Sun, Jun 09, 2002 - Page 19 News List

KingStone Bestsellers

1. Goodbye, Kiulu (再見了,可魯) by Kengo Ishiguro (石黑謙吾) and Ryouhei Akimoto (秋元良平), Translated by Lin Fang-erh (林芳兒)

This is the story of a guide dog for the blind, embellished with beautiful black-and-white photos. The book has sold close to a million copies in Japan.

2. A Girl Called Feeling (有個女孩叫Feeling) by Hiyawu (藤井樹)

The story began six years ago when the boy accidentally met the cute girl at a cram school. He painstakingly courted her, but he found himself loved by another girl. How should he decide?

3. Pleasure Takes All (呼喊快樂)

by Chang Man-chuan (張曼娟)

Discussions about life and love between the author and her friends.

4. Big-Mouthed A-Kuei (阿貴大嘴巴) by A-Kuei (阿貴)

With colorful illustrations, the book unravels the humorous mystery surrounding the popular cartoon figure A-Kuei and his family.

5. Temperature d'Amour (相愛的溫度) by Wu Tan-ju (吳淡如)

A collection of six short love stories from the famous storytelling author and TV host.

6. Faith Conquers All (圓夢高手) by Tai Cheng-chih (戴晨志)

This is a collection of inspirational essays depicting how successful people in different professions pursue their dreams.

7. Death of a Writer (一個作家之死) by Su Yu-chen (蘇玉珍)

Half of this erotic novel is pulled from the author's real life, while the other half comes from her rich imagination of how a man lives a two-faced life among his wife and mistresses.

8. Don't Wear Out Your Love (不要累死你的愛) by Liu Yung (劉墉)

Love someone wholeheartedly, but do not turn your love into heavy burdens, the author advises.

9. This is My Answer (這是我的答案) by Hiyawu (藤井樹)

A romance about a young man falling in love with a young girl who asks him to do a questionaire in front of a certain Eslite bookstore.

10. The Bible of Reincarnation: Part I (葬書:) by Carmelita Chao (趙慧娟)

A mystical novel from the Hong Kong-born teacher of meditation who spent much of her life in Taiwan and is now based in the San Francisco area.

11. Write for the Times -- Yu Chi-chung (提筆為時代 -- 余紀忠)

by Chang Hui-ying (張慧英)

An autobiography of the 93-year-old Yu Chi-chung, the founder of the China Times and a legendary figure in the nation's media industry.

12. A Bag of Jimmy's Works (幾米禮物袋) by Jimmy (幾米)

Five books of Jimmy's popular series of cartoon sketches and literary musings.

13. To Love Someone Secretly (那一份暗戀心情) by Hiyawu and others (藤井樹等)

A collection of love stories from ten Internet writers.

14. Let's Take Ship (,我們坐船去) by Huang Li-sui (黃麗穗)

The author provides readers with a way to travel around the world that recalls an earlier era -- namely, sailing the high seas.

15. Say it to Your Heart II (把話說到心窩裡 2) by Liu Yung (劉墉)

A sequel to the successful inspirational book from the New York-based essayist Liu Yung.

16. A Love Story in Maokung (貓空愛情故事) by Hiyawu (藤井樹)

A missent message on Hiyawu's mobile phone causes him to meet a sweet college girl. This is Hiyawu's second novel on love.

17. A Professor Flying Under the Stars (星空下飛翔的教授) by Chang Wen-liang (張文亮)

The author wrote down prayers for his good friend, Weng Ching-min, a famous professor at National Taiwan University who was diagnosed with cancer in September last year, during the last 197 days of Weng's life.

18. Dream Catcher (捕夢網) by Liu Yung (劉墉)

A collection of 54 very short essays and stories from the maestro of inspirational writings. This one covers inspiration you can find in religion, plants, animals, love, among other things.

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