Search Results: Titles starting with Q from The Penang Bookshelf

Singapore: Creative Licence, 2005. Paperback. New. A handbook explaining the basics of Chinese medicine by an Irish nutritionist and a practitioner of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong. The combination of their skills has produced a comprehensive hands on review of Chinese medicine that can be understood and applied by readers from a wide variety of cultures. 200 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 1kg. Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. All the benefits of the Qi Gong Chinese healing system are explained together with a simple introduction as to how to get started. Very Good Paperback 94 pages with some line drawings and black and white photographs. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has a very little bit of wear, but otherwise the book looks new

Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1970. 1990 Reprint. Paperback. As New/N/A. The wife of the last Rajah of Sarawak gives her own account of how she coped with the transition from a fairly fraught upbringing to being the consort of Vyner Brooke who ruled Sarawak until the outbreak of World War II. 194 pages including more than 20 black and white photos .Originally published in 1970. As New Paperback. Reprint Weight: 0.6.kg. * Post free within Malaysia.

Singapore: Select Books, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. In this autobiography, KP Bhaskar, traces his journey from his roots in Kerala, India, to his success in performing Indian dance as well as laying the basis for a thriving Indian dance scene in Singapore. Although a world class performer and authority on Indian dance, Bhaskar was infected by Singapore's multiculturalism to choreograph both Chinese and Malay dances as well. New Paperback. First edition. 235 pages with some black and white photographs. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Penang, Malaysia: Precious Pages Resources, 2012. First edition. Paperback. New. A group of animals set off to discover the Great Pearl in the hope of restoring peace to the forest. A children's story. New Paperback. First Edition. 182 pages. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia

Penang, Malaysia: National Poison Centre, 2010. First edition. Paperback. New. A useful handbook to help identify venomous snakes in Malaysia and treat bites appropriately. New Paperback. First Edition. 56 pages with many colour illustrations, an index and suggestions for further reading. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Islamic Book Trust, 2003. Paperback. New. Bennabi was one of the foremost intellectuals in the Muslim world in the 20th century. This book summarises his philosophical and sociological thought offering not only a critique of Muslim politics and intellectuals, but also stating what he believed should be the basis of human society and civilisation. New Paperback. 174 pages with a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: NUS Press, 2012. First edition. Paperback. New. While Indonesia and Malaysia, in common with most of the globe, has been going through a process of 'modernisation' from the 20th century onwards, the contributors highlight the dangers of viewing this process as 'Westernising.' Scholars from both inside and outside the region demonstrate in their contributions to this book that the processes have been more nuanced with strong indigenous influences coming into play. New Paperback. First Edition. 257 pages. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia

New York: Monthly Review Press, 1988. Paperback. Very Good. In order to give context to and evaluate the Malaysian Government's New Economic Policy (NEP), adopted in 1971, one of Malaysia's leading economists reviews the country's economic history from the mid-19th century until the advent of the NEP. This review of the country's economic development was, and still is, unusual in that its emphasis is more on the development and changes in class structures rather than in ethnic relations between the participants in Malaysia's economy. 360 pages with tables, figures, a bibliography and an index. Very Good Paperback Weight 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has a bit of rubbing, particularly along the spine edges. The corners are slightly bumped and the spine is not creased. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Oriengroup, 1998. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. The author, a strong believer in multilingualism and integration, sets out to examine a) whether the Malaysian quota system to improve educational and economic opportunities for Malays is affirmative action and b) whether the policy has met its goals. 200 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details.Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The book looks new except for a nick on one corner of the cover and a small bookseller's stamp on a front end paper.