Didier: 127 books

Lee Kuan Yew played the pivotal role in Singapores transition from British Crown Colony to independent developing nation, and on to the economically powerful and diplomatically influential city-state it is today. Throughout  this surprising and at times painful journey, he has proved a charismatic...

Once a teenage runaway, living rough in a colonial port city, S R Nathan rose to become two-term president of prosperous, independent Singapore. In this exceptional book, he shares the story of his personal journey, set against the backdrop of modern Singapore history.He tells his own story,...

Marie-Antoine d'Autriche a connu une destinée extraordinaire en devenant reine après avoir épousé Louis XVI, alors Dauphin de la couronne de France. Mais elle a connu une fin tragique pendant la Révolution Française. Cet ouvrage vous raconte l'histoire de...

Opinion de Voltaire sur les amours du Roi et de Marie Mancini.—Les trois projets de mariage de Louis XIV.—Documents inédits consultés par l'auteur. Le vif intérêt que présente la passion de Louis XIV pour Marie Mancini, passion qui faillit provoquer de si graves événements entre...

William Warren's writings on Asia have entertained and informed readers all over the world for 40 years. As he says, 'Even as a child, I preferred the unusual to the ordinary, the little-known to the familiar; and such inclinations remained with me as I grew up, determining what sort of books I particularly...

The true story behind the award-winning PBS television series Ring of Fire charts the Blair brothers' 10-year sojourn through the world's largest and least-known archipelago - the islands of Indonesia. Amid impenetrable rain forests, erupting volcanoes and startling natural beauty, the brothers have...

On Easter Day, 1967, American businessman and founder of the modern Thai silk industry, James H.W. Thompson disappeared while supposedly on a stroll in the jungle-clad Cameron Highlands, central Malaysia.The circumstances were unusual, and led to a massive search and investigation. Neither...

Dr Goh Keng Swee's public career spanned two eventful decades. He was a founding and key member of Singapore's ruling political party, and played a significant role in creating and shaping the destiny of Singapore today. His areas of responsibility were wide-ranging, including finance, defence and...

Jean Bart fut l'un des marins les plus célèbres français de tous les temps. Ses exploits maritimes ont traversés les âges et les batailles et les combats qu'il a menés contre les Anglais et les Hollandais ont largement contribué à la grandeur...

Ce livre raconte la vie et la manière dont Louis XII, roi de France, a traversé son époque et laissé une empreinte indélébile dans le coeur des Français. En effet le règne de Louis XII, un des rois préféré des français,...

Singapore at Random is a collection of Singapore trivia, filled with anecdotes, statistics, quotes, diagrams, facts, advice, folklore and other unusual and often useful tidbits. This veritable treasure trove of information on Singapore is arranged, as the title suggests, randomly, so that the reader...

My Journey from Paris to Java is a short fantasy diversion to the mystical island of Java, where Balzac, or rather the narrateur, encounters a deadly poison-breathing tree, civilised monkeys, a love-sick sparrow and that epitome of Oriental desirability of his day - the women of Java.Written...