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  • The Optimist

    Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future

    by Keach Hagey ...
    **"[E]xcellent and deeply reported." —Tim Wu, New York Times Book Review"The first major biography of tech’s newest titan, this sets a high bar for those to follow." —Publishers Weekly, starred review"An exemplary blend of biography, financial technology reportage, and futurology." —Kirkus, starred reviewFrom an acclaimed Wall Street Journal reporter comes the first biography of the enigmatic ... Read more

    RM 85.79

  • Mother Teresa

    The popular tendency is to deify myths, gurus, and personalities without investigating the claims thoroughly. Mother Teresa is one such name. Does Mother Teresa deserve her reputation as the most charitable person who ever lived? This book makes for a gripping but disconcerting read. ‘Brilliant, heroic, devastating’ – Dr. William Radice, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London ... Read more

    RM 15.64

  • No Borders

    Journeys Across Islands and Continents

    by Gungwu Wang ...
    No Borders: Journeys Across Islands and Continents is the autobiography of eminent historian Professor Wang Gungwu. Respected the world over for his interpretation of the Sinic civilisation, he delves into his own annals to tell his story. From vantage points in Malaya, London, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, he has witnessed the trials and tribulations of China over the last 80 years — even ... Read more

    RM 81.99

  • Careless People

    A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

    **#1 New York Times BestsellerA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL,** SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE!**“Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she al... ... Read more

    RM 65.19

  • When Breath Becomes Air

    The powerful and moving memoir of a doctor, the global bestseller

    ****THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER**'Rattling. Heartbreaking. Beautiful,' Atul Gawande, bestselling author of Being Mortal**What makes life worth living in the face of death?At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient ... Read more

    RM 57.09

  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

    by Lori Gottlieb ...
    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“Rarely have I read a book that challenged me to see myself in an entirely new light, and was at the same time laugh-out-loud funny and utterly absorbing.”—Katie Couric“This is a daring, delightful, and transformative book.”—Arianna Huffington, Founder, Huffington Post and Founder & CEO, Thrive Global“Wise, warm, smart, and funny. You must read this book.”—... ... Read more

    RM 72.49

  • On Call

    A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

    **#1 New York Times BestsellerThe memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents“An eventful autobiography [and] a classic American story…Gripping.”—The Washington Post“One of the most consequential and most prominent [careers] in American medicine in the ... Read more

    RM 20.69

  • The Man Who Solved the Market

    How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019

    NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE FT AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019'Reads more like a delicious page-turning novel...Put it on your holiday gift list for your favourite hedge-fund honcho' Bloomberg'A compelling read' Economist'Captivating' New York Times book review<... ... Read more

    RM 57.09

  • Bad Blood

    Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup: The shocking true story of Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal

    **'A story so incredible you'd think it was fiction' – James PattersonWinner of the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.****The shocking true story of the breathtaking rise and collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes. Written by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the shocking story and pursued it to the end.'I couldn ... Read more

    RM 57.09

  • Source Code

    My Beginnings

    by Bill Gates ...
    *THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*Bill Gates is one of the most transformative figures of our age. In Source Code he takes us back to his beginnings.He describes with candour his childhood in Seattle, the centrality of family – his close relationship with his card-playing grandmother and his demanding but caring parents – his struggles to fit in, his rebelliousness, his first deep friend... ... Read more

    RM 57.09

  • American Prometheus

    THE INSPIRATION FOR 'OPPENHEIMER', WINNER OF 7 OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST ACTOR

    ***THE INSPIRATION FOR OPPENHEIMER WINNER OF 7 OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST ACTOR***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION'Reads like a thriller, gripping and terrifying' Sunday TimesPhysicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J. Robert Oppenh... ... Read more

    RM 54.99

  • Tao Te Ching

    A New English Version

    The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell"Mitchell’s rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom." — Huston Smith, author of The Religions of ManIn eighty-one ... Read more

    RM 44.09 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hidden Valley Road

    by Robert Kolker ...
    12 children.6 of them diagnosed with schizophrenia.Science's greatest hope in understanding the disease.___________*ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2020**TIME 100 Must-Read Books Of 2020 Pick**New York Times bestseller**Selected as Oprah's Book Club Pick*'Startl... ... Read more

    RM 46.69

  • This is Going to Hurt

    The Bestselling Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

    by Adam Kay ...
    **The multi-million copy bestseller and Book of the Year at The National Book Awards, now a major BBC comedy-drama starring Ben Whishaw.‘Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen Fry**Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and ... Read more

    RM 49.99

  • Becoming Steve Jobs

    The evolution of a reckless upstart into a visionary leader

    THE SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - with a new foreword by Silicon Valley legend Marc Andreessen.'For my money, a better book about Jobs than Walter Isaacson's biography' New Yorker*'*A fascinating reinterpretation of the Steve Jobs story' Sunday TimesWe all think we know who Steve Jobs was, what made him tick, and what made him succeed.Yet the single most important question ... ... Read more

