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► A dream come true / Chloe Ryder.

New York : Bloomsbury, 2013 111 ,11 p: illustrations, ;

20 cm.

► A Guide to Effective Communication / Pamela D.

Hopkins.

3rd ed. [s.l.] : Kendall Hunt , 2014. iv, 75 p.

Provides information on ways to communicate

succinctly and effectively.

► A living nightmare / Darren Shan.

New York : Little, Brown and Company , 2000. 257, 18 p ;

21 cm.

Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show,

where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider

forces them to make life changing choices.

► A magical friend / Chloe Ryder ; illustrations by

Jennifer Miles.

New York :Bloomsbury, 2013 106 p : illustrations, ;

20 cm.

► A poor excuse for a dragon / by Geoffrey Hayes.

New York : Random House, 2010. 47 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

► A singing star / Chloe Ryder.

New York : Bloomsbury, 2013 99, 12 p : illustrations, ;

20 cm.

► A special surprise / Chloe Ryder.


20 cm.

► A unicorn adventure! / Chloe Ryder.


20 cm.

► An amazing rescue / Chloe Ryder.

New York : Bloomsbury, 2013102, 11 p : illustrations, ;

20 cm.

► Apa yang anda perlu tahu : ilmu komputer / Adam

Jait.

Siri 1 Bandar Seri Begawan : Kolej Universiti Perguruan

Ugama Seri Begawan , 2015. xii , 49 p : illustration ;

23cm

Buku ini menerangkan melalui susun atur bergambar

dan pendekatan yang mudah difahami, langkah demi

langkah yang ringkas dan dapat digunapakai oleh

pengguna secara praktikal.

► Aqidah Ahli Sunnah Wal Jama'ah : metodologi,

kefahaman dan cabaran / Syamsul bahri Andi Galigo

dan Norarfan Zainal.

Bandar Seri Begawan : Kolej Universiti Perguruan

Ugama Seri Begawan , 2015. xv , 271 p; 23 cm

'Aqidah Islam menurut ahli sunnah waljama'ah yang

sudah lama bertapak dikaji bagi memperkenalkan

hakikat sebenar golongannya secara mendalam megikut

pendekatan pemikiran tokoh-tokoh ulama dalam

mempertahankan ketulenan aqidah Islam.

► Asia's security / Robert Ayson.

London ; New York, NY : Palgrave, 2015. ix, 318 p ;

24 cm.

Provides a sophisticated and lively account of the

region's leading security issues. Chapters organised

around thematic questions identify the particular

security challenges facing individual countries and

illuminate opportunities for collaborative responses,

from military alliances to multilateral cooperation.

► Attack of the tighty whities! / by Nancy Krulik ;

illustrated by Aaron Blecha.

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2012. 123 pages :

illustrations ; 20 cm.

George is representing his school at the county-wide

spelling bee, and hopes to compete without getting

overpowered by an embarrassing, magic super burp.

► Bedtime stories for children / Enid Blyton.

Worksop : Award Publications Ltd , 2007. 128 p. : col. ill.

; 21 x 26 cm.

This bedtime collection contains three delightful tales.



► Best friends for ever! / Chloe Ryder.

New York : Bloomsbury, 2013 103, 5 pages : illustrations,

; 20 cm.

► Beware, the snowman / R.L. Stine.

New York : Scholastic , 1997.113 p. ; 20 cm.

Jaclyn cannot figure out why her Aunt Greta moved

them to the tiny Arctic village of Sherpia where the

townspeople are all living in fear of the Snowman, an

evil creature that lives in an ice cave on top of a nearby

mountain, but then she learns a secret that changes her

life.

► Binkle and Flip misbehave / Enid Blyton

London : Bounty books , 2013.95 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Binkle and Flip, two rabbits with a sense of fun who

dislike hard work, come up with some money-making

schemes that get them into trouble.

► Black box thinking : the surprising truth about

success (and why some people never learn from their

mistakes) / Matthew Syed.

London : John Murray, 2015.344 pages : illustrations ;

24 cm.

