SHARE: Children Festival (AUG '14)

Dear Readers,

September greetings! With the 2014-2015 academic year afoot, I hope you’ve all settled into your school or work routines. This month’s Share issue provides a wide selection of titles for youngsters and youths with exciting new fantasy (future movie) additions, plus you’ll want to find out all about the tempting Children’s Festival promotion’s offers. As always, we have product novelties for kids and adults alike such as the Link Siam watches that I’m definitely adding to my treasures. And, topping things off, Asia Books turns 45 this year so we’ve got a BIG BONUS planned for you!

Enjoy!

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9780230710160EDGE OF ETERNiTYBy KEN FOLLETTHardback

9780007535651DEsERT GODBy WILBUR SMITHHardback

9780099546689ThE sTORY OF ThE JEws: FiNDiNG ThE wORDs (1000 BcE-1492)By SIMON SCHAMAPaperback

9781408842089wRiTiNG ON ThE wall: sOcial MEDia - ThE FiRsT 2,000 YEaRsBy TOM STANdAgEPaperback

9780753519882ThE ViRGiN waYBy RICHARd BRANSONTrade Paperback

9781440239120GUN DiGEsT 2015 (69Th ED.)By JERRY LEEPaperback

9780785185536MaRVEl's GUaRDiaNs OF ThE GalaXY: ThE aRT OF ThE MOViE slipcasEHardback

9786167800332 EXplORiNG BaNGkOk: aN aRchiTEcTURal aND hisTORical GUiDEBOOkBy ROBIN WARdPaperback

9781909612310REEF FishEs OF ThE iNDO-paciFicBy BERgBAUER & KIRSCHNERPaperback

9781405275514MiNDcRaFT haNDBOOk BOX sET (4-BOOk)Hardback


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9781783120147ThE TOTallY aMaZiNG aTlas OF ThE wORlD By JEN gREENHardback

Hold the world in your hands with this bright, colorful and highly interactive atlas! Designed specifically to make the vast reaches of our planet tangible for a young audience, it presents the world as a place rich in discoveries that readers themselves can make on its pages. Divided by continent, there are lavish gatefolds with textured artworks that show biomes and terrains as well as wildlife, and further maps that show people, places and political boundaries. You can discover people, creatures and amazing physical and manmade features, and find out how every part of our planet is both vital and connected.

9781423184508DisNEY chRisTMas sTORYBOOk cOllEcTiONBy ELLE d. RISO & CALLIOPE gLASSHardback

Celebrate the season with favorite Disney and Disney• Pixar characters! This updated edition of the top-selling storybook collection includes new stories with popular characters from films like Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, and Tangled. This enchanting volume of 18 tales brings the magic of Christmas to life with over 250 beautiful full-page and spot illustrations plus silver-gilded pages!

9780679893608ThE caT iN ThE haT's GREaT BiG Flap BOOkBy dR. SEUSSHardback

9780545656047GERONiMO sTilTON

aND ThE kiNGDOM OF FaNTasY #6: ThE sEaRch

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9781409356554sOphiE pOp-Up pEEkaBOO!By MICHAEL BONdHardback

9781409350545lEGO lEGENDs OF chiMa chaRacTER ENcYclOpEDiaHardback

9781409581536BaBY's VERY FiRsT TOUchY-FEElY FiNGERTRail plaY BOOkHardback

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9780007513765ThE DaY ThE cRaYONs QUiTBy OLIVER JEFFERSPaperback

9781782952664Ellis's MaGicial BakERY#1: BEsT cakE FOR a BEsT FRiENDBy ELLIE SIMMONdSPaperback

