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Memories Not Memoir: A 20 Months of Education Reform

By Maszlee Malik Publisher:SIRD Publication Date:2021-11-16

The blessing that is education has enabled us to both find this book and allowed the book itself to be written. A simple yet essential glimpse of how different our lives would be without education. That’s how crucially entwined our fate is with education. (I took some liberties here as the direct translation sounds staccato in English) Education and its deeply entrenched issues are discussed in several chapters, arranged from the most important stakeholders which is the Learn More

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What's In A Name

By Nazir Razak Publisher:Whitefox Publishing Publication Date:2021-11-08

What's in a Name takes readers to the often troubled heart of Malaysian politics and business over the last fifty years. Nazir Razak built CIMB Group into one of the most successful banks in Asean. In a career spanning three decades, he has been at the centre of the action. And when he was not, he had a ringside seat for all the biggest deals and power struggles, victories and defeats involving some of the most colourful characters of recent times. In this revealing mem Learn More

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A Long Road To Justice: Stories from the frontlines in Asia

By Sylvia Yu Freidman Publisher:Penguin Random House Sea Publication Date:2021-10-30

A constant stream of impoverished women and girls have been, and are being, enslaved and abused in the Asia Pacific region. Slavery is not a historical issue - it's happening today. History is repeating itself. Through Sylvia Yu Friedman's work in journalism, counter-trafficking and philanthropy, she has had rare and incredible access to victims of sex trafficking and modern slavery in China, Thailand, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Myanmar and Indonesia. Amid this terri Learn More

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A Shot to Save the World

By Gregory Zuckerman Publisher:Penguin UK Publication Date:2021-10-28

You know what went wrong. This is the untold story of what went right. Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan, China, in January 2020. Politicians, government officials, business leaders and public-health professionals were unprepared for the most devastating pandemic in a century. Many of the world's biggest drug and vaccine makers were slow to react or couldn't muster an effective response. It was up to a small group of unlikely and u Learn More

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Renegades: Born in the USA

By Barack Obama , Bruce Springsteen Publisher:Penguin Books Publication Date:2021-10-26

Two long-time friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly-produced expansion of their ground-breaking Higher Ground podcast, featuring more than 350 photographs, exclusive bonus content, and never-before-seen archival material. Renegades: Born in the USA is a candid, revealing, and entertaining dialogue between President Barack Obama and legendary musici Learn More

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Where were you? A Profile of Modern Slavery

By Matthew S. Friedman Publisher:Penguin Random House SEA Publication Date:2021-10-26

There are more slaves in the world today than any other time in history. Enter the world of human trafficking and explore what we can do together to end this global crime. Where Were You?: A Profile of Modern Slavery by Matthew Friedman provides an up-to-date overview of human trafficking, a largely ignored present-day evil, and recounts true stories of enslavement in Asia today. Former United Nations and USAID expert Matthew Friedman obtained in-depth first-hand knowledge w Learn More

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The House of Gucci (Movie Tie-in): A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed

By Sarah Gay Foden Publisher:Custom House Publication Date:2021-10-26

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE from director Ridley Scott, starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver The sensational true story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed that shook the Gucci dynasty, now fully updated with a new afterword On the morning of March 27, 1995, four quick shots cracked through Milan’s elegant streets. Maurizio Gucci, heir to the fabulous fashion dynasty, had been ambushed, slain on the steps to his office by an unknown gunman. Two years later, Milan’s Learn More

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Lim Kit Siang - Malaysian First. Volume 1: None but the Bold

By Kee Tuan Chye Publisher:Landmark Books Publication Date:2021-10-25

Lim Kit Siang, doyen of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), is a much misunderstood and little known man. To some, he is a scourge because his political opponents falsely proclaim him to be anti-Malay and anti-Islam. To his supporters, he is the heroic fighter for democracy and a country for all Malaysians, regardless of race or religion, a visionary who has dedicated his life to pursuing his dream of a multiracial, multilingual and multicultural Malaysia. By a Learn More

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Talking With Psychopaths: Spree Killers

By Chritopher Berry-Dee Publisher:John Blake Publishing Ltd Publication Date:2021-10-14

