Diary of an intern for the 2nd of July

Saturday is always our busiest day. Friday too, but now that the crazy dust stom has calmed down from the past few days we have had an incredible amount of customers in today. Thankfully we had some new interns who came in today (Bless their souls) and so the now diluted workload was much easier to carry and it was not one of those days which left me wildly pulling my hair apart out of frustration.
Along with selling some incredible books, we recieved some great ones like TONS of Sydney Sheldon, a couple of books by Marian Keyes' (!!), dating for dummies, a few by Jane Green, Twilight- New moon (There you go team Jacob!) etc from some amazing customers (Bless you guys too!). What was amazing about these  books were that they were all in INCREDIBLE conditions! Halfway through the books, I was shrieking with excitement. So much so that the customers started looking at me weird.
So yes, today was quite the action packed day and you might want to pop in ASAP to get a first look at all these books (Before I "Misplace" Them ;P)

Book Review of "The Bourne Identity"

- By intern, Adeeb Mohd.

                This book is written by one of the greatest fiction writers of all time, Robert Ludlum. This book is part of The Bourne Series, which in my opinion is the best series of his.  All three books of the series have been turned into a movie. Even the movies are really good but the book, like always, is better than the movie.

                It begins with a man who is found in the Mediterranean Sea, complete with a bullet-riddled body and a blank memory, which as you know always makes up for a good read. His memory is so bad that he doesn't even remember his name. And all he has as to a clue of who he is, is a microfilm which is surgically implanted in his hip. This movie is all about him trying to find out about his past and as he finds out the dangers that come along with his past. There are people who do NOT  want him to find out about his past and will do anything, killing him included, to not let him find out who he really is.

                This is one of the best fiction books that i have ever read and i’m sure that anyone who even remotely likes fiction or adventure will love this book.  And it is available in Better Books in Salmiya in great condition for only 2.5 KD. Even “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum” is available at Better Books in very good condition at unbelievable prices.

-By Intern, Adeeb Mohd

Review of the book “The Secret”

   By : Hassan A

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        Hi, I’m an intern at Better Books Kuwait. I recently read this book called “The Secret”, which claims to speak out the secrets behind famous people’s wealth and fame. But what it’s really saying is that if you think a lot about something you really want and are looking forward to you will get it guaranteed. How you do this is , you look into yourself, you look deep down your heart for it and believe in it and you may receive it in matter of minutes. I know it sounds dumb, but it actually works!

The physics law of attraction states that like attracts unlike like in magnets, the north pole attracts the south but, what the book says is that the like attract like? The author explains it in this way, our body is a magnet and thoughts attract us, the more you think of it the more like thoughts get attracted. For example, when you think of a song, the song keeps playing in your head again and again and will eventually get stuck in your grey matters for the rest of the day!

To find out more about the secret, get yourself a copy from our store for just 2.5 KD. 


                                       

Review of "Butterfly Man"

20/06/11

Dayyan Adoor

Butterfly Man

          Jeffery Lee’s “Butterfly Man” is a must-read for fiction readers. The novel takes us through a dramatic journey filled with revenge, betrayal, greed and love. The story begins in the island of Xcalan along the coast of Mexico where former Argonaut soldier, Burr Whitman is living a new life hoping that he has left behind his traumatic past. However, Burr is lured back into the world of violence and bloodshed when a new mission offers him a chance to save his island from oil miners and also investigate the mysterious disappearance of his old friend.

          Burr along with his Argonaut mercenary is hired to recapture the city of Madero from rebels for the private Gem Corporation. The city of Madero is filled with emerald mines. Human greed for the rich, natural green crystal had created a long epic battle between the rebels and the Military squad of the Gem Corp. The war between rival groups and the mystery behind El Verde, a fabled city believed to have some of the world’s most precious emeralds leads Burr into shifting alliance plagued with betrayal. The carnage mounts until the stage where even the survival of the forest is at stake. Eventually, Burr finds himself fighting not only to gain his pay cheque but also for his very own existence!

          - The novel is available in Better Book Store in Salmiya for only 2.250 KD.

Thoughts on "Razpunzel"

This is a book about parents who longed for a child and when they finally for a child, what did they do? They messed it up by creeping into an enchantress' garden and stealing some mere vegetables. They lost their much wanted child simply because of their greed! If they had been able to suppress their greed for a vegetable (!), they wouldn't have lost their child to the evil witch and have her locked up for so long. But then again, if that hadn't happened she wouldn't have met her prince. So what is the moral of the story? Be greedy and your daughter might get a prince?
-Adeeb

This book talks about two parents who always longed for a child. They were afraid that they would never get one but one day they were finally blessed with a child. During this period the monther became impatient and greedy and ended up sacrificing her daughter to the evil enchantress for some rapunzels. But then, they got their daughter back PLUS a prince. And so they lived happily ever after!
-Raed

Why would you subject your children to a fascist book like this? Hidden under the pretense of a children's fairytale, is a book dealing with dehumanizing babies to be bartered with vegetables, and using the long and beautiful hair of the enslaved "daughter" to climb up the tall castle she is enslaved in, and feeding her lies to make sure that she stays with the enchanted witch. All I can say is, the evil enchantress kinda sounds like an old day pedohile
-Khadeeja

Rapunzel is the story of an evil enchantress who apparently wants a baby daughter so bad that she tricked the parents into bartering her for vegetables which the greedy parents readily agreed with. However that ended up with Rapunzel getting the man of her dreams so maybe parents what you need to do to ensure a good husband for your daughters is to give them away to witches! Its a pity we don't find as many witches around though.
-Mustafa

Rapunzel is a story full of morals to be taught to kids such as if an old lady raises you and she hides you in a tall castle, that is not your real mother she is an KIDNAPPER! And seriously? The prince is a PRINCE, couldn't he get like the army or something and attack the enchantress and free the princess? I honestly, can't believe this is a classic fairytale!
-Mohammad