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Author: Susan Tsang Publisher: Editions Didier Millet ISBN: 9814260371 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 162
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From chewing gum bans to bizarre courtesy campaigns to the distinctive Singaporean linguistic landscape and some of the region¿s most notable personalities, Singapore at Random brings together a whole host of anecdotes, statistics, quotes, facts, recipes, folklore, and other unusual tidbits. Peppered with attractive illustrations throughout, this an irresistible celebration of the boundless diversity that makes Singapore so unique.
Author: Susan Tsang Publisher: Editions Didier Millet ISBN: 9814260371 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
From chewing gum bans to bizarre courtesy campaigns to the distinctive Singaporean linguistic landscape and some of the region¿s most notable personalities, Singapore at Random brings together a whole host of anecdotes, statistics, quotes, facts, recipes, folklore, and other unusual tidbits. Peppered with attractive illustrations throughout, this an irresistible celebration of the boundless diversity that makes Singapore so unique.
Author: A. M. Stuart Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 198480264X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 386
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Early twentieth-century Singapore is a place where a person can disappear, and Harriet Gordon hopes to make a new life for herself there, leaving her tragic memories behind her--but murder gets in the way. Singapore, 1910--Desperate for a fresh start, Harriet Gordon finds herself living with her brother, a reverend and headmaster of a school for boys, in Singapore at the height of colonial rule. Hoping to gain some financial independence, she advertises her services as a personal secretary. It is unfortunate that she should discover her first client, Sir Oswald Newbold--explorer, mine magnate and president of the exclusive Explorers and Geographers Club--dead with a knife in his throat. When Inspector Robert Curran is put on the case, he realizes that he has an unusual witness in Harriet. Harriet's keen eye for detail and strong sense of duty interests him, as does her distrust of the police and her traumatic past, which she is at pains to keep secret from the gossips of Singapore society. When another body is dragged from the canal, Harriet feels compelled to help with the case. She and Curran are soon drawn into a murderous web of treachery and deceit and find themselves face-to-face with a ruthless cabal that has no qualms about killing again to protect its secrets.
Author: Joyce Chua Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9789814954150 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 264
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Legend has it that a magical spring lies dormant in the heart of the Khuzar desert. Said to be a gift from the gods, the spring holds the cure to all mortal woes. As mercenaries from everywhere try in vain to find the mystical spring, 17-yearold Desert Rose is on the run after her chieftain father is overthrown and captured by rebel clans. Now out for revenge, she sets out alone to the Oasis Capital to assassinate the person instigating the rebellion: the corrupt Emperor Zhao, who will stop at nothing to possess the elixir of life from the spring. To infiltrate the Imperial Guard, Desert Rose must pass a series of trials to test her wit, mettle, and her loyalty. But the real test lies in navigating the cut throat court politics with no ally but a rogue prince and a latent magic stirring in her - magic that can bring a kingdom to its knees or destroy her from within.
Author: Junior Concierge Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781493748372 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 68
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“Through the Clay Door: Random Ways to Discover Sunny Singapore” was created for kids, by kids. This is not a guide book, but a companion for discovering the joy and quirks of everyday life. Each activity reveals the nature, culture and traditions of the travel destination. Familiar favourites like Word Searches and Mazes sit alongside wackier creative challenges, each activity revealing Singapore from a child's point of view. This book is suitable for anybody aged 3-103 with a pencil, a sense of humour and an appetite for discovery.
Author: Hermann Hesse Publisher: Shambhala Publications ISBN: 0834841622 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 161
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Hermann Hesse's voyage to the East Indies, recorded in journal entries and other writings translated into English for the first time, describes the experiences that influenced his greatest works. “I knew but few of the trees and animals that I saw around me by name, I was unable to read the Chinese inscriptions, and could exchange only a few words with the children, but nowhere in foreign lands have I felt so little like a foreigner and so completely enfolded by the self-existing naturalness of life’s clear river as I did here.” In 1911, Hermann Hesse sailed through southeastern Asian waters on a trip that would define much of his later writing. Hesse brings his unique eye to scenes such as adventures in a rickshaw, watching foreign theater performances, exploring strange floating cities on stilts, and luxuriating in the simple beauty of the lush natural landscape. Even in the doldrums of travel, he records his experience with faithful humor, wit, and sharp observation, offering a broad vision of travel in the early 1900s. With a glimpse into the workings of his mind through the pages of his journals, poems, and a short story—all translated into English for the first time—these writings describe the real-life experiences that inspired Hesse to pen his most famous works.
Author: Jeevan Vasagar Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1643139355 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 200
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A compelling, illuminating and evocative history of Singapore—the world's most successful city-state. In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita was on a par with Jordan. Now it has outstripped Japan. After the Second World War and a sudden rupture with newly formed Malaysia, Singapore found itself independent - and facing a crisis. It took the bloody-minded determination and vision of Lee Kuan Yew, its founding premier, to take a small island of diverse ethnic groups with a fragile economy and hostile neighbours and meld it into Asia's first globalised city. Lion City examines the different faces of Singaporean life - from education and health to art, politics and demographic challenges - and reveals how in just half a century, Lee forged a country with a buoyant economy and distinctive identity. It explores the darker side of how this was achieved too; through authoritarian control that led to it being dubbed 'Disneyland with the death penalty'. Jeevan Vasagar, former Singapore correspondent for the Financial Times, masterfully takes us through the intricate history, present and future of this unique diamond-shaped island one degree north of the equator, where new and old have remained connected. Lion City is a personal, insightful and definitive guide to the city, and how its extraordinary rise is shaping East Asia and the rest of the world.
Author: Catherine Carvell Publisher: ReadHowYouWant ISBN: 9781459675551 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 80
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Darcy Moon's biggest problems include finding enough money to buy Skippity Chips, fitting in to the cool crowd and her mum's hairy armpits - until she finds out she is an Earth Guardian who has to save the local swamp from disaster, that is. The local frogs are disappearing, the food chain is broken and the creatures need Darcy's help. Darcy just wants to be a normal kid, but she pulls on her stinky sneakers and heads to the swamp for some seriously slimy adventure.
Author: Thomas Bond Publisher: Yellowreef Limited ISBN: 0797802002 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 295
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• according to syllabus for exam up to year 2020 • new questions from top schools & colleges since 2008 – 2017 • exposes “surprise & trick” questions • complete answer keys • most efficient method of learning, hence saves time • arrange from easy-to-hard both by topics and question-types to facilitate easy absorption • full set of step-by-step solution approaches (available separately) • advanced trade book • complete and concise eBook editions available • also suitable for • Cambridge GCE AL (H1/H2) • Cambridge International A & AS Level • Books available for other subjects including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Economics, English • Primary level, Secondary level, GCE O-level, GCE A-level, iGCSE, Cambridge A-level, Hong Kong DSE • visit www.yellowreef.com for sample chapters and more
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