Marshall Cavendish International: 630 books
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...
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...
Diving in Malaysia
A Guide to the Best Dive Sites of Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
With its pristine, unspoilt beaches and breathtaking coral reefs, Malaysia has quickly become one of the world’s leading scuba diving destinations. The country boasts a coastline of some 4800 km and more than 200 islands, including world-renowned locations like Pulau Sipadan, Layang-Layang Atoll,...
Cervical Cancer (Revised and Updated edition)
Its causes and prevention
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Cervical Cancer: its causes and prevention has been revised from its first edition, with many updates on the latest developments in the treatment of this high preventable form of cancer. From information on developments of an anti- cancer vaccine, medical research and discoveries, this book serves to...
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...
Negotiating Skills for Virgins
Confidence to take on any negotiation task
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Whether you know it or not, negotiations are constantly taking place and thus form a critical part of work life. Negotiation is relevant to discussions between colleagues, people who do not know each other, in the same organisation or different ones and between people of different experience, background,...
CultureShock! Travel Safe
A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
You want to go to some less-travelled country—Zambia, for example—but you don’t know what vaccinations are required, much less what health hazards may wait you there. Your friends are planning a trip to Tibet, but you’re worried about how to handle the thinner air up there. You’re travelling...
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...
The Devil's Circle
Singapore fiction, racial tension, political, nation on the brink of chaos
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
The War is over, the Union Jack flies again over the Municipal Building. Life has come full circle. Or has it? The old certainties are gone and the British are not universally welcomed to take their former place.Malaya is in ferment and the day of reckoning has come for those who fought for the Japanese,...
When There were Tigers in Singapore
A family saga of the Japanese occupation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Japan invades and captures the British colony of Singapore in 1942. All Europeans on the island are being interned. Edward Schirmer, the author’s grandfather, faces a dilemma — he is German but born as a British subject. In a strange stroke of fortune, he finds himself friends with General Tomoyuki...
Ten (2nd Edition)
Commit to Fitness and Get a lean and Trim Body in Ten Weeks
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
TEN is a comprehensive, easy-to-follow fitness regime that works. It combines the principles of nutrition, weight and cardiovascular exercise into a training system that will help you burn fat and build muscle in just ten weeks. Includes a new section on 3D Workouts that helps work muscles on different...
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...