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Author : Susan Long
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789814342803
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (428 download)
Download or read book Fifty Things to Love about Singapore written by Susan Long and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Euston Quah
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814663395
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Singapore 2065 written by Euston Quah and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Singapore enters its 50th year of independence, it is a time for introspection to look back at the successes and challenges of the past, but is also a crucial time to consider what the future holds for the nation. Singapore 2065: Leading Insights on Economy and Environment from 50 Singapore Icons and Beyond is one such key contribution to the endeavour of thinking about what lies ahead. While many forthcoming projects and books take a more retrospective approach reflecting upon Singapore's past, this book adopts a forward-looking perspective, contemplating Singapore's distant future, which is important for posterity. This book is a collection of key insights from 50 iconic individuals of Singapore and beyond, and contains reasoned arguments, speculations and visionary expectations of Singapore's future in 50 years' time. The book discusses the distant future of Singapore's economy and the environment. What will Singapore's economic and environment landscape be like 50 years from now? Are there trends or scenarios common to the various discussions contained in this book? If there are, how big would be the impact of some of these trends? What and how should the government respond to these projections, expectations and informed visions of tomorrow? In sum, what would Singapore's economy and environment be like in 2065? The book explores a range of possible answers to these questions and more. Not only will the generations of today be able to gain much insight into Singapore's future by reading this book, but future generations, specifically 100 years after Singapore's independence, will be able to understand and affirm what and how today's generations think about their time. The book is a key contribution to envisioning Singapore's future, which is also vital for understanding what shapes Singapore's landscape today. Contents: --> Readership: Educational institutions of higher levels; research institutions; various professional societies; the Singapore government and ministries; foreign governments; and general readers who are interested in finding out more about what leaders in Singapore envision for Singapore's future. Key Features:Contains contributed essays by very prominent Singapore icons, and edited by a leading and influential academic economistContains futuristic, leading insights and predictions, novel ideas, covering a wide range of topicsTimely publication to coincide with and celebrate Singapore's 50th anniversary of independenceKeywords:Singapore's Future;Economy;Environment;Transportation;Quality of Life;Energy;Demographics;Aging;Social Security;Income Inequality;Family;Technology;Public Finance;Finance;Taxes;Gender and Women;Trade;Geopolitical and Political Economy;Infrastructure;Resources;Connectivity;ASEAN;China;SEAReview: "A stunning collection of perspectives across the spectrum, Singapore 2065 presents a compelling look into the future through a series of thought provoking insights. This volume also celebrates the country's exceptional success, retelling the invaluable stories and anecdotes that have paved Singapore's tremendous journey over the last 50 years. As Singapore continues to chart into the next half century, Singapore 2065 leaves plenty to ponder and will remain a valuable repository of knowledge for many years to come." Bertil Andersson President Nanyang Technological University "Singapore 2065 has brought together a diverse and intriguing range of ideas and insights from a rich cross-section of contributors: policy makers, researchers, close observers of Singapore, student leaders, and others. These essays reflect on Singapore's remarkable progress and development over the past half-century, and explore the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Over the next 50 years, the world will continue to be an uncertain place, offering exciting opportunities, but subject to bouts of deep uncertainty and disruptive events and trends. Ultimately, Singapore's continued success over the next 50 years will depend less on our material resources, but on our people, and specifically our key attributes of nimbleness, adaptability, creativity, resilience and the willingness to strive for a common purpose." Tan Chorh Chuan President National University of Singapore "Singapore's success came in large part from its continuous efforts to anticipate what changes are likely, not often looking as far as ahead as 50 years ahead, but certainly not afraid to try. Here are 50 minds stretching forward into the 21st century — confirming that the city-state's spirit lives on. I am confident that our environment will have a better future thanks to the projections in this volume. Everyone who cares