Dough : a memoir / Mort Zachter. Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2007 Call No.: 305.89240747 ZAC Money is a very strange thing. It is totally extraneous, an abstract and invented notion, as some would insist, and yet its grip over people’s lives can be as extreme as any primal drive. As Mort [...]
Entries from November 2008
May Wu has read ‘Doug: A Memoir’
November 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Dear Reader · General · Non-Fiction
Heartlands Bookclub meets in November
November 20th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Dear friends, Our November book meeting will be discussing one of this year’s short listed books for the Singapore Literature Prize – “Lions in Winter” by Wena Poon . The details: Date/time: 4.00pm, Friday 28 November 2008 Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Facilitator: Mr Paul Fitzpatrick Title of book: “Lions in Winter” [...]
Tags: General · Happenin' · Heartlands Book Club
Thomas has read “The Serial Killers Club”
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments
WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations The serial killers club : a novel / Jeff Povey New York : Warner Books, 2006. Call No.: POV -[TH] The Serial Killers Club is a suspense, yet comedic fiction written by Jeff Povey. The book starts with telling how the narrator after accidentally kills his attacker, realizes that [...]
Tags: Dear Reader · Fiction · General · Thriller/Mystery · Who's Reading What
DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) is back!
November 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) The National Library Board will be launching its D.E.A.R promotion once again from 1 Nov 2008 to 31 January 2009. During the D.E.A.R promotion, we encourage you to Double Up on Your Reading – basic members can borrow up to 8 items* and premium members up to 16 items**. * [...]
Tags: Dear Reader · General · Happenin' · Public Events in the Library