How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrible, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young … If it were only the other way!
Wilde’s first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful. The painting, which reflects each of Gray’s sins and transgressions in its hideousness, haunts him until it finally becomes unbearable. In this dark tale of duplicity and mortality, Wilde creates a world where art and reality collide.
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Author:Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher:Harpercollins
Call Number:823.800/D15
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
‘Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent as this. Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street would have failed to recognize him. His face flushed and darkened. His brows were drawn into two hard black lines, while his eyes shone out from beneath them with a steely glitter.’
Set against the foggy, mysterious backdrops of London and the English countryside, these are the first twelve stories ever published to feature the infamous Detective Sherlock Holmes and his side kick Doctor Watson. They first appeared as stories in the Strand Magazine and feature some of his most famous and enjoyable cases, including ‘A Scandal in Bohemia’, ‘The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle’ and ‘The Red-headed League’.
THE GREAT GATSBY
Author:F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher:Harpercollins
Call Number:813.520/F4
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
After the war, the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire pursues wealth, riches and the lady he lost to another man with stoic determination. He buys a mansion across from her house and throws lavish parties to try and entice her. When Gatsby finally does reunite with Daisy Buchanan, tragic events are set in motion.
Told through the eyes of his detached and omnipresent neighbour and friend, Nick Carraway, Fitzgerald’s succinct and powerful prose hints at the destruction and tragedy that awaits.
THE STORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 MOMENTS
Author:Neil Oliver
Publisher:Penguin Books
Call Number:823.920/O4
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
In his brilliantly insightful new book, the author of the major bestseller The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places takes us on an epic tour of the world through a million years to give us a unique and invaluable grasp of how human history pieces together.
Encompassing east, west, north and south, Neil Oliver spotlights the pivotal events that changed the course of history fundamentally, forging the world we know today. From the hymns of the world’s first named poet to the birth of the internet, all are unforgettable stories of moments that sparked, flamed, were kept alight and then continued to catch and burn elsewhere. Together, they combine into one remarkable narrative that tells the story of humanity’s escalating power to change the world.
THE 4% FIX: HOW ONE HOUR CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Author:Karma Brown
Publisher:Collins
Call Number:640.000/B1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
In The 4% Fix, Karma Brown reveals the latest research about time management and goal-setting and shares strategies that have worked for her as well as for others.
Refreshingly, her jargon-free approach doesn’t include time-tracking spreadsheets, tips on how to squeeze in yoga exercises while cooking dinner, or methods that add bulk to those never-ending lists.
IF I COULD TELL YOU JUST ONE THING…
Author:Richard Reed
Publisher:Canongate
Call Number:170.000/R1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Richard Reed built Innocent Drinks from a smoothie stall on a street corner to one of the biggest brands in Britain. He credits his success to four brilliant pieces of advice, each given to him just when he needed them most. Ever since, it has been Richard’s habit, whenever he meets somebody he admires, to ask them for their best piece of advice.
If they could tell him just one thing, what would it be? Richard has collected pearls of wisdom from some of the most remarkable, inspiring and game-changing people in the world – in business, tech, philanthropy, politics, sport, art, spirituality, medicine, film and design.
From Hollywood greats like Judi Dench and Richard Curtis, to entrepreneurial legends like Richard Branson and Simon Cowell; from sports stars and TV personalities like Andy Murray and James Cordon to political activists and born survivors like Mandela’s Comrades and Katie Piper, Richard has picked some of the world’s most interesting brains to give you a lesson in how to live, how to love, how to create and how to succeed.
MALORY TOWERS: COLLECTION 2
Author:Enid Blyton
Publisher:Hodder Children’s Books
Call Number:823.912/B14(5)
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
First Term New girl Darrell is two terms behind her classmates and feels out of place and alone. Soon, however, Darrell makes friends as well as enemies as they induct new students, win and lose sporting matches and play tricks on teachers.
Second Form There’s a thief about! Purses and jewellery are missing in the North Tower. Meanwhile Darrell is caught in the middle when her friend Sally is made head girl instead of Alicia. Will they find the thief and will Alicia and Sally make up?
Third Year There are lots of new students, including sophisticated Zerelda from America. This year, not only the girls face challenges – Bill’s poor horse, Thunder, suffers from collic. Will Zerelda and Darrell become friends, and will Thunder survive?
WRITTEN IN BONE: HIDDEN STORIES IN WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND
Author:Sue Black
Publisher:Penguin Books
Call Number:614.100/B1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow.
Drawing upon her years of research and a wealth of remarkable experience, the world-renowned forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black takes us on a journey of revelation. From skull to toe, via the teeth, spine, chest, arms, hands, pelvis and legs, she shows that each part of us has a tale to tell. What we eat, where we go, the things we do, all these leave a trace, a message waiting for a forensic anthropologist to decipher it.
Limb by limb, case by case, some criminal, some historical, some unaccountably bizarre. Sue Black reconstructs with intimate sensitivity and compassion the stories hidden in what we leave behind.
THE ART OF THE GOOD LIFE: CLEAR THINKING FOR BUSINESS AND A BETTER LIFE
Author:Rolf Dobelli
Publisher:Sceptre
Call Number:158.000/D2
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Since the dawn of civilization, we’ve been asking ourselves what it means to live a good life: how should I live, what will truly make me happy, how much should I earn, how should I spend my time? In the absence of a single simple answer, what we need is a toolkit of mental models, a guide to practical living.
In The Art of The Good Life, you’ll find fifty-two intellectual shortcuts for wiser thinking and better decisions, at home and at work. They may not guarantee you a good life, but they’ll give you a better chance.
ISSUES AND IDEAS IN EDUCATION FOR THE NEW MALAYSIA
Author:Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
Publisher:SIRD
Call Number:370.700/M1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
The old social, political and religious narratives that served as the foundation for the education constructs in the past must now change into a more inclusive, tolerant and exploratory construct in order to create real intelligence, and innovation that drives the entrepreneurship of ideas as well as social and political revolution.
This book asks the questions that the government does not want to ask, does not care to ask, and does not even know how to ask about the ways in which our schools, universities and religious institutions must readdress the issue of education in a global and fast-changing world where the old order of work, play, learn, and communicate have vastly changed.
THE BOOK OF HYGGE: THE DANISH ART OF LIVING WELL
Author:Louisa Thomsen Brits
Publisher:Ebury Press
Call Number:158.000/B2
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
The most beautiful guide to the Danish custom of hygge, the everyday life philosophy for better living.
Hygge is a feeling of belonging and warmth, a moment of comfort and contentment.
This beautiful little book will help you to find hygge and embrace it every day. Make a pot of coffee, relax in your favourite chair and discover for yourself how life is better with hygge.
THE ROUGH GUIDE TO MINDFULNESS
Author:Albert Tobler and Susann Herrmann
Publisher:Rough Guides
Call Number:616.890/T1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
The Rough Guide to Mindfulness is the ultimate introduction to this highly effective antidote to stress, anxiety and depression, and will help you find balance and peace in a world which moves at an ever more frenzied pace. Written by two leading practitioners, this guide clearly explains all the basics of mindfulness from breathing techniques to self-awareness and meditation. It outlines a short foundational course linked to free audio downloads of guided meditations, including the Body Scan meditation.
This book also gives plenty of guidance on how to integrate the practice at work and home, avoid distractions and really live in the present. It highlights the latest findings from health experts and scientists on the benefits, and shows how you can continue your mindfulness journey. The Rough Guide to Mindfulness gives you all the necessary tools to find your way to a more peaceful existence, as well as boosting energy, confidence and self-control.
WHAT MAKES THE GREAT ONES GREAT: 16 CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHAMPION
Author:Don Yaeger
Publisher:Simple Truths
Call Number:158.000/Y2
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
The quest for Greatness does not happen through wishing, or through comfort and shortcuts. Greatness is both the goal and by-product of its own pursuit.
Never be content with just being good. Greatness is available to each of us if we are willing to do common things uncommonly well.
THE POWER OF SMALL: MAKING TINY CHANGES WHEN EVERYTHING FEELS TOO MUCH
Author:Aisling Leonard-Curtin and Dr. Trish Leonard-Curtin
Publisher:St.Martin’s Essentials
Call Number:158.100/C9
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
The smallest steps can have the biggest impact. When you’re stuck-in your relationships, your career, your life, everything feels overwhelming and change seems impossible.
The Power of Small offers a way forward, helping you transform your life through a series of small, doable steps. Psychologists and authors Aisling and Dr. Trish Leonard-Curtin weave stories, research, and advice together with achievable, concrete actions and activities that will ripple out to create lasting change in your life.
LIVE HAPPY: 100 SIMPLE WAYS TO FILL YOUR LIFE WITH JOY
Author:Bridget Grenville-Cleave and Ilona Boniwell
Publisher:Sterling Ethos
Call Number:158.100/C10
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
While happiness is in part genetically determined, a large proportion of our chances for happiness lies within our control.
Part self-help book, part psychology primer, Live Happy will inform your attitudes and inspire a positive outlook. Written by two leading positive psychologists and harnessing the latest research, this affirmative guide features 100 pieces of proven advice to help you take charge of your life choices and find your own fulfillment.
GOALS: THE 10 RULES FOR ACHIEVING SUCCESS
Author:Gary Ryan Blair
Publisher:Simple Truths
Call Number:158.000/B3
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Goals will help you learn how to keep your “eye on the prize”. Author, Gary Ryan Blair is considered one of the nation’s experts on the topic of goals. He teaches that your life will not go according to plan if you don’t have a plan!
His 10 rules for setting goals are loaded with nuggets of wisdom that will bring the power of your goals into focus. The Ten Rules of Goal Setting is the combination that opens the lock of success. Each rule is one piece of the combination; each seamlessly integrates with the other nine; each one counts.
THE THINGS YOU CAN SEE ONLY WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN: HOW TO BE CALM IN A BUSY WORLD
Author:Haemin Sunim
Publisher:Penguin Life
Call Number:158.100/S1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
‘Is it the world that’s busy, or my mind?’
In this beautifully illustrated, bestselling guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea who has experienced a lifetime of change, offers spiritual advice on everything from handling setbacks at work to dealing with love and relationships.
Speaking directly to the anxieties that have become part of modern life, Haemin Sunim’s simple, compassionate teachings transcend religion, borders and ages, and serve as a calming reminder of the strength and joy that come from slowing down.
The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to.
THERE IS LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
Author:Jeffrey J. Selingo
Publisher:William Morrow
Call Number:378.000/S1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
In There Is Life After College, Jeffrey J. Selingo, author of College (Un)bound, provides a step-by-step plan full of practical advice that every young professional can follow to jump start a career.
Full of tips, advice, and insight, There Is Life After College is a wise, commonsense guide for the years from the end of high school through college graduation that will help every student no matter their major or degree, find real employment.
SORRY, NO ENGLISH: 50 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION WITH SPEAKERS OF LIMITED ENGLISH
Author:Craig Storti
Publisher:Chambers
Call Number:428.000/S6
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Have you ever struggled to communicate with a limited-English speaker? Did you know there is a simple solution to improve cross-cultural communication without learning another language?
This much-needed book is ideal for anyone working in a public-facing job from government to hospitality, international organizations, human resources, cross-cultural and diversity training, English as a second language teaching, foreign aid, or those with a love of language, culture and communication.
Quick to read, it offers 50 practical tools to help you become aware of and adapt your spoken English to completely transform exchanges with limited-English speakers and minimize communication challenges. And the good news is: it is not that difficult and can be implemented immediately.
SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS
Author:Olly Richards
Publisher:John Murray Press
Call Number:428.000/R3
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Short Stories in English for Beginners is an unmissable collection of eight entertaining short stories for adult and young adult learners of English. These stories are carefully written to give you a rich and supported reading experience and help you improve your vocabulary and comprehension in a natural way.
From science fiction and fantasy to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in English for Beginners is designed to make reading in a new language easy and enjoyable.
THE ART OF READING MINDS: UNDERSTAND OTHERS TO GET WHAT YOU WANT
Author:Henrik Fexeus
Publisher:Yellow Kite
Call Number:303.300/F1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Learning to mind read isn’t as ‘out there’ as it may sound. In every interaction, we give away a range of non-verbal signals, often more powerful than our words. These signals also influence our behavior without us knowing it.
Based on the latest psychological research in non-verbal communication, body language and suggestion techniques. The Art of Reading Minds teaches you how to use these signals to find out what another person thinks and feels, and how you can create an impact on that individual’s thoughts and beliefs.
The Art of Reading Minds will let you master the art of persuasion and uncover what people are really saying.
THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS
Author:Sosuke Natsukawa
Publisher:Picador
Call Number:895.600/S1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Natsuki Books was a tiny second-hand bookshop on the edge of town. Inside, towering shelves reached the ceiling, every one crammed full of wonderful books. Rintaro Natsuki loved this space that his grandfather had created. He spent many happy hours there, reading whatever he liked. It was the perfect refuge for a boy who tended to be something of a recluse.
After the death of his grandfather, Rintaro is devastated and alone. It seems he will have to close the shop. Then, a talking tabby cat called Tiger appears and asks Rintaro for help. The cat needs a book lover to join him on a mission. This odd couple will go on three magical adventures to save books from people who have imprisoned, mistreated and betrayed them. Finally, there is one last rescue that Rintaro must attempt alone . . .
The Cat Who Saved Books is a heart-warming story about finding courage, caring for others and the tremendous power of books.
THE BOOK THIEF
Author:Markus Zusak
Publisher:Black Swan
Call Number:823.920/Z1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
The year 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.
Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp.
Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
THE LIBRARIAN OF AUSCHWITZ
Author:Antonio Iturbe
Publisher:Henry Holt And Company
Call Number:863.000/I1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Displaced, along with her mother and father, from the Terezin ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Fredy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz.
From one of the darkest chapters of human history comes an extraordinary story of courage and hope.
SEVEN KINDS OF PEOPLE YOU FIND IN BOOKSHOPS
Author:Shaun Bythell
Publisher:Profile Books
Call Number:381.000/B1
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
In twenty years behind the till in The Bookshop, Wigtown, Shaun Bythell has met pretty much every kind of customer there is from the charming, erudite and deep-pocketed to the eccentric, flatulent and possibly larcenous.
In Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops he distils the essence of his experience into a warm, witty and quirky taxonomy of the book-loving public. So, step inside to meet the crafty Antiquarian, the shy and retiring Erotica Browser and gormless yet strangely likeable shop assistant Student Hugo – along with much loved bookseller favourites like the passionate Sci-Fi Fan, the voracious Railway Collector and the ever-elusive Perfect Customer.
THE LIBRARY OF EVER
Author:Zeno Alexander
Publisher:Imprint
Call Number:813.600/A11
Location:Area C
Synopsis:
The Library of Ever is an instant classic for middle grade readers and booklovers everywhere, an adventure across time and space, as a young girl becomes a warrior for the forces of truth.
With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored until she discovers a secret doorway into the ultimate library.
Mazelike and reality-bending, the library contains all the universe’s wisdom on its endless shelves. And Lenora becomes its newly appointed Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian.
She rockets to the stars, travels to a future filled with robots, and faces down a dark nothingness that wants to destroy all knowledge. To save the library, Lenora will have to test her limits and uncover secrets hidden among its shelves.
KONSPIRASI & EKSPLOITASI SAINTIS BARAT PSEUDOSAINS TERHADAP ASAL USUL KEJADIAN MANUSIA
Penulis:Malek Muhamat Said
Penerbit:Hijjaz Records Publishing
Nombor Panggilan:572.000/M1
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Majoriti pendukung doktrin evolusi Darwinisme (Darwinisme Sosial) adalah para saintis paleoantropologi yang bersandar sepenuhnya kepada rasionalisme. Mendakwa menggunakan kaedah saintifik tetapi sering dituduh mengeksploitasi retorik imaginasi, fantasi dan ilusi. Hampir kesemua mereka adalah golongan agnostis, skeptis dan ateis yang hidup tanpa pegangan agama. Mereka mengeksploitasi dan memanipulasi bidang sains persejarahan sehingga bidang berkenaan dicemari dengan fiksyen dan dongengan pseudosains.
Asas pegangan mereka dimulakan dengan sangkaan iaitu apabila sesuatu proses evoulsi berlaku terhadap sesuatu hidupan maka akan mucul suatu spesis yang baharu. Kononnya, setiap spesis baharu yang menjelma akan memiliki struktur dan bentuk yang lebih berdaya saing, kompleks dan maju. Menggunakan daya imaginasi dan fantasi, mereka mendakwa telah wujud beberapa spesis beruk besar purba (primat) jutaan mengalami mutasi dan seterusnya berevolusi sehingga termuncullah spesis peralihan (hominid) yang berkesudahan dengan kemunculan keturunan manusia (genus homo) yang wujud sehingga ke hari ini.