Black box thinkers see failure as the very best way to

learn. They interrogate their errors as part of their

future strategy for success. Using case studies,

interviews and practical takeaways, Matthew Syed

explains how to turn failure into success.

► Boots and saddles : military leaders of the

American West / Thomas D. Phillips.

Caldwell : Caxton Press , 2015.xix, 390 pages ; 23 cm.

United States army officers biography Indians of north

America wars 1866-1895 biography generals united

states biography

► Chemistry : a very short introduction / Peter Atkins.

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015. xvi, 107 p. ;

18 cm.

The author explores the central concepts and

approaches of chemistry. Celebrating its great

achievements, he shows how chemistry underpins the

infrastructure of modern civilization through fuels for

heating, power generation, and transport, as well as

material comforts, health, and communication, and

identifies the exciting frontiers of the field today.

► Complexity : a very short introduction / John H.

Holland.

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014.

95 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Introduces the key elements and conceptual framework

of complexity --from complex physical systems such as

fluid flow and the difficulties of predicting weather to

complex adaptive systems such as the highly diverse and

interdependent ecosystems of rainforests.

► Conflict and confrontation in South East Asia, 1961-

1965 : Britain, the United States, and the creation of

Malaysia / Matthew Jones.

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge Univ Press,

2002.xxi, 325 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

In this 2001 book Matthew Jones provides a detailed

insight into the origins, outbreak and development of

this important episode in international history; using a

large range of previously unavailable archival sources,

he illuminates the formation of the Malaysian

federation, Indonesia's violent opposition to the state

and the Western Powers' attempts to deal with the

resulting conflict.

► Contemporary military innovation : between

anticipation and adaption / edited by Dmitry (Dima)

Adamsky and Kjell Inge Bjerga.

London ; New York : Routledge , 2012

xii, 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.



► Crisis in Korea : America, China, and the risk of war

/ Tim Beal.

London : Pluto, 2011. xii, 268 pages : illustrations (black

and white) ; 22 cm.

The remarkable events that followed are analysed by

Tim Beal and woven into a larger study of the

increasingly volatile relations between North and South

Korea and US concern about the rise of China.

► Critical theory in international relations and

security studies : interviews and reflections / edited by

Laura Lima, João Nunes and Shannon Brincat.

Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012. x, 225 p. ; 24 cm.

This book provides an assessment of the legacy,

challenges and future directions of Critical Theory in the

fields of International Relations and Security Studies.

Shannon Brincat from University of Queensland.

► Dance your pants off! / by Nancy Krulik ; illustrated

by Aaron Blecha



George and his classmates are excited to learn that their

teacher, Mrs. Kelly, will appear on a televised dance

show, but when they go to see a taping, the Super Burp

proves it is not camera-shy

► De-centering cold war history : local and global

change / edited by Jadwiga E. Pieper Mooney and

Fabio Lanza.

London : Routledge, 2013. xii, 231 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

This book challenges the Cold War master narratives

that focus on superpower politics by shifting our

analytical perspectives to include local-level experiences

and regional initiatives that were crucial to the making

of a Cold War World.

► Deathly deception : the real story of Operation

Mincemeat / Denis Smyth.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.xx, 367

p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

► Designing public procurement policy in developing

countries : how to foster technology transfer and

industrialization in the global economy / Murat A.

Yülek, Travis K. Taylor

New York ; London : Springer, 2012.xix, 268 p. : col. ill. ;

24 cm.

► Developing high performance leaders : a

behavioural science guide for the knowledge of work

culture / Phillip Robert Harris.

London : Routledge, 2013. xix, 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Every leader has human resource management and

development responsibilities. Using a behavioural

science perspective, Developing High Performance

Leaders will enable leaders throughout the various

business sectors to increase the yield on their

organization's human capital and help their team

members achieve their goals.

► Discovery in the cave / by Mark Dubowski ;

illustrated by Bryn Barnard.

New York : Random House, 2010.48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

► Effective crisis communication + applied crisis

communication and crisis management / Robert R.

