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The Murder of a Beauty Queen
by Alex Josey
A beautiful, sensuous and rich widow is brutally murdered in the most questionable of circumstances. The last person to see her alive is her brother-in-law and lover—a man later found guilty on circ ...
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The New Singapore Horror Collection
by S.J. Huang
Tales of horror have long been an integral part of Singapore’s storytelling culture, and they continue to dominate the imagination in the 21st century. But even as the horror folklore of yesteryearâ ...
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The Other Side of History
by Simon Maier
History is more than facts and figures, people and places, wars and politics, deaths and disasters. Stories are never fixed in stone; they continue to morph and evolve with every retelling. Author Sim ...
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The Other Singapore Story
by Ravindran Kanna
This book tells the story of a young man who failed his PSLE examinations, but through sheer determination, perseverance and hard work is now a graduate teacher at a primary school in Singapore. Atte ...
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The Painted Hall Collection
by Anna Tan
A curse binds the City of Winter and the Dragon's prophecy holds the key to breaking it. But will a poor fisherman from the South have the means to fulfil the prophecy? Or will the foreignness of the ...
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The People's Victory
by Kee Thuan Chye
Few people believed the corrupt and oppressive Barisan Nasional government could be toppled. But the people were sick and tired of it. And the scandals surrounding the prime minister. He had brought s ...
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The Power To Become
by Deepak Shrestha
The Power to Become is an inspiration journey of personal transformation — about a barefoot boy from Nepal who became a successful and committed businessman and philanthropist. Tales of running bare ...
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The Prosecution of Anwar Ibrahim: The Final Play
by Mark Trowell, QC
On 9 January 2012, after a lengthy two-year trial, Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of charges of sodomy against his 23-year-old aide, Mohd Saiful. The acquittal was a shock not only to Anwar – who expec ...
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The Queen's Belt and Other Mousedeer Stories
by Janice Tibbetts
The Queen's Belt and Other Mousedeer Stories is a collection of 8 folk tales that bring the canny tricks of Sang Kancil, the mousedeer, to vivid life. Clever, funny illustrations complement all 8 tale ...
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The Red Thread: A Chinese Tale of Love and Fate in 1830s Singapore
by Dawn Farnham
Like Chinese silk, The Red Thread is, by turns, gentle and strong, exploring a love that breaks through the divide of race and culture, a love that is both deeply physical and a marriage of souls. Set ...
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