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really good ah?Originally posted by av98m:MUST READ for cat lovers!
Peter Gether's The Cat Who Went to Paris, and his 2nd book, A Cat Abroad. Both Peter and Norton, his cat, are food lovers and you will get interesting accounts of his travels and gastronomic adventures with his feline companion.
His final book on Norton the cat, The Cat Who'll Live Forever :
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000300A1G/ref=pd_sim_b_2/103-4211711-2138212?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155
I cried my eyes out while reading his narrative of Norton's last days. And let me say this, its not easy to make me shed a single tear.
has anyone else read these? really good? -
I haven't... but I trust av's judgement and choice because he lent me a book which I didn't get the chance to read but I managed to flip through it and it was really interesting!Originally posted by TehJarVu:really good ah?
has anyone else read these? really good?
Hey, TehJarVu, why don't you be the second person in here to read it, then come back and tell us if you thought it was good or not?
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ic =pOriginally posted by Rhonda:I haven't... but I trust av's judgement and choice because he lent me a book which I didn't get the chance to read but I managed to flip through it and it was really interesting!
Hey, TehJarVu, why don't you be the second person in here to read it, then come back and tell us if you thought it was good or not?
see how bah =p
maybe in a couple of months' time i will be freer to go find the books (singular lah, must go one by one =p) and read =p -
AV, thanks for the recommendation!!Originally posted by av98m:MUST READ for cat lovers!
Peter Gether's The Cat Who Went to Paris, and his 2nd book, A Cat Abroad. Both Peter and Norton, his cat, are food lovers and you will get interesting accounts of his travels and gastronomic adventures with his feline companion.
His final book on Norton the cat, The Cat Who'll Live Forever :
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000300A1G/ref=pd_sim_b_2/103-4211711-2138212?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155
I cried my eyes out while reading his narrative of Norton's last days. And let me say this, its not easy to make me shed a single tear.
I noted em down and popped in to Borders to get them today...just finished "The Cat Who Went to Paris"
and cant wait to start reading the other two....
Norton is very similar to my Picasso!!! and I want a Scottish fold nowwww!!!
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hihi care bear, long time no seeOriginally posted by care bear:AV, thanks for the recommendation!!
I noted em down and popped in to Borders to get them today...just finished "The Cat Who Went to Paris"
and cant wait to start reading the other two....
Norton is very similar to my Picasso!!! and I want a Scottish fold nowwww!!!
so the book is good!?! issit funny?
how much issit at borders? -
Hi Teh!!! yah...me lloooongggg time no long in...Originally posted by TehJarVu:hihi care bear, long time no see
so the book is good!?! issit funny?
how much issit at borders?
If you are a cat lover, you''ll enjoy the book!!..very heart warming and funny..well written too...a very enjoyable read.
1st book was $25+
2nd book was $27+
3rd book was $25+....not cheap...but worth it in my opinion
but hor...borders only had one each and I bought them all liao.. ..and Kino didnt have them in stock either..I checked earlier.. ...Maybe MPH will have... -
icic, sounds goodOriginally posted by care bear:Hi Teh!!! yah...me lloooongggg time no long in...
If you are a cat lover, you''ll enjoy the book!!..very heart warming and funny..well written too...a very enjoyable read.
1st book was $25+
2nd book was $27+
3rd book was $25+....not cheap...but worth it in my opinion
but hor...borders only had one each and I bought them all liao.. ..and Kino didnt have them in stock either..I checked earlier.. ...Maybe MPH will have...
i'm not in sg mah, i'll compare the prices with the bookshops here
i have 5 cats back home!!! so i think i gotta read the books
hope u're keeping well, take care!!! =p -
*me slaps forhead* oh yeah!!! i forgot you're not in Singaland!!Originally posted by TehJarVu:icic, sounds good
i'm not in sg mah, i'll compare the prices with the bookshops here
i have 5 cats back home!!! so i think i gotta read the books
hope u're keeping well, take care!!! =p
Lao liao....ehm....in Australia right?? If its cheaper there can post here? I'm going there next week and wanna get a set for my girl friend- she loves cats too and her birthday is just round the corner.... -
ic, my birthday also round the corner leh, kekeke.....Originally posted by care bear:*me slaps forhead* oh yeah!!! i forgot you're not in Singaland!!