should read and think about them." Wang Gungwu Chairman East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore "There are few issues that are more important than the economy and the environment in the 21st century for any country. They are especially important to Singapore, given its size and open economy. As the nation celebrates its 50th birthday, justifiably proud of its achievement, it is also timely to contemplate what the future might hold and what we need to do to ensure continued success as a nation. In Singapore 2065, you will find food for thought. What is of particular interest is that the deeply thoughtful essays collected in this volume crisscross at different points, and also raise a number of fundamental issues concerning value and identity that are inextricably tied to Singapore's future development. This book certainly provides keen insight into the economic and environmental challenges we face, but it also compels us to reflect on the larger story of "Majulah Singapura" as we march into the future." Alan K L Chan Dean, College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Nanyang Technological University
Author : Pamela E. Klassen
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773557962
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book The Public Work of Christmas written by Pamela E. Klassen and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is not a holiday just for Christians anymore, if it ever was. Embedded in calendars around the world and long a lucrative merchandising opportunity, Christmas enters multicultural, multi-religious public spaces, provoking both festivity and controversy, hospitality and hostility. The Public Work of Christmas provides a comparative historical and ethnographic perspective on the politics of Christmas in multicultural contexts ranging from a Jewish museum in Berlin to a shopping boulevard in Singapore. A seasonal celebration that is at once inclusive and assimilatory, Christmas offers a clarifying lens for considering the historical and ongoing intersections of multiculturalism, Christianity, and the nationalizing and racializing of religion. The essays gathered here examine how cathedrals, banquets, and carols serve as infrastructures of memory that hold up Christmas as a civic, yet unavoidably Christian holiday. At the same time, the authors show how the public work of Christmas depends on cultural forms that mark, mask, and resist the ongoing power of Christianity in the lives of Christians and non-Christians alike. Legislated into paid holidays and commodified into marketplaces, Christmas has arguably become more cultural than religious, making ever wider both its audience and the pool of workers who make it happen every year. The Public Work of Christmas articulates a fresh reading of Christmas – as fantasy, ethos, consumable product, site of memory, and terrain for the revival of exclusionary visions of nation and whiteness – at a time of renewed attention to the fragility of belonging in diverse societies. Contributors include Herman Bausinger (Tübingen), Marion Bowman (Open), Juliane Brauer (MPI Berlin), Simon Coleman (Toronto), Yaniv Feller (Wesleyan), Christian Marchetti (Tübingen), Helen Mo (Toronto), Katja Rakow (Utrecht), Sophie Reimers (Berlin), Tiina Sepp (Tartu), and Isaac Weiner (Ohio State).
Author : Kelly Jackson-Nash
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9814751766
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book CultureShock! Singapore written by Kelly Jackson-Nash and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CultureShock! Singapore is essential reading for any foreigner who is going to live and work in the city. It is packed full of practical information as well as interesting trivia on the colourful customs and culture of the people. Learn how to get around the city effectively by public transport like the locals and how to assimilate quickly and shop for groceries. Join in the local celebrations such as Chinese New Year and Deepavali, and find out the best places to enjoy Singapore food such as laksa and nasi briyani. Packed with a resource guide, glossary, contact numbers, website addresses and useful advice, CultureShock! Singapore has the answers for anyone wanting to fit in and enjoy life in the Little Red Dot. About the Series CultureShock! is a dynamic, indispensable series of guides for travellers looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting, working in or moving to. Each title explains the country’s customs, traditions and social and business etiquette in a lively, informative style. CultureShock! authors, all of whom have experienced the joys and pitfalls of cultural adaptation, are ideally placed to provide warm and helpful advice to those who seek to integrate seamlessly into diverse cultures.
Author : Mike Gallagher
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451679262
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book 50 Things Liberals Love to Hate written by Mike Gallagher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National radio talk show host Gallagher provides a careful study into the psyche of the liberal mind, using humor and irony to both entertain and instruct.
