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History

How did Singapore go "from mudflat to metropolis"? These titles here shed light on the Lion City's social, political and economic growth throughout its history, including the arrival of Raffles and the subsequent colonial era; the violent clash of World War Two; and the quest to build an independent republic and national identity.
  • Lions and Tigers

    Lions and Tigers

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    Description Through attending games and talking to players, coaches, media and fans from the past and the present, seasoned football correspond...

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  • Dear Ms Expat

    Dear Ms Expat

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    Description About the Authors A move to a new country is a life-changing experience. New identities, fresh ambitions and unforeseen challenges ...

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  • Murder Most Foul
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    Murder Most Foul

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    Description About the Author Seemingly safe on the surface, sunny Singapore has seen its fair share of murders that run the gamut from pre-med...

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  • Mute

    Mute

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    Description About the Author Can a photograph show what is absent, what has been erased? Through this illuminating series of images, we get to ...

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  • My Best With Honour

    My Best With Honour

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    Description About the Author My Best with Honour features 12 prominent personalities who were scouts while in school and whose lives have been ...

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  • Northeast Hinterland

    Northeast Hinterland

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    Description About the Author Northeast Hinterland captures evocative and thought-provoking night scenes of Punggol – a northeastern suburb that...

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  • Deadly Stakes
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    Deadly Stakes

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    Description About the Author The gamblers interviewed for this book all had one thing in common — they didn’t know what hit them. They thought ...

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  • Singapore on the Couch

    Singapore on the Couch

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    Description About the Author As Singapore celebrates its 50th anniversary as a sovereign and independent country, what does it mean to be a Sin...

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  • The Changi Murals

    The Changi Murals

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    Description Praise About the Author The Changi Murals are a priceless part of our war heritage, holding deep emotional value, not just for ex-p...

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  • Dissident Voices
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    Dissident Voices

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    Description They stood firm on their convictions despite the odds. Some paid a heavy toll for their beliefs - deprivations, long prison terms, ...

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  • The Devil's Garden
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    The Devil's Garden

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    Description About the Author Gardens are magical places — images of Nature and Culture, models of paradise, spaces where plants live in war and...

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  • Who Are You My Country? - Localbooks.sg

    Who Are You My Country?

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    Description From the 1930s to 1965, discussions about modernisation, race and civic responsibility were as common as they are today. The youth ...

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  • Who Cares?

    Who Cares?

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    Description About the Authors They are often mere statistics these days – the growing ranks of the elderly, whose care will be borne by ever fe...

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  • Yo-Yo Diplomacy

    Yo-Yo Diplomacy

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    Description About the Author The third of the “Tom Plate on Asia” series, Yo-Yo Diplomacy compiles the compelling and insightful columns on Asi...

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  • Island Life

    Island Life

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    Description Shortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Title Nine nautical miles off the east coast of peninsular...

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  • Reflections

    Reflections

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    Description Reflections: The Legacy of Lee Kuan Yew is a collection of essays reflecting on Singapore's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew's im...

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  • Singapore and UNICEF

    Singapore and UNICEF

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    Description About the Editors Singapore's well-documented economic progress since independence owes a big debt to the initial investment that t...

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  • Writing the South Seas - Localbooks.sg

    Writing the South Seas

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    Description About the Author Postcolonial literature in Chinese from the Nanyang, literally the South Seas, examines the history of Chinese mig...

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  • The Tao Inspiration - Localbooks.sg
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    The Tao Inspiration

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    Description Tao Te Ching, written more than 2,500 years ago, is reputedly the first philosphical works in Chinese history. It presents the phil...

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  • The AWARE Saga

    The AWARE Saga

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    Description About the Author In March 2009, the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) was briefly taken over by a Christian fact...

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  • Starry Island

    Starry Island

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    Description In 2015, Singapore celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its independence. From its founding as a British colony with no natural r...

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  • Sovereignty and the Sea - Localbooks.sg

    Sovereignty and the Sea

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    Description About the Authors Until the mid-1950s nearly all the waters lying between the far-flung islands of the Indonesian archipelago were ...

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