Ulmer, Timothy L. Sellnow, Matthew W. Seeger.

California : SAGE, 2015.xvii, 250 p. ; 23 cm.

This book provides readers with practical advice on how

to effectively manage and overcome a crisis. The

authors offer guidelines for taking the many challenges

that crisis present and turning those challenges into

opportunities.

► EU foreign policy and crisis management

operations : power, purpose and domestic politics /

Benjamin Pohl.

Oxon, New York : Routledge, 2014.xiii, 215 pages ;

24 cm.

This book explores the drivers of the EU's recent forays

into peace- and state-building operations. Since the

Union's European (now Common) Security and Defence

Policy (ESDP/CSDP) became operational in 2003, the EU

has conducted more than 20 civilian and military

operations that broadly served to either deter

aggression in host countries, and/or to build or

strengthen the rule of law.



► Evolution of military power in the West and Asia :

security policy in the post-cold war era / edited by

Pauline Eadie and Wyn Rees.

Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.xvi, 220

pages ; 24 cm.

This book investigates how states in both the West and

Asia have responded to multi-dimensional security

challenges since the end of the Cold War, focusing on

military transformation.

► Eww! what's on my shoe? / by Nancy Krulik ;

illustrated by Aaron Blecha. New York : Grosset &

Dunlap, 2011. 120 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

"When his friend Alex becomes famous for breaking a

world record, George has to learn to be a supportive

friend"

► Gaya pembelajaran / penyelenggara Azizi Yahaya

dan Suraya Tarasat.

Bandar Seri Begawan : Kolej Universiti Perguruan

Ugama Seri Begawan , 2015.x , 375 pages : illustration ;

23cm.

Buku gaya pembelajaran ini menekankan aspek

penyelidikan dalam gaya pembelajaran. Cara

mempelajari sesuatu mengikut kecenderungan individu.

► Genes : a very short introduction / Jonathan Slack.

London : Oxford University Press, 2014. xiv, 120 pages :


In this very short introduction to the gene, Jonathan

Slack explores the discovery, nature, and role of genes in

evolution and development. Looking at how genes are

understood as a concept, the nature of genetic

variation, and how their mutation can lead to disease,

this is an ideal guide for anyone curious about what

genes are and how they work.

► Global village myth : distance, war, and the limits

of power / Patrick Porter.

London : Hurst & Company, 2015. ix, 243 pages ; 24 cm.

Porter challenges the powerful ideology of "Globalism"

that is widely subscribed to by the US national security

community. Globalism entails visions of a perilous

shrunken world in which security interests are

interconnected almost without limit, exposing even

powerful states to instant war. Globalism does not just

describe the world, but prescribes expansive strategies

to deal with it, portraying a fragile globe that the

superpower must continually tame into order...

► Good strategy, bad strategy : the difference and

why it matters / Richard P. Rumelt.

New York : Crown Business, 2011. xii, 322 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Argues that a manager's central responsibility is to

create and implement strategies, challenges popular

motivational practices, and shares anecdotes discussing

how to enable action-oriented plans for real-world

results.

► Happiness : a very short introduction / Daniel M.

Haybron.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.xvii, 149 pages :


Happiness is an everyday term in our lives, and most of

us strive to be happy. But defining happiness can be

difficult. In this Very Short Introduction, Dan Haybron

considers the true nature of happiness. By examining

what it is, assessing its subjective values, its importance

in our lives, and how we can (and should) pursue it, he

considers the current thinking on happiness, from

psychology to philosophy. Illustrating the diverse routes

to happiness, Haybron reflects on the growing influence

of secular Western ideas in the contemporary pursuit of

a good life, and considers the influence of social context

on our satisfaction and well-being.



► Hey! who stole the toilet? / by Nancy Krulik ;


New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2012.123 pages :


George cannot wait to go on his first camping trip with

the Beaver Scouts, but once in the wilderness his

magical super burp returns, awakening animals

including, perhaps, the Ferocious Furry Frog.

