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The Marriage Market
The Marriage Market Originally published: 29th September 2006 Original Title: The Marriage Market Author: Nisha Minhas Page count: 485pages (Paperback) Publisher: Pocket Books (A division of Simon & Schuster) Genre: Chick Lit, Romance, Adult Language: English ISBN-10: 141-652-256-5 ISBN-13: 978-141-652-256-0 Product Dimensions: 112 x 178mm 100 Word Book Review: Aaron and Jeena are from 2 different worlds.…
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Fridays with Philip
Originally published: Aug 2008 Original Title: Fridays with Philip Author: Philip Lee Page count: 196 pages (Paperback) Publisher: Epigram Books Subjects: Political Science, History, Weekly column Language: English ISBN-10: 981-08-1128-4 ISBN-13: 978-9810811280 Product Dimensions: 133 x 203mm 100 Word Book Review: A compilation of weekly column by Philip on Streats during 2000 to 2005. The writings are arranged…
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The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
A factual and concise book documenting Singapore’s history from Lee Kuan Yew’s perspective, illustrating his
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SINGAPORE CHRONICLES: GOVERNANCE
This is a 50 volume series documenting the challenges that Singapore faced after Independence, shaped by its leaders’ long-term vision. The main key aspects of Singapore’s governance
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Sex at Dawn
Humans evolved but primal instincts remain. Men and women are wired to seek different objectives. Sex is
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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Originally published: April 6, 2010 Author: David Remnick Page count: 672 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Nominations: Goodreads Choice Awards Best History & Biography Review: The Bridge refers to the police attack on demonstrators at at Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965, during the marches of Selma to Montgomery. Some viewed as a bridging…
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Genres
Came across this list of genre definitions. It is very concise yet detailed. This is by far one of the most accurate and summarised versions of the literature genre. Taken from: https://catonthebookshelf.wordpress.com/genres/ LITERARY GENRES (California Department of Education) All Fiction Drama — Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and…
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The 100 Words Book Review
This idea went into cold storage about 3 years ago. Back then, we were focused on book sales, book swaps, sourcing and delivering books. And being a uber small team to run BooksAvenue, we didn’t want to burden ourselves with additional tasks. After all…..
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Flirting At The Gym
Studio C got nearly 500.000 views with their sketch about men hitting on women in the gym. It may got a little too long and some jokes are highly predictable, but it is entertaining.
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Reading. Fake news. And Donald Trump.
Reading is often recommended as a good pastime and a way to widen one’s mind. Sadly, though, today’s world is so filled with other alternative forms of recreation that people rarely have the opportunity to pick up a book and spend a couple of hours devouring its contents. What we have plenty of, we take…
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Books – more is often less and less is more
It is better to choose a small number of good books by good authors and study them intently, than to flit from book to book When I was younger, I was keen on chess. I took it very seriously and was always looking to improve my game. Being of a bookish disposition, I surrounded myself…
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Badass Hawk Sparks An Action Movie Worthy Photoshop Battle
Hawks are pretty badass on their own, but if you get Photoshop involved they can turn into your next action movie hero. That’s exactly what happened with a picture of this hawk which got into the right/wrong hands. The picture was snapped by the animal enthusiast Clint Ralph, 53, who was visiting Giant’s Castle in…
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Fun Facts About Millennials
Millennials have grown up with the internet and smartphones in an always-on digital world. The online world – and social media in particular – have given the Millennials a platform to reach the world. Lower employment levels and smaller incomes have left younger Millennials with less money than previous generations. With less to spend, they’re…
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BooksAvenue Forum is up!
Yes we have a forum now! We have been trying to tackle the problem of creating a usable platform for all our friends and fans to post their Book Swap Requests, selling of second-hand books and all. With the forum, it will be able to fill the void that the reading community needs. In the…
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Does e-reading affect critical thinking?
Students were able to make more sense of what they read in print rather than digitally Do students learn as much when they read digitally as they do in print? For both parents and teachers, knowing whether computer-based media is improving or compromising education is a question of concern. With the surge in popularity of…
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Book Swap Singapore 2016
Do you have a book you REALLY love and are not willing to trade it just yet but you are definitely looking for new reads? BooksAvenue gives you the option to swap books and get them back (a “swap back”) after you’re done reading. Find out how it works here.
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Why Should We Still Read Expensive Ebooks?
Nobody loves to spend more money on something that is overvalued, or worse, inflated value. Having read through the ‘Are Ebooks Really Cheaper?’, it begs another question…
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New Changes In Coming 2016
As 2015 draws to a close, we would like to take this chance to wish all our readers and friends, Merry Xmas and a Happy 2016! Team BooksAvenue is preparing for 2016. Plans are drawn up and changes will be made. And we are ecstatic with the upcoming changes. 2015 has been a fruitful year…
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[Watch] Dog Wants Butt To Be Smacked Just Like Its Owner’s Girls
Well, what can we say. You gotta share the same love too! Here it is. Watch it here.
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BookFest 2015
BookFest@ Singapore has established itself as Singapore’s largest and most successful book festival over the past eight years. In 2015, the annual mega book and stationery event will return for the ninth year running, targeting book lovers, retailers, distributors, students, educators, families and working professionals. This event seeks to expand horizons through a greater exchange…
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Announcement of change in business
With effect from 1st January 2016, BooksAvenue will cease the online retail book sales. This helps to realign BooksAvenue’s core business to fulfill both local and international market’s demands. However, the previous posts of physical books will still be available for perusal. Secondly, we are seeking online writers to help to contribute to our site. Every written article will…
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Will be back soon
It’s been a while and we have not been updating much. Technology has changed how business is done. And we are in the midst of brainstorming. Still you can reach us on Facebook, or simply drop us an email. Nonetheless, we are posting this to show that we are still alive! Thank you for your…
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[WATCH] Eat Your Goddamn Cereal RYAN GOSLING!
Well….i love this video! Gets me every single time!
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[WATCH] Sexy Window Cleaner Hairdresser
Guys are visual creatures, no? Well this video proves otherwise! Watch how girls are loving to have a visual treat! For you ladies!