Author : Kwon Ping Ho
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814730203
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book The Ocean in a Drop written by Kwon Ping Ho and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ' The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) in 2014. It is part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore. The Fellowship was set up to fund further research into public policy, with the S R Nathan Fellow, who is appointed annually, delivering between four and six lectures each year. These lectures aim to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical national interest. Ho Kwon Ping was the 2014/15 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains the five IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between October 2014 and April 2015, as well as highlights of the accompanying dialogue with the audience. In his lectures, Ho looks forward to the next 50 years, offering innovative ideas and robust views on how governance and key institutions can evolve to ensure the sustainable continuation of Singapore — the "improbable nation". This book illuminates Ho''s vision of a cohesively diverse Singapore lasting beyond the lifespan of his generation, and aims to get the young to ponder and discuss the kind of home, and future, they wish for. Contents: Politics and GovernanceEconomy and BusinessSecurity and SustainabilityDemography and FamilySociety and Identity Readership: General public, professionals, students, researchers, diplomats, and foreign visitors interested in knowing more about Singapore and what lies ahead for the city-state. Key Features:The lectures cover the breadth of social issues facing Singapore today and specifically picks apart the most pertinent topics within each broad categoryHo Kwon Ping is known for his independent thought and speechThe lectures are deliberately accessible to the lay person, and shies away from the technical terms of academiaKeywords:IPS-Nathan;Singapore;Future;Ho Kwon Ping;Politics;Governance;Demography;Family;Society;Identity;Security;Sustainability;Economy;Business "The book is not so much a scholarly treatise as it is a general interest book." Suhaile Md Author of The Middle Ground '
Author : Linda Collins
Publisher : Ethos Books
ISBN 13 : 981142327X
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (114 download)
Download or read book Loss Adjustment written by Linda Collins and published by Ethos Books. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I have had nothing bad happen to me except my own doing. I have let this cowardice envelop me, and I can’t shake it off. I will commit the worst thing you can ever do to someone who loves you: killing yourself. The scary thing is, I’m okay with that.” —Victoria McLeod, Singapore, March 30, 2014 Loss Adjustment is a mother’s recount of her 17-year-old daughter’s suicide. In the wake of Victoria McLeod’s passing, she left behind a remarkable journal in her laptop of the final four months of her life. Linda Collins, her mother, has woven these into her memoir, which is at once cohesive, yet fragmented, reflecting a survivor's state of mind after devastating loss. Loss Adjustment involves the endless whys, the journey of Linda Collins and her husband in honouring Victoria, and the impossible question of what drove their daughter to this irretrievable act. A stunningly intimate portrait of loss and grief, Loss Adjustment is a breaking of silence—a book whose face society cannot turn away from.
Author : Rodolphe De Koninck
Publisher : NUS Press
ISBN 13 : 9814722359
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Singapore's Permanent Territorial Revolution written by Rodolphe De Koninck and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since Singapore became an independent nation in 1965, its government has been intent on transforming the island’s environment. This has led to a nearly constant overhaul of the landscape, whether still natural or already manmade. Not only are the shape and dimensions of the main island and its subsidiary ones constantly modified so are their relief and hydrology. No stone is left unturned, literally, and, one could add, nor is a single cultural feature, be it a house, a factory, a road or a cemetery. Given one of Singapore’s unique feature, namely that the state is the sole landlord, all types of property in all parts of the island, rural as well as urban, were and remain subject to expropriation, fortunately always with due compensation. This atlas illustrates, essentially through diachronic mapping of the changing distribution of all forms of land use, the universality of what has become a tool of social management. By constantly “replanning” the rules of access to space, the Singaporean State is thus redefining territoriality, even in its minute details. This is one reason it has been able to consolidate its control over civil society, peacefully and to an extent rarely known in history.
Author : Malminderjit Singh
Publisher : The Birthday Collective Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9811464014
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (114 download)
Download or read book The Birthday Book: What is Singapore's Next Big Thing? written by Malminderjit Singh and published by The Birthday Collective Ltd.. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What is Singapore’s Next Big Thing?” An intellectual salvo from young and passionate Singaporeans inhabiting different slices of Singapore society, The Birthday Book is a collection of 51 essays presented as a birthday gift to the nation and its people. What are the milestones that Singapore is headed into – the next big things – in the view of this inaugural group of contributors? These individuals, younger than 45, will inherit leadership roles in their respective domains of expertise. Their essays come together as a compact and essential digest of introspections and outward projections, drawing on a shared past and projecting forward into our collective future.
