Search Results: Titles starting with G from The Penang Bookshelf

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Fixi Novo, 2014. First edition. Paperback. New. A political thriller set at the time of a Malaysian general election. Shadowy forces have plans to give the politicians a rough time. 289 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. An amusing collection of words that are fast disappearing from the English language, if they have not disappeared already. This is not just a dictionary, but Quinion explains each word's usage and adds a tale or two. As New Hardback in an As New Dust Jacket. 272 pages with an index. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Horizon Books, 2008. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. The experiences of Benny Wong as told to his mother, Alice, when he snatched his uncle,a gambler, from the clutches of the blood thirsty tree demon who demanded his uncle's blood in return for lucky lottery numbers. 87 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover looks new and the spine is not creased. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Serdang, Malaysia: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, 2011. Paperback. New. This book, written by the Professor of Music at Universiti Putra Malaysia, starts with a technical description of the gamelan at the university and concludes was the score for various pieces composed by her. 31 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.3kg. Post free within Malaysia

Ahmedabad, India: Navajivan Publishing House, 1986. Reprint. Paperback. Good. This is a condensed version of Gandhi's two books, Autobiography and History of Satyagraha in South Africa, which together ran to almost a thousand pages. The books have been abridged by Bharatan Kumarappa. Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 1952. 231 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has lost its original freshness and is stained on the spine and tanned at the back. The binding is tight and there is mild tanning throughout.

Myrmidon Books, 2012. Paperback. Very Good. In common with Tan's highly successful first novel, The Gift of Rain, which was long listed for the Booker Prize, this new work, although set in the Malaya of the 'Emergency', has links with the Second World War and with Japanese culture. Yun Ling Teoh, the survivor of brutal treatment by the Japanese during the war attempts to heal herself through constructing a Japanese garden in the cool climate of the Cameron Highlands. To do this she needs the help of the exiled gardener of the Emperor of Japan. The relationship between both develops as they tussle with attraction to, need of and antipathy towards each other.351 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The book has not been read but has collected some mild spotting on the text block during storage

Myrmidon Books, 2012. Paperback. New. 27-4-17. In common with Tan's highly successful first novel, The Gift of Rain, which was long listed for the Booker Prize, this new work, although set in the Malaya of the 'Emergency', has links with the Second World War and with Japanese culture. Yun Ling Teoh, the survivor of brutal treatment by the Japanese during the war attempts to heal herself through constructing a Japanese garden in the cool climate of the Cameron Highlands. To do this she needs the help of the exiled gardener of the Emperor of Japan. The relationship between both develops as they tussle with attraction to, need of and antipathy towards each other.351 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Epigram Books, 2006. Paperback. New. A selection of the author's contributions to his long running series in Singapore's Business Times. A charming introduction of how to create a tropical garden in an urban setting. 136 pages. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Straits Times Press, 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. This book was for many years the gardening bible for English readers in Malaya. Written by the former Director of the Botanic Gardens of Singapore and the most prolific author on Malayan botany in the first half of the 20th century, the book covers almost anything the Malayan gardener might want to know from flowering plants, trees and hedges to fruit, vegetables an diseases. Very Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. Reprint. 323 pages with 18 black and white and 16 colour illustrations and an index. Weight: 0.9kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket is ragged around the edges and has one or two tears. There is some spotting on the text block. The binding is tight, text clear and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Ipoh, Malaysia: Charles Grenier, 1946. Second edition. Board_book. Good. 10-6-15. This book, originally published in 1926, is based on the author's articles in the Times of Malaya in the 1920s and is aimed at the novice gardener in Malaya. Good Board Book This second edition has been updated. 79 pages followed by a few Ipoh advertisements. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has darkened with age and has a few smudges. The cloth covering on the spine is worn in a few places. The binding is tight, text clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Singapore: Straits Times Press, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Good/N/A. This book was for many years the gardening bible for English readers in Malaya. Written by the former Director of the Botanic Gardens of Singapore and the most prolific author on Malayan botany in the first half of the 20th century, the book covers almost anything the Malayan gardener might want to know from flowering plants, trees and hedges to fruit, vegetables an diseases Good Hardback . First Edition. 323 pages with 18 black and white and 16 colour illustrations and an index. Weight: 0.9kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has a few stains, but is generally presentable. The binding is tight, text clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Unlike most modern Asian cities, Singapore has made an effort to maintain gardens and parts in amidst one of the most built up and densely populated areas of the continent. The author not only explains how the green policies are implemented but also provides a guide to these places. Very Good Hardback. First Edition. 65 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has a few minor bits of dirt on the front and back. Some of the pages have very faint tanning around the margin edges. Otherwise the book looks new

