The Friday 56: The Collectors

Title: The Collectors
Author: David Baldacci
Series: Camel Club Book #2
Genre: Thriller & Crime
Details: Hardcover, 438 pages

"The acetone in the polish remover quickly dissolved everything on the checks that wasn't written in base ink."

"Tracked the bastard down."

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The Friday 56 Rules

• Grab the book nearest to you. Right now.
• Turn to page 56 and find the 5th sentence.
• Post that sentence (or plus one or two others you like) along with this instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of Story Time With Tonya and Friends.
• Post a link along with your blog post back to Story Time with Tonya and Friends.
• Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the closest.

Teaser Tuesdays: Tuesdays With Morrie

Title: Tuesdays With Morrie
Author: Mitch Albom
Details: PDF, 88 pages
Genre: Spirituality, Self Help

“I may be dying, but I am surrounded by loving, caring souls. How many people can say that?”

“Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness. I can tell you, as I'm sitting here dying, when you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling you're looking for, no matter how much of them you have.”

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Teaser Tuesdays' Rules

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

7th On My Wishlist

The Client novel was the first Grisham's novel that I read, and it was thrilled and it was such a great reading. Since then, I always wishing for his other installments but never manage to get any. I think Ford County will do for me. So, I wish I'll get it soon. *smile*

Ford County by John Grisham

In his first collection of short stories John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill.

Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit the youngest Graney brother, Raymond, who’s been locked away on death row for eleven years. It could well be their last visit.

Mack Stafford, a hard-drinking and low-grossing run-of-the-mill divorce lawyer, gets a miracle phone call with a completely unexpected offer to settle some old, forgotten cases for more money than he has ever seen. Mack is suddenly bored with the law, fed up with his wife and his life, and makes drastic plans to finally escape.

And five more  interesting stories come together in one book. Featuring a cast of characters you’ll never forget, these stories bring Ford County to vivid and colorful life. Often hilarious, frequently moving, and always entertaining, this collection makes it abundantly clear why John Grisham is our most popular storyteller.

Yay! I'm the Winner!

I feel like jumping when I see my name listed as one of the winners of Blog Bonanza 42 contest hosted by BookXcessblog.com. I just can't believe it! Thanks to BookXcess for such a wonderful opportunity you give to me. I'm really happy!! Yeah!!

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Blog Bonanza 42 Winners

Thursday, August 5, 2010 Our winners for Blog Bonanza 42 are….

1.) Wong Zi Xuan

2.) Joshua Soh Ming Juan

3.) Che Alhafizol bin Che Ismail (this is me!!!!)

Congratulations everyone! You may choose any two titles from Mr. Men or Little Miss series as your prize! Thank you for participating!!

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I'll claim two titles from the Mr. Men series which are Mr. Mischief and Mr. Perfect. Wait for me BookXcess! I'll be there soon!! For all the readers out there, have a visit to BookXcess bookstore because it's awesome! Have a nice day. Ciao....

The Friday 56: To Kill A Mockingbird

Hey guys! Happy Friday! It's such a lovely morning and birds are singing happily. OK, It's the Friday 56!! This time I pick up the book which is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

"I hated him for that, but when you are in trouble you become easily tired: soon I was hiding in his lap and his arms were around me."

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The Friday 56 Rules

• Grab the book nearest to you. Right now.
• Turn to page 56 and find the 5th sentence.
• Post that sentence (or plus one or two others you like) along with this instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of Story Time With Tonya and Friends.
• Post a link along with your blog post back to Story Time with Tonya and Friends.
• Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the closest.

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma

What it's all about?

After a heart attack nearly kills him, a high-powered lawyer treks to India and leaving all his possessions including his ferrari to learn how to live a more meaningful life. Months later, he returns to the West and recounts the story of seven principles and practices that can help anyone experience true happiness.

 My Thought

Frankly, I'm not really into motivational or self help books. But, this is just the right one for me. It's simple, fun to read, great story, informative, but most important it really makes me feel motivated. I just can't stop reading it, because the way the author, Sharma telling the story is excellent. Though, it is a motivational book, "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari", is a very light reading yet the contents is great This is one of the greatest books that I ever read. It changes my way of thinking and mind setting. I highly recommend all the readers out there who haven't read this book yet to pick it up and read. I can cross my finger that you won't regret it. And yes, I'm satisfied with this book. It's gorgeous!!

Favorite quotes

"Every event has a purpose and every setback its lesson. Failure is essential to personal expansion."

"Self mastery and the consistent care of one’s mind, body and soul are essential to finding one’s highest self and living one’s dreams."

"The secret of happiness: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all your energy towards doing it."

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Teaser Tuesdays: Artemis Fowl

Title: Artemis Fowl Book 1: Artemis Fowl
Author: Eoin Colfer
Details: PDF, 186 pages

"How does one describe Artemis Fowl? Various psychiatrists have tried and failed" - 5

"Artemis believed that with today's technology the Book could be translated. And with this translation you could begin to exploit a whole new group of creatures"- 16

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Teaser Tuesdays' Rules

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

The Movie: The Notebook

Title/ Year: The Notebook (2004)
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Writers: Jeremy Leven (Screenplay), Nicholas Sparks (Novel)
Cast: Ryan Gosling ( Young Noah), Rachel McAdams (Young Allie), James Garner (Duke), Gena Rowlands (Old Allie)
Duration: 02:03:48
CoffeeNCrackers Meter: 4 cups of Coffee

Plot Summary

The Notebook begins with a man in a nursing home, reading a story to a woman. The story is about two young lovers, Allie Hamilation and Noah Calhoun, who meet one day at a carnival. Althought the two are falling in love, Allie's parents forbid the relationship and move Allie away.After waiting for any sign (such as letters) from Noah from years, Allie meets Lon and becomes engaged. However, Allie still has feelings for Noah. Despite her commitment for Lon, Allie decides to visit Noah to see how he's doing after seeing his picture in the newspaper in front of a house he said he was going to restore (and did). It soon becomes apparent that they have feeling for each other. Allie now has to choose between Lon, the man she had already scheduled to marry, or Noah, the man who she subconsciously wants.

My Thought

Seriously, I don't know bout that guy who played Noah at all. His acting was not bad and not that great either, but thanks to Rachel McAdams, she made the story a lot better. She's a great actress, yeah, I know. Well, I keep on guessing, you know between Noah and Lon ( is he the Cyclops guy? ) which one of 'em is the old man, Duke who read the story to Allie? But yeah, I guess it right after all. I think it's hard for Duke to keep on waiting for his wife Allie, who's experiencing the "senile dementia" disease, kind of Alzheimer's disease where the  brain cells are degenerated and caused senility to come back to him. To make her remembers him back. I just can't imagine how the world would be if all my memories is taken away from me. And I don't really know what to do, when my beloved persons, my mother, or my granny, or wife, (in future) or my siblings have the same disease (They won't, God will). Just imagine when you come home to see your mother, and when you meet her then she asks you "who are you?". How do you answer that? It's difficult right. But love will never bring us apart. It always keeps us close together no matter what are the circumstances. =b Oh, one thing that I don't understand, why is the title is The Notebook after all? I'll read the book to find it out! Ciao...