Long absence = Super low prices!

*Updated with Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist), Dorothy Koomson, Tash Aw and Marian Keyes!*

Sorry for having gone missing for quite a while, babes. In clearing our stock, we realised that we have several books that are still up for grabs, and as apology for the longest absence in the history of the Internet (haha), we're letting them go at really low prices.

Brand New:

The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho: RM25 (MPH RRP: RM69.90)

Happiness Sold Separately by Lolly Winston: RM20 (MPH RRP: RM34.90)

The Wonder Spot by Melissa Banks: RM18 (MPH RRP: 32.95 - RM43.95)

Read Once:

Anybody Out There? (hardcover) by Marian Keyes: RM30 (bought for: couldn't recall. MPH RRP for hardcover unavailable; MPH RRP paperback: RM32.95 - RM60.50)



The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: RM20 (brought for RM32.90)



The Chocolate Run by Dorothy Koomson: RM20 (bought for: RM35.90)



The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw: RM20 RM16 due to slight wrinkle at corner of the back cover (bought for RM38.90)

Anonymous Lawyer by Jeremy Blachman: RM10

To get your hands on one, you know what to do! :)

Yikes!

Books R Love has gone on a very long hiatus...almost a month, which in Internet years, is a really really long time!

Being bogged down with work is no fun, especially when it keeps me from updating BRL. Also there are some books I'm not willing to let go ;p When I do find one, and when I do find the time, there will be updates, I promise.

On a related note, although Stuff R Love started out as a mini sister site, it's now being updated pretty often! Shows how much stuff I've accumulated, eh.

Besides pre-loves which are worn a few times at most, there are also quite a number of brand new pre-owned stuff, thanks to impulse purchases and incorrect sizes. I love those stuff I bought, but sometimes when it doesn't fit, I can only hope it goes to someone who'll like them just as much :)

Hoppity hop, off to Stuff R Love we go!

Brand New Bag for 40% off!

Besides the awesome To Hell With Fixed Prices promo that's currently ongoing here at BRL--have you checked it out yet? :)--, Stuff R Love has pretty good stuff as well!

Although updated a little sparingly, you can be totally assured of a good bargain. Take, for example, this. The silverish gold quilted shoulder bag, which I'm helping a friend re-sell, is being let go for 40% off the original purchase price. If you're wary because of the huge discount on the bag, which by the way is totally brand new and never used, don't be. It was a purchase of the wrong colour, and my friend doesn't see the point in having two same bags in different colours, so she doesn't mind it being priced considerably lower.

Spaghetti straps at RM8, denim skirts at RM15, Paul & Joe at RM18...it truly doesn't get any better than this!

*click!*

It's Already Half a Year!

*This is specially for returning customers and Books R Love's Facebook fans. If you're a first-time buyer, just become a fan here and you'll automatically qualify*

As a way of saying thanks for the good six months I've had here at Books R Love, especially to the many wonderful, wonderful customers I've had the pleasure to deal with, for the first time ever, BRL is bringing you something I'd like to call To Hell With Fixed Prices!

To Hell with Fixed Prices?
Name me your price for the books you'd like to get, and if I think it's reasonable, then you've got yourself a deal.

To Hell with Fixed Prices will run from 24th May till 7th June 2009. During these two weeks, e-mail me your best price. All e-mails will be reviewed on 8th June, and the ones with the best prices will get their hands on the book at the price at which they've stated.

What do I mean by best price? Well, basically, if there are two offers, one at, say, RM38 and another at RM39, the best (better) price will obviously be RM39. So if you're keen on the title, offering RM5 or RM10 for it definitely won't be of much use :)

Begging to be owned this time around, is what's left from the April offer - Paulo Coelho's The Witch of Portobello *click!*.

How much will you pay for a book retailing for RM69.90 at MPH?

April's price for Facebook fans is RM48 including registered post to WM. E-mail me your best price excluding postage (as always, reasonableness is important) and I'll do my best to work something out, I promise.

Oh, one last thing: do e-mail me in the following format to make sorting e-mails a lot easier :)

Subject: To Hell with Fixed Prices!
Name:
Contact number:
Price (excluding postage):

There was once a man from Limerick

I have a thing for memoirs, especially sad, poignant ones. Wild Swans, Falling Leaves, and this--Angela's Ashes. Both touching and fascinating at the same time, this book will leave you glued. Wearing shoes repaired with tires, begging a pig's head for Christmas dinner, and searching the pubs for his father, Frank endures poverty, near-starvation and the casual cruelty of relatives and neighbours--yet lives to tell his tale with eloquence, exuberance and remarkable forgiveness.



Summary:

Angela's Ashes was a true publishing phenomenon. The winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Royal Society of Literature Award (amongst others), this lyrical and poignant memoir topped bestseller charts the world over for more than two years and has since become a much loved modern classic. A heartfelt account of poverty in Ireland and emigration to America, Angel'a Ashes combines a personal perspective on a little-known aspect of modern history with Frank McCourt's spellbinding story-telling, creating an enduring masterpiece in the process.

