Ramadan, the month of the annual fast, is here again, and hundreds of millions of Muslims are abstaining from food and drink from dawn till dusk. For Muslims and non-Muslims alike, here are seven books relating to Islam and the Islamic world. The Koran The Qur’an, here spelled The Koran, is the holy book of […]
Continue readingFebruary has been an eventful month for Mars. In less than one month, spacecraft from three countries have arrived at the Red Planet. On 9 February 2021, the United Arab Emirates’ Hope probe – the country’s first Martian mission – entered the planet’s orbit. The very next day, China’s first Martian mission Tianwen-1 joined the […]
Continue readingChinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, is happening in 8 days. Families all over Singapore, due to Covid restrictions, will welcome a maximum of 8 visitors to their homes – a lucky number, at least! With less socializing and more time, here are 8 lucky books on all things Chinese, […]
Continue readingDear everybody, Our retail store at Burlington Square is now officially closed. We’ll be operating online only from now on, and all purchases will henceforth be mailed. Thank you for your support all these years, and it was wonderful to have met all of you who dropped by, to have forged friendships with many, and […]
Continue readingWe haven’t been able to open for quite awhile now because of the lockdown, known officially in Singapore as the “circuit breaker”, to the consternation of all electrical engineers and technicians. The official “Circuit Breaker Period” ended on June 1, but most restrictions are still in place. For the time being, we’ll be operating online […]
Continue readingDue to COVID-19 restrictions, we will be operating ONLINE ONLY until further notice. We are also revising the following shipping and delivery options: Cancellation of the ‘Collect at our store’ option, because our retail store has to be closed by law. Suspension of International Singpost Registered Airmail: Because of uncertainty in worldwide shipping, we will […]
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There have been many fine presses in the 20th century that have produced many beautiful books, but there has possibly never been a more comprehensive collection of beautiful books than the Oxford Library of the World’s Great Books series. The Franklin Mint This series was published by the Oxford University Press, but it was commissioned to […]
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If there’s one book we recommend collecting on the Malay Archipelago, it’s The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace, probably one of the most important books ever written about the region. Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) is one of the most important underrated figures of the 19th century. A friend […]
Continue readingOne of the most important of the medieval Persian poets, SA’DI (1194-1292) is still read widely today, with an influence that extends to Western writers such as La Fontaine, Diderot, Voltaire, Hugo, Balzac, Goethe, and Emerson. He spent much of his life traveling through Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East, returning to his native […]
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The Fables of Aesop Fairy Tales – Hans Christian Anderson
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