9780141348803GEORGE's MaRVEllOUs MEDiciNs (cOlOUR EDN)By ROALd dAHLPaperback

9780857550989ThE wiTch wiTh aN iTchBy HELEN BAUgHPaperback

9781409338482DisNEY pRiNcEss ENchaNTED chaRacTER GUiDEHardback

9780230767119MY MaGNETic FaiRY palacEBy JOY gOSNEYHardback

9781484700266DisNEY pRiNcEss DEaR pRiNcEssHardback

9781783120895liFT, lOOk aND lEaRN: pRiNcEss palacEBy JIM PIPEHardback

9781408850275ThE BRaVEsT pRiNcEssBy E.d. BAKERPaperback

9781409566861ThE wONDERFUl wiZaRD OF OZBy L. FRANK BAUMHardback

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9780385388894ThE MaZE RUNNER BOXED sETBy JAMES dASHNERPaperback

9780316323314MY liTTlE pONY: FRiENDship

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9780007486922This MOOsE BElONGs TO MEBy OLIVER JEFFERSPaperback with CD

9780545540605sisTERsBy RAINA TELgEMEIERPaperback

9781447266938hEllO schOOlBy HELLO ROZELAARHardback

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9781441315816ThE NiGhT skY: sTORiEs OF ThE skYBy AMBER TUNNELLHardback

9781484708316BiG hERO 6: hiRO aND TaDashiHardback

9781608871858TEENaGE MUTaNT NiNJa TURTlEs: ThE UlTiMaTE VisUal hisTORYHardback

# Fantasy on the show # Ordinary miracles

9780794431402DisNEY plaNEs: REscUE RacER

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9780545504904capTaiN UNDERpaNTs aND ThE TYRaNNical RETaliaTiON OF ThE TURBO TOilET 2000By dAV PILKEYHardback

When the Incredible Robo-Plunger defeated the evil Turbo Toilet 2000, George and Harold thought their toilet troubles were over. Unfortunately, their porcelain problems were only beginning . . .Just when you thought it was safe to flush . . .The Turbo Toilet 2000 strikes back! The carnivorous commode known for devouring everything in its path has built up a real appetite . . . for REVENGE! Join Captain Underpants for an-other epic showdown of Wedgie Power vs. Potty Power as our tighty-whitey-wearing superhero GOES TO ELEVEN!

9781409332732MakE YOUR OwN skElETONBy dKHardback

9780141356914ThE wiMpY kiD schOOl plaNNERBy JEFF KINNEYHardback

9780857534316JacQUEliNE wilsON

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Hardback9780316332682ThE BOXTROlls: MakE YOUR OwN BOX TROllBy LAIKAPaperback

9781408847473MY TREE liTTlE piGs sTickER scENEsPaperback

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9780141345871ThE 5Th waVE #2: ThE iNFiNiTE sEaBy RICK YANCEYPaperback

The hugely anticipated second book in in the phenomenal new series that began with The 5th Wave - from Carnegie-shortlisted Rick Yancey. Cassie Sullivan and the rest of Earth's remaining human survivors, the situation was already desperate when the 5th Wave hit. It's about to get worse. No one yet knows the depths to which Earth's conquerors - the Others - will sink in order to rid the Earth of the human infestation, nor have they guessed the heights to which the human spirit can reach. Characters introduced in Book One will come to the fore - and others will face the ultimate test.

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9781908843623GUiNNEss wORlD REcORDs 2015By gUINNESSHardback

The latest edition of the Guinness World Records book cele-brates the landmark 60th anniversary.Exciting new design to help reluctant readers, with a look and feel inspired by tablet technology Dozens of new topics and spreads, plus details of how readers can become record-breakers themselves Free app: see it 3D Available for free to every reader, the latest edi-tion of our See It 3D Augmented Reality app brings the book to life with more exciting, interactive digital content.

9781941815120kiNFOlk VOlUME 13By KINFOLKPaperback

THE IMPERFECT ISSUE What is perfection, anyway? The Fall 2014 issue of Kinfolk explores the beauty of imperfection across food, people, ideas and more, showcasing the narratives these notions encompass. Nothing is perfect and it's often the most highly flawed things that give life its charm. So-called flaws should be embraced, diversity should be revered and eccen-tricity encouraged. The Imperfect Issue puts things society might deem rough around the edges under a microscope to explore their true character. Whether it's mismatched eyes, patched-up clothing or a broken plate, such unusual features often reveal lives lived to the fullest and rich with stories.

