Alfred Hitchcock

Gene D. Phillips, Alfred Hitchcock, London: Columbus Books, 1986, 211 pages with black & white photographs.

Sold to an eBay Singapore buyer.

They Are Among Us

Hopkins, Budd and Carol Rainey, Sight Unseen: Science, UFO Invisibility and Transgenic Beings, New York: Pocket Star Books, 2004, pp481. Paperback, new.

When I saw a new book like this selling for a reasonable price at a downtown used-book store, I didn't hesitate to buy it right away.

Make It Right for Singapore

J.B. Jeyaretnam, Make It Right for Singapore: Speeches in Parliament 1997-1999, Singapore: Jeya Publishers, 2000, pp180. Autographed by J.B. Jeyaretnam on 11 December 2000.

I bought this book from J.B. Jeyaretnam when he was selling many books of the same title at Raffles Place in December 2000. I'd requested him to autograph it for me and he obliged gladly.

Sold

The Omnivore's Dilemma

Pollan, Michael, The Omnivore's Dilemma, London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2007, pp450. As Good As New.

Michael Pollan is an active campaigner against all kinds of fast foods, especially unhealthy fast foods churned out by big business corporations in America.

1998/1999 Singapore Street Directory

Ministry of Law, Singapore Street Directory, 19th Edition, Singapore: SNP Corporation Ltd, 1998, pp591.

As years gone by, this kind of guidebook became larger and larger (due to more roads and highways being built) and its pages have color maps and advertisements.

The size of this issue is almost that of a coffee table book.

1991 Singapore Street Directory

Ministry of Law, Singapore Street Directory, 16th Edition, Singapore: Pacific Trade Press Pte Ltd, 1991, pp558. SOLD!

A map of Singapore was included in this issue.

1975 Singapore Guide and Street Directory

Singapore Guide and Street Directory, Eleventh Edition, Singapore: Publicity Division, Ministry of Culture, 1975, pp255 inc color illustrations. SOLD!

This is a nice used street directory bought many years ago from a second-hand bookshop downtown.

The Discovery of the Grail

Sinclair, Andrew, The Discovery of the Grail, London: Arrow books Limited, 1999, pp374. Almost new. Christianity Holy Grail Knights Templar

The Cup of Destiny

Ravenscroft, Trevor, The Cup of Destiny: The Quest for the Grail, York Beach, Maine: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1995, pp194. Paperback. As good as new.

Coca-Cola Trays

McClintock, William, Coca-Cola Trays, Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1996, pp126 inc. color illustrations.

I ain't much of a collector of those fancy Coca-Cola collectibles. But when a friend gave me this colorful paperback recently, I was pleased to accept it. This paperback has large prints and it's a good guidebook.

Diamonds in Australia

Chapman, Leo, Diamonds in Australia: The Fields and The Prospectors, Sydney: Bay Books Pty Ltd, 1980, pp190 inc b/w & color illustrations.

When I'd noticed this large paperback inside Romie's bookshop downtown sometime last week, I didn't hesitate to buy it rightaway.

It's interesting and fun to read something about diamonds, even though I don't own any piece of investment diamond thus far.

Gold Producers Handbook

Gold Producers Handbook 1991, Sydney (Australia): Australian Stock Exchange Limited, (1991), pp189 inc charts.

This large paperback was bought in 1992 at a high price from Times The Bookshop downtown.

A long way back in 1991, the market price of gold was about the same as the price of platinum. It was a golden opportunity back then for anyone to exchange all his or her gold into platinum and becomes rich by now 'coz the price of platinum is more than twice the price of gold nowadays.

It's easy to mention this missed opportunity on hindsight.

Hidden Messages in Water

Emoto, Masaru, The Hidden Messages in Water, translated by David A. Thayne, Tokyo: Beyond Words Publishing, 2004, pp160 inc color illustrations.

Is there something hidden inside that crystal clear water? Well, let me get myself a glass of clean tap water and check it out.

The Robots' Rebellion

Icke, David, The Robots' Rebellion: The Story of the Spiritual Renaissance, Bath, UK: Gateway Books, 1994, pp350.

This is a nice-used (as good as new) paperback that I'd bought from Romie last month. Although I'd read a few articles and watched several videos about David Icke (born 1952) hosted by several websites, this is the first book that I'd ever bought which is written by this author.

David Icke is an active campaigner against the New World Order of mind control of the population.

Selling these 31 Nice Used Books

In the afternoon of Sunday, April 8, a friend had driven a good distance to my place of residence and handed over to me a huge lot of 31 interesting books, 30 paperbacks and one hardback.

He'd asked me to help him to sell these nice used books at Yahoo! Auctions Singapore, and I am now thinking several descriptions to write about these books in order to create those auctions pages.

But first of all, I have to shoot several nice photographs of everyone of these books individually.

Meanwhile, I have to find some space in my bookshelf to stack up these books carefully 'coz it may take quite awhile to sell them on auctions. SOLD!

Chinese Classics
Leadership

A Chinatown in California

Victor G. and Brett de Bary Nee, Longtime Californ': A Documentary Study of an American Chinatown, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1986, pp423. Nice Used.

This is some serious stuff. I was given this nice used paperback recently by a good friend, who is also my loyal and regular customer at Yahoo! Auctions Singapore.

I think I need to spend some time grinding through the pages of this book.

California

Selling these 5 Nice Used Books

In the afternoon of Saturday, March 10, a friend had driven a good distance to my place of residence and handed over to me these five interesting books, four hardbacks (with dust-jackets) and one paperback.

He'd asked me to help him to sell these nice used books at Yahoo! Auctions Singapore, and I am now thinking some descriptions to write about these books in order to create five auctions pages.

But first of all, I have to shoot some nice photographs of everyone of these books individually.

Meanwhile, I have to find some space in my bookshelf to stack up these books carefully 'coz it may take quite awhile to sell them on auctions.

SOLD!

Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore