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Book review : The Lost Father
Title: The Subtle Knife
Author: Philip Pullman
Price: 295 baht
Distributor: Asia Books

CD REVIEW : Chingyville
Is it any wonder that American rap star Chingy is Tata Young�s favourite artist? After all, the two are so similar. No Tata isn�t out rappin� in the clubs of St. Louis. But what she and Chingy do have in common is that both have pretty much copied the sound of hugely successful artists, recorded a couple of catchy songs and called the results an album of their own.

Music : [V] for victory
The Channel [V] Awards keep getting bigger each year and this year�s ceremony played host to quite a few international stars. What is supposed to be an event to recognise the best in local and foreign music seemed to focus more on the foreign this year.

Feature : Family ties
Family this. Family that. Anywhere you go around this country its hard not to notice the importance of the family in Thai society.

Gossip : Pricey princess
Straining her celebrity status to its limits recently was Britney Spears, who apparently demanded that a Miami nightclub pay her to visit the venue. No, not to play at the venue, just visit. The toxic 22-year-old had planned a trip to the trendy Mynt disco, but her staff requested $2,000 for her appearance.

Feature : Soul Superstar
While most 15-year-old girls are talking about guys, makeup and homework, young Jamelia Davis had already signed with a major record company. At the tender age of 18 she was making waves on the UK R&B scene with the release of her hit single �Money.� At that time the sky seemed the limit for this queen of soul.

Movie charts : On screen
Thriller: THE MISSING (April 9, 2004) � Got a sense of déjà vu? This one�s been delayed and delayed and delayed. Will they show it on April 9? Who knows? Maggie Gilkeson (Cate Blanchett) is a cattle rancher. Her father Samuel Jones (Tommy Lee Jones) is mistaken for an Indian when he shows up; he abandoned his family to adopt a Native American identity. Maggie sends him away, but then decides she was wrong when her eldest daughter Lilly (Evan Rachel Wood) is kidnapped by a band of Native Americans. When the local police can�t find them, Maggie turns to her father for help.

Music charts : This Week
1. Don�t Make Me Love You
Buachompoo Ford

TV preview : Jungle journey
It�s been said again and again that all the soaps in Thailand have the same theme. Well, Exact is trying to shake things up with its new adventure soap, Khumsap Amata Nakhon.