Author: Caroline Gaden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876344849
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Pounding Along to Singapore
Author: Caroline Gaden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876344849
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876344849
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Crime Scene: Singapore
Author: Stephen Leather
Publisher: Monsoon Books
ISBN: 9814358592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The first ever multi-author anthology of crime fiction set in Singapore. Featuring stories from veteran UK crime writer Stephen Leather, Singapore Literature Prize winner Ng Yi-Sheng, and popular Singapore-based authors Richard Lord, Chris Mooney-Singh, Dawn Farnham, Lee Ee Leen, Pranav Joshi, Zafar Anjum, and Carolyn Camoens.
Publisher: Monsoon Books
ISBN: 9814358592
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The first ever multi-author anthology of crime fiction set in Singapore. Featuring stories from veteran UK crime writer Stephen Leather, Singapore Literature Prize winner Ng Yi-Sheng, and popular Singapore-based authors Richard Lord, Chris Mooney-Singh, Dawn Farnham, Lee Ee Leen, Pranav Joshi, Zafar Anjum, and Carolyn Camoens.
The Singapore Grip
Author: J.G. Farrell
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590174178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Singapore, 1939: life on the eve of World War II just isn't what it used to be for Walter Blackett, head of British Singapore's oldest and most powerful firm. No matter how forcefully the police break one strike, the natives go on strike somewhere else. His daughter keeps entangling herself with the most unsuitable beaus, while her intended match, the son of Blackett's partner, is an idealistic sympathizer with the League of Nations and a vegetarian. Business may be booming—what with the war in Europe, the Allies are desperate for rubber and helpless to resist Blackett's price-fixing and market manipulation—but something is wrong. No one suspects that the world of the British Empire, of fixed boundaries between classes and nations, is about to come to a terrible end. A love story and a war story, a tragicomic tale of a city under siege and a dying way of life, The Singapore Grip completes the “Empire Trilogy” that began withTroubles and the Booker prize-winning Siege of Krishnapur.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590174178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Singapore, 1939: life on the eve of World War II just isn't what it used to be for Walter Blackett, head of British Singapore's oldest and most powerful firm. No matter how forcefully the police break one strike, the natives go on strike somewhere else. His daughter keeps entangling herself with the most unsuitable beaus, while her intended match, the son of Blackett's partner, is an idealistic sympathizer with the League of Nations and a vegetarian. Business may be booming—what with the war in Europe, the Allies are desperate for rubber and helpless to resist Blackett's price-fixing and market manipulation—but something is wrong. No one suspects that the world of the British Empire, of fixed boundaries between classes and nations, is about to come to a terrible end. A love story and a war story, a tragicomic tale of a city under siege and a dying way of life, The Singapore Grip completes the “Empire Trilogy” that began withTroubles and the Booker prize-winning Siege of Krishnapur.
On the Wallaby
Author: Guy Boothby
Publisher: London ; New York : Longmans, Green
ISBN:
Category : Asia, Southeastern
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
P.185-186; Short account of the help of Aborigines in shipwreck Peruvian; p.266; Black tracker in Bimerah district; p.285-286; Welford district said to be haunted because of savage fights; p.297; Corroboree in Comongin district.
Publisher: London ; New York : Longmans, Green
ISBN:
Category : Asia, Southeastern
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
P.185-186; Short account of the help of Aborigines in shipwreck Peruvian; p.266; Black tracker in Bimerah district; p.285-286; Welford district said to be haunted because of savage fights; p.297; Corroboree in Comongin district.
A Chinese from Singapore
Author: Samuel Wong
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514470217
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
A young Chinese came to the U.S. for theological training. His goal was to become a pastor/teacher in Singapore. Upon graduation, he returned to Singapore with his Caucasian wife to fulfill his obligations and to do post-graduate study, concurrently. Unwittingly, the young couple was entangled in church and secular politics and they had to leave Singapore. They began a new life in America. At several critical junctures of the protagonists career when he was in a relatively comfortable environment, he moved out of the comfort zone to tackle a new challenge, in response to a higher calling. The detours in his life journey, the prejudice and discrimination in the workplace, the consistent acts of fairness of people of good will, the secrets of his success, and the mellowing of his worldview and religious faith are the substance of this unusual book of inspiration. For a deeper appreciation of one who has led a life full of challenges, a life characterized by many successes against high odds and a life replete with recognitions and awards in secular and religious settings, I invite you to read on.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514470217
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
A young Chinese came to the U.S. for theological training. His goal was to become a pastor/teacher in Singapore. Upon graduation, he returned to Singapore with his Caucasian wife to fulfill his obligations and to do post-graduate study, concurrently. Unwittingly, the young couple was entangled in church and secular politics and they had to leave Singapore. They began a new life in America. At several critical junctures of the protagonists career when he was in a relatively comfortable environment, he moved out of the comfort zone to tackle a new challenge, in response to a higher calling. The detours in his life journey, the prejudice and discrimination in the workplace, the consistent acts of fairness of people of good will, the secrets of his success, and the mellowing of his worldview and religious faith are the substance of this unusual book of inspiration. For a deeper appreciation of one who has led a life full of challenges, a life characterized by many successes against high odds and a life replete with recognitions and awards in secular and religious settings, I invite you to read on.
