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King Rat
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James Clavell
Set in Changi, the most notorious prisoner of war camp in Asia, "King Rat" is a heroic story of survival told by a master story-teller who lived through those years as a young soldier. Only one man in fifteen had the strength, the luck, and the cleverness simply to survive Changi. And then there was King.
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Singapore Grip
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J G Farrell
Singapore just before the Japanese invasion in the Second World War: the Blackett family's prosperous world of tennis parties, cocktails and deferential servants seems unchanging. But it is poised on the edge of the abyss...This is the eve of the Fall of Singapore and, as we know, of much else besides. Not only the Blacketts, their friends and ...
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Tanamera
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Noel Barber
Opulence - Invasion - Terror - and forbidden passion in 1930s Singapore. 'They were the golden days, when Singapore was as rich as its climate was steamy, its future as assured as it was busy. And those days were made even better when, as was inevitable, I fell in love with the Chinese beauty of Julie Soong and, against all unwritten canons of ...
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West from Singapore
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Louis L'Amour
West From Singapore is a second collection of two-fisted adventure stores set in the Pacific at the outbreak of World War II, by the author of the recent New York Times bestseller Night Over The Solomons and the #1 bestselling Last Of The Breed.
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Pride and the Anguish
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Douglas Reeman
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From Third World to First: Singapore and the Asian Economic Boom
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Lee Kuan Yew, Henry A Kissinger (Foreword by), Kuan Yew Lee
The story of Singapore's amazing transformation told by it's charismatic and controversial founding father, Lee Kuan Yew. Lee Kuan Yew is one of the most influential leaders in Asia. In this illuminating account, Lee writes frankly about his disapproving approach to political opponents and his often unorthodox views on human rights, democracy, ...
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Battleship: The Loss of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse
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Martin Middlebrook, Patrick Mahoney
On Wednesday 10 December 1941, the third day of the war with Japan, two Royal Navy capital ships were sunk off Malaya by air torpedo attack. They had not requested the air support that could have saved them and 840 men died in the battleship "HMS Prince of Wales" and the battle cruiser "HMS Repulse". Taking full advantage of British Second World ...
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The hostile shore
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Douglas Reeman
Crammed with refugees, the "Sigli" escaped from Singapore with the Japanese poised to capture it. Rupert Blair's family were among the passengers when the tiny vessel disappeared. Twenty years later Rupert is desperate to know how they met their fate.
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The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
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Kuan Yew Lee
Visionary? Authoritarian? Model for the West? Lee Kuan Yew, the long-time leader of Singapore, has been called all these things, and more. In these vivid memoirs, Lee takes a profoundly personal look back at the events that led to Singapore's independence and shaped its struggle for success. And, as always, he lets the chips fall where they may. ...
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Cheshire, Fifoot & Furmston's Law of Contract
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M P Furmston, G C Cheshire
Cheshire, Fifoot & Furmston's Law of Contract stands as one of the classic textbooks on contract law more than 50 years after the publication of the first edition. Michael Furmston combines an authoritative account of the principles of the law of contract with thought-provoking analysis and insights, and the clarity of the narrative brings ...
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Breaking the Tongue
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Vyvyane Loh
This brilliant novel chronicles the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in the story of one Chinese family: Claude, raised to be more British than the British; his father, whose Anglophilia blinds him to impending defeat and his wife's dalliances; and the redoubtable Grandma Siok, whose sage advice falls on deaf ears. Expatriates, spies, fifth ...
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Martin Yan's Asia: Favorite Recipes from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and Japan
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Martin Yan, Geoffrey Nilsen (Photographer)
The companion volume to the new PBS season of "Yan Can Cook" takes readers on the ultimate cook's tour of Asia, exploring each country's culture and cuisine separately. Recipes are accompanied by stunning color food shots with helpful preparation tips and techniques. 56 color photos. Map.
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For the Death of Me
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Quintin Jardine
It's summertime in Monaco and Oz Blackstone is sitting on the verandah of his opulent mansion - one of three homes - idly gazing at Roman Abramovich's luxury yacht as it gently cruises into the harbour. Life doesn't get much better than this. But somebody knows where he lives. A struggling author sweet talks him into buying the movie rights to his ...
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Frommer's Singapore & Malaysia
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Jennifer Eveland
You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series ...
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Sinister Twilight: The Fall of Singapore
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Noel Barber
Published to international acclaim in 1968, Noel Barber's account of the fall of Singapore remains the best account of this, Britain's greatest military defeat. In just ten weeks, Malaya was overrun and the 'fortress' of Singapore surrendered to a Japanese army that found itself outnumbered by the 100,000+ British and Commonwealth prisoners. ...
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The fall of Singapore
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Frank Owen
Sunday 15 February 1942 was, according to Sir Winston Churchill, the blackest day in the history of the British Empire. Only ten weeks earlier Japanese assault troops had waded ashore on the North-East coast of Malaya. Now the besieged British, Australian and Asian forces in Britain's so-called "impregnable citadel" were compelled to lay down ...
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The Singapore Wink
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Ross Thomas
Once a Hollywood stuntman until he miscalculated on a complex stunt and sent his colleague Angelo Sacchetti to a watery grave, Edward Cauthorne is forced by Mafia enforcers to search for the stuntman he thought he had accidentally killed in Singapore two years earlier.
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The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
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Charles De Ledesma, Mark Lewis, Pauline Savage
"The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei" is the definitive guide to these three fascinating Southeast Asian countries. There's detailed coverage of Malaysia's superb natural attractions, including Taman Negara the Peninsula's main national park, with its four gateways and, in Sabah and Sarawak, Mount Kinabalu and the limestone pinnacles ...
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Malaysia & Singapore: World Food
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Tan Su-Lyn
This updated travel guide to Malaysia and Singapore provides information for visitors of all budgets, including advice on getting there, accommodation, local cuisine, places to visit, language tips, and health and safety.
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Some far elusive dawn
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Emma Drummond
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The bondmaid
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Catherine Lim
A little girl -Han is sold, aged four, as a boundmaid or slave into the House of Wu, where she grows up and falls in love with the young heir. But the idyll of childhood attachement turns into a nightmare as Han, beautiful, proud and uncompromisingly loyal, struggles against the forces of tradition and tyranny ina large household where patriarchs ...
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Dave Dawson at Singapore
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R Sidney Bowen
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Spider boys
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Ming Cher
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Southeast Asian Food: Classic and Modern Dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
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Rosemary Brissenden
The diversity of cooking styles and the delicious range of fresh ingredients are just two of the reasons for the allure of Southeast Asian cooking. With a selection of recipes showing the varieties and unique properties of each cuisine, from tangy Thai salads, satisfying Vietnamese soups, aromatic Indonesian curries and exquisite Malaysian sambals ...
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Primary Mathematics 2a Textbook (Singapore Math)
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Dr Kho Tek Hong
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