    RM 57.89

  • 沒時間化妝:飛行醫生撼動人心的故事

    No Time for Makeup: The life of a flying doctor and paediatrician

    Series series 人文思潮
    ★全球首個飛行醫生服務機構★第一線真實現場!要是引擎故障怎麼辦?要是袋鼠撞上飛機怎麼辦?要是礦坑塌陷怎麼辦?要是,我救不活患者……無數個「要是」在腦中盤旋,卻擋不住她飛向病人的心。※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※親臨雲端上的急診室,飛行醫生的親身經歷,比編劇想像的還要刺激、更令人腸胃翻滾絞痛!※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※\一位飛行醫生在萬尺高空重拾生命真諦的實錄!/橫跨澳洲荒野、深入地底礦脈,有時會恐懼、有時會出糗、時常來不及化妝,卻始終在與死神爭奪每一秒。在生死交關的現場,最動人的姿態,是那雙因救援而顫抖、卻絕不放開的手。... ... Read more

    RM 32.24

  • Why Fish Don't Exist

    A Story of Finding Our Way in a Chaotic World

    by Lulu Miller ...
    Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025. The profound and life-affirming memoir about finding our way in a chaotic world. 'A sumptuous, surprising, dark delight' Carmen Maria Machado 'Her book took me to strange depths I never imagined, and I was smitten' NYT As the daughter of a scientist, Lulu Miller was taught that chaos will come for us all. There is no cosmic destiny, no grand ... Read more

    RM 41.39

  • Breaking Twitter

    Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History

    by Ben Mezrich ...
    ‘An excitable, high-octane account’ – IndependentIn October 2022, Elon Musk marched through Twitter’s front doors after buying the digital giant for $44 billion. His takeover came with the promise of fundamental change, but nothing could prepare the company for the chaos to come – brutal mass firings, an exodus of advertisers and ‘blue-tick’ celebrities and a vicious battle for control.With unique ... Read more

    RM 49.99

  • Breaking Through

    A Remarkable Memoir of Grit, Determination and Discovery

    **From butcher's daughter in communist Hungary to winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, this is the story of one woman's extraordinary determination and her breakthrough discovery that saved millions of lives.'Riveting. A true story of a brilliant biochemist who never gave up or gave in'** BONNIE GARMUS'This remarkable memoir ... is a joy to read' FINANCIAL TIMES'Karikó's story is an inspiration' ... Read more

    RM 57.09

  • Healthy Brain, Happy Life

    A Personal Program to to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better

    A neuroscientist transforms the way we think about our brain, our health, and our personal happiness in this clear, informative, and inspiring guide to improving your brain health—a blend of personal memoir, science narrative, and immediately useful takeaways that bring the human brain into focus as never before, revealing the powerful connection between exercise, learning, memory, and cognitive ... Read more

    RM 50.09

  • Listening to the Law

    Reflections on the Court and Constitution

    From Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a glimpse of her journey to the Court and an account of her approach to the ConstitutionSince her confirmation hearing, Americans have peppered Justice Amy Coney Barrett with questions. How has she adjusted to the Court? What is it like to be a Supreme Court justice with school-age children? Do the justices get along? What does her normal day look like ... Read more

    RM 56.29

  • Unnatural Causes

    Gripping true stories from the Sunday Times bestselling forensic pathologist

    THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 18-WEEK SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR__________Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 2... ... Read more

    RM 42.39

  • 我的十堂大體解剖課:那些與大體老師在一起的時光

    Series series ALPHA
    **  從第一堂課手的解剖開始,到學期末和大體老師面對面,  十堂嚴格又緊繃的解剖課,道盡對生命和身體知識的熱愛……**  ●身為大體解剖老師,在母親想簽署捐贈大體同意書時,為什麼強烈反對且痛徹心肺?  ●解剖檯上的大體老師,難道只是學習工具和器官組合嗎?他們也是有故事、有溫度的人!  ●大體老師生前最後的願望是什麼呢?若有機會跟學生面對面對話,他們會想說些什麼呢?  ●大體解剖課在醫學系可說是一門最令人聞風喪膽的課,負責的老師一個比一個凶悍。為什麼這群「活」老師對這群聰明的學生如此嚴格?他們居心何在?  ●解剖學老師連教具都要自己「生」!她在分娩時,叫來陪產的先生回實驗室拿福馬林,趕緊把胎盤保存起來,為的是讓學生能一窺胎盤的究竟。  對醫學以外的人來說,解剖學深奧複雜,對大體是既好奇又害怕。  解剖室裡到底發生了什麼事?醫學生如何忐忑切下第一刀?  一學期相處下來 ... Read more

    RM 26.24

  • Jony Ive

    The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products

    An intimate look at the legendary British designer behind Apple's most iconic products - including the Apple WatchWith the death of Steve Jobs in 2011, JONY IVE has become the most important person at Apple. Some would argue he always was.Steve Jobs discovered Ive in 1997, when he found the scruffy British designer toiling away in a studio surrounded by hundreds of sketches and prototypes. Jobs ... Read more

    RM 49.99