Recent Arrivals from The Penang Bookshelf

Although the book mainly has its focus on The Battle of Kampar, which the author witnessed as a 12 year old boy, it also serves as one of the more useful records of British and Japanese military action from the Japanese invasion of Malaya to the fall of Singapore. Seven years of research have produced a detailed, factual and fairly… Read more about this item

This is the classic story of one of the first jungle war experts of the modern era. He takes us through the period of the Japanese occupation of Malaya. Between the invasion and the fall of Singapore he was involved in behind the scenes operations to try to sabotage the Japanese advance. After Singapore fell he remained on the peninsula… Read more about this item

Fernando has been described as "one of the three prose writers who should rightfully be considered at the forefront of Malaysian literature written in English." In this, his first novel, he uses the experiences of four young men from different racial backgrounds struggling to keep their friendship against the backdrop of race riots in the early 1950s. However it is… Read more about this item

This important volume brings together archaeologists, bio anthropologists, geneticists, archaeo-chemists and a range of other experts with experience of deciphering prehistoric skeletons to review almost all the osteological and dental evidence that has been excavated in Malaysia since 1863. For further details, please read the scanned contents pages. New; Paperback. First Edition. 491 pages with tables, figures, an index and… Read more about this item

Wheathampstead, UK: BFA Publishing, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. This is the final volume of Tett's definitive work on the postal history associated with prisoners of war of the Japanese during the Second World War. The prisoners in Japan, Korea and Manchuria were put to work in factories, while those in Borneo built airfields. The book contains hundreds… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Institute of Art, 1992. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/9839042017. An instruction manual for Chines brush painting. The book is in Chinese and English Very Good Paperback. 124 pages with many black and white illustrations of brush work and 9 pages of colour plates. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is rubbed around the… Read more about this item

Singapore: Graham Brash, 1987. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. An introduction to a variety of Chinese belief and superstitions including those related to the creation, astrology, nature, retribution, fortune telling, deities, birth and marriage and festivals. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. 79 pages with a bibliography and line drawings. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Tropical Press, 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Malaysia is host to over one hundred species of fruit. In this illustrated guide the authors select a range of well known and not so well known varieties for horticulturists, gardeners, farmers and tourists. There is a special emphasis on encouraging readers to attempt to expand the country's fruit… Read more about this item

Kuching, Malaysia: Sarawak Museum, 1957. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Smythies compiled this checklist of birds on the island of Borneo in preparation for his definitive work, The Birds of Borneo, which was first published in 1960 and, several editions later, it remains the definitive book on avifauna for Borneo. Each of the 549 birds listed includes information… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. An account of the Malay peasant uprising in Terengganu in 1921. Very Good Paperback. First Edition. 141 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The spine is sunned and there is a neat personal name stamp on the half title page. The binding is tight,… Read more about this item

Tanjong Malim, Malaysia: Pustaka San Ming, 1993. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A simplistic account of the Japanese invasion and occupation of Malaya. Very Good Paperback First Edition 28 pages with line drawings and a few black and white photographs. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has no wear other than a slight crease in… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic , 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A collection of essays, some personal, some academic, by various historians of Southeast Asian history, including Tarling, Gullick, Wang Gungwu, Tregonning and others. Very Good Hardback. First Edition. 202 pages with a bibliography. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia Although fresh from… Read more about this item

Portland, USA: Hart Publishing, 2015. Paperback. Near Fine. A former Attorney General of Malaysia once famously said, 'Singapore doesn�t have a constitution, does not have a constitution court, does not have judges, does not have lawyers.' Presumably the author seeks to prove otherwise. Near Fine Paperback. 251 pages with an index. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia… Read more about this item

Kuching, Malaysia: Museum, Kuching, 1957. Paperback. Good. This volume contains a collection of articles divided into the following sections: - I. Movements in Time and Place - II. Government On and Under the Ground - IV. Goings on - V. Biological - VI: Literary: Reviews. Please… Read more about this item

Melaka, Malaysia: Toko Buku Abbas Bandong, 1965. First edition. Paperback. Good. A collection of 16 short stories. Good Paperback. First Edition. 147 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The title is written in ink on the spine and there is a stain on the back cover. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is… Read more about this item

Singapore: Heinemann, 1986. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. An experienced Malaysian psychiatrist outlines a variety of mental health issues in an easily understood style. While doing so he also proposes self-help remedies for some of the problems outlined. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 1995. 249 pages. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia There is some tanning… Read more about this item

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: MPH Publishing, 2017. First edition. Paperback. New. A novel by a practicing cardiologist about a cardiologist who has a heart attack. In what could be his final moments, for the first time he begins to reflect on his life and realises that his key to survival lies in the events of his past. New Paperback.… Read more about this item

Singapore: Horizon Books, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. A collection of 20 short stories conjuring up ghosts and a clutch of other demons. Very Good Paperback. 190 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal wear. There are a couple of marks on the inside front cover. The binding is tight, the text clear and… Read more about this item

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic , 2010. First edition. Paperback. New. A collection of five essays judged to be the best student research essays for the National University of Singapore's 2008/2009 academic session. Topics covered include Malay deities, Datuk Gongs, worshipped by the Chinese; Writing a history of disability; the Independence Memorial in Melaka; Undercurrents… Read more about this item

Penang, Malaysia: Southbound, 2012. First edition. Paperback. New. The author examines the benefits and pitfalls of using radio as a method for encouraging community participation in development. Using several case studies from Africa, the book highlights local power systems that have to be negotiated and how effective radio needs appropriate technology and infrastructure operating independently of donor funds.… Read more about this item