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Description About the Authors Endangered tigers connecting telepathically through time-travel; a guard’s ethical dilemma at a history museum; a...

Description About the Authors With increased global mobility of people, the phrase “go home” has been commonly used against those who are deeme...

Description About the Author The captain of the Titanic went down with his ship on 15 April, 1912. But thoughts have power, and those who endur...

Description Professor Tan Tai Yong is the Institute of Policy Studies' 6th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book is an edited...

Singapore: A Very Short History — From Temasek to Tomorrow is a fresh, new, and highly-readable account of Singapore’s history. It is a sweeping st...

Description About the Author A humorous and light-hearted story, Beauty Queens of Bishan centres around stereotypical rich Indian families in S...

Description About the Author & Illustrator Shortlisted for Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2020 Panjang is the tallest kid around. He h...

Description About the Author Acutely observed, wry and playful, her debut collection celebrates people who are torn between cultures and juggli...

Description About the Author One of Singapore's top diplomats, Bilahari Kausikan was the Institute of Policy Studies' (IPS) 2015/16 S R Nathan ...

 Description About the Author & Illustrator Jade lives in a loveless and joyless world. One day, she meets a girl who is lost. Going out of...

Description About the Author A time-travelling thriller combining the struggles from before and after. Bukit Brown follows the gripping journey...

Description About the Author Tessie has lost a leg to a bad, bad illness called “cancer”. She can no longer play her favourite games with her f...

I found no one to accompany me, and was determined to do; so I trusted to fate, and went alone.In 1797 in Vienna, Ida Pfeiffer was born into a worl...

Description About the Author & Illustrator Winner of the 2019 Singapore Book Awards Best Education Title Sam Jam sat in a school library an...

Description About the Author Sample Chapter(s)Foreword (106 KB)Lecture I: Hunting Black Swans and Taming Black Elephants: Governance in a Compl...

Description The hajj calls Muslims to journey to Mecca from wherever they are across the world. Of the far-flung communities one of the largest...

Description About the Author How has Singapore's environment and location in a zone of extraordinary biodiversity influenced the economic, poli...

Description Praise About the Author The environmental turn in the humanities and social sciences has meant a new focus on the history of animal...

Description About the Author A fierce battle to defend their home begins. Outnumbered and overwhelmed, Kayla and her friends fight to protect C...

Description About the Author Now Jordan knows. She knows what it takes to remain unaffected. She knows what the conspiracy entails. Together wi...

Description About the Author Jordan hates the mindless rules, the monotony of education in Singapore and the conformity that is demanded of stu...

Description About the Author Taking inspiration from an iconic work by Liu Kang, Eliza Teoh spins a story about an unexpected friendship betwee...

Description About the Authors Singapore might be small in size, but it definitely packs in plenty of excitement, while also being firmly rooted...

Description About the Author Ever since Singapore became an independent nation in 1965, its government has been intent on transforming the isla...

Description About the Author Once upon a dream... Big Inu, the Gentle Giant, found his way into Little Ani's heart. A heartwarming picture book...

Description About the Authors A heart-warming story of a young girl and her nanny, with a hint of magic and love! Six-year-old Ella is finding ...

Description Praise About the Authors Have you ever wondered what your barista is thinking as she makes your morning coffee? What’s it like to be...

Description About the Author “I have had nothing bad happen to me except my own doing. I have let this cowardice envelop me, and I can’t shake ...

Description About the Author “Dancing was fun; it didn't seem like a job but a party every day.” “They practised dancing seriously; it was thei...

Description About the Author An urban adventure thriller inspired by the legend of the Narasimha Avatar and explained through Genetics. It was ...

Description About the Author Unconfined to a single theme, this new collection of twenty short stories by Halim offers five distinct worlds – t...

Description About the Author Ever is the first book in the exciting 2-part sequel to RunHideSeek. Just as Kayla and her friends settle into a r...

Description About the Author WHEN HOPE FAILS...Stay Safe. I’ve hidden the answer in you. You are the key to everything. Her mother’s last messa...

Description About the Author Now she remembers... but things aren’t easier.She remembers what she has to do – and what she discovers could hold...

Description About the Author RUN by Gabby Tye. The first book in the RunHideSeek trilogy by Straits Times featured author Gabby Tye, who was 14...

Description About the Author Shortlisted for Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2020This adorable book is the first in the Letter Friends seri...

Description About the Authors It’s a bright sunny day in Pandoro, but Amanda the Panda is busy studying and reading at home. Her eyes start to ...

Description Once the centre of trade and commerce connecting Singapore to the rest of the Malay Archipelago, Kampong Gelam served as a religio...

Description Get contemporary perspectives from Gen X leaders across 10 countries and learn how to lead a new generation of Asian workforce. Wit...

Description About the Author parsetreeforestfire is a bilingual book of poetry in which poems in Singlish occupy one side of the book, and poem...

Description About the Author A landmark work of fiction from one of Britain’s most exciting new writers: The Harmony Silk Factory is a devastat...

Description About the Author From the author of the internationally acclaimed The Harmony Silk Factory comes an enthralling novel that evokes a...

Description About the Author Dreaming of love and success in rapidly changing Shanghai, four individuals including a starry-eyed waitress, a we...

Description About the Author This book examines the staying power of the People's Action Party, a political party that has governed Singapore s...

Description About the Author Introducing the life and times of a legend in international aviation—Lim Chin Beng—the man they called Mr SIA. Abs...