Smart Bookshop Miri & The Vision of Paradise

Being an avid reader, I was pleased that Smart Bookshop Sdn Bhd has recently opened a branch on Level 1 Permaisuri Imperial Mall. With a lot of free time on my hands today, I dropped in the bookstore to browse around the store.

Smart Bookshop Miri

Smart Bookshop Miri

The store carries a wide range of books and stationery but it is unlikely that you will find the latest bestsellers. To their credit, they have a bargain corner with lots of titles ranging from RM3 to RM15. I bought “Straits and Narrow” by Grace McClurg for only RM5!

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The bargain corner

The bargain corner

Straits and Narrow by Grace McClurg

Straits and Narrow by Grace McClurg

I saw very affordably-priced hardcover travel books on Thailand, Sabah, Penang, Sydney, Chiangmai and a few other places. The books on Sabah and Penang have sold quite well as there are only a couple of copies left. When I first visited the shop a week ago, there were quite a lot of copies of them.

Travel books

Travel books

“Vision of Paradise” by National Geographic was the first book that I grabbed today. This is a 303-page hardcover book filled with amazing photos taken by far-roaming photographers at National Geographic. In Visions of Paradise, they take you to places they feel are heaven on earth, reveaing wonders of nature so uniquely beautiful that we’re filled with hope and inspiration to celebrate the world’s environments.  The photos open our souls to unexpected facets and feelings of what is most divine in this world, compelling us to do our part in saving our exquisite planet. And the book is on sale at only RM15!

Vision of Paradise by National Geographic

Vision of Paradise by National Geographic

Enjoy the YouTube video on the book:

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