Bagi umat Islam, polimik dan kecelaruan fikrah yang berlaku dalam kalangan ahli sains Barat itu perlu ditanggapi melalui perspektif Islam supaya pegangan akidah setiap muslim itu tidak mudah tergelincir. Sayugianya, setiap muslim perlu berwaspada dan menyelidik terlebih dahulu sebelum menerima sesuatu yang dibawa oleh orang lain terutama daripda Barat.
FAIL ROCKEFELLER
Penulis:Gary Allen
Penerbit:Hijjaz Records Publishing
Nombor Panggilan:332.000/A2
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Kenapa Rockefeller tidak pernah tercatat sebagai orang terkaya di dunia? Seakan menutupi kebohongan tentang keluarga yang mengendalikan perekonomian dunia itu.
Dengan menikmati kemewahan beratus bangunan mewah, beribu pelayan, barangan bernilai jutaan dollar dan pelbagai harta lain yang tidak terhitung, meletakkan Rockefeller sebagai pengaruh tertinggi.
Pengaruh dalam PBB, industri minyak, kewangan dunia, pendidikan, siri peperangan dunia, pembangunan Israel, permainan ekonomi (kapitalis), dasar perang Amerika, demokrasi, globalisme dan pelbagai kepincangan lain; merekalah pengaturnya!
MEMBONGKAR SEJARAH AWAL KEGEMILANGAN TAMADUN ISLAM
Penulis:Syed Mahadzir Syed Ibrahim
Penerbit:Hijjaz Records Publishing
Nombor Panggilan:909.000/S2
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Kegemilangan Islam bermula tahun 622 apabila wahyu pertama diturunkan kepada Rasulullah SAW di Gua Hira’, Arab Saudi. Sejarah telah mencatatkan bahawa Islam muncul di Semenanjung Arab pada kurun ke-7 Masihi.
Sewaktu zaman kegemilangan Islam, para ahli falsafah dan ahli sains serta jurutera-jurutera dunia Islam banyak menyumbang kepada teknologi.
Pencapaian saintifik dan intelektual mekar pada zaman keemasan itu. Kerajaan Islam mewarisi pengetahuan dan kemahiran Timur Tengah purba, Yunani, Parsi dan India. Mereka menambah pembaharuan penting dari luar, contohnya penomboran kedudukan dari India.
LANGKAH
Penulis:Dayang Noor
Penerbit:Buku Fixi
Nombor Panggilan:899.283/D2
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Ada apa dengan Saleha? Seksa sangat ke duduk dengan Maksu tu? Tak suka terkongkong dan kena tolong jual sate tiap-tiap malam? Dapat makan percuma, tak perlu bayar sewa bilikpun, Saleha tetap tak gembira.
Marah sangat ke dengan Abang Hafiz yang tak izinkan dia kerja kilang? Atau bengang sebab abang kandung sendiri dah khianati janji?
Saleha ada cita-cita. Jadi apa yang Saleha harapkan daripada jejaka asing bernama Bago itu? Mungkinkah dia Prince Charming? Knight in Shining Armour? Captain America? Walaupun nampak gagah, mampukah Bago beri apa yang Saleha idamkan?
Hati-hati Saleha, bila dah berani melangkah…jangan lupa baca Bismillah.
EKSPRES JUPITER
Penulis:Riley Fizan
Penerbit:Alaf 21
Nombor Panggilan:899.283/R21
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
“Selamat datang ke Ekspres Jupiter.”
Tidak kira berapa juta wang yang anda ada, selagi tidak dijemput anda tidak akan dapat menaiki bas ini. Teja sungguh bertuah kerana menerima undangan itu. Undangan yang hadir bersama ribut kejutan yang menyentak, juga mengubah cara dia memandang hidup.
Pada hujung kembaranya, Teja mahu menjadi orang yang mampu berterima kasih kepada Hilzan, dan Ekspres Jupiter.
