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Dear friends, You have made the difference with your tremendous support! Heartlands Book Club is Five this August! We have been faithfully discussing books since our inception in August 2005. Some 60 books were discussed since and many local and some international authors have visited our bookclub and discussed their books with us. For this [...]

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Dear friends, Have you ever did something out of ordinary in your life (which can be life-changing or even for little things)?  Share your experiences and thoughts in comparison to Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Less Travelled” which is reproduced below for your reference: “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could [...]

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Dear friends, With the World Cup currently in progress, this book “The Match Fixer” by Neil Humphreys is a timely book for discussion.  Though fictional, it looks at the gambling world of soccer betting and its repercussions on people’s life.  Join us to discuss this book: Date/Time:  25 June 2010, Friday / 5.00 pm Venue:  [...]

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Dear friends, We are honoured to have Ms Sharanya Manivannan, an Indian author based in Chennai, who will be doing a reading of her poems at our bookclub. The details: Date/Time:  5.00pm, Friday 21 May 2010 Venue:  The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Author:  Ms Sharanya Manivannam, reading her poems from her book “Witchcraft” [...]

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Dear friends, We are discussing Dr Catherine Lim’s first book on humorous verses.  There is a verse for every day of the year!  Here are two samples of them:  1.  ‘Opening the car door for your wife? Such men, it is said, are few; You’re doing it for one reason, Either the car or the [...]

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Dear friends Fans of Japanese horror movies as well as fiction lovers come and discuss the book “Dark Water” by Koji Suzuki. The details: Date/Time: Friday, 5.00pm 26 March Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Title/Call No.: Dark Water by Koji Suzuki. Call No.: SUZ Facilitator: Ms Clara Chua, a retired teacher We [...]

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Dear all, We are discussing poems by Rabindranath Tagore from his Gitanjali collection (“Songs of Offerings”).  The details: Date/Time:  Friday 5.00pm, 26 February 2010 Venue:  The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Facilitator:  Ms Nasreen Ramnath About the author:  Tagore (1861-1941) had early success as a writer in his native Bengal. With his translations of [...]

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Dear friends, Saint-Exupery’s “The Little Prince”, a seemingly simple book for children, has been recognised for its philosophical and metaphysical dialogue which deals with perceptions, perspectives and understanding.  Join us for discussion on this book on: Date/Time:  5.00pm, Friday, 29 January 2010 Venue:  The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Title of book:  The Little [...]

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Dear Friends, Thank you for your continuous support and participation making the Heartlands Book Club a very active club.  Yes we will be 5 years in existence in 2010 and planning a birthday bash in August.  Starting from 2010, our book discussions will start at 5.00pm, instead of 4.00pm, on the last Friday of every [...]

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Dear friends, To set the mood before discussing  Joseph Conrad’s book “Heart of Darkness”. we will be screening part of the movie “Apocalypse Now”, one of the best movies on the Vietnam War.  The movie is based on the book.  As this is a special discussion on 24 December which is on Christmas Eve, there [...]

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