From Third World to First: Singapore and the Asian Economic Boom, Hardcover - Lee Kuan Yew

Few gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965. How is it, then, that today the former British colonial t...

From Asian to Global Financial Crisis: An Asian Regulator's View of Unfettered Finance in the 1990s and 2000s - Andrew Sheng

Hermann Hesse's voyage to the East Indies, recorded in journal entries and other writings translated into English for the first time, describes the...

Since 1965, Singapore has been propelled to the dizzying heights of first-world prosperity. Yet, the People's Action Party's signature style of tec...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Contributor(s): Author: Joellen PattersonAuthor: Lee WilliamsAuthor: Todd M. EdwardsMany students and beginning clinicians have relied on this enga...

Reducere. At 18: 25 on 21st November 1963, a rocket launched into space from India. It heralded the start of the Indian Space program. The news of this achie...

DescriptionOriginally settled prior to the coming of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1904, Homestead became only the second incorporated municipa...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of World War 1The First World War was one of the most devastating conflicts in our history. The death toll was like...

The title says it all: one man, one bike, one long ride, the adventure, the pleasure, and the pain. It is simultaneouslya travelogue and visual jou...

Helps you to learn how to make your own steamed buns, egg noodles, or BBQ sambal lemon sole - a whole fish barbequed on banana leaves.

Reducere. For bestselling cookbook author Hetty McKinnon, Asian cooking is personal. McKinnon grew up in a home filled with the aromas, sights, and sounds of...

In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of kingship based on might. But in the years between the ...

DescriptionJack Lidsey was one of the first to volunteer during the Great War, enlisting as a private soldier in his local regiment, the Oxfordshir...

Reducere. On the streets of Paris one day in July 1918, an American doughboy, Sgt. Jimmy Donovan, befriended a stray dog that he named Rags. No longer an unw...

From journalist Peter Ames Carlin--the New York Times bestselling music biographer who chronicled the lives and careers of Paul McCartney, Bruce Sp...

At the height of its power, the Roman Empire encompassed the entire Mediterranean basin, extending much beyond it from Britain to Mesopotamia, from...

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Reducere. DescriptionA memoir of Cassie's life leading up to, and during her Expedition around the world.At age twenty-seven, Cassie De Pecol accomplished so...

Reducere. Side A: 1. Boom Boom 2. Good Morning, Lil’School Girl 3. Dimples 4. Let’s Make It 5. Tupelo Blues 6. Boogie Chillun Side B: 1. I’m In The Mood 2. M...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Robert ServiceRussia had an extraordinary twentieth century, undergoing upheaval and transformation. Updating his acclaimed...

DescriptionKenzo Tange (1913-2005) is a peerless figure among twentieth-century Japanese architects, unmatched in his talent, influence, and versat...

DescriptionArchitecture reflects not only a nation's history, but also how its people lived, worked, prayed and fought over the centuries. Since th...

Reducere. DescriptionEven in impoverished countries lacking material and human resources, P. T. Bauer argues, economic growth is possible under the right con...

Reducere. Prologue: Is the color of the Arctic white? (p. 1-2) The Arctic is not just white; it is multi-colored. (Fig. 1. The green Arctic) I. Arctic Tundra...

Reducere. Have you heard of Lonnie Frisbee? Through his evangelistic ministry, untold thousands were converted, healed, and filled with the Holy Spirit. This...

Reducere. Recommended by American Library Association (Booklist ), Library Journal, and Locus (Gardner Dozois)2018 Alberta Book Publishing Award Winner (Spec...

Reducere. This publication examines the initial impact on trade, investment, finance, and peoples mobility as the coronavirus disease pandemic struck Asia an...

A specially curated travel guide for Asian women, by Asian womenPublisher: Explore AustraliaAuthor(s): Michelle LawIllustration(s): Full colour thr...

For as long as there have been armed forces there have been camp followers - the families who move with the military to stay with their men.

With some examples of the common yew standing as the oldest living organisms in Europe, the fascinating biology and the mythological and historical...

America's love affair with Chinese food dates back more than a century. Today, such dishes as General Tso's Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, and Egg R...

In a compact but comprehensive and clear narrative, this book explores the First World War from a genuinely global perspective. Putting a human fac...

In history, mythology, religion, folklore, medicine and warfare, the yew tree bears timeless witness to a deep relationship with mankind.Publisher:...