9780091945114BakE ME a cakE as FasT as YOU caNBy MIRANdA gORE BROWNEHardback

9781409345022ThE MEaT cOOkBOOkBy dORLINg KINdERSLEYHardback

9781409356585GOlF: ThE UlTiMaTE GUiDEBy dORLINg KINdERSLEYHardback

9780062265708ThE hOBBiT: ThE DEsOlaTiON OF sMaUG chRONiclEs: clOaks & DaGGERsHardback

9780091959807ThE JOsE MOURiNhO QUOTE BOOkHardback

9781743604625 UlTiMaTE siGNspOTTiNGBy LONELY PLANETPaperback

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9789814523400EaT & GO: BRaNDiNG & DEsiGN FOR TakEawaYs & REsTaURaNTsBy WANg SHOAQIANgHardback

Along with providing appealing and cutting-edge graphic design, convenience and practicality, they must also create packaging that is suited to the distinctive features of the food it will contain. This book showcases the latest graphic design innovations for restaurants takeout services.

9781864705980hOUsEs FOR all REGiONs: cRaN REsiDENTial cOllEcTiONHardback

Houses for all Regions: CRAN Residential Collection is the first in a series on international residential architecture produced by The Images Publishing Group in partnership with the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The projects are divided into four climate zones: arid/semi-arid, temperate, arctic/cold-climate and tropical/sub-tropical, each illustrating how architects adapt their designs to accommodate the challenges posed by the local topography and variations in climate, underlines the sensitivity of today’s architects to the natural environment, as well as the care and attention paid to interior design and everyday living.

9789881296665MODERN NaTURE: NEw iNTERpRETaTiON ON NaTURal & sTORaGE spacEHardback

9781409355724lEGO aRchiTEcTURE: ThE VisUal GUiDEHardback

9781592539765 illUsTRaTiON schOOl: lET's DRaw! kiTBy SACHIKA UMOTOHardback

9784897377551DisplaY, cOMMERcial spacE & siGN DEsiGN 41Hardback

9781849941518BOTaNical skETchBOOk: iNspiRaTiON aND GUiDE TO kEEpiNG a skETchBOOkBy MARY ANN SCOTTPaperback

9781742707815MEN iN This TOwN: lONDON, TOkYO, sYDNEY, MilaN, NEw YORkBy gIUSEPPE SANTAMARIAHardback

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9781447258629saViNG GRacEBy JANE gREENTrade Paperback

From Jane Green, bestselling author of Tempting Fate and The Accidental Husband, comes a stunning new novel about a shattered marriage and devastating betrayal. A perfect stranger wants Grace Chapman’s perfect life. Grace lives with husband and bestselling author Ted in a picture-perfect farmhouse on the Hudson River. Then Ted’s new, organized, passionate and eager-to-learn assistant Beth walks into their lives making herself indispensable to Ted and family. But Grace soon feels side-lined in her home - and marriage - by this ambitious younger woman. Is Grace just paranoid or is there more to Beth than first thought?

9780593070178shOpahOlic TO ThE sTaRsBy SOPHIE KINSELLATrade Paperback

Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is in Hollywood! Her life has been leading to this moment! She’ll be hanging out with the stars when she finally meets superstar Sage Seymour whom husband Luke manages. And getting Minnie through the hurdles for A-List pre-school will require help. Becky dreams of being a celebrity stylist but finds it's tough in Tinseltown. Luckily best friend Suze comes to keep her company and they embark on the Hollywood insider trail though things don’t quite work out as expected. When Becky's big chance comes, it’s one money can't buy. So what will it cost?

