Two beautiful books back in stock: 1. Life of Muhammad by Ibn Ishaq 2. The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud
Continue readingHow to Start a Book Collection
Recently, a few people asked me how to start collecting books. What should they look out for? How does one know which books to choose? The answer, to me, is simple – collect what you love. Although there exists a “rare book market”, in which rare books are traded as valuable objects like art and […]
Continue readingIs Anna Karenina the best novel ever written?
Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina has quite a reputation. The other Russian literary titan, Dostoyevsky, dubbed Anna Karenina “a flawless work of art”, as did Nabokov and William Faulkner. But is it, really? Some people I know detest Tolstoy, and Anna Karenina especially, even though Russian literature is one of their favourite genres. The debate could […]
Continue readingNew Latin Classes
We are happy to announce that we will be starting a new session of Beginner’s Latin on 22 February 2014. The details are as follows. Latin Module 1 Saturdays 4pm-6pm starting 22 February; 4 sessions The classes will be held at our premises at Burlington Square. For more information, refer to Anakoinosis.com or email readingattic […]
Continue readingCharity Bookbinding Workshop
Update: All places have been filled for The Thistle Bindery‘s bookbinding course at GOHD Books. Stay tuned for the next session! GOHD Books is proud to host our very first charity bookbinding workshop! On Sunday, 16 Feb 2014, The Thistle Bindery will be conducting a 4-hour course on Hidden Japanese Stab Binding in our […]
Continue readingGong Xi Fa Cai!
Happy Chinese New Year, Gong Xi Fi Cai to all our friends!! May we all have a galloping Year of the Horse!
Continue readingBook Piracy: A Short History
History certainly repeats itself. Today, book publishers – in fact, any owner of intellectual property – are up in arms about piracy in the Digital Age. But it seems like piracy, in any form, is almost as old as prostitution and spying, said to be the two oldest trades in the world. I got curious […]
Continue readingThe Wonderful Illustrations of Gustave Doré
Gustave Doré (January 6, 1832 – January 23, 1883) was a famous French illustrator who produced some of the most remarkable book illustrations ever. He was very much sought after in his time, and most of his work was commissioned by publishers of the day. His engravings or illustrations usually depict scenes from famous classics […]
Continue readingSix Years in the Malay Jungle by Carveth Wells
Reading Carveth Wells, author of North of Singapore, always delights me. His prose is so well-written, so easy to read, and often lively and amusing. I’ve just finished his first book on Malaya, Six Years in the Malay Jungle, which I really should have read before North of Singapore – since this book came first. […]
Continue readingLatin and Ancient Greek Courses Beginning Soon!
We are happy to announce that we will be starting a new session of Latin and Ancient Greek courses on 11 January 2014. Learn to read the classical authors in the original language: Homer, Herodotus, Plato, Thucydides, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Caesar, Cicero, and all these other great authors who have shaped not only Western civilisation, […]
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