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2025.
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In turn-of-the-millennium Singapore, sisters Genevieve and Arin navigate intense familial and societal pressures to achieve academic perfection, but a devastating betrayal forces Genevieve to confront the cost of ambition, loyalty, and the bonds that define her identity.
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"A compelling, illuminating and evocative history of Singapore— the world's most successful city-state … Lion City examines the different faces of Singaporean life— from education and health to art, politics and demographic challenges— and reveals how in just half a century, Lee forged a country with a buoyant economy and distinctive identity." -- Provided by publisher.
4) Singapore
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Singapore"--Provided by publisher.
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"Kevin Kwan, ... author of Crazy Rich Asians, is back with a ... new novel of social climbing, secret e-mails, art-world scandal, lovesick billionaires, and the outrageous story of what happens when Rachel Chu, engaged to marry Asia's most eligible bachelor, discovers her birthfather"-- Provided by publisher.
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Fortress: The Story of the Siege and Fall of Singapore, first published in 1959, is the sobering account of the failed defense of Singapore in late 1941 and early 1942 against the advancing Japanese Army. In Fortress, author Kenneth Attiwill-himself a prisoner of the Japanese for three and a half years-recreates, in vivid detail, the fall of Singapore in World War II: the unforgettable atmosphere of chaos, misunderstanding, panic bombings, evacuation...
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The Roots of Resilience examines governance from the ground up in the world's two most enduring electoral authoritarian or "hybrid" regimes-regimes that blend politically liberal and authoritarian features to evade substantive democracy. Although skewed elections, curbed civil liberties, and a dose of coercion help sustain these regimes, selectively structured state policies and patronage, partisan machines that effectively stand in for local governments,...
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BEST PRACTICES FROM SINGAPORE'S HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEM
“Empowered Educators in Singapore” is one volume in a series that explores how high-performing educational systems from around the world achieve strong results. The anchor book, “Empowered Educators: How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality Around the World”, is written by Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues, with contributions from the authors of this volume.
“Empowered...
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2024
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284 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 19 cm
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Whether you want to explore the Gardens by the Bay, hit the beaches of Sentosa Island, or shop on Orchard Road, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Singapore are here to help! Fodor’s In Focus Singapore guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time.
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"Lonely Planet's Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get to the heart of this region's cultural melting pot, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei and begin your journey now!"--Publisher's description.
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"Rosie "Aunty" Lee, the feisty widow, amateur sleuth, and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved home cooking restaurant, is back in another delectable, witty mystery involving scandal and murder among the city's elite. Few know more about what goes on in Singapore than Aunty Lee. When a scandal over illegal organ donation involving prominent citizens makes news, she already has a list of suspects. There's no time to snoop, though--Aunty Lee's Delights...
13) Ponti
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"A refreshing and riveting story of female friendship set in Singapore--a surprising and powerful portrait of modern Asia" -- Provided by publisher.
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In “Urban Land Rent”, Anne Haila uses Singapore as a case study to develop an original theory of urban land rent with important implications for urban studies and urban theory.
• Provides a comprehensive analysis of land, rent theory, and the modern city
• Examines the question of land from a variety of perspectives: as a resource, ideologies, interventions in the land market, actors in the land market, the global scope of land markets, and...
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2017.
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313 pages ; 20 cm.
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1936 in the Crown Colony of Singapore, and the British abdication crisis and rising Japanese threat seem very far away. When the Irish nanny looking after Acting Governor Palin's daughter dies suddenly--and in mysterious circumstances--mission school-educated local girl SuLin, an aspiring journalist trying to escape an arranged marriage, is invited to take her place. But then another murder at the residence occurs and it seems very likely that a killer...
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On the edge of twenty-seven, Jazzy hatches a plan for her and her best girlfriends: Sher, Imo, and Fann. Before the year is out, these Sarong Party Girls will all have spectacular weddings to expat ang moh-- caucasian-- husbands, with Chanel babies (half-white children--the ultimate status symbol) quickly to follow. Razor-sharp, spunky, and cheerfully brand-obsessed, Jazzy is a woman who plays to win. As she fervently pursues her quest to find the...
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Sherlock Sam volume 3
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An exciting new update of the classic Sherlock Holmes detective stories in which Sherlock is a 10-year-old kid living in Singapore and Watson is his trusty robot companion!
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Culture Smart! Singapore will introduce you to the rich and varied customs of this densely populated island-state. It describes its private, social, and business life, and tells you what to expect and how to behave in unfamiliar situations. In doing so it offers you a fuller, more rounded experience of this fascinating, conservative, "can-do" society. Singapore is a land of immigrants. Although the Chinese are by far the largest ethnic group, it is...
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"Slightly hobbled by a twisted ankle, crime-solving restaurateur Aunty Lee begrudgingly agrees to take a rest from running her famous café, Aunty Lee's Delights, and turns over operations to her friend and new business partner Cherril. The café serves as a meeting place for an animal rescue society that Cherril once supported. They were forced to dissolve three years earlier after a British expat killed the puppy she'd adopted, sparking a firestorm...
20) Camouflage
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Bindi wildlife adventures volume 4
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"Bindi and her family are visiting Singapore for the opening of a new reptile park. ... But when a rare Komodo dragon is missing, Bindi and her brother Robert have to blend into their surroundings to find her"--P. [4] of cover.





