Author: Shawn Li Song Seah
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9811226709
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Written by author and speaker Shawn Seah, My Father's Kampung delves into the social history of Aukang and Punggol as it traces a son's journey to better understand and appreciate the kampung life his father lived. The book is rich in personal stories and oral histories of those who lived there from the 1940s to 1970s, brought to life by Seah's passionate narrative as well as illustrations and photos.This book is supported by the National Heritage Board, with Forewords by Robert Yeo and Montfort Alumni.
My Father's Kampung: A History Of Aukang And Punggol
Author: Shawn Li Song Seah
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9811226709
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Written by author and speaker Shawn Seah, My Father's Kampung delves into the social history of Aukang and Punggol as it traces a son's journey to better understand and appreciate the kampung life his father lived. The book is rich in personal stories and oral histories of those who lived there from the 1940s to 1970s, brought to life by Seah's passionate narrative as well as illustrations and photos.This book is supported by the National Heritage Board, with Forewords by Robert Yeo and Montfort Alumni.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9811226709
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Written by author and speaker Shawn Seah, My Father's Kampung delves into the social history of Aukang and Punggol as it traces a son's journey to better understand and appreciate the kampung life his father lived. The book is rich in personal stories and oral histories of those who lived there from the 1940s to 1970s, brought to life by Seah's passionate narrative as well as illustrations and photos.This book is supported by the National Heritage Board, with Forewords by Robert Yeo and Montfort Alumni.
Kampung Boy
Author: Lat
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781596431218
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Relates the life experiences, from birth to beginning boarding school, of a boy growing up on a rubber plantation in rural Malaysia.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781596431218
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Relates the life experiences, from birth to beginning boarding school, of a boy growing up on a rubber plantation in rural Malaysia.
Missouri Boy
Author: Leland Myrick
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781596431102
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
An autobiographical account of twin boys growing up in a small town in Missouri.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781596431102
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
An autobiographical account of twin boys growing up in a small town in Missouri.
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
Author: Sonya Sones
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442493836
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Fifteen-year-old Ruby Milliken leaves her best friend, her boyfriend, her aunt, and her mother's grave in Boston and reluctantly flies to Los Angeles to live with her father, a famous movie star who divorced her mother before Ruby was born.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442493836
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Fifteen-year-old Ruby Milliken leaves her best friend, her boyfriend, her aunt, and her mother's grave in Boston and reluctantly flies to Los Angeles to live with her father, a famous movie star who divorced her mother before Ruby was born.
My Father the Great Pirate
Author: Davide Calì
Publisher: Wilkins Farago Pty Limited
ISBN: 9780987109996
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"First published in English in 2014 by Wilkins Farago Pty Ltd.--page facing title page.
Publisher: Wilkins Farago Pty Limited
ISBN: 9780987109996
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"First published in English in 2014 by Wilkins Farago Pty Ltd.--page facing title page.
Balik Kampung 3C
Author: Verena Tay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789811112928
Category : Short stories, Singaporean (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789811112928
Category : Short stories, Singaporean (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
Author: Lee Kuan Yew
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814561762
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The Singapore Story is the first volume of the memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, the man who planted the island state of Singapore firmly on the map of the world. It was first published in 1999. In intimate detail, Lee recounts the battles against colonialists, communists and communalists that led to Singapore’s independence. With consummate political skill, he countered adversaries, sometimes enlisting their help, at others opposing them, in the single-minded pursuit of Singapore’s interests. We read how he led striking unionists against the colonial government, how over tea and golf he fostered ties with key players in Britain and Malaya, of secret midnight meetings in badly lit rooms, drinking warm Anchor beer with a communist underground leader, of his purposeful forging of an alliance with communists to gain the support of the Chinese-educated masses. Readers will find inspiration in his tenacity as he fought for the people’s hearts and minds against first the communists and later the communalists – in parliament, on the streets and through the media. Drawing on unpublished Cabinet papers, archives in Singapore, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, as well as personal correspondence, he gives us a vivid picture of how others viewed him: determined (“Lee will bluff, bully and blackmail up to the eleventh hour”), motivated (“Choo knew I sweated blood to master Hokkien”), ambitious (“He would think himself as legitimate as I was to be the leader of Malaya”), dangerous (“Crush Lee! Put him inside”). It is a sometimes controversial yet strangely consistent portrait of this Asian statesman. These experiences and his dealings with the political leaders were to shape his views and policies, which have had a major impact on Singapore and the region.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814561762
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The Singapore Story is the first volume of the memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, the man who planted the island state of Singapore firmly on the map of the world. It was first published in 1999. In intimate detail, Lee recounts the battles against colonialists, communists and communalists that led to Singapore’s independence. With consummate political skill, he countered adversaries, sometimes enlisting their help, at others opposing them, in the single-minded pursuit of Singapore’s interests. We read how he led striking unionists against the colonial government, how over tea and golf he fostered ties with key players in Britain and Malaya, of secret midnight meetings in badly lit rooms, drinking warm Anchor beer with a communist underground leader, of his purposeful forging of an alliance with communists to gain the support of the Chinese-educated masses. Readers will find inspiration in his tenacity as he fought for the people’s hearts and minds against first the communists and later the communalists – in parliament, on the streets and through the media. Drawing on unpublished Cabinet papers, archives in Singapore, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, as well as personal correspondence, he gives us a vivid picture of how others viewed him: determined (“Lee will bluff, bully and blackmail up to the eleventh hour”), motivated (“Choo knew I sweated blood to master Hokkien”), ambitious (“He would think himself as legitimate as I was to be the leader of Malaya”), dangerous (“Crush Lee! Put him inside”). It is a sometimes controversial yet strangely consistent portrait of this Asian statesman. These experiences and his dealings with the political leaders were to shape his views and policies, which have had a major impact on Singapore and the region.