The Rough Guide to Singapore
Author: Mark Lewis
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781843530756
Category : Singapore
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A revered Apache spiritual and military leader and a recurring figure in pop culture lore, Geronimo was a key figure during the settlement of the American Southwest. He led one of the last major independent Indian uprisings and personified the struggle of Native Americans during westward expansion. Geronimo: A Biography explores the life of this legendary leader, a man who has become an icon of the courageous—and doomed—struggle of the Native Americans. This biography follows Geronimo's life from his traditional Apache upbringing to his final days as a celebrity prisoner of war. It discusses the historical and social forces at work during the period, including Native American traditions and lifeways. It also shows how Geronimo's surrender in 1886 marked the end of the traditional Native American way of life. No longer free to roam the lands of their forefathers, Indians faced a future of captivity and a struggle to maintain their identity and traditions.
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781843530756
Category : Singapore
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A revered Apache spiritual and military leader and a recurring figure in pop culture lore, Geronimo was a key figure during the settlement of the American Southwest. He led one of the last major independent Indian uprisings and personified the struggle of Native Americans during westward expansion. Geronimo: A Biography explores the life of this legendary leader, a man who has become an icon of the courageous—and doomed—struggle of the Native Americans. This biography follows Geronimo's life from his traditional Apache upbringing to his final days as a celebrity prisoner of war. It discusses the historical and social forces at work during the period, including Native American traditions and lifeways. It also shows how Geronimo's surrender in 1886 marked the end of the traditional Native American way of life. No longer free to roam the lands of their forefathers, Indians faced a future of captivity and a struggle to maintain their identity and traditions.
The Singapore File
Author: Tom Cassidy
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
What if the CIA secretly enlisted your help to catch a KGB mole inside the American Embassy in Singapore? This is the situation confronting US Navy intelligence officer Lieutenant Commander Dalton Kane. He's not Bond, but he's an astute analyst with patriotic fervor and an indelible memory for details. What distinguishes him too, is his ability to "fly under the radar" and remain undetected. Even the ambassadress is unaware Kane is covertly partnered with the embassy's CIA station chief on the case. As the new assistant naval attaché, Kane combines his official and clandestine spy-catching duties sleuthing through the harbor and nonstop diplomatic social settings where he meets an irresistible Eurasian beauty who steals his heart. Profilers believe the KGB operative detected by the National Security Agency is male, college educated, and well-positioned in the embassy. He probably has a security clearance; he's cunning and secretly disgruntled. But the embassy is a rogues' gallery of suspects and unwitting accomplices: a surprisingly naive ambassadress, herself needing improved security awareness; her secretary, a loyal but capricious party girl; the deputy chief of mission, a domineering egotist aspiring for ambassadorship; the consul, perhaps too impeccable, too slick; and others including a stormy young man in the economics section. A mutilated, floating, Caucasian female corpse, the stunning homicide of the KGB resident, and the flight and disappearance of a prime suspect into the Malaysian jungle are milestone developments. In the end Kane puts his life on the line against a surprising and very formidable opponent. As vital seconds tick away he feels panic transmitted through the gun barrel pointed at him, and wonders if help will arrive before the hammer falls.
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
What if the CIA secretly enlisted your help to catch a KGB mole inside the American Embassy in Singapore? This is the situation confronting US Navy intelligence officer Lieutenant Commander Dalton Kane. He's not Bond, but he's an astute analyst with patriotic fervor and an indelible memory for details. What distinguishes him too, is his ability to "fly under the radar" and remain undetected. Even the ambassadress is unaware Kane is covertly partnered with the embassy's CIA station chief on the case. As the new assistant naval attaché, Kane combines his official and clandestine spy-catching duties sleuthing through the harbor and nonstop diplomatic social settings where he meets an irresistible Eurasian beauty who steals his heart. Profilers believe the KGB operative detected by the National Security Agency is male, college educated, and well-positioned in the embassy. He probably has a security clearance; he's cunning and secretly disgruntled. But the embassy is a rogues' gallery of suspects and unwitting accomplices: a surprisingly naive ambassadress, herself needing improved security awareness; her secretary, a loyal but capricious party girl; the deputy chief of mission, a domineering egotist aspiring for ambassadorship; the consul, perhaps too impeccable, too slick; and others including a stormy young man in the economics section. A mutilated, floating, Caucasian female corpse, the stunning homicide of the KGB resident, and the flight and disappearance of a prime suspect into the Malaysian jungle are milestone developments. In the end Kane puts his life on the line against a surprising and very formidable opponent. As vital seconds tick away he feels panic transmitted through the gun barrel pointed at him, and wonders if help will arrive before the hammer falls.
