tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15638754510264311802024-03-06T00:22:36.323+08:00The Knick Knack BoxJWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922106138110331161noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563875451026431180.post-59973934032893475512011-08-23T23:09:00.007+08:002011-09-03T22:54:29.921+08:00The 6th Stash - SOLD OUT!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwPuVZ5gsKSyhwXqLdMco9AY9dAJK8yuJ07_m98Wz8HpJE77G7G5DBRox_avTbbu1yW5Gt67NdMM68-WoWknpJz6Y_p183fcHyjjRVaG8onby9t_ZdfuRypXKTHtocAuVI-xBfRFto5I/s1600/IMG_6098-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwPuVZ5gsKSyhwXqLdMco9AY9dAJK8yuJ07_m98Wz8HpJE77G7G5DBRox_avTbbu1yW5Gt67NdMM68-WoWknpJz6Y_p183fcHyjjRVaG8onby9t_ZdfuRypXKTHtocAuVI-xBfRFto5I/s640/IMG_6098-1.JPG" width="472" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reading is to the mind </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">what exercise is to the body. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~Richard Steele~</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This stash is 'serious' stash of books. The more famous books in this pile would be 'Wild Swans' and 'The Bone Setter's Daughter' while 'The Rice Mother' is a book set in Malaysia. Another book to perhaps consider getting would be 'Ugly' a true story of a loveless childhood ~ it will surely make you count your blessings thrice!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. <strike>Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See {RM10.00}</strike> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. <strike>Swan Music - Sarah Harrison {RM10.00}</strike> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. <s>The Rice Mother - Rani Manicka {RM15.00}</s> <o:p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">5. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bonesetter's_Daughter"><s>The Bonesetter's Daughter </s></a><s>- Amy Tan</s><s> {RM</s><s>15.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></span></b></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">6. <s>Wild Swans - Jung Chang {RM</s></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><s>18.00}</s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span></b></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">I still only do cash & carry. The pickup areas are as follows: Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, KLCC, The Curve, 1Utama, Tropicana City Mall. All books are dog-earred free and are in good condition! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">So, drop me an email at </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">the_knickknack_box@yahoo.com</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> or leave me a comment. Do give these books a good home!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div>JWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922106138110331161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563875451026431180.post-3111769826516335172011-08-23T22:59:00.005+08:002011-09-03T22:54:48.795+08:00The 5th Stash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjRgmlii1AkCsgSI1PvMZx5R0XlTyX74Ncwadjm5jnYOj5yAq28nL915ZeX6AhHIpggJMWPsebtHrKNPODLXJqP8Ppjer_YtSsD5msjY29z5-6SVUEmgK3XnvPJuU02l9GsF7SFJV0FA/s1600/IMG_6104-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjRgmlii1AkCsgSI1PvMZx5R0XlTyX74Ncwadjm5jnYOj5yAq28nL915ZeX6AhHIpggJMWPsebtHrKNPODLXJqP8Ppjer_YtSsD5msjY29z5-6SVUEmgK3XnvPJuU02l9GsF7SFJV0FA/s640/IMG_6104-1.JPG" width="462" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a party, a company by the way, </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a counsellor, a multitude of counsellors. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~Henry Ward Beecher~</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This stash is a combination of chick lit, fantasy and drama {'Nineteen Minutes' by bestselling author Jodi Picoult}. The Little Lady Agendy & Little Lady Big Apple are a series so if you buy both, it's RM25.00.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. <s>The Redemption of Althalus - David & Leigh Eddings {RM18.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal;">2. <a href="http://www.crydee.com/raymond-feist/book-synopsis/magician">Magician: Apprentice</a> - Raymond E. Feist {RM13.00}</span></span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal;">3. <strike>If I Were You - Julia Llewellyn {RM15.00}</strike> </span></span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal;">4. <s>The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne {RM13.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">5. <s>Little Lady, Big Apple - Hester Browne {RM13.00}</s> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">6. <a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/nineteen-minutes.html"><s>Nineteen Minutes </s></a><s>- Jodi Picoult {RM15.00}</s> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">I still only do cash & carry. The pickup areas are as follows: Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, KLCC, The Curve, 1Utama, Tropicana City Mall. All books are dog-earred free and are in good condition! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">So, drop me an email at </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">the_knickknack_box@yahoo.com</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> or leave me a comment. Do give these books a good home! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br />