A natural subject for the UK's bestselling true-crime author: a study of people who randomly kill large numbers of others (spree killers), or who set out to do so in specific places or situations (mass killers). Because of the ease of obtaining firearms in the USA, many of these, inevitably, are American, but there have been other recent examples in New Zealand and Norway, while three major mass shootings took place in the UK at Hungerford in 1987 (17 dead, including the kill Learn More

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Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World

By Otto English Publisher:Welbeck Publication Date:2021-10-06

An alternative history of the world that exposes some of the biggest lies ever told and how they've been used over time. Lincoln did not believe all men were created equal. The Aztecs were not slaughtered by the Spanish Conquistadors. And Churchill was not the man that people love to remember. In this fascinating new book, journalist and author Otto English takes ten great lies from history and shows how our present continues to be manipulated by the fabrications of the p Learn More

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Books do Furnish a Life ; A Spectator Best Book of 2021

By Richard Dawkins Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd Publication Date:2021-10-02

It may be a collection of shorter parts, but the book is in no sense Dawkins made simple. It amounts to a substantive whole which offers a unitary panoramic view across his entire intellectual life.' Spectator Including conversations with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley and more, this is an essential guide to the most exciting ideas of our time and their proponents from our most brilliant science communicator. Books Do Furnish a Life is divided by theme, inc Learn More

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Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave

By Ryan Holiday Publisher:DK Publication Date:2021-09-28

The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal,and USA TodayBestseller! Ryan Holiday’s bestselling trilogy—The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, and Stillness is the Key—captivated professional athletes, CEOs, politicians, and entrepreneurs and helped bring Stoicism to millions of readers. Now, in the first book of an exciting new series on the cardinal virtues of ancient philosophy, Holiday explores the most foundational virtue of all: Courage. Almost every rel Learn More

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Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once

By Phil Wong Publisher:Hachette Publication Date:2021-09-14

Phil Wang has been asked this question so many times he's finally written a book about it. In this mix of comic memoir and observational essay, one of the UK's most exciting stand-up comedians reflects on his experiences as a Eurasian man in the West and in the East. Phil was born in Stoke-on-Trent, raised in Malaysia, and then came of age in Bath - 'a spa town for people who find Cheltenham too ethnic'. Phil takes an incisive look at what it means to be mixed race, as he e Learn More

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THAT WILL NEVER WORK: THE BIRTH OF NETFLIX & THE AMAZING LIFE OF AN IDEA

By Marc Randolph Publisher:Endeavour Publication Date:2021-09-02

'Engaging and insightful.' REED HASTINGS, CEO of Netflix 'Charming, fascinating and very funny. Marc Randolph demystifies the world of Silicon Valley start-ups, and makes you laugh a lot along the way.' DECCA AITKENHEAD, The Sunday Times 'Pick up the book guys. I have a funny feeling it will bring you value.' GARY VAYNERCHUK, author of NYT bestseller Crushing It In the vein of Phil Knight's SHOE DOG, this is the inside story of the creation of Netflix, one of the wor Learn More

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Making Sense: Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity

By Sam Harris Publisher:Corgi Publication Date:2021-08-19

"Civilization rests on a series of successful conversations." Sam Harris Neuroscientist, philosopher, podcaster and bestselling author Sam Harris, has been exploring some of the greatest questions concerning the human mind, society, and the events that shape our world. Harris's search for deeper understanding of how we think has led him to engage and exchange with some of our most brilliant and controversial contemporary minds - Daniel Kahneman, Robert Sapolsky, Anil Seth a Learn More

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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

By James Nestor Publisher:Penguin Life Publication Date:2021-08-07

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Who would have thought something as simple as changing the way we breathe could be so revolutionary for our health, from snoring to allergies to immunity? A fascinating book, full of dazzling revelations' Dr Rangan Chatterjee There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences Learn More

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Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering The World

By Tom Burgis Publisher:William Collins Publication Date:2021-08-07

A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 'If you think the UK isn't corrupt, you haven't looked hard enough ... This new and terrifying book follows a global current of dirty money, and the murders and kidnappings required to sustain it' GEORGE MONBIOT, GUARDIAN 'When you pick this book up, you won't be able to put it down' MISHA GLENNY, author of MCMAFIA 'Combines forensic investigative journalism with the narrative propulsion of a literary thriller. Learn More

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Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World