9780340897003 Usby dAVId NICHOLLSTrade Paperback

9780751541205ThE FiRsT phONE call FROM hEaVENBy MITCH ALBOMPaperback

9781447270317BE caREFUl whaT YOU wish FORBy JEFFREY ARCHERPaperback

9780718179212cOMMaND aUThORiTYBy CLANCY & gREANEYPaperback

9781455533275ThE QUEsTBy NELSON dEMILLEPaperback

9781405918350ThE MaYaN sEcRETsBy CLIVE CUSSLERPaperback

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9781846145063This chaNGEs EVERYThiNG: capiTalisM Vs. ThE cliMaTEBy NAOMI KLEINTrade Paperback

The most important book yet from the author of the interna-tional bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core “free market” ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems.

9781848549586whaT iF: sERiOUs sciENTiFic aNswERs TO aBsURD hYpOThETical QUEsTiONsBy RANdALL MUNROEPaperback

Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's webcomic offering hilarious and informative answers to impor-tant, but hardly thought of, questions. To answer fans’ strange questions like “How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live?” and “How many humans would a T Rex rampaging through New York need to eat a day?,” Munroe runs com-puter simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations and consults nuclear reactor operators. His answers are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity with comics that often predict humankind's complete annihilation or at least a really big explosion.

9780812981483ZEalOT: ThE liFE aND TiMEs OF JEsUs OF NaZaREThBy REZA ASLANTrade Paperback

9781846558245sapiENsBy YUVAL NOAH HARARITrade Paperback

9780241180020sENsE OF sTYlEBy STEVEN PINKERTrade Paperback

9780241004265wORlD ORDERBy HENRY KISSINgERHardback

9780812999112hOw wE lEaRNBy BENEdICT CAREYTrade Paperback

9780593071328MaRshMallOw TEsTBy WALTER MISCHELTrade Paperback

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9780749471668ThE MaNaGEMENT OF lUXURY: a pRacTiTiONER's haNDBOOkBy BERgHAUS, ET.AL.Hardback

The Management of Luxury provides experienced luxury managers and researchers with insightful marketing and management perspectives on the luxury market. It is a book for those who marvel at the industry unlike any other; those who consider managing in it as a constant balance between trusting the conventional and trying the innovative to enable the extraordinary. Including case studies on iconic brands such as Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and Leica, The Management of Luxury equips readers with innovative insights and perspectives to better understand the nature of the luxury industry so they can more effectively manage businesses in the luxury market.

9781455558582hOw GOOGlE wORksBy SCHMIdT, ET.ALTrade Paperback

Both Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg helped grow Google from a young start-up to a global icon, they relearned everything they knew about management. How Google Works is the sum of those experiences distilled into a fun, easy-to-read primer on corporate culture, strategy, talent, decision-making, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption. The authors explain how the confluence of three seismic changes - the internet, mobile, and cloud computing - has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers.

9781629560403a NEw ERa iN BaNkiNGBy MORENO, ET.ALHardback

9781626561984ThE sEcRET: whaT GREaT lEaDERs kNOw aND DOBy BLANCHARd & MILLERHardback

9781591846680OpEN sEcRET: ThE GlOBal BaNkiNG cONspiRacY ThaT swiNDlED iNVEsTORs OUT OF BilliONsBy ERIN ARVEdLUNdHardback

9780749471507EXEcUTiVE FiNaNcE aND sTRaTEGY: hOw TO UNDERsTaND aND UsE FiNaNcial iNFORMaTiON TO sET sTRaTEGic GOalsBy RALPH TIFFINPaperback

9781118877241ThE FUTURE OF wORk: aTTRacT NEw TalENT, BUilD BETTER lEaDERs, aND cREaTE a cOMpETiTiVE ORGaNiZaTiONBy JACOB MORgANHardback

9781118896655iNBOUND MaRkETiNG: aTTRacT, ENGaGE, aND DEliGhT cUsTOMERs ONliNEBy HALLIgAN & SHAHPaperback

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9786162870392คู่มือสร้างโมเดลธุรกิจโดย OSTERWALDER & PIGNEURปกอ่อน