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1991. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Although Burbidge was mainly interested in collecting new plants during his late 19th century travels in Borneo and Sulu, he also enjoyed his encounters with people he met and took trouble to record his experiences. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 1880. 364 pages with 26 engraved plates. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia The text block is a bit dirty in places. There are some brief biro notes on the half title page. The binding is tight and there is very mild tanning throughout.

Singapore: Asiapac, 2003. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A simple introduction to one of the more prominent minorities in Malaysia and Singapore. The Peranakan/Straits Chinese/Babas/Nyonyas are descendants of mainly Chinese immigrants who have inter married with their host communities for generations, in the course of which they have developed their own culture. The book looks at the community's origins, daily life, leisure activities and customs. Very Good Paperback. First Edition. 150 pages with line drawings, cartoons and some black and white photographs. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal wear. The text block is spotted and there are occasional damp marks in various parts of the book. Otherwise the book looks new.

London: Kegan Paul, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Much of Asia's wealth has been centred on port cities chanelling trade across the continent and around the world. They also served as entry points for foreign influences that would transform the hinterland supporting these ports. Here various contributors provide snapshots of the histories of various of these ports from Aden in the West to Vladivostok in the East and how they laid the foundations for the developing dominance of the Asian economy of today. Good Hardback. First Edition. 366 pages. Weight: 0.8 kg Post free within Malaysia This is an ex-library book with labels on the front cover, spine and a front end paper and stamps on inside front and back covers . The binding is tight, text clear and there is no tanning throughout.

George Town, Penang: Areca Books, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. A historical novel based on the life of Gayatri Rajapatni, the queen consort of 'the founder of Majapahit and its first king Kertarajasa Jayawardhana. She was also the mother of Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, the queen regent of Majapahit. Drake conjures up the life in the largest empire ever to appear in Southeast Asia, flourishing from the 14th to 15th centuries AD mainly in what is now Indonesia. 139 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Reformasi Citra, c2000. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A collection of poems in Malay by an opposition poet advocating reform to Malaysia's political system. 170 pages Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia There is a little dirt on the text block and minor rubbing on the cover. Otherwise the book looks new.

Singapore: Penguin Books, 2020. First edition. Paperback. New. A new translation into English by Muhammad Haji Salleh, an award winning poet, translator and academic, of what is arguably the Malay world's greatest and certainly best known literary work Written in the 17th century, the work was intended to trace the royal lineage of the Melaka from the 7th century onwards. The book is also known as the Sejarah Melayu or Malay Annals. New Paperback. 313 pages. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia

Wilby, UK: Michael Russell, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/fine. The autobiography of a British soldier who joined the army in 1947 and retired as Deputy Allied Supreme Commander Europe at the time of the destruction of the Berlin Wall. He manages to present his distinguished military career in an entertaining way, but with many sensible observations as well. Very Good Hardback in a Fine Dust Jacket. 255 pages with an index. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia The book looks new except for some spotting at the top of the text block.

Singapore: Institute Of Southeast Asian Studies, 2012. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. This book explores a neglected side of the story of Subhas Chandra Bose, an important Indian nationalist who linked up with the Japanese during World War II. That alliance brought him to Singapore in 1943 to provide inspiration to his Indian National Army, made up mainly of ex-members of the British Indian Army. Sengupta argues that, amongst other things, his presence in the area gave new inspiration to Indians which translated into increased political and union activity in the years following the war's end. 260 pages with some black and white photographs, a bibliography and an index. Very Good First Edition Paperback Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia There is spotting on the text block, a figure written neatly in black pen at the top corner of the half title page. The binding is tight and there is mild tanning throughout.