Author : JJ Stone
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1490720227
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Bungee Love written by JJ Stone and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-24 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is alluring, seductive, and elusive. Love yearns, hurts, and heals. We fall into love unprepared, and we discover new dimensions, new flavors of love everyday. JJ fell in love with conventional expectations but discovered a gut-wrenching push-pull in his heart that he never imagined. Bungee Love is a tale about his discoveries, his broken marriage, and his search for reconciliation. He left America to start a new life in Asia and was surprised and astounded by what he learned from new cultures and people as he traveled. He discovered amazing new places with rich Asian histories and religions. He found adventures, traditions, and ancient temples in Cambodia, Th ailand, Viet Nam, and Indonesia, but he was not prepared for the steamy, lurid side of Asia. Bangkok and Pattaya revealed more than sex for sale on a gawdy, blatant scale; they provided glimpses of the hidden lives, motives, and dreams of the girls drawn into the bargirl life. He developed insights into himself and his life as he began to understand the lives of the women he met, but JJ was no more ready for the sexy bargirls who pulled him into Hell than the goodness that rescued him.
Author : Ying Hui
Publisher : Epigram Books
ISBN 13 : 9814655422
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Not Born in Singapore: Fifty Personalities who Shaped the Nation written by Ying Hui and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that we owe the iconic Singapore Girl to a British-born adman? Or that the founder of the popular Mustafa Centre hails from India? This year as we celebrate our local heroes, it’s also time to put the spotlight on other unsung contributors who have shaped our nation. They may have come from other shores, but these 50 foreigners have left their mark in building Singapore into the nation we know it to be today. The 50 remarkable individuals are: ARTS Ian Batey, K. P. Bhaskar, Santha Bhaskar, Della Butcher, Choo Hoey, John Herbert, Kuo Pao Kun, Goh Lay Kuan, J. M. Sali, Tan Swie Hian ECONOMY Mustaq Ahmad, Sir Laurence Hartnett, Dr Tsutomu Kanai, Pasquale Pistorio, Captain Muhammad Jalaluddin Sayeed, Tang I-Fang Ratan Tata, Kartar Singh Thakral, Tan Sri Frank Tsao Wen- King, Alain Vandenborre, Cyril Neville Watson, Albert Winsemius EDUCATION Dr Robert A. Brown, Brother Joseph McNally, Milenko Prvacki, Mary Turnbull, Professor Wang Gungwu, Professor Wu Teh Yao, Dr John Miksic, Ann Wee SOCIETY Professor T. H. Elliott, Christine Laimer, Lien Ying Chow, BG Yaakov ‘Jack’ Elazari, G. G. Thomson, Krystyn Olszewski, Bruno Wildermuth SCIENCE AND MEDICINE Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr Sydney Brenner, Professor Edward W. Holmes, Dr Edison Liu, Sir George Radda, Dr Shan Ratnam, Sir David Lane, Professor Jackie Y. Ying SPORTS Aleksandar Duric, Feng Tianwei, Jing Junhong, Ronald Susilo, Tao Li
Author : Low Kay Hwa
Publisher : Goody Books
ISBN 13 : 9810700628
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (17 download)
Download or read book A Singapore Love Story written by Low Kay Hwa and published by Goody Books. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listed as a national bestseller in Singapore for about half a year, A Singapore Love Story charts the tragic relationship of a couple trying to be together, ignoring the harsh knocks of reality. Can they bend reality for love, or will reality bend their lives? Print Book Price: RM45.89 / SGD$17.90 / USD$14.29 Note: Just like the physical copy, the novel starts with Chapter -5 followed by Chapter 1. Full Money-back Guarantee Your satisfaction is our priority. Don't like the story after purchasing it? Simply refund it from Google Play Book with a click (if purchase is made within seven days), or email us. No questions asked.
Author : Low Kay Hwa
Publisher : Goody Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Low Kay Hwa Bestselling 2 in 1 Bundle (A Singapore Love Story & I Believe You) written by Low Kay Hwa and published by Goody Books. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two bestselling novels by Low Kay Hwa at a promotional price (print books originally at SGD$34.80 or RM87.00)! Promotion valid only until 29 Febrauary 2016, or after 10,000 bundles have been sold. A Singapore Love Story I Believe You Note: In A Singapore Love Story, just like the physical copy, the novel starts with Chapter -5 followed by Chapter 1. Full Money-back Guarantee Your satisfaction is our priority. Don't like the story after purchasing it? Simply refund it from Google Play Book with a click (if purchase is made within seven days), or email us. No questions asked.