Sam and His Dad
Author: Serge Bloch
Publisher: Wilkins Farago Pty Limited
ISBN: 9780980607086
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sam describes all of the things he likes doing with his dad.
Publisher: Wilkins Farago Pty Limited
ISBN: 9780980607086
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sam describes all of the things he likes doing with his dad.
Floating on a Malayan Breeze
Author: Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9888139312
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-seven years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims—the bumiputera, or sons of the soil. Singapore, meanwhile, has tried to build a meritocracy—ostensibly colour-blind, yet more encouraging perhaps to some Singaporeans than to others. How have these policies affected ordinary people? How do these two divergent nations now see each other and the world around them? Seeking answers to these questions, two Singaporeans set off to cycle around Peninsular Malaysia, armed with a tent, two pairs of clothes and a daily budget of three US dollars each. They spent 30 days on the road, cycling through every Malaysian state, and chatting with hundreds of Malaysians. Not satisfied, they then went on to interview many more people in Malaysia and Singapore. What they found are two countries that have developed economically but are still struggling to find their souls.
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9888139312
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-seven years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims—the bumiputera, or sons of the soil. Singapore, meanwhile, has tried to build a meritocracy—ostensibly colour-blind, yet more encouraging perhaps to some Singaporeans than to others. How have these policies affected ordinary people? How do these two divergent nations now see each other and the world around them? Seeking answers to these questions, two Singaporeans set off to cycle around Peninsular Malaysia, armed with a tent, two pairs of clothes and a daily budget of three US dollars each. They spent 30 days on the road, cycling through every Malaysian state, and chatting with hundreds of Malaysians. Not satisfied, they then went on to interview many more people in Malaysia and Singapore. What they found are two countries that have developed economically but are still struggling to find their souls.
Waiting for Mummy
Author: Tae Jun Lee
Publisher: Wilkins Farago Pty Limited
ISBN: 9780958557146
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Book of the Year in Korea, 'Waiting for Mummy' is a deceptively simple story of patience rewarded. A child waits for his mother at a tram-stop. Trams come and go, people alight, yet her devoted son waits stoically and patiently, even as a snowstorm gathers.A new edition of a 1938 story by one of Korea's best-loved writers, Tae-Jun Lee, 'Waiting for Mummy' has been a publishing sensation since its re-release with Dong-Sung Kim's illustrations in late 2004. It won the major Baeksang Publishing Award and was nominated as 'Book of the year' by each of Korea's three major national newspapers. It was shortlisted for Germany's major kids book prize, the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.This Wilkins Farago edition marks its first publication into English anywhere in the world.
Publisher: Wilkins Farago Pty Limited
ISBN: 9780958557146
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Book of the Year in Korea, 'Waiting for Mummy' is a deceptively simple story of patience rewarded. A child waits for his mother at a tram-stop. Trams come and go, people alight, yet her devoted son waits stoically and patiently, even as a snowstorm gathers.A new edition of a 1938 story by one of Korea's best-loved writers, Tae-Jun Lee, 'Waiting for Mummy' has been a publishing sensation since its re-release with Dong-Sung Kim's illustrations in late 2004. It won the major Baeksang Publishing Award and was nominated as 'Book of the year' by each of Korea's three major national newspapers. It was shortlisted for Germany's major kids book prize, the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.This Wilkins Farago edition marks its first publication into English anywhere in the world.