</span></span></div>JWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922106138110331161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563875451026431180.post-31870626487965770742011-08-23T22:47:00.006+08:002011-09-03T22:55:10.930+08:00The 4th Stash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe2tLAxFl-wMAy0gpB6mAzpoQ-_QAZ2tJ0-vVZMwxNcY4BtJIEgmSl6VPij-tNrIxiLj2ICRW52s5KC7HJUwGomCrUELnC40DsxVEc_5lcOrh0wvs7iBsvk5n7W8_4hrWD-lBZ_GR1IY/s1600/IMG_6090-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe2tLAxFl-wMAy0gpB6mAzpoQ-_QAZ2tJ0-vVZMwxNcY4BtJIEgmSl6VPij-tNrIxiLj2ICRW52s5KC7HJUwGomCrUELnC40DsxVEc_5lcOrh0wvs7iBsvk5n7W8_4hrWD-lBZ_GR1IY/s1600/IMG_6090-3.JPG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A house without books is like </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a room without windows. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~ Heinrich Mann ~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">This stash of books is more carefree and will not require you think too hard! Chick lit at its best I reckon. Perfect for stashing away in your bag {except for 'Notting Hell' which is a hardcover book}.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. <a href="http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/articles/lisajewell/index.html"><s>Vince & Joy</s></a><s> - Lisa Jewell {RM10.00}</s> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>SOLD!</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2.<strike> The Year of Yes - Maria Headley {RM10.00}</strike> <o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>SOLD!</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. <s>The Cupid Effect - Dorothy Koomson {RM15.00}</s> <o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>SOLD!</b></span></o:p></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. <s>A Bad Bride's Tale - Polly Williams {RM15.00}</s> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>SOLD!</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Ready or Not? - Chris Manby {RM20.00}<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. <a href="http://www.racheljohnson.co.uk/"><s>Notting Hell </s></a><s>- Rachel Johnson {RM18.00}</s> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>SOLD!</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">At present, I only do cash & carry. The pickup areas are as follows: Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, KLCC, The Curve, 1Utama, Tropicana City Mall. All books are dog-earred free and are in good condition! </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">So, drop me an email at </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">the_knickknack_box@yahoo.com</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> or leave me a comment. Do give these books a good home! </span></span></span></div><br />
JWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922106138110331161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563875451026431180.post-78873036568876696802011-08-23T13:55:00.008+08:002011-08-29T11:32:25.419+08:00The 3rd Stash - SOLD OUT!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAO3SKT2Of1vtcED9mHHW1kYfMEkcb3jj1MB7Ibt58_7jf_MZ6Q2_PhgpG03Qt4gfA_9Lfi2tBQTPJglr8JxthGlcel7xGCbjXoYytu1PkN_XPgyooUiaELNfjQmVzsCX_tcYj7GzNbM/s1600/IMG_6084-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAO3SKT2Of1vtcED9mHHW1kYfMEkcb3jj1MB7Ibt58_7jf_MZ6Q2_PhgpG03Qt4gfA_9Lfi2tBQTPJglr8JxthGlcel7xGCbjXoYytu1PkN_XPgyooUiaELNfjQmVzsCX_tcYj7GzNbM/s640/IMG_6084-3.JPG" width="484" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Books let us into their souls </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and lay open to us the secrets of our own </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~William Hazlitt ~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This stash of books unlike the first two, make you think a little </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">more and is more 'heavy' in that sense. Of the 3rd stash, I loved 'The Ice Cream Girls' best followed by 'The Pact' by New York Times Bestselling author Jodi Picoult. So, if you would like a read that is a little deep, but enjoyable at the same time and is not chick lit, then these will be the books for you to indulge in.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. <s>The Thirteenth Tale – Diane Setterfield {RM13.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. <a href="http://www.jodipicoult.com/the-pact.html"><s>The Pact </s></a><s>– Jodi Picoult {RM15.00}</s> <o:p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. <s>The Third Secret – Steve Berry {RM13.00} </s> <o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Inheritance-Loss-Novel-Booker-Prize/dp/0871139294"><s>The Inheritance of Loss </s></a><s>– Kiran Desai {RM13.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. <s>The Memory Keeper’s Daughter – Kim Edwards {RM13.00}</s> <o:p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. <s>The Ice Cream Girls – Dorothy Koomson {RM22.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At present, I only do cash & carry. The pickup areas are as follows: Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, KLCC, The Curve, 1Utama, Tropicana City Mall. All books are dog-earred free and are in good condition! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">So, drop me an email at </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">the_knickknack_box@yahoo.com</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> or leave me a comment. Do give these books a good home! </span></span></span></div><br />
JWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922106138110331161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563875451026431180.post-86000557061692102832011-08-23T13:53:00.005+08:002011-09-03T22:55:29.399+08:00The 2nd Stash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWjvq6aEp90OkYXGlIbY9QVk5NoidLO9mG3r0s-dAqawztR-O5Ap5cW6Bh6CfXzkdfZ5ZASERZqmrEdIFZgf1eDH-_pTSUpTzBZw_HkGDhFT0Y1QuHWz_Ts-Q40Aer7hhI9cuUV_BhbY/s1600/IMG_6073-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWjvq6aEp90OkYXGlIbY9QVk5NoidLO9mG3r0s-dAqawztR-O5Ap5cW6Bh6CfXzkdfZ5ZASERZqmrEdIFZgf1eDH-_pTSUpTzBZw_HkGDhFT0Y1QuHWz_Ts-Q40Aer7hhI9cuUV_BhbY/s640/IMG_6073-2.JPG" width="483" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The worth of a book is to be measured </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by what you can carry away from it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~ James Bryce ~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">These selection of books is possibly my favourite ~ two of the books in this stash, '<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1563738/">One Day</a>' and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491152/">'Something Borrowed'</a> have been made into movies just recently. 'One Day' resonates with me and is possibly one of the better books I have read. The rest of the books make awesome chick lit reads, perfect for a read on the airplane or on the beach or just curled up in bed on a Saturday morning!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~*~*~*~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Day-Vintage-Contemporaries-Original/dp/0307474712"><s>One Day</s></a><s> – David Nicholls {RM27.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. <strike>The Self-Preservation Society – Kate Harrison {RM15.00}</strike> <o:p></o:p></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. <a href="http://www.emilygiffin.com/"><s>Something Borrowed</s></a><s> – Emily Griffin {RM23.00}</s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. The Truth About Melody Browne – Lisa Jewell {RM16.00}<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. <a href="http://www.imogenedwardsjones.com/books/babylon-series/wedding-babylon/"><s>Wedding </s><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><s>Babylon</s></st1:place></st1:city></a><s> – Imogen Edwards-Jones {RM16.00}</s> <b> </b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. <strike>Secrets of a Shoe Addict – Beth Harbison {RM16.00}</strike> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">At present, I only do cash & carry. The pickup areas are as follows: Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, KLCC, The Curve, 1Utama, Tropicana City Mall. All books are dog-earred free and looks as good as new! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">So, drop me an email at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>the_knickknack_box@yahoo.com</b></span> or leave me a comment. Do give these books a good home! </span></div></div>JWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922106138110331161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563875451026431180.post-53703855886443406472011-08-23T01:21:00.002+08:002011-08-23T18:20:48.049+08:00The Black Magician Trilogy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eC1PcEdUDZ8hcJ2J0U0QXLVqoK6pO7qqWB8kQiHOkYzhXu4Mva9srrqok3IFYlMmB7nW1zh42jSgkxJo8oylNQ4H0UQl9sB4mELc1rh8GtOT7U96ATT6mmYXMuMAHC2AiSUzAdarS5E/s1600/The+Black+Magician+Trilogy-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eC1PcEdUDZ8hcJ2J0U0QXLVqoK6pO7qqWB8kQiHOkYzhXu4Mva9srrqok3IFYlMmB7nW1zh42jSgkxJo8oylNQ4H0UQl9sB4mELc1rh8GtOT7U96ATT6mmYXMuMAHC2AiSUzAdarS5E/s400/The+Black+Magician+Trilogy-1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The gift of fantasy has meant more to me </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~ Albert Einstein ~</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A must read for all fantasy book fans. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I reckon sooner or later, it will be made into a movie!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.trudicanavan.com/books/the-black-magician-trilogy/"><s>The Black Magician Trilogy</s></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><s> by Trudi Canavan </s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">costs <b>RM65.00 </b>for all three books {super steal!}.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At present, I only do cash & carry. The pickup areas are as follows: Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, KLCC, The Curve, 1Utama, Tropicana City Mall. All books are dog-earred free and looks as good as new!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, drop me an email at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>the_knickknack_box@yahoo.com</b></span> or leave me a comment. Have a good week ahead!</span></div><br />
JWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922106138110331161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563875451026431180.post-89120634563608570152011-08-22T23:58:00.010+08:002011-08-26T11:47:03.347+08:00The 1st Stash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJb7uwHZ-gPMVeFWWAdjapaMu9of5CMifUzKI22nN5ZHVDzDi2Rvn23XS-Z3wX4-Y3ZB0Bfi5I782LgQ5rvIVayiHbyHPucjUl7jtNxfpVeW3At-S-SZdT5cXS7BY5cohoeIX502Vh3ic/s1600/IMG_6085-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJb7uwHZ-gPMVeFWWAdjapaMu9of5CMifUzKI22nN5ZHVDzDi2Rvn23XS-Z3wX4-Y3ZB0Bfi5I782LgQ5rvIVayiHbyHPucjUl7jtNxfpVeW3At-S-SZdT5cXS7BY5cohoeIX502Vh3ic/s640/IMG_6085-1.JPG" width="481" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #e5e5dd; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My test of a good novel </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is dreading to begin the last chapter </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~ Thomas Helm ~</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reading has already been my favourite past time. Even as a young girl, I would always have a book with me wherever I went. As mentioned in my <a href="http://thekkb.blogspot.com/2010/12/knick-knack-box.html">first post</a>, I am moving and am not able to bring all my books with me. Hence why I have decided to sell them to individuals who like myself, enjoy a good read. So enjoy browsing the KKB and do let me know if you have any queries about the books! Enjoy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> ~*~*~*~</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The 1st stash of Books are as follows</span>:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1.<s> </s><a href="http://www.thelostsymbol.com/main.html"><s>The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown</s></a><s> {RM22.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. <s>Growing Up Again – Catriona McCloud {RM15.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. <s>Will You Be There? – Guillaume Musso {RM15.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. <a href="http://www.dorothykoomson.co.uk/?p=15"><s>My Best Friend’s Girl</s></a><s> – Dorothy Koomson {RM22.00}</s> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">SOLD!</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Sophie’s Bakery for the Broken Hearted – Lolly Winston {RM15.00}<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. The House of the Blue Mangoes – David Davidar {RM10.00} </span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At present, I only do cash & carry. The pickup areas are as follows: Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, KLCC, The Curve, 1Utama, Tropicana City Mall. All books are dog-earred free and looks as good as new!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, drop me an email at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>the_knickknack_box@yahoo.com</b></span> or leave me a comment. Do give these books a good home! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div>JWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922106138110331161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563875451026431180.post-81502752065904639892011-08-21T23:11:00.000+08:002011-08-23T00:34:56.074+08:00The Knick Knack Box<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After realizing that I had just too much stuff (new and pre-loved) which could never fit into my new home, I decided to start<b> The Knick Knack Box</b> - a blog stop to browse and shop. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So what is a Knick Knack really? There are many definitions of it, though I like Merriam-Webster's definition best...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span></span><br />
<div class="headword" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e8ecf5; background-image: url(http://mw1.m-w.com/styles/default/images/reference/headword-background.jpg); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 11px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; display: inline; font-family: georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">knick·knack</span></h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><input class="au" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://mw1.m-w.com/styles/default/images/reference/audio-pron-hw.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 17px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 18px;" title="Listen to the pronunciation of knickknack" type="button" /> <span class="main-fl"><em style="color: #717274; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;" xmlns:mwref="http://www.m-w.com/mwref">noun</em> </span><span class="pr" style="color: #717274; display: inline; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 10px;" xmlns:mwref="http://www.m-w.com/mwref">\<span class="unicode" style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode'; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">ˈ</span>nik-<span class="unicode" style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode'; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">ˌ</span>nak\</span></span></div><div class="d" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 0px;"><h2 class="def-header" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://mw1.m-w.com/styles/default/images/reference/hardrule-background.jpg); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; color: #7b7b7b; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; padding-right: 15px;">Definition of <em style="font-style: normal;">KNICKKNACK</em></span></span></h2><div class="sense-block-one"><div class="scnt" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="ssens"><strong>:</strong> a small trivial article usually intended for ornament</span></span></div></div><div class="learners-link"><div class="learners-link-content" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 22px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/knickknack" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://mw1.m-w.com/styles/default/images/reference/external.