By Clive Hamilton Publisher:One World Publication Date:2021-08-06

Heavily sourced, crisply written and deeply alarming.' The Times 'This is a remarkable book with a chilling message.' Guardian The Chinese Communist Party is determined to reshape the world in its image. Its decades-long infiltration of the West threatens democracy, human rights, privacy, security and free speech. Throughout North America and Europe, political and business elites, Wall Street, Hollywood, think tanks, universities and the Chinese diaspora are being ma Learn More

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Troy: The Siege of Troy Retold

By Stephen Fry Publisher:Penguin Life Publication Date:2021-07-22

An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER Step into Stephen Fry's bewitching retelling of the legend of Troy in his most epic book yet ________ 'Troy. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world . . .' Paris the Trojan has kidnapped Helen, Greek queen and most beautiful woman of the ancient world. A thousand ships give chase and lay Learn More

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Empireland : How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

By Sathnam Sanghera Publisher:Penguin Publication Date:2021-07-10

***FEATURING UPDATED AND NEW MATERIAL*** ***THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY 'EMPIRE STATE OF MIND'*** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The real remedy is education of the kind that Sanghera has embraced - accepting, not ignoring, the past' Gerard deGroot, The Times _____________________________________________________ EMPIRE explains why there are millions of Britons living worldwide. EMPIRE explains Brexit and the feeling that we are exceptional. EMPIRE expla Learn More

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Uncanny Valley: Seduction and Disillusionment in San Francisco’s Startup Scene

By Anna Wiener Publisher:HarperCollins Publication Date:2021-07-01

Joan Didion at a startup' Rebecca Solnit 'Impossibly pleasurable' Jia Tolentino 'This is essential reading' Stylist At twenty-five years old, Anna Wiener was beginning to tire of her assistant job in New York publishing. There was no room to grow, and the voyeuristic thrill of answering someone else's phone had worn thin. Within a year she had moved to Silicon Valley to take up a job at a data analytics startup in San Francisco. Leaving her business casual skirts and s Learn More

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I Am A Hitman: The Real-Life Confessions of a Contract Killer

By Anonymous Hitman Publisher:Welbeck Publishing Publication Date:2021-06-04

The unbelievable account of life as a hitman from a man who has been doing it for decades. Hitmen commit heinous crimes virtually every day of the week and, in most instances, we don't even realise. I've been a killer for hire for more than twenty years now, but life as a fulltime professional assassin has never been easy. There have been close calls, failed attempts and a lot of looking over my shoulder. And now, I've decided to come clean and seek atonement for my life Learn More

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Saigon Undercover : Includes Phuket and Kuala Lumpur

By Ewe Paik Leong Publisher:Monsoon Books Publication Date:2021-06-04

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The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis (PB)

By Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac Publisher:HarperCollins Publication Date:2021-06-04

Climate change: it is arguably the most urgent and consequential issue humankind has ever faced. How we address it in the next thirty years will determine the kind of world we will live in and will bequeath to our children and to theirs. In The Future We Choose, Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac--who led negotiations for the United Nations during the historic Paris Agreement of 2015--have written a cautionary but optimistic book about the world's changing climate and Learn More

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The God Equation

By Michio Kaku Publisher:Allen Lane Publication Date:2021-06-04

From the international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible and Physics of the Future This is the story of a quest: to find a Theory of Everything. Einstein dedicated his life to seeking this elusive Holy Grail, a single, revolutionary 'god equation' which would tie all the forces in the universe together, yet never found it. Some of the greatest minds in physics took up the search, from Stephen Hawking to Brian Greene. None have yet succeeded. In The God Equatio Learn More

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My Life in Red (PB)

By Arsene Wenger Publisher:Orion Publication Date:2021-05-27

There is only one Arsene Wenger - and for the very first time, in his own words, this is his story. In this definitive autobiography, the world-renowned, revolutionary football manager discusses his life and career, sharing his leadership principles for success on and off the field. At Arsenal, Wenger won multiple Premier League titles, a record number of FA Cups, and masterminded the historic 'Invincibles' season of 2003-2004. He changed the game in England forever, popul Learn More

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The Anthropocene Reviewed

By John Green Publisher:Dutton Publication Date:2021-05-18

A deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from #1 bestselling author John Green. The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale—from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and P Learn More

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The Anthropocene Reviewed (Signed ed)

By John Green Publisher:Dutton Publication Date:2021-05-18

A deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from #1 bestselling author John Green. The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale—from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and P Learn More

