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Description About the Editors Malaysia's stunning 2018 election brought down a ruling party that had held power since independence in 1957, mar...

Description About the Author More than two hundred years after Thomas Stamford Raffles established a British factory on the island of Singapore...

Description Dotted with lively and witty illustrations, Pioneers of Singapore feature thirty-five key figures from Singapore's colonial period ...

Description About the Author Look inside the book   |   Get the E-book "It is important not to forget the role of the many people like [Gunn Ch...

Description Praise About the Author & Illustrator 🎁Recommended for ages 9 and above Look inside the book   |   Get the full collection Se...

Description About the Author For several decades, the city-state of Singapore has been an international anomaly, combining an advanced, open ec...

Description Many of us have tasted Malay kuih and know how they look like, but do we know the stories behind the names and origins of the kuih ...

Description Praise About the Author 《粵海清廟：建築與歷史的對話》透過潮州傳統建築九大工種，即瓦作、木作、圬作、磚作、石作、灰塑彩繪、泥塑、嵌瓷與漆飾的闡述，介紹粵海清廟 2010年至2014年間進行修復時的工作程序，以及其建築風格、材料與技術。 W...

Description About the Author Balls Inc. by Val Yap, CEO of PolicyPal (and Forbes “30 Under 30 Asia” in 2017), aims to dismantle the unconscious...

Description About the Author Look inside the bookGet the E-Book Hokkien Button is no ordinary dog. She was trained as a therapy pet who underst...

Description Praise About the Author The most important of Tommy Koh's writings on the Law of the Sea are brought together in Building a New Leg...

Description In Singapore, SMEs are a vital part of the economy, yet little is known of the many leaders whose vision, acumen and hard work have...

Description Praise About the Author Look inside the book     Get the E-book Basic Military Training. Every Singaporean male goes through it, ye...

Description This book by a pioneer generation civil servant is a fascinating and an engaging account of Singapore's spectacular development fro...

Description About the Editor 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Singapore and Israel's long and fruitful relationship. From Jewish contribution...

Description About the Author This book is a poignant story of a small-town boy, who stumbled into a lifelong flying career spanning 38 years as...

Description About the Author A sheltered young prince leaves his palace to discover the world outside. How does his journey begin and end? The ...

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...

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 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 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 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 Why is Sun Zi’s Art of War still studied all over the world today? It’s because many great words of wisdom lie between its pages — ...

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 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 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...

Description About the Author Singapore: A Biography takes you there - those critical moments in the island's past, as captured through the pers...

Description About the Authors Shortlisted for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards (Best Illustrated, Non-Fiction) Look inside the book   |   Get the...

Description Praise About the Author Interviews Book of the Year, 2020 Singapore Book AwardsWinner for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards (Best Illu...

Description Praise About the Author Winner for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards (Best Non-Fiction) Look inside the bookGet the E-book on Amazon o...

Description About the Author The book shows how the Chinese are now confident of their capacity to learn all they need from the developed world...

Description About the Author Look inside the book  |  Get the E-book Do I Matter? is a journey towards understanding the self-esteem a person p...

Description Praise About the Author Shorlisted for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards (Best Non-Fiction) Look inside the book        Get the Chiam ...

Description Praise About the Author Look inside the bookGet the E-book on Amazon or Google Play    Listen to the audiobook No hotel is as insep...

Description About the Author How do a passion to create an education revolution and the business acumen to fuel rapid and spectacular global ex...

Description About the Editor As Singapore enters its 50th year of independence, it is a time for introspection to look back at the successes an...

Description About the Author It is 1958 and Josephine is staring at a Milo tin. She cannot make sense of the letters! To learn how to read, she...

Description A General History of the Chinese in Singapore documents over 700 years of Chinese history in Singapore, from Chinese presence in th...

Description About the Author The Sound of Memories: Recordings from the Oral History Centre, Singapore features the happy, funny, poignant and ...

Description About the Authors Singapore is changing. The consensus that the PAP government has constructed and maintained over five decades is ...