► Iran : a very short introduction / Ali M. Ansari.

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press,

2014.xx, 120 pages : illustrations (black and white), 1

map ; 18 cm.

In this Very Short Introduction, Ali M. Ansari takes a new

look at Iranian history and politics, placing the Islamic

Revolution in the context of a century of political change

and social transformation. Ansari argues that conflict

and confrontation are not inevitable, and that a better

appreciation of the history and culture of Iran, and the

complex identity of Iranians themselves, can provide a

new and realistic understanding for future generations.

► Jaguar boys : true tales from operators of the big

cat in peace and war / Ian Hall.

London : Grub Street, 2014.192 pages, 16 unnumbered

pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and

colour) ; 25 cm.

Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French

Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-

aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became

the backbone of the RAF's tactical strike-attack and

recce forces for a decade from the mid-1970s.

► Jiggy and the witchfinder / Michael Lawrence.

London : Orchard , 2011.130 p. ; 20 cm.

It's the 17th century, and Jiggy O'Dear is happy enough

in Great Piddle - until the Witchfinder General accuses

his nan of being a witch. Can Jiggy save her from the

dunk of death in Piddle Pond?

► Knowledge : very short introduction / Jennifer

Nagel.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014. 133 pages ;

18 cm.

This very short introduction explores classical and

contemporary epistemology, covering topics from

ancient relativism and scepticism to the trustworthiness

of internet sources.

► Koleksi kisah pedoman di dalam Al-Quran untuk

kanak-kanak / diterjemah oleh Azwar Abdul Manan.

Selangor, Malaysia : Darul Mughni , 2012.

136 pages ; color. illustration : 25cm

► Light : a very short introduction / Ian Walmsley.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015. xix, 131 pages :


In this very short introduction, the author introduces

readers to the basic properties of light, reflection and

refraction, polarization, and interference before moving

on to how light is generated, its role in relatively, and

quantum effects it exhibits.

► Maritime security in Southeast Asia / edited by

Kwa Chong Guan and John K. Skogan.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.xiii, 224 p. : ill. ;

24 cm.

This book seeks to examine the challenges to maritime

security in Southeast Asia and the wider fight against

crime at sea, as well as the measures that have been

taken by the regional countries, extra-regional countries

and international organizations in response to these

challenges.

► Merry Mister Meddle / Enid Blyton

London : Bounty books , 2013.m111 pages : illustrations

; 20 cm.

► Military innovation in small states : creating a

reverse asymmetry / Michael Raska.

New York : Routledge, 2016.xix, 214 pages ; 24 cm.

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the

global diffusion of the Revolution in Military Affairs

(RMA) and its impact on military innovation trajectories

in small states.

► Minecraft : beginner's handbook / written by

Stephanie Milton, with help from Paul Soares Jr. and

Jordan Maron.

London : Egmont UK Ltd., 2013. 79 pages : colour


You're alone in a mysterious new world, full of hidden

dangers. You have only minutes to find food and shelter

before darkness falls and the monsters come looking for

you. What do you do? This title helps you learn how to

make a shelter, find resources, craft tools, armour and

weapons, and protect yourself from monsters.



► Minecraft : Combat handbook / written by

Stephanie Milton

London : Egmont UK Ltd., 2014. 79 pages : colour


The Official Combat Handbook will teach you everything

you need to know to defend yourself from hostile

monsters and enemy players.

► Minecraft : construction handbook / written by

Matthew Needler and Phil Southam

London : Egmont UK Ltd., 2014. 77 pages : illustrations

(colour) ; 21 cm.

There's nothing that can't be built in Minecraft, but with

so many possibilities, where do you start? And how will

you ever match the creative style of the experts? This

title is packed with tips and step-by-step instructions

from master build team Fyre UK.

► Minecraft : redstone handbook / written by Nick

Farwell.

London : Egmont UK Ltd., 2013. 79 pages : color


This comprehensive guide also includes exclusive tips

from game creator 'Notch', as well as some of the most

extraordinary Redstone creations ever made.

