Non-Fiction

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Opposition traces the eventful history of Singapore’s opposition parties from post-World War...

Description About the Series This book discusses the significance of multiracialism as one of the central components of nationhood in Singapore...

Description About the Series This monograph outlines the development of Singapore’s media from the first government-subsidised newspaper to rad...

Description About the Series The vicissitudes of history, from Raffles’ purchase of the Singapore island from a Malay sultan to the short-lived...

Description About the Series Singapore has not one national literature but four literatures, in the official languages of Malay, Chinese, Tamil...

Description About the Series This book tells the story of the Singapore legal system. Beginning with the British years, it moves on to the post...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Language reviews and discusses the changing language use patterns within Singapore society f...

Description About the Series This is a short account of the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, which lasted for from February 1942 to August 194...

Description About the Series Though a small minority within the Singapore society, the Indian community displays deep diversity within its own ...

Description Praise About the Author Nationalism and Decolonisation in Singapore analyses Singapore’s decolonisation movement between 1953 and 1...

Description About the Series Heritage means different things to different people. This book provides a guide to Singapore heritage and its pres...

Description About the Series This book reviews the development of healthcare in Singapore, especially over the last 50 years. It presents major...

Description About the Series Good governance is at the heart of Singapore’s development, forged in the furnace of the early challenges that Sin...

Description About the Series Singapore has leveraged on its strategic location and open economy to become a global maritime and logistics centr...

Description About the Series Singapore’s reputation as a food paradise reflects its position at the intersection of four culinary cultures: Chi...

Description About the Series The term “flora and fauna” refers to the plants and animals found in a particular region. Singapore’s primeval veg...

Description About the Series Singapore is one of the premier financial centres in the world. It is one of the biggest markets for the trading o...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Eurasians explores the social history of Singapore Eurasians, focusing particularly on the 5...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Environment documents Singapore’s journey towards greater environmental sustainability, biod...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Energy examines the evolving growth of Singapore's energy use and manufacturing. Starting wi...

Description About the Series This book examines the origins of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in the inter-War years and its subsequent de...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Education examines the key imperatives and principles that drove policy formulation, the suc...

Description About the Series This book gives a concise account of the Singapore economy, beginning withits origins in the colonial era and cont...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Diplomacy shows how Singapore has dealt with many daunting challenges: separation from Malay...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Demography traces the trends and developments in Singapore’s population from the pre-Indepen...

Description About the Series How can a tiny island defend itself against Goliaths in the region? This book addresses that often-asked question....

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Constitution traces the development of Singapore’s Constitution against the framework of Sin...

Description About the Series This book is a history of Singapore from the founding of a settlement by Raffles in 1819, to the post-imperial pha...

Description About the Series This book documents the development of civil society in Singapore from the colonial era to the present day. It exa...

Description About the Series Historically, Singapore has been home to a myriad of people of Chinese descent, including those whose ancestors mi...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Central Provident Fund reflects the economic history and social development of Singapore. CP...

Description About the Series A collection of short essays written by the two authors, this book is an unconventional chronicle of the visual ar...

Description About the Series The early structures in Singapore were constructed from locally available materials. After British colonisation, m...

Description My Colouring Book is Ruined! is a story about seeing beyond the inabilities and imagining the possibilities. Written in rhyme and w...

Description About the Series At the start of the book, Vinod is at the market with his Aunt Meera, who is buying vegetables and other items for...

Description About the Series Mei Lin and her mother are decorating the house for Chinese New Year. When Mei Lin’s mother realises that Mei Lin ...

Description About the Series The story starts when a little girl called Beverly coming across her mother weeping in the kitchen because a Nonya...

Description About the Series Hafiz is disappointed because his parents will not be home in time for Hari Raya. He and his siblings decide to co...

Description About the Series Emma is writing in her diary on 25 December 1963, after her family’s yearly midnight Christmas party. She recounts...

Description About the Authors & Illustrator In 2008, a 16-year-old swimmer made history by winning Singapore’s first Paralympic gold. Her n...

Description About the Authors & Illustrator Look inside the book   |   Get the E-book Nurture young minds to be nature's guardians with thi...

Description With personal message from Joseph Schooling From Kid to King: The Joseph Schooling Story is inspired by Olympic gold medallist Jose...

Description Finalist at the 2022 Popular Readers' Choice Award Which of the following is the best investment that you can ever make? A stock th...

Description Praise About the Author How can the social ecosystem transform in the new normal? If a charity is in dire need of cash, should it a...

Description Praise About the Author The Straits Times’ Invest Editor Lorna Tan follows up on the success of her 2018 book, Retire Smart, with M...

Description In this book, Lee draws on that wealth of experience and depth of insight to offer his views on today’s world and what it might loo...

Description This book tells the story of the man who transformed an improbable country into the thriving metropolis it is now. Selected from ov...

Description When dementia takes hold, is it possible to navigate between forgetting and letting go to find love and reconciliation? Through ane...