หนังสือเล่มแรกที่นำาเสนอแนวทางในการออกแบบและสร้างโมเดลธรุกจิอยา่งเปน็ระบบ ซึง่ไดร้บัความนยิมอยา่งลน้หลามและถกูนำาไปใช้ในบริษัทชั้นนำาทั่วโลก ผู้เขียนใช้ประสบการณ์ด้านกลยุทธ์และนวัตกรรมทางธุรกิจนานนับสิบปี พร้อมผนึกกำาลังกับนักสร้างสรรค์ โมเดลธุรกิจร่วม 500 คนจากทั่วโลก เพื่อพัฒนากระบวนการที่เป็นมาตรฐานในการสร้างโมเดลธุรกิจ ซึ่งทุกคนสามารถนำาไปใช้ในการทำาความเขา้ใจ ออกแบบ และสรา้งโมเดลธรุกจิในแบบของตวัเองได้

9786167882017ปรัชญาชีวิตศาสตร์แห่งความสำาเร็จโดย นโปเลียน ฮิลล์ปกอ่อน

ดร.นโปเลยีน ฮลิล ์ใชเ้วลากวา่ 25 ป ีทำาการสมัภาษณแ์ละรวบรวมความรู้ ที่เป็นบทเรียนและปรัชญาชีวิตของบุคคลที่ประสบความสำาเรจ็สงูสดุกวา่ 400 คน ในสหรฐัอเมรกิา เพือ่ทีจ่ะเขยีนหนงัสอืเลม่นี้ขึ้นมาและทำาให้คนประสบความสำาเร็จไปทั่วโลก หนังสือเล่มนี้ จะนำาทา่นไปพบกบัโอกาสแหง่ความสำาเรจ็ในชวีติอยา่งทีท่า่นอาจจะไม่เคยคาดคิดมาก่อนเลยว่าท่านจะมีได้

9786169087823เปลี่ยนแปลงโดย ประเสริฐ เอี่ยมรุ่งโรจน์ปกอ่อน

9789740212942ดอกไม้ไร้รากโดย อันฉี หมินปกอ่อน

9786169200116หยามเหยียดโดย อัลแบร์โต โมราเวียปกอ่อน

9786167591292หนุ่มหน้าห้องหัวใจแกร่งโดย แบรด โคเฮน, ลิซา ไวซอคกีปกอ่อน

9786163540034ปล่อยคนพวกนั้น กินเค้กซะหรือไม่ก็กินกันเองโดย สตีเฟ่น คลาร์กปกอ่อน

9786169205203กลับมาแล้วครับBy ทีมูร์ แฟร์เมสปกอ่อน

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9781909612266iNDO-chiNa: a JOURNEY ThROUGh EVERY cOUNTRYBy BOWdEN & SHIPPENPaperback

This book introduces an endlessly fascinating region that combines rapid change with enduring hospitality; modern cities with ancient temples; urban experiences with breathtak-ing scenery. There are delicious foods, warm and welcoming people and unmissable ancient sites in each of the region’s five countries, such as Cambodia’s Angkor, Laos’s Vat Phou, Myanmar’s Bagan, Thailand’s Ayutthaya and Vietnam’s Hue. Each country has its own mystery and intrigue, whether it's the floating villages of Inle Lake or the ethnic hill villages of northern Thailand and Laos, as well as marvellous beaches and abundant wildlife. The sights you will see are memorable and enduring.

9788280342003ROYal pORcElaiN FROM siaM: UNpackiNG ThE RiNG cOllEcTiONBy HABU & ROONEYHARDBACK

Over one hundred years ago, chestfuls of colorful Bencharong porcelain, custom-made in China for the Siamese Royal Court, arrived in Oslo. In 1904 Norwegian sea captain Theodor Ring donated 250 pieces of the porcelain, acquired during his Royal Siamese Navy service, to two Norwegian museums. Long forgotten, these lavish treasures from King Chulalong-korn's Thailand have finally been unpacked again. In this book, international experts examine the Ring Collection in light of new research indicating the time and environment in which it originated. Richly illustrated, Royal Porcelain from Siam reveals the distinguished Thai contribution to the world history of ceramics.

