Shakespeare, it seems, isn’t very popular these days. Most people associate Shakespeare with only the dry and painful days at school, when they were forced to study his works – usually limited to The Merchant of Venice and perhaps a verse or two from The Tempest or the opening scene of Macbeth. Quoting Shakespeare in […]
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GOHD TIME OUT! The shop was featured in Timeout Magazine. Whee!
Continue readingJim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend
Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend This biography of Jim Morrison, which could quite accurately be retitled The Sad, Sad, Life of Jim Morrison, shows how even famous people have self-esteem issues. You’d think that Jim Morrison – frontman, vocalist and lyricist of the great 70s band The Doors – would be somewhat content, if […]
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The Life of Milarepa is a marvellous account of the enlightened Tibetan monk Milarepa, who lived in 12th century A.D. The remarkable story of Milarepa hinges on his early life of torment and misdeeds, during which he committed murderous acts through the practice of black magic. Overcome with remorse, Milarepa turns to religion and seeks […]
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Watch this space for latest news and events! So far at GOHD Books we’ve had the following events: Book launches: Dominic John Fondé, Vontinuum II Gigs: Inch Chua, Hearing Hill, Various (we just take out our instruments and go crazy) Talk on 2012 & The Mystical Storytelling and reading: Tan Shao Han, Paul Pereira Parties: […]
Continue readingA little about ye olde bookshoppe!
Gohd Books officially opened in April 2009, with a collection of hard-to-find books hidden in an equally obscure shophouse along Serangoon Road, Singapore. The Serangoon Rd days were fun – we were lodged on the 2nd floor of the shophouse, above a Karaoke Pub, and friends gathered there nightly to read, talk, and share in […]
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This is a demo Gallery Post Format. Image galleries are a great way to share groups of pictures on your site. The Create Gallery feature of the WordPress media uploader allows you to add a simple image gallery to pages or posts on your site. Here’s How to Create a Gallery in WordPress.
Continue readingSuperMassiveUltra Book Sale…Returns!
SUPERMASSIVE ULTRA BOOK SALE: The 2nd Installment! Hey hey! Because some people have expressed a sense of loss at having missed the first book sale….we’re having a rerun! THIS WEEKEND, SERANGOON RD, 2-7pm! Once again, the familiar advertisement: New and used books, starting from $1.00! Over 1000 titles! Romance, fantasy, sci-fi, literature, classics, non-fiction, art […]
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