► Mister Meddle's mischief / Enid Blyton

London : Bounty books , 2013.124 pages : illustrations ;

20 cm.

► Modernism : a very short introduction /

Christopher Butler.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.xii,

117 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

This book is about the ideas and the techniques that

went into innovative works of art in the period from

1909-1939.

► Mr Pink-Whistle has some fun / Enid Blyton


20 cm.

► Oxford handbook of international law in armed

conflict / edited by Andrew Clapham, Paola Gaeta.


2014.lxxxiv, 909 pages ; 26 cm.

This Oxford Handbook engages in a broad analysis of

international humanitarian law, human rights law,

refugee law, international criminal law, environmental

law, and the law on the use of force. With an

international group of expert contributors, this book has

a global, multi-disciplinary perspective on the place of

law in war.

► Pandangan Syeikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi tentang

puak syiah.

Siri 4 Bandar Seri Begawan : KUPUSB , 2015. iv , 56

pages ; 20cm

Buku ini merupakan terjemahan tentang fatwa Syiah

daripada kitab Fatawa al-Mu'asirah.

► Percy Jackson and the battle of the labyrinth / Rick

Riordan.

London : Puffin , 2013.341 pages ; 20 cm.

Half Boy. Half God. All Hero. Honestly, blowing up

another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the

son of a Greek God, I've had my share of near-death

disaster - and now my arch enemy Luke wants to invade

our camp via an ancient labyrinth. If he succeeds,

thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack.

► Percy Jackson : and the lightning thief / Rick

Riordan.


Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to

be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going

to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual.

Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. Now I

spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to

stay alive.

► Percy Jackson and the sea of monsters / Rick

Riordan.


Camp Half-Blood is under attack, and unless Percy can

get his hands on the Golden Fleece, the whole camp will

be invaded by monsters. Big ones.



► Percy Jackson and the Titan's curse / Rick Riordan.


When Apophis, the chaos snake, threatens to plunge the

world into eternal darkness, siblings Carter and Sade

Kane plan to use an ancient spell to destroy the snake,

but first must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful

magician.

► Pilgrimage : a very short introduction / Ian Reader.


2015.xiv, 130 pages : illustrations, ; 18 cm.

In this very short introduction, the author presents

pilgrimage in a global and historical context. Using a

wide range of examples, reader explores how people

take part in and experience their pilgrimages, and what

they take back from their journeys.

► Prehistoric predators / Illustrated by John Patience.

United Kingdon : Peter Haddock Publishing , 2008[21] p.

: col. ill. ; 27 x 32 cm.

► Prinsip dan nilai aqidah ahli sunnah waljama'ah

Pusat Pengkajian Kefahaman Ahli Sunnah Waljama'ah

3

Siri 3 Bandar Seri Begawan : Kolej Universiti Perguruan

Ugama Seri Begawan , 2015. iv , 44 pages ; 20 cm

Panduan ini membincangkan secara mudah prinsip dan

nilai yang asas dalam kefahaman Ahli Sunnah

Waljama'ah.

► Psychology : a very short introduction / Gillian

Butler and Freda McManus.

2nd ed.Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.xiv, 148

pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.

Provide an overview of the main areas of psychology,

looking at learning, memory, attention, and

psychological and social development.

► Psychotherapy : very short introduction / Tom

Burns and Eva Burns-Lundgren.

Oxford, United Kingdom New York, NY, United States of

America : Oxford University Press, 2015. xviii, 127 pages

: illustrations ; 18 cm.

Over the last century, psychotherapy has transformed

from an obscure treatment for wealthy, intellectual

neurotics in fin-de-siècle Vienna to a widely used

treatment for emotional and psychological difficulties. In

this compendium, the authors map the development of

psychotherapy, from its origins in Freud's psychoanalysis

to the range of approaches available today, including

counselling, cognitive behaviour therapy, mindfulness,

and group therapies.

► Reassessing the revolution in military affairs :

transformation, evolution and lessons learnt / edited

by Jeffrey Collins and Andrew Futter.