9789814561068scENEs OF ThailaND: a waTERcOlOUR alBUMBy EdRIC HSUPaperback

9786167339429ON TRack: hENRY GiTTiNs-RailwaY piONEER iN siaM & caNaDaBy PAUL gITTINSPaperback

9780804844109 MasTERiNG MUaY Thai: kick-BOXiNGBy JOE E. HARVEYHardback

9786167800301ThailaND sMall hOTEls: BaNGkOk 2Paperback

978080484445125 TROpical hOUsEs iN siNGapORE aND MalaYsiaPaperback

9789814516228pERaNakaN sNacks & DEssERTsPaperback

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9780804844666ThailaND's BEsT sTREET FOOD: ThE cOMplETE GUiDE TO sTREETsiDE DiNiNG iN BaNGkOk, chiaNG Mai, phUkET aND OThER aREasBy CHAWAdEE NUALKHAIRPaperback

9780804843867JOURNEY ThROUGh Bali & lOMBOkBy PAUL gREENWAYPaperback

9781409341987ThE ROUGh GUiDE: BEiJiNG (5Th ED.)Paperback

9781742204260lONElY plaNET: MOROccO (11Th ED.)Paperback

9781409329589EYEwiTNEss TRaVEl GUiDEs: ThE NEThERlaNDs (3RD ED.)Paperback

9781409329312EYEwiTNEss TRaVEl GUiDEs: chiNa (5Th ED.)Paperback

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Dwarf-eating trolls are outwitted by one possessing a mysterious ring. A deity’s son embarks on a quest to save others like him. A viking and dragon save hundreds of other flying beasts from a crazed man. Surrounded by graveyards and swamps, a young girl struggles to keep secret her power and a family curse. The latest winners of a youths’ fight to the death must compete with all the previous games’ champions. Failing to fit into any of her world’s virtuous factions, one woman discovers her divergence may save everyone.

Are you familiar with the plots briefed here? You may know the titles of them by now or even realize that they are fantasy books that have been made into movies in the recent past. Fantasy books have never lost their charm. They have fascinated readers of all ages, from generation to generation. And some have gone further; they have flown from book pages onto the screen to captivate a larger audience.

This year two more book-inspired films await us: The Maze Runner and The Giver. Before catching this cinematic duo, let’s

get to know more about the original stories. Read the books beforehand and you may be able to fill in the movie’s blanks and appreciate the director’s plot twist!

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New York Times bestselling The Maze Runner is written by James Dashner who also authored the 13th Reality series and the Mortality Doctrine. Dashner’s inspiration for this title comes from two books he’d read when he was younger, Lord of the Flies and Ender's Game. In The Maze Runner, Dashner introduces us to Thomas who wakes up in a lift remembering only his first name. When the lift’s doors open up on an expanse called the Glade, Thomas is welcomed by the Gladers who, like him, don’t know why or how they got there. All they know is that the surrounding maze’s stone doors open every morning and close every night and that every 30 days a new boy comes up in the lift. However, the very next day, the Glade’s first girl is sent up with a surprising message signalling Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. With his newfound friends, Thomas works to unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind to find a way out.

Another book, The Giver, is written by Lois Lowry, author of more than thirty young adult books. Lowry has received countless awards including two Newbery Medals for Number the Stars and The Giver. The haunting The Giver begins with “It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened." It then takes us into a seemingly ideal world without conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, injustice, or inequality. It is a time in which family values are paramount, teenage rebellion is unheard of, and even good manners are a way of life. In December, each twelve-year-old receives a life assignment from the Elders. While Jonas’s friends are named Caretaker of the Old and Assistant Director of Recreation, Jonas is chosen for something special. Led to the man known only as the Giver, he begins to learn of the dark secrets underlying his world’s fragile “perfection.” This provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impossible questions every value we have taken for granted and reexamines our deepest beliefs.

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For a chance of winning, post the image of your favourite fantasy fiction on your Facebook page and type #AsiaBooks_Share (and the title of the book you want too!)

The winners will be announced on Asia Books’ page wall on 1 October 2014. And you have to get yourselves the giveaways at our stores near you.

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