Acclaim:

'An astonishing book...completely mesmerising--you can open it almost at random and find writing to make you gasp'--Independent

Bought for RM49.90.

Still in pretty okay condition :)

Angela's Ashes going for RM34.

Due to an increasingly busy schedule ('extremely hectic' would be an understatement), post office days of twice a week is now once a week, on Saturdays (except the first Saturday of the month when the post office is closed; items will be sent out Friday). Restocks of brand new books will also be discontinued indefinitely, save for the totally fabulous May offer.

Please bear with me if I am unable to reply mails within 24 hours. What I can promise, however, is that I'll definitely try my very best to :)

May offer!

The month of May is all about style and high fashion at Books R Love. If you're thinking, 'Books? Fashion? Wait--how do they even relate?' I'm going to show you how.

Here's how the two worlds are connected: 'Lil Miss Vicky B

Ex-Spice Girl, wife of world-famous footballer, mother of three adorable boys, fashion designer, style icon, and now, author.

Who knew silver and purple could form such an attractive combination?

Pulling off an elaborately complicated look.

Ever wondered how Vicky B manages to look absolutely stylish all the time? She carries off everything so perfectly. If you're curious about how she does that, then it's time to check out VB's book, That Extra Half an Inch.

Say hello to the fashion police!

Tulle made glamourous

Her book has been described as a "revealing and practical guide to fashion, beauty and style. In it she shares her secrets on dressing for special occasions, accessorising and making the most of your wardrobe."

Checks and leather gloves--who would've thought?

Absolutely fab in basics: a nightie-ish top and denim

Looking fierce in camel brown high-heeled boots!

That Extra Half an Inch a.k.a. the must-have fashion bible! Tons of glossy colour pictures (I could drool over those clothes all day!), chockful of fashion tips, secrets on what to wear for when, and how to pull off certain looks! If there's one fashion book you have to get, this is it.

LBD

An island vacation on the red carpet

As mentioned in this entry, I can't seem to find the price for the edition I have (hardcover, glossy pages, coloured photos, the works) in MPH.

However, a search on eBay showed the price to be RM200--picture below or here.

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(eBay seller selling second-hand for RM80)

Beautifully thick and definitely fabulous

Normal Books R Love price: RM100
Books R Love's May offer price: RM88 (Facebook fans); RM90 otherwise

That's up to RM12 off!

I know it costs a little more than what you normally see here at Books R Love, but trust me, it's so worth it. No ready stock because the last one has been sold, but if you're willing to wait a little, books will arrive end of May.

To secure a copy, you're highly encouraged to make your order and payment by Friday, 29 May, 11.59 p.m.

Coke Is Love! <3

Fans of Coke and collectors of Coke memorabilia, Coke Is Love is one site you definitely do not want to miss!

I'm in the process of sorting everything out and taking pictures, hence the very empty site, so please do bear with me for a little while :)

Do check back soon!

xx Rachel

Those black and white keys

I've got some second-hand piano books coming up very, very soon...so stay tuned! ;)

Updated: the list!
* The AB Guide to Music Theory Part I
* The AB Guide to Music Theory Part II
* In Preparation for the Theory Exams - Basic Musical Knowledge
* Jazz, Rags & Blues
* Piano Time Pieces 3
* Classics to Moderns
* Chopin - An Introductory Album
* J. C. F. Bach - Musical Leisure Hours
* A Romantic Sketchbook for Piano (Book II)
* A Romantic Sketchbook for Piano (Book V)
* Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises

For pictures, details, prices and general enquiry, e-mail me! :)

Cauldron of another colour

Although the title is very similar to a book posted earlier (The Black Cauldron), The Bronze Cauldron couldn't be more different. This big, hard-covered book focuses on legends, on myths, on the stories passed down from generation to generation about how things came to be.

This is one for those who love folklore :)




Summary:

Once upon a time, our ancestors told stories to explain to each other how the world began, or how a mountain or a lake came into being, or the wind or the sun. Then they told stories about their own forebears: legends of half-remembered heroes of ancient times, or of ordinary people who lives were changed by some mystery or who performed some great deed.

The Bronze Cauldron is the third of Geraldine McCaughrean's glorious collections of myths and legends. It contains twenty-seven tales, including the Indian story of the boy Gautama who becomes the Buddha, the German legend of Doctor Faust who sells his soul to the devil, a Japanese tale about a whale who wears boots, a Russian legend of the Tsar of the Sea, and a Mayan myth about a monster with emerald teeth.

As they did in their previous collections of myths and legends, The Golden Hoard and The Silver Treasure, Geraldine McCaughrean and Bee Willey have drawn on the background culture of each story to create beautifully retold and exquisitely illustrated stories that will delight and enrich everyone who reads them.

Bought for RM59.90, never read. Still in good condition.

The Bronze Cauldron going for RM25.