Missing
Author: Ian W. Shaw
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1922896314
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The tragic story of a WWII fighter pilot’s brutal sacrifice and the painstaking search for the truth. Not all casualties in wartime occur on the frontline; when a loved one is posted “Missing,” hope and fear bloom in the hearts of those who wait for news. Lives can fray when that wait extends to years. Squadron Leader Daryl Sproule, DFC was a hero. The young and dashing Hobart lawyer was a fighter pilot, a survivor of the carnage in the skies over Singapore, a champion sportsman and the touchstone in the life of his single mother. When his aircraft was shot down over New Britain in August 1943, his wingmen saw him land it close to a beach, wade ashore and disappear into the jungle. In Hobart, Irene Sproule was informed that her son was “Missing.” Two years later, Daryl was still missing, his fate unknown. It would take another two years for the full, deplorable story to be unravelled and the consequences of a wartime atrocity to be played out to a conclusion. In those years, a mother and a brother would have their lives changed brutally, and forever. Missing is the story of the nightmare that haunts all those who have farewelled their loved ones as they leave for war …
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1922896314
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The tragic story of a WWII fighter pilot’s brutal sacrifice and the painstaking search for the truth. Not all casualties in wartime occur on the frontline; when a loved one is posted “Missing,” hope and fear bloom in the hearts of those who wait for news. Lives can fray when that wait extends to years. Squadron Leader Daryl Sproule, DFC was a hero. The young and dashing Hobart lawyer was a fighter pilot, a survivor of the carnage in the skies over Singapore, a champion sportsman and the touchstone in the life of his single mother. When his aircraft was shot down over New Britain in August 1943, his wingmen saw him land it close to a beach, wade ashore and disappear into the jungle. In Hobart, Irene Sproule was informed that her son was “Missing.” Two years later, Daryl was still missing, his fate unknown. It would take another two years for the full, deplorable story to be unravelled and the consequences of a wartime atrocity to be played out to a conclusion. In those years, a mother and a brother would have their lives changed brutally, and forever. Missing is the story of the nightmare that haunts all those who have farewelled their loved ones as they leave for war …
Singapore Horror Stories
Author: Loo Si Fer
Publisher: Monsoon Books
ISBN: 9814358533
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Previously published in print as "Paranormal Singapore", the ten stories and letters in this collection of horror are sure to scare the life out of you. Set entirely in Singapore, these accounts of vampires, ghosts, murderers and demons come with a health warning: be warned, they may frighten you to death.
Publisher: Monsoon Books
ISBN: 9814358533
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Previously published in print as "Paranormal Singapore", the ten stories and letters in this collection of horror are sure to scare the life out of you. Set entirely in Singapore, these accounts of vampires, ghosts, murderers and demons come with a health warning: be warned, they may frighten you to death.
The Rough Guide to Singapore
Author: Richard Lim
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1409330079
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The new-look, full colour Rough Guide to Singapore is the ultimate travel guide to this multicultural island state. Discover Singapore's highlights with stunning photography, colour-coded maps and more listings and information than ever before. You'll find detailed practical advice on what to see and do - from atmospheric temples, mouthwatering food stalls and heritage districts to Marina Bay and Universal Studios - as well as insider descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets. With loads of practical advice, suggested itineraries and top 5 boxes, The Rough Guide to Singapore will help you make the most of your time. Now available in ePub format.
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1409330079
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The new-look, full colour Rough Guide to Singapore is the ultimate travel guide to this multicultural island state. Discover Singapore's highlights with stunning photography, colour-coded maps and more listings and information than ever before. You'll find detailed practical advice on what to see and do - from atmospheric temples, mouthwatering food stalls and heritage districts to Marina Bay and Universal Studios - as well as insider descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets. With loads of practical advice, suggested itineraries and top 5 boxes, The Rough Guide to Singapore will help you make the most of your time. Now available in ePub format.