do you know any bookshop that sells the HWM mega guide?
Agree HWM Megaguide is a good read.
You can also try National Geographic's Ultimate Field Guide to Digital Photography.
Google on basic photography, there is so much to read and learn.
is there a book or "bible" that teaches basic to advanced photography that you recommend? I prefer to have a handbook that all information is there and not have to keep on googling the information and print out.
Start with the HWM megaguide. I think many of us started out there. Simple, good illustrations, rather comprehensive as an introduction. You can move on to the NG after that.
I just bought mine at Kinokuniya at Takashimaya. Lots of them. They have both the old one, and the new version(Sony).