SEPERTI AIR YANG MENGALIR
Penulis:Pahrol Mohamad Juoi
Penerbit:Jejak Tarbiah
Nombor Panggilan:899.284/P1
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Kisah-kisah yang baik dan mengesankan itu seperti air akan sentiasa mengalir, mencari kolam-kolam nurani untuk diisi. Lalu bagaikan air juga, yang membersihkan, menyucikan dan menjernihkan lembah-lembah jiwa.
Usah jadikan hati seperti air yang bertakung, diamnya mengumpul kotoran dan mengundang penyakit.
Seperti Air yang Mengalir membawa cerita-cerita dari masa silam, juga mengandungi catatan-catatan yang penuh makna. Apabila dibaca, ceritanya seperti mendengar bunyi air yang menenangkan.
Ada banyak iktibar yang boleh diambil dan diamalkan dalam kehidupan, apabila kita membacanya dengan hati yang terbuka. Jadilah seperti air terus mengalir dan memberi manfaat kepada seluruh manusia di bumi.
ANTARA SEJARAH DAN MITOS: SEJARAH MELAYU & HANG TUAH DALAM HISTORIOGRAFI MALAYSIA
Penulis:Ahmat Adam
Penerbit:SIRD
Nombor Panggilan:959.000/A6
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Sejarah Melayu, bersama-sama dengan Hikayat Hang Tuah adalah dua buah karya klasik agung orang Melayu yang tidak perlu ditekankan peri pentingnya dalam sejarah kebudayaan bangsa itu. Dihasilkan pada abad ke-16 dan ke-17, karya yang asalnya ditulis berperingkat-peringkat dengan berdasarkan tradisi lisan, masing-masing telah menjadi rujukan utama dalam pengajian sejarah dan kebudayaan bangsa Melayu.
Buku Antara Sejarah dan Mitos yang bernada kritis ini ditulis oleh seorang sejarawan yang cuba merungkai persoalan kebolehpercayaan Sejarah Melayu sebagai sumber sejarah yang utuh, dan juga menganalisis secara kritis kewujudan Hang Tuah dalam sejarah silam Melaka bagi menentukan sama ada figur ini adalah benar-benar tokoh sejarah ataupun semata-mata tokoh yang dimitoskan sahaja.
GURU AINI: PREKUEL NOVEL ORANG- ORANG BIASA
Penulis:Andrea Hirata
Penerbit:Jejak Tarbiah
Nombor Panggilan:899.283/A75
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Novel ini mengisahkan tentang seorang guru, Desi Istiqomah yang dipanggil Bu Desi dan anak muridnya Aini. Bu Desi merupakan seorang wanita yang amat cerdas dan amat cinta akan ilmu matematik.
Bahkan, dia turut menguasai kesemua cabang ilmu yang berkaitan dengan matematik, pendidikan (ilmu pedagogi) dan psikologi pendidikan. Bu Desi bercita-cita untuk melahirkan ramai pelajar genius matematik dari kalangan orang kampung yang miskin.
CIKGU KELAS SEBELAH
Penulis:Fadli Salleh
Penerbit:Komrad Buku
Nombor Panggilan:899.284/F1
Tempat:Area C
Sinopsis:
Orang kata, jadi cikgu zaman sekarang tidak seronok seperti dulu lagi. Terlalu banyak beban, terlampau banyak tekanan. Kalau kamu cikgu, pandai-pandailah mencari keseronokan sendiri. Agar semangat tidak hilang, agar cinta terhadap profesion terus membara.
Aku mahu mengajar dengan gembira dan mahu murid belajar dengan seronok. Jadi ini yang sering aku lakukan. Aku suka bermain watak seorang kawan kepada murid. Watak guru di luar daripada kebiasaan. Watak yang paling kurang, menyeronokkan aku dan memberi semangat untuk terus bertahan di arena yang makin mencabar.
Saat kamu bersama murid, sebenarnya masih sama seperti dulu. Kamu dan murid. Di dalam kelas, kamulah Raja. Kalau kamu raja yang bijak, kamu tadbirlah negeri kecil kamu dengan bijaksana. Saat melangkah masuk kelas, ingatlah. Kamu Raja!
Jom join aku jadi guru di luar daripada kebiasaan. Jom jadi ‘Raja’ di dalam ‘Negeri Kecil’ yang penuh dengan kegembiraan.