The Beach by Alex Garland
November 27, 2008When I bought this book, what caught my attention was the fact that it is a story regarding backpacking in Asia. I am somewhat of a traveler and a backpacker myself so it got me very interested. After several pages, my husband mentioned that it is the same story as the movie of the same title starred by Leonardo DiCaprio. I did watch that film ages ago and all I remember was this sexy beach scene Leo had with a very beautiful French actress. So that pretty much hyped my excitement to finish this book. As it turned out, it’s not just about the thrill of backpacking in Asia. It was way, way more than that.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
November 19, 2008It was after I watched the film, Journey to the Center of the Earth, that I bought this book from Powerbooks. I was actually looking for the book version of the movie. The sales lady said that they were out of stock. So I browsed through the other works of Jules Verne and this one was the book that got my attention.
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The Chronicles of Narnia Book 3: The Horse & His Boy
November 10, 2008It took me a while before I found the time to finish this book . And I never got to watch the movie, Prince Caspian, either (which I promised myself before I embarked on the pages of its book version). Blame it on my busyness and what not. But don’t worry, I still intend to finish all seven volumes of this well-known series. For now, let me tell you about the third book, The Horse and His Boy.
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The Power of Purpose
November 6, 2008This powerful book by Richard J. Leider is one great tool especially for people who feel like they have lost their purpose in life. Or maybe, they know what they’re meant to do here on earth but for some reason, certain circumstances and situations just don’t allow them to express who they really are and what they should really be doing. Instead, they are consumed with busyness if only to fill that void left by their unfulfilled longing to do and be so much more than just another regular, ordinary person in this dog-eat-dog world most of us call life.
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