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" /> See <span class="word" style="color: #2965c7; text-decoration: none;">knickknack</span> defined for English-language learners <span style="color: #2965c7;">»</span></a></span></div></div><div class="variant" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://mw1.m-w.com/styles/default/images/reference/hardrule-background.jpg); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; color: #7b7b7b; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; padding-right: 15px;">Variants of <em style="font-style: normal;">KNICKKNACK</em></span></span></h2><div class="content" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 22px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong>knick·knack</strong><input class="au" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://mw1.m-w.com/styles/default/images/reference/icons.jpg); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% -15px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13px;" title="Listen to the pronunciation of knickknack" type="button" /> also <strong xmlns:mwref="http://www.m-w.com/mwref">nick·nack</strong></span></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At <a href="http://thesaurus.com/">thesaurus.com</a>, I typed in Knick Knack and got these fab descriptions:</span><br />
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<tr><td nowrap="" style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 1em;" valign="top"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; position: static;">Main</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">Entry:</span></span></td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 1em;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: purple; position: static;"><b>gewgaw</b></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="" style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 1em;" valign="top"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">Part</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">Speech:</span></span></td><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 1em;"><i><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">noun</span></span></i></td></tr>
<tr><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 1em;" valign="top"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">Definition:</span></span></td><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 1em;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">novelty</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 1em;" valign="top"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">Synonyms:</span></span></td><td style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: 1em;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">bagatelle,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">bauble,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">bibelot,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">conversation</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">piece,</span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">curio,</span> </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; position: static;">curiosity,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">gimcrack,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">gimmick,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">item,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">knick-knack,</span> </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; position: static;">knickknack,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; position: static;">memento,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; position: static;">objet</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">d'art,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">oddity,</span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">souvenir,</span> </span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"></span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/toy" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; text-decoration: underline;">toy</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static;">trifle,</span> </span><a class="theColor" href="http://thesaurus.com/browse/trinket" rel="nofollow" style="color: #4d4e51; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; text-decoration: underline;">trinket</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static;">, <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; position: static;">whatnot</span></span><br />
<span id="hotword" style="position: static;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; position: static;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, moving along, the gew gaw's, trinkets,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> whatnots, object d'art a.k.a Knick Knacks found in <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">The Knick Knack Box</span></b> (or <b>KKB</b> for short) is divided into three broad categories, namely the "Gloriously New", the "Pre-Loved and Will be Missed" and the "Crafted With Love".</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I do hope you will enjoy browsing through my little blog stop/shop. Do stay for awhile, enjoy the views, drop by every other day or just donate to my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">"Project Love Nest"</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">"Project Happily Ever After"</span> fund {More on this later!}. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do mail me at <i><b>the_knickknack_box@yahoo.com</b></i> if you have any queries or if you just want to chat. Have an awesome possum day <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b>*smiles*</b></span></span><br />
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