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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events For this ‘Christmas Special’, The Heartlands Book Club will be discussing Claire Tham’s short story Driving Sideways (2001 Golden Point Award Winner). About the Discussion Date/Time: 4.00pm, Friday 29 December Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Community Library Facilitator: Mr Lawrence Chew Title of book: The Gunpowder Trail & Other Stories [...]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations London: Orion, 2001, c1995. Call No.: 362.76092 PEL Click here for item availability. There are few books that can leave very deep impressions on me, and even fewer such books which are non-fiction. A Child called It is one of them. The book narrates the childhood of the author, [...]

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MUSINGS . Selections from library@esplanade Girl Groups: Fabulous Females That Rocked The World John Clemente Iola, Wis: Krause Publications, 2000. Call No.: English 782.42164 CLE -ART Available at library@esplanade Click here for item availability. Words cannot describe how much I love Sixties music. While I like my share of The Beatles and Rolling Stones, when [...]

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HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets José’s Sandals In this traditional Christmas tale of poverty, sacrifice and kindness to strangers, based on a 1903 story by the French author François Coppée and published exclusively on Guardian Unlimited Books, Paulo Coelho considers the meaning of love. LINK What do you think? Know of any other [...]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations New York: Avon, c2002. Call No.: CAB Click here for item availability. This is my first attempt with this author. The template or the orientation of this book is very easy to read. It is like reading emails. I recalled when I first got acquainted with a book with [...]

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events Jurong Regional Library played host as the Disabled People’s Assocation commemerated the International Day of Disabled Persons on 3rd Dec, Sunday. The event was graced by Dr Amy Khor, Mayor of Southwest District and Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. The event’s aim is to raise [...]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations New York: Hyperion, c2006. Call No.: ALB Click here for item availability. Had bought a copy several weeks ago and finished the book over a weekend. I’m a big fan of Mitch Albom, and this was reason enough for me to pick up the new book. Overall, I relished [...]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations London ; New York : Penguin Books, 1995. Call No.: CON Click here for item availability. [HBeditor: My own rating for this book: 4.5/5 .] Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, written at the tail end of the 19th and the begining of the 20th century, has cast a long and [...]

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HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart New York : Random House, c2006. Call No.: SHT Click here for item availability. The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel New York : Scribner, c2006. Call No.: HEM Click here for item availability. The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud London: Picador, c2006. Call No.: [...]

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events Spotlight on Henrik Ibsen at library@esplanade The “Ibsen in Our Time” exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the passing of Henrik Ibsen, the most celebrated Norwegian playwright. This exhibition at the library@esplanade is made possible with kind sponsorship from the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Ibsen (1828-1906), widely known as the Father [...]

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