Marshall Cavendish International: 630 books
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...
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...
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...
I Trapped A Dolphin but It Really Wasn't My Fault
Illustrated Children's book
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Four-year old Abbie Rose has a magic suitcase. In this book, she goes on a wonderful adventure to the ocean with her best friend Billy. In the ocean, Abbie Rose and Billy see many different types of fishes and even meet a dolphin. Abbie Rose accidentally traps Billy and the dolphin in a fishing net...
The Day a Panda Really Saved My Life
Interesting storyline by Singapore's most popular author
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
When Abbie Rose’s father hands her a magic suitcase, the four-year takes off on a wonderful journey of discovery. Come join the four-year old as she learns all about the panda from her dad. Then travel magically with her to the mountains where pandas live. Abbie Rose and her best friend Billy come face to face with a panda, who comes to the rescue to save his new friend.
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...
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...
Strongman: The Extraordinary Life of Hun Sen
From Pagoda Boy to Prime Minister of Cambodia
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Strongman: The Extraordinary Life of Hun Sen is the biography of the Cambodian leader whose private life has been a closely guarded secret. Fully updated and revised from the authors’ first edition (Hun Sen: Strongman of Cambodia, published 1999), this volume is based on recently declassified archival...
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...
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.