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY :

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

x, 182 pages ; 23 cm.

A generation after the First Gulf War, and in the wake of

a decade of counterinsurgency operations and irregular

warfare, this book explores how the concept of the

Revolution in Military Affairs continues to shape the way

modern militaries across the globe think about, plan and

fight wars.

► Regional insecurity after the Arab uprisings :

narratives of security and threat / edited by Elizabeth

Monier.

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY :

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

xvi, 226 pages ; 22 cm.

This book presents an in-depth exploration of the

impact of the Arab Uprisings on the relationship

between constructions of (in)security, narratives of

threat and patterns of socio-political change within the

Middle East and North Africa region. It also offers

insights into the study of regional security and the

operation of threat perceptions.



► Regional security dialogue in the Middle East :

changes, challenges and opportunities / edited by Chen

Kane and Egle Murauskaite.

New York : Routledge, 2014. xvii, 253 pages ; 24 cm.

The book discusses the Helsinki Process as one

potentially relevant historical model to learn from. In

this volume, established Middle East experts, former

diplomats, and emerging scholars assess the regional

realities from a broad range of perspectives and, with

the current momentum for reform across the Middle

East, chart a path towards a comprehensive mechanism

that could promote long-term regional security.

► Security : dialogue across disciplines / edited by

Philippe Bourbeau.

Cambridge : Cambridge Univ Press, 2015. xii, 284 pages

; 23 cm.

This volume provides a comparative analysis of the ways

in which the concept of security is theorized and studied

across different disciplines.

► Security politics in the Asia-Pacific : a regional-

global nexus? / edited by William T. Tow.

Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press,

2009.xvi, 370 p. ; 23 cm.

This book brings together respected experts to assess

both the theoretical and empirical dimensions of the

Asian security debate.

► Shake hands with the devil : the failure of

humanity in Rwanda / Roméo Dallaire ; with Brent

Beardsley.

New York : Carroll & Graf, 2005.xxv, 562 p. : maps ;

23 cm.

The tragic and profoundly important story of the

legendary Canadian general who "watched as the devil

took control of paradise on earth and fed on the blood

of the people we were supposed to protect."

► Short history of the First World War / Gary

Sheffield.

London : One world Publications, 2014. xiii, 239 pages :

illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ;

20 cm.

Synthesizing the latest scholarship, acclaimed military

historian Gary Sheffield cuts to the heart of the conflict

that involved every major economic power in the world.

With an emphasis on the Western Front, Sheffield

explores such key issues as the causes of war; the search

for peace and the peace settlements; the political,

social, and economic consequences; the impact of total

war on the war efforts of the belligerents; and the place

of the War in the history of warfare. Accessible and

incisive, this is the ultimate introduction for anyone

wanting a clear understanding of what happened and

why.

► Six moments of crisis : inside British foreign policy /

Gill Bennett.

1st ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.xvi, 223 p.

: ill. ; 23 cm.

Lifting the lid on six crucial British foreign policy

challenges since the Second World War and how the

balance of history was tipped in each case.

► Sound : a very short introduction / Mike Goldsmith.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015. xvi, 140 pages :


Sound is integral to how we experience the world, in the

form of noise as well as music. But what is sound? What

is the physical basis of pitch and harmony? And how are

sound waves exploited in musical instruments? In this

book Mike Goldsmith looks at the science of sound and

explores sound in different contexts, covering the

audible and inaudible, sound underground and

underwater, acoustic and electric, and hearing in

humans and animals. He also considers the problem of

sound out of place - noise and its reduction.



► Sport : a very short introduction / Mike Cronin.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014. xvi, 133 pages :

illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.

Sport is big business; international in nature and the

focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very

Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of

sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and

cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon

today.

► Stay out of the basement / R.L. Stine.

New York : Scholastic , 1992.122 p. ; 20 cm.

