Marshall Cavendish Editions imprint: 48 books
Success 365
365 great ideas for personal development and achieving greater success
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
How can I increase my effectiveness at work? How can I enhance my productivity? How can I improve my time management? How can I make better decisions? How can I become better at networking? How can I boost my memory? How can I become a better negotiator? How can I learn great interview skills? You’ll...
by Adam Khoo
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Every student can achieve and excel if given the opportunity! This book will inspire legions of students to stretch and realise their potential. It tells the inspiring story of an underachieving 13-year-old’s rise to become among the top 1% of students in the National University of Singapore, and...
International REITs
How to invest overseas and build an international portfolio
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2014
Dream of buying an apartment or landed property? What about a luxury shopping mall, office block or five-star hotel? Such dreams are completely possible and at not too expensive or far-fetched. With Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), you’ll be able to invest in properties you never thought you...
by Walter Woon
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
After the British surrender, life has to go on for the inhabitants of Japanese-occupied Singapore. Dennis Chiang finds himself in the Kempeitai dragnet during the Sook Ching operation but is unexpectedly freed by one Captain Takeda — whom he thought an innocuous barber but turns out to have been a...
by Kaiwen Leong
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
You think the teenagers of today have it good? That their struggles are merely First World pains? Or only kids from broken families go bad? Think again. Negative influences are lurking at every corner and money can buy anything. For everything else, there is the Internet. Want friends? Join an online...
All in the Name of Lust
Extra-marital affairs, amorous scandals and illicit sex in Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
Love and sex, or perhaps lust to be more accurate, has made many men and women run afoul of the law. When passion and desire take over rational thought, bad things happen. Here are some of the cases: a senior civil servant who faces corruption charges for engaging in extra marital affairs; a high-flying...
Real Estate Realities
Accommodating the Investment Needs of Today’s Society
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Following the success of Real Estate Riches and Building Your Real Estate Riches, which were bestsellers in major bookstores, as well as on the Sunday Times bestsellers’ list for weeks, property expert Ku Swee Yong now offers an updated essential guide to help investors to maximise their investment...
In The Middle of China's Future
What two decades of worldwide newspaper columns prefigure about the future of the China-U.S. relationship (With a Foreword by Kishore Mahbubhani)
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2014
The best journalism tackles the really tough questions! Was the U.S. asleep when China was waking up? Or was its engagement too timid? Will Washington find conflict with Beijing unavoidable? Or has the U.S. policy of engagement and accommodation been the best way to go? Award-winning journalist and...
Raffles and Hastings
Private Exchanges Behind the Founding of Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
The founding of Singapore has typically been attributed to the strategic genius of one man, Stamford Raffles. Frequently overlooked is the part played by his superior in the East India Company, the Marquess of Hastings. It was Hastings who, as Governor-General of India, made the fateful decision to establish...
Confessions of an American Media Man (2nd Edition)
What You Want to Find Out After Journalism School
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2010
For better or for worse, the news media in the United States has huge worldwide influence. And yet little is actually known about its real inner workings, inherent logic and deeply embedded customs.
All for the Money
Bribery, cheats, swindles and other monetary fraud in Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
Everyone wants to have more money and most of us work hard to earn a living. However, there are some among us who complain that their money is not enough but instead of earning their money, they take the easy way and conspire to cheat and con others to achieve their means. Cases featured in this book...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2014
On 16 September 1963 Malaysia came into being with the accession of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore to the existing Federation of Malaya. This book marks the 50th anniversary of this notable event in South East Asia’s history. The focus of the book will be mainly on the experience of Sabah and Sarawak...
Sex Crimes
Rape, molest and sexual misdemeanours in Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
Teachers, doctors and senior civil servants used to be considered role models in society but as in every profession, there are always black sheep who tarnish the reputation of their peers. Beneath the stereotype of a hardworking employee, here are cases of people who have committed crimes of a sexual...
by Alfredo Roces, Grace Roces
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
CultureShock! Philippines is a survival guide for anyone living, working or wanting to discover life in the Philippines. Settling into a foreign land is never easy, but with this book you will learn to understand the importance of “amor-propio”, appreciate the Filipino ways and learn about the history...