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Description About the Author Japan’s invasion of Burma in 1942 set off the longest retreat in British military history. Along with the fall of ...

Description Good biosecurity policy decisions, particularly in relation to plant industry protection, are of ever increasing importance. Growth...

Description Sample Chapter(s)Chapter 1: Outline of the Physics (512 KB) The role of physics in our culture is examined from the time of Newton ...

Description The potential for energy transformation from geothermal heat is limitless. For millennia natural sources of this energy, in the for...

Description Praise Written by adoptive parents, adoptees, birth parents, and social works, this inspiring collection of true stories provides p...

Description New conventional wisdom posits that the public in democracies is inattentive but not really ignorant nor easily swayed, and indeed ...

Description About the Author My Journey in Politics: Practical Lessons in Leadership shares the author's journey in Singapore politics from 199...

Description About the Editor Contrary to prior expectations, Narendra Modi has expended a significant amount of time, energy and political capi...

Description About the Author Sample Chapter(s)Introduction (86 KB)Safeguarding Asia's Growth (4 MB) Is This the Asian Century? comprises 25 ar...

Description Sample Chapter(s)Chapter 1: Islamic Ethics: Sources, Methodology and Application (382 KB)  Islamic Bioethics presents a wide variet...

Description 2016 International Conference on Humanity and Social Science (ICHSS2016) was successfully held in Xiamen, China, on April 22nd – 24...

Description About the Author Modern civilization faces a broad spectrum of daunting problems, but rational solutions are available for them all...

Description About the Authors This important compendium deals with the primary world problems of global warming and the coming energy crisis. I...

Description About the Editor This book aims to study China's economic statecraft in the contemporary era in a comprehensive manner. It attempts...

Description About the Authors China in Comparative Perspective provides an overview of China based on empirical observation by field workers, a...

Description The continued aridity trend occurring in many regions worldwide is a manifestation of the response of the earth system to global ch...

Description About the Author The green revolution in India about 50 years ago transformed India's image from begging bowl to breadbasket. This ...

Description OUT OF PRINT Look inside the book Once a dark room hidden away, today’s contemporary kitchens are bold, individual lifestyle statem...

Description With the completion and opening of Marina Bay Sands, Singapore’s skyline has been transformed. The iconic form of the three towers—...

Description In the Gardens by the Bay...within the two soaring domes...deep in the night...the flowers reveal their secrets... In collaboration...

Description Singapore’s resident bird population, together with the many migratory species that visit seasonally, are one of the most picturesq...

Description About the Author This volume is a book of reflections and encounters about the region that the Chinese knew as Nanyang. The essays ...

Description Praise About the Author Looks at moments in Singapore's and Las Vegas' pasts when the moral and legal status of gambling changed si...

Description About the Editor Cover Stories: 50 Years of Books in SingaporeThe Singapore Book Publishers Association (SBPA) marks its fiftieth a...

Description About the Authors This accessibly written encyclopedia, compiled by two experienced educationists, gives summary information and gu...