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has very little wear other than one or two scratches. There is a a gift dedication on a front end paper. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is no tanning throughout.

Canberra: Australian Centre For International Agricultural Research, 2006. Softcover. New. A directory of about 140 species of sharks, chimaeras and rays that are marketed in Indonesia. Information on identifying features, size, distribution, common names, habitat and the biology and conservation status are included. 329 pages with an index and many line drawings and colour photographs. Weight 1.3kg Post free within Malaysia but may incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere.

Singapore: NUS Press, 2010. Paperback. New. New. This century is a period that's generally skipped over by historians because of the lack of documentary and inscriptional evidence. However, the academics who have contributed papers to this volume claim that this century laid the foundation for early modern Southeast Asia. The argument rests on developments such as the introduction of firearms, more intensive rice agriculture, Thai and Viet ceramic exports, Korean and Ryukyu contacts with Southeast Asia, the demise of Champa, the climax of Viet and northern Tai statecraft, the birth of the Melayu-Muslim kingship in Melaka and the creation of a new Muslim Javanese civilization on Java's north coast. Coincident with these changes, Ming China's engagement with Southeast Asia grew as a result of overland expansion into the Tai and Viet polities, state-sponsored maritime voyages, and private Chinese trade and migration to the region. 512 pages. New Paperback Weight 0.70 Kg. . Postage within Malaysia is free

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Branch Of The Royal Asiatic Society, 2007. Hardcover. New. Although Southeast Asia owes much of its current culture and character to the large Chinese migrations that took place from the late 18th century onwards, this collection of articles demonstrates that Chinese trade and migration had permeated the region for centuries before. The 18 articles, published by the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society and its predecessors between 1937 and 1999 include, amongst others, Paul Wheatley's Geographical Notes on Some Commodities Involved in the Sung Maritime Trade and Wang Gungwu's The Nanhai Trade. 654 pages including an index. Weight: 1.8kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia

George Town, Penang: Areca Books, 2006. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Khoo Salma Nasution, the well know Penang historian and activist, and Malcolm Wade, arguably the king of Malaya post card collectors, make a perfect pairing to present the largest ever collection (over 700) of postcards of prewar Penang ever assembled. In a time when even ordinary cameras were possessions of the privileged, the postcard was the most common method of photographically recording both the picturesque and the commonplace in daily life. This massive collection of black and white and colour (hand-painted) photographs is matched by Khoo Salma's informative text. Very Good Hardback. Second edition. 304 pages. Weight: 1.8kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia The cover has signs of fading on the top and side edges and minor signs of bumping on the corners. The binding is tight and there is no tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2017. First edition. Paperback. New. Roughly 65% of energy consumption in Malaysia comes from running cooling appliances. This book sets out how this can be changed by, surprisingly, altering and designing airtight houses with carefully controlled fresh air ventilation. The design is based on a similar one imported from Germany, but cleverly adapted to a tropical climate. 138 pages with many illustrations, figures, a bibliography and an index. New Paperback. First EditionWeight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. This book mainly covers the period when Laurence Guillemard was Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States. He was the the first such official to arrive without previous colonial experience and came with a mission to decentralise government in the hope of encouraging greater participation by the sultans, much to the chagrin of British and Chinese commercial interests. Guillemard's stewardship of British Government policy also saw the start of a campaign to encourage Malays to join the civil service. Very Good Hardback. First Edition. 395 pages with a bibliography, index and some black and white plates. Weight: 0.8 kg. Post free within Malaysia The book has been rebound in leather and leatherette with gilt titling on the spine. There is spotting along the top of the text block and minor spotting of the first and last couple of pages. Otherwise the book looks new.

Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. This book mainly covers the period when Laurence Guillemard was Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States. He was the the first such official to arrive without previous colonial experience and came with a mission to decentralise government in the hope of encouraging greater participation by the sultans, much to the chagrin of British and Chinese commercial interests. Guillemard's stewardship of British Government policy also saw the start of a campaign to encourage Malays to join the civil service. Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. 395 pages with a bibliography, index and some black and white plates. Weight: 0.8 kg. Post free within Malaysia This is an ex-library book with a label on the dust jacket spine and stamps on the text block and the publisher's page. The dust jacket is protected by a plastic jacket. Otherwise the book looks new.

Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A former editor of the Asian Wall Street Journal attempts to make an assessment of Mahathir Mohamad's first period as premier of Malaysia. While developing one of the world's more successful economies Mahathir also 'encouraged cronyism and failed to prevent the spread of corruption.' Wain tries hard to keep a balance when describing the career of such a divisive character, although he fears for the country's future following Mahathir's weakening of many of the country's vital institutions to serve his ends. A well researched book. Very Good Hardback. First Edition 363 pages with an index. Weight: 0.8 kg Post free within Malaysia. The book looks new except for dirt along the top of the text block