Author : Hector Garcia
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462922368
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Download or read book The Magic of Japan written by Hector Garcia and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming collection of quirky insights into Japanese culture. The Magic of Japan is writer Hector Garcia's intensely personal account of his fifteen years in Japan. A self-professed "otaku" or Japanese anime geek since childhood, Garcia has worked for a Japanese software company, mastered the language, and become one of Japan's most popular bloggers. This book is the culmination of his experiences and showcases Garcia's unique ability to delve beneath the surface of Japanese culture to describe its quirky and deep spiritual underpinnings. This collection of essays and beautiful photographs will appeal to his worldwide fan base--including those who devoured his previous bestsellers, A Geek in Japan and Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life--Japanophiles, armchair travelers and anyone with an interest in cultural and travel memoirs. The Magic of Japan features Garcia's keen observations on a wide variety of cultural topics: Japanese behavioral traits, including non-verbal communication, hansei (self-reflection), heijoshin (a calm mind) and shoshin (childlike openness) How Japan's geography and history have shaped its culture--its natural disasters, scarce resources, centuries of isolation and its feudal past Japanese idiosyncrasies, ranging from food traditions and absurd jobs to a love of queues The Japanese spirit, as evidenced in traditional art, manga and attitudes to women Shintoism and Buddhism, looking at temples, festivals, rituals and how religious beliefs pervade popular culture, as seen for example in Studio Ghibli's movie Spirited Away Japan's dark side, including crime, the yakuza, adultery, bullying and suicide The book ends with a gloriously random selection of all things Garcia considers especially magical about Japan--from izakaya to shiitake mushrooms, summer fireworks and green tea!
Author : Kadir Mohamad
Publisher : The Other Press
ISBN 13 : 9839541897
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (395 download)
Download or read book Malaysia-Singapore: Fifty Years of Contentions 1965-2015 written by Kadir Mohamad and published by The Other Press. This book was released on 2015-01-21 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an interesting and informative account of the often fractious account of two countries in the heart of Southeast Asia. It outlines the primary issues that plagued relations between Malaysia and Singapore in the last fifty years and the political, diplomatic and legal initiatives taken to address them. The author gives a first-person narrative of the seemingly endless behind-the-scenes episodes that have brought the love-hate relationship to where they are today. He further delves into the vast reservoir of information on the rocky bilateral relationship to provide a reasonable argument over why Malaysia has behaved as it has since 1965. Exhaustive records of, among others, minutes, letters and documents are brought to light to substantiate the Malaysian view in relation to issues of contention with Singapore. Coming from an insider with more than four eventful decades in the Malaysian Foreign Service, it will be an eye opener for many.
Author : Natasa P. Vujicic
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN 13 : 1543769705
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (437 download)
Download or read book 23 Reasons to Fall in Love with Hangzhou written by Natasa P. Vujicic and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hangzhou is unlike any other city in the world. I am talking temples and caves, bamboo forests, inscriptions made by emperors themselves, remains of civilizations thousands of years old. You cannot help but wonder how it is that something like this is not known to EVERYONE in the world. How come this is not on the cover page of every travel magazine? After a while you realize that in a pearl necklace, another pearl is perfectly ordinary. To the people of Hangzhou, that “old thing” has been standing there since they can remember. The only new thing is your fascination. But to the rest of the world it is still a pearl, and Hangzhou is like a treasure chest. It is begging to be explored. If you are looking for what is extraordinary then this is a book for you. It will make you dive below the surface and come up with new understandings of tradition and culture built into the core of this magnificent city. It will guide you through places, eras, and wonders. Whether you are local or not, you will discover Hangzhou through a fresh pair of eyes – exciting, unpolished, and absolutely one of a kind.
Author : Zona Gale
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752351357
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (523 download)
Download or read book Friendship Village Love Stories written by Zona Gale and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-22 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Friendship Village Love Stories by Zona Gale