Lao liao....ehm....in Australia right?? If its cheaper there can post here? I'm going there next week and wanna get a set for my girl friend- she loves cats too and her birthday is just round the corner....
j/k =p
ok, if i can find the books i'll post the price here. -
Thank you!!!Originally posted by TehJarVu:ic, my birthday also round the corner leh, kekeke.....
j/k =p
ok, if i can find the books i'll post the price here.
when you're birthday?? can disclose or is it a secret? mine just round the corner too!!!!! -
far corner, mine's april lahOriginally posted by care bear:Thank you!!!
when you're birthday?? can disclose or is it a secret? mine just round the corner too!!!!! -
chehhhhh!!!Originally posted by TehJarVu:far corner, mine's april lah -
pulling your bearbear legOriginally posted by care bear:chehhhhh!!! -
dun pull!!! wait drop off then you know ah!!!!Originally posted by TehJarVu:pulling your bearbear leg 
back to topic .... Norton, the cat in the book has his own web site...
look here for more info abt him and the books.......
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/nortonthecat/ -
cool! thks! =pOriginally posted by care bear:dun pull!!! wait drop off then you know ah!!!!
back to topic .... Norton, the cat in the book has his own web site...
look here for more info abt him and the books.......
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/nortonthecat/ -
Haha, I do read them once in while if I get lost in life. They kind of provide a direction, but most of the time I go in the opposite direction. Most of the solutions they provide are so common that I wish I have never read. But don't read still lost in life....Originally posted by the Bear:i've always believed that self-help books are written by people who con others in order to earn a lot of money for themselves
sorry...
just remember.. put your heart to it, do the best you can and be happy with life, because you will ultimately be happy if you are optimistic and decide to be happy
after figuring that out, i wonder how much "self help" one needs..
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Bear, wonder if you saw this book in the library. Also of this description. It is an encyclopedia of all English phrases. Very thick man, almost like a science textbook in university. Wanted to borrow, but no strength carry the book. Too heavy liao.Originally posted by the Bear:i dunno.. if it's interesting
i'm reading books about how english phrases came to be.. people would hate it but they're wonderful to me
now, people seem to read financial journals like they are some kinda bible.. i get bored after about a paragraph
Edit: Cheng San Community Library. I forget the title. -
This book very chim. I read until almost fainted. And never learn anything from it. It isn't as simple as it seems though, I went to play around with it. Didn't get anything out of it. His other books are good too. Like the Big Bang and the Code Book. Stephen Hawking books are also nice. Explained the black holes in simple terms. Very simple to understand. He also attempted to write on the Big Bang, but can't really understand.Originally posted by the Bear:ahh.. how about a book about math?
try Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh..
it's about the hardest equation in the world which is deceptively simple...
but then, within the book, it tells of the stories of the various mathematicians in history, their lives and their obsessions with math...
reads like a story.. but is wonderful -
I thought somebody proved it before him? Andrew Wiles.Originally posted by sherling22:Fermat's Last Theorem was finally solved by a Princeton Prof in 2003 or 2004 (can't remember). he spent a decade on it and he won a million dollar prize!!! -
Bear, have you read Banana Yoshimoto's latest book yet? I saw it at Times just now at 20% discount, but wasn't sure if her latest title is a good read or not. Any comments?
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Times the Bookshop has sets of three novels packaged at special prices! I just saw them at Times @ Centrepoint but couldn't really take note of all the titles though.
I saw one set with 'Sushi for Beginners', and two others, going for $33.80 or something like that.
Another set with 'Bookends', and two other novels, slightly cheaper at below $30.
I think there were three to four more sets. Go check it out! -
just read half the book today..
not too bad..
put up a review in book buddies once i finish -
Har? Forgot the title how to discuss?Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Bear, wonder if you saw this book in the library. Also of this description. It is an encyclopedia of all English phrases. Very thick man, almost like a science textbook in university. Wanted to borrow, but no strength carry the book. Too heavy liao.
Edit: Cheng San Community Library. I forget the title.
Sorry, ah... me being a bit notti tonight! But, without the title, really, how would anyone know which book you're referring to? 
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Aaaaaaargh!!! Now, I feel like reading the series too!Originally posted by care bear:AV, thanks for the recommendation!!
I noted em down and popped in to Borders to get them today...just finished "The Cat Who Went to Paris"
and cant wait to start reading the other two....
Norton is very similar to my Picasso!!! and I want a Scottish fold nowwww!!!
Hmm... wondering if I can hold out till I'm over there first. It just might be the first books I buy in Melbourne's Borders! -
I go library and find the book again. This Wednesday. Wait.Originally posted by Rhonda:Har? Forgot the title how to discuss?
Sorry, ah... me being a bit notti tonight! But, without the title, really, how would anyone know which book you're referring to?