Jaclyn cannot figure out why her Aunt Greta moved

them to the tiny Arctic village of Sherpia where the

townspeople are all living in fear of the Snowman, an

evil creature that lives in an ice cave on top of a nearby

mountain, but then she learns a secret that changes her

life.

► Strategy for chaos : revolutions in military affairs

and the evidence of history / Colin S. Gray ; with a

foreword by Williamson Murray.

London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2002. xvi, 310 p. : ill.

; 25 cm.

The book argues that the conduct of an RMA has to be

examined as a form of strategic behaviour, which means

that, of necessity, it must work as strategy works.

► The adventures of Binkle & Flip/ Enid Blyton


20 cm.

Enid Blyton's most popular characters get up to all sorts

of mischief in short stories for younger readers. Ideal for

children's first ventures into reading alone, Happy Days

is a magical and captivating collection filled with lovable

characters. Ages 5+

► The adventures of Tintin / Herge.

Volume 1-8 London : Egmont , 2007.206 p. : ill. (some

col.) ; 23 cm.

► The ASEAN regional security partnership : strengths

and limits of a cooperative system / Angela Pennisi di

Floristella

Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.xiii,

212 pages ; 23 cm.

This study examines ASEAN's role in the establishment

of regional security. Angela Pennisi di Floristella posits a

more nuanced and flexible concept of regional security

partnership to capture the features of cooperative

processes that are taking place in the Southeast Asian

region, under the ASEAN aegis.

► The BFG / Roald Dahl ; illustrated by Quentin Blake.

New York : Puffin Books, 2013.198 pages : illustrations ;

20 cm.

► The desert war then and now : the campaign in

North Africa 1940-43 / Jean Paul Pallud.

Old Harlow, Essex : After the Battle, 2013. 592 pages :

illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black

and white, and colour) ; 31 cm.

► The enchanted Christmas : read-along storybook

and CD / [illustrated by the Disney Storybook Artists].

Disney Storybook Artists. New York : Disney Press ,

[2010](unpaged)) : colour illustrations ; audio disc (4

3/4 in

The imprisoned Belle hopes to celebrate Christmas at

the Beast's castle with the help of his enchanted

servants, but Forte, the court composer turned pipe

organ, fears that he will lose influence with his master

and tries to stop her.

► The red pyramid / by Rick Riordan.

London : Puffin , 2011.419 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.





magician.



► The riddle of the boy next door / Enid Blyton


20 cm.

Laura and Katie, and especially Nick, are excited when

the fun-loving Kit moves next door with his American

accent and real Red Indian costume. But the grown-ups

with Kit are very mysterious about his whereabouts and

they soon become embroiled in a game of hide and seek

that is far more dangerous than they expected!

► The riddle of the Rajah's ruby / Enid Blyton


20 cm.

When Nick and Katie's friends, Sophie and David, inherit

a mysterious cursed ruby it causes all sorts of trouble for

them. It's up to Nick and Katie to rescue them. Their

explorations take them to a hidden house and beautiful

temple but will the children escape from the clutches of

Sophie and David's captors before it's too late?

► The serpent's shadow / by Rick Riordan.






magician.

► The skin I'm in : a first look at racism / Pat Thomas

; illustrated by Lesley Harker.

Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series, 2003. 29 p.

: col. ill. ; 21 x 24 cm.

A simple explanation of racism, its basic causes, and the

ways in which it can lead to unfair practices

► The special secret / Chloe Ryder.

New York : Bloomsbury, 2013104, 12 pages :

illustrations, ; 20 cm.

► The throne of fire / by Rick Riordan.






magician.

► The twits / Roald Dahl ; illustrated by Quentin

Blake.

New York : Puffin Books, 2013.86 pages : illustrations ;

20 cm.

Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the

world. They hate everything -- except playing mean

jokes on each other, catching unsuspecting birds to put

in their bird pies, and making their caged monkeys

► The vampires assistant / Darren Shan.

New York : Little, Brown and Company , 2000.241, 15

pages ; 21 cm.

After traveling with Mr. Crepsley, the vampire who

made him into a half-vampire, Darren returns to the

freak show known as the Cirque du Freak and continues

to fight his need to drink human blood.

