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1.From Third World to First : The Singapore Story: 1965-2000From Third World to First : The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
from HarperCollins
Price: $20.59

Customer Review:
This book was wrtiien by the most impressive Leader of any demoncratic country. Lee kwan Yew has done an absolutely outastanding job of developing Singapore from a poor, island relation of Malaya's 'backwaters' struggling to survive on its own, to an extremely stable prosperous first world... more info

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2.Pacific ModernPacific Modern
from Rizzoli
Price: $26.38

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It is a great collection of modern architecture, it is wonderful to see such examples throught the world. Since I know the author personally, I love to see how his second book is even better than the first.

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3.[no image]Jungle Is Neutral
from Times Books

Customer Review:
Chapman delivers this book's greatest insight on page 97: "The truth is that the jungle is neutral... It is the attitude of mind that determines whether you go under or survive." The rest of his story is application: How to operate behind enemy lines with minimal outside support while your... more info

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4.The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan YewThe Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
from Prentice Hall
Price: $155.00

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Mr Lee Kuan Yew - or LKY - as he is fondly referred to by both admirers and critics, has been a controversial figure as easily discernible in the oxymoronic titles he is often given, such as "benevolent dictator" and "enlightened despot". But to call him such names without heavy qualification is to... more info

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5.Lee s Law: How Singapore Crushes DissentLee's Law: How Singapore Crushes Dissent
from Scribe Publications Pty Ltd.
Price: $26.95

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Chris Lydgate, a long-time journalist from Portland, Oregon, has written a harrowing and frustrating tale on the life of an opposition party politician in a country that permits no such dissent - Singapore. When I first picked up this book, I knew little to nothing about Singapore and didn't really... more info

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6.To Catch a Tartar: A Dissident in Lee Kuan Yew s Prison (Southeast Asia Studies Monograph Series)To Catch a Tartar: A Dissident in Lee Kuan Yew's Prison (Southeast Asia Studies Monograph Series)
from Yale Univ Southeast Asia Studies
Price: $22.00

Customer Review:
Francis' book is an entertaining read with vivid accounts of how and why he was imprisoned. However, considering the circumstances of his time spent in detention, one wonders how he can remember such details about specific interrogation sessions. Some creative embellishment to spice up the narration... more info

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7.War Against Japan Volume I: The Loss Of Singapore: History Of The Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series: Official Campaign History (v. I)War Against Japan Volume I: The Loss Of Singapore: History Of The Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series: Official Campaign History (v. I)
from Naval and Military Press
Price: $29.81

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8.Singapore BurningSingapore Burning
from Penguin
Price: $12.74

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To truly understand a nation you need to understand how it reacts in defeat as well as victory. This is an excellent study of the former case by Colin Smith. The author provides great detail of individual actions throughout the campaign and highlights all to many of the deficiencies. Details of the... more info

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9.Britain s Greatest Defeat: Singapore 1942Britain's Greatest Defeat: Singapore 1942
from Hambledon & London
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10.Battle for Singapore: The True Story of the Greatest Catastrophe of World War IIBattle for Singapore: The True Story of the Greatest Catastrophe of World War II
from Portrait
Price: $11.70

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This book was written by a journalist which is the reason it has the rather sensational sub title "the greatest catastrophe of world war 2". The loss of Singapore led to the British losing an army of 150,000 and about 150 aircraft. The battle of France resulted in something like 300,000 casualties... more info

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