Marshall Cavendish Edition imprint: 285 books
A Walking Tour Shanghai
Sketches of the city’s architectural treasures
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Shanghai is China’s most cosmopolitan city and it is a fascinating blend of old and new. Visitors can find everything from charming art deco style buildings and traditional Chinese architecture to some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers. Once called the “Paris of the East”, Shanghai is once again...
Deadly Stakes
Shocking stories of Gambling Addiction in Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The gamblers interviewed for this book all had one thing in common — they didn’t know what hit them. They thought they were in Casino Heaven and they, the Gods of Gambling. They thought they were invincible and would always win it all back. They thought wrong. They didn’t just lose; they got wiped...
Cashier Number 3 Please
Creating fairer, faster service
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Ever been stressed by the queue in a fast food restaurant? Or an airline check in? Or had to wait ages in an A&E? When was the last time that you had to queue for something and enjoyed the experience? In the fast paced wireless and e-enabled world why do we have to wait for service? Terry Green takes...
Stories from the Serat Centhini
Understanding the Javanese Journey of Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2013
When their father Sultan Sunan Giri Parapen went to war with Sultan Agung of the Mataram kingdom, Prince Jayengresmi finds himself separated from his younger siblings, Prince Jayengsari and Princess Rancangkapti. In seeking to be reunited, the three royal children have to overcome trials and tribulations...
Dr Mahathir's Selected Letters to World Leader
With introduction and commentaries by Abdullah Ahmah
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Dr Mahathir Mohamad governed Malaysia for 22 years (19812003), during which he wrote and received many letters from world leaders. The seventy-one letters presented in this volume—by Dr Mahathir, Tony Blair, Prince Charles, Margaret Thatcher, George W. Bush and Jacques Chirac, among others—argue...
Cycling 2.0
The essential guide to cycling in Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Written in an informative, yet simple-to-digest format, Bike Republic: The Essential Guide to Cycling in Singapore is a practical handbook for amateur cyclists who wish to take the sport to the next level but are not sure where to begin. This handy guide covers the key aspects of riding from what type...
by Cecil Rajendra
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Rose Chan, “Queen of Striptease” at just 27 years old, enthralled men young and old in the heyday of cabaret in 1950s Malaya. Her accidental shot to fame, thanks to a wardrobe malfunction in which her bra snapped, catapulted her into the limelight.In No Bed of Roses, Cecil Rajendra pens an account...
Miss Seetoh in the World
Catherine Lim’s latest literary offering
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
Miss Maria Seetoh, a teacher of English and Literature in St Peter’s Secondary School in Singapore, sees herself as a ‘simple soul who only wants to be a good and happy person’, and has a dream to write stories about ‘simple, ordinary people going about their daily lives’. However, God/ Providence/Fate/Chance,...
A Great Betrayal
The Fall of Singapore Revisited
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Across 15 chapters, professors of history and military history experts present their analyses and impressions about the Fall of Singapore in 1942, which was even described by Winston Churchill himself as “the greatest disaster in British military history”. Discussed at length is the Malayan Campaign...
Pleasure Factory
Horrors of the Singapore Flash Trade
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Underneath Singapore’s squeaky-clean exterior is a dark realm like no other. Based on interviews with hundreds of prostitutes in Singapore and years of research, we bring you Pleasure Factory. In the Pleasure Factory, women advertise pleasure by the hour, but the only real product is pain. Night after...
Run for Your Life
The complete marathon guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Running is fast becoming one of the most popular sports in Asia. With the number of competitive running events on the rise and the number of participants growing steadily, it seems that more and more people are taking to pounding the asphalt on a regular basis and more of them have their sights set...
The Answers: Terrorism
What is the answer to global terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
What is the answer to global terrorism? The fundamental point about terrorism is present in its very name: it is violence designed to achieve political gain by spreading terror. Terrorism is essentially asymmetric and works by cowing people into submission. Which is precisely why it can be answered;...
by Sunil Nair
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
When a letter arrives from his dying father, the life Anil has carefully constructed in the city shatters. He leaves his friends, his work as a cartoonist and a painter of movie posters, and even his pregnant girlfriend to journey home to the town he ran away from three years earlier after his mother...
The Diabetes Companion
Indispensable for the diabetic and their caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
The Diabetes Companion is a simple reference guide for the self-management of diabetes. It aims to help diabetics take control of their condition and maintain a fulfilling life despite the odds. With up-to-date information on treatment guidelines and targets, diabetes medications, and also real-life...