► Three burps and you're out! / by Nancy Krulik ;




George is the catcher for the school baseball team, but

when they play their archrivals in the championship

game, will a magical super burp lead the Sugarman Sea

Monkeys to victory or defeat?

► Trouble magnet / by Nancy Krulik ; illustrated by

Aaron Blecha.



As the students at his school prepare for a talent show

and class presentations about Hawaii, fourth-grader

George tries hard to behave but his magic super burps

keep getting him in trouble.



► Tunnels of blood / Darren Shan.

New York : Little, Brown and Company , 2000.224 pages

; 21 cm.

Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show,

where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider

forces them to make life-changing choices.

► Uncover a dolphin : the inside story on the ocean's

smartest animal! / by David George Gordon ; [edited

by Betsy Henry Pringle].

San Diego, CA : Silver Dolphin Book, 2008.1 v. (unpaged)

: col. ill. ; 30 cm.

► Uncover a tiger / written by Paul Beck.

San Diego, CA : Silver Dolphin Book, 2007. 1 v. (unpaged)

: col. ill., col. map ; 30 cm.

A book and model combination examines the internal

structure, including organs and bones, of tigers and

discusses their life cycle, habitat, physical

characteristics, and how these physical characteristics

affect their behaviour.

► Upacara sovereign's parade pengambilan keempat

belas Sekolah Pegawai Kadet Akademi Pertahanan

Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei.

Unit Perhubungan Awam KEMENTAH

[Bandar Seri Begawan] : Akademi Pertahanan, Angkatan

Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, 2016.54 p.

► Vampire mountain / Darren Shan.

New York : Little, Brown and Company , 2000. 195 ;

21 cm.

Mr. Crepsley leads Darren Shan on a dangerous trek to

Vampire Mountain, the very heart of the vampire world,

to be presented to the Council, but an encounter with

the Vampanese along the way means trouble.

► War against the people : Israel, the Palestinians

and global pacification / Jeff Halper.

London : Pluto, 2015.xi, 340 p. : illustrations ; 22 cm

A disturbing insight into the new phenomenon of the

'securocratic' war in the modern policed world, with a

focus on the Israeli state.

► Water : a very short introduction / John Finney.


2015.140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

In this book, the author introduces the science of water,

the structures and forces that underlie its properties,

the different kinds of ice, and some of the roles of water

in life here on earth.

► Wet and wild! / by Nancy Krulik ; illustrated by

Aaron Blecha.



Fourth-grader George gets help from his friend Alex in

trying to control the magic burps that take control and

cause him to misbehave in funny ways, but when the

class bully celebrates his birthday at a water park,

anything can happen.

► What's black and white and stinks all over? / by

Nancy Krulik ; illustrated by Aaron Blecha.



George's magic burps threaten to ruin not only his

team's chances of winning a class field day, but also his

audition to be the fourth-grade sports reporter for his

school's new closed-circuit television station.

► Work : a very short introduction / Stephen

Fineman.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. xiv, 137 p. : ill. ;

18 cm.

In this book, the author explores the fascinating debates

about work, drawing on ideas from psychology,

sociology, management, and history

► World's worst wedgie / by Nancy Krulik ; illustrated

by Aaron Blecha.



Ten-year-old George Brown tries his best to earn money

for a special toy he wants, but whether he is working in

his mother's craft shop or setting up a backyard circus,

the magic burps erupt at exactly the wrong time and foil

his plans.



► You're a nuisance Mister Meddle / Enid Blyton


20 cm.

Enid Blyton's most popular characters get up to all sorts

of mischief in short stories for younger readers. Ideal for

children's first ventures into reading alone, Happy Days

is a magical and captivating collection filled with lovable

characters. Ages 5+

Books listed here are available in one or more of the

following libraries:

MINDEF Library & Info Centre

SHHB-IDSS Library

Officer Cadet School Library

Defence Academy Library

Training Institute RBAF Library

Intelligence Training Wing

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