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Humankind: A Hopeful History

By Rutger Bretman Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Publication Date:2021-05-13

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry 'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race' Tim Harford 'Made me see humanity from a fresh perspective' Yuval Noah Harari It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the head Learn More

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Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World (PB)

By Fareed Zakaria Publisher:W.W. Norton Company Publication Date:2021-05-10

COVID-19 is speeding up history, but how? What is the shape of the world to come? Lenin once said, "There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen." This is one of those times when history has sped up. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold. Written in the form of ten "lessons," covering Learn More

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The Premonition: A Pandemic Story

By Michale Lewis Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company Publication Date:2021-05-04

The news out of China was not good: there were signs that a new disease might be big-scary big, like a brushfire coming at you uphill. Authorities, medical and political, saw no reason to worry and little need for tests. Michael Lewis's riveting nonfiction thriller pits a rogue band of visionaries, working under the radar, against the weight and disinterest of officialdom. It is a race against time, and the deadline is now ... or yesterday. Learn More

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You're Not Listening : What You're Missing and Why It Matters

By Kate Murphy Publisher:Vintage Publication Date:2021-05-01

BRILLIANT' Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone really listened to you? This life-changing book will transform your conversations forever. At work, we're taught to lead the conversation. On social media, we shape our personal narratives. At parties, we talk over one another. So do our politicians. We're not listening. And no one is listening to us. Now more than ever, we need to listen to those around us. Learn More

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THE BOMBER MAFIA

By Malcolm Gladwell Publisher:LITTLE BROWN Publication Date:2021-04-27

"In The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War, Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers including Talking to Strangers and host of the podcast Revisionist History, weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most m Learn More

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The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World

By Tim Marshall Publisher:HarperCollins Publication Date:2021-04-22

Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding' - Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard, on Prisoners of Geography If you want to understand what's happening in the world, look at a map. Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has. Learn More

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Lim Kit Siang: Patriot. Leader. Fighter

By Liew Chin Tong Publisher:REFSA Publication Date:2021-04-15

"The story of Lim Kit Siang is greatly intertwined with that of the nation. This book, however, is not a typical biography. It is neither a comprehensive account of the life of a statesman nor a hagiography. It is a tribute and a personal story of Lim Kit Siang’s political life, and the organisation he is associated with - the Democratic Action Party (DAP) - in the past five-and-a-half decades. It touches on his successes and failures, joy and sorrow, and hope and despair Learn More

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Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here's the Science: A scientist's guide to the biggest challenges facing our species today

By Luke O'Neill Publisher:Swift Press Publication Date:2021-04-11

n this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Professor Luke O’Neill grapples with life’s biggest questions and tells us what science has to say about them. Covering topics from global pandemics to gender, addiction to euthanasia, Luke O’Neill’s easy wit and clever pop-culture references deconstruct the science to make complex questions accessible. Arriving at science’s definitive answers to some of the most controversial topics human beings have to grapple with, Learn More

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Head Hand Heart: The Struggle for Dignity and Status in the 21st Century

By David Goodhart Publisher:Penguin Books Publication Date:2021-04-03

A FINANCIAL TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 The acclaimed new book from the celebrated author of The Road to Somewhere 'Brilliant, will become a classic' Daily Telegraph 'Utterly compelling ... one of the most important intellectuals in the country, if not Europe' Sunday Times The coronavirus pandemic taught us something we ought already to have known: that care workers, supermarket shelf-stackers, delivery drivers and cleaners are doing essential work that keep Learn More

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Our House is on Fire : Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis

By Beata Thunberg , Greta Thunberg , Svante Thunberg , Malena Ernman Publisher:Penguin Books Publication Date:2021-04-03

The profoundly moving story of how love, courage and determination brought Greta Thunberg's family back from the brink 'Urgent, lucid, courageous ... a must-read message of hope ... It is a glimpse of a saner world' David Mitchell, Guardian This is the story of a happy family whose life suddenly fell apart, never to be the same again. Of two devoted parents plunged into a waking nightmare as their eleven-year-old daughter Greta stopped speaking and eating, and her younger s Learn More

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Revolt: The Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization

By Nadav Eyal Publisher:Pan MacMillan Publication Date:2021-04-02

A well-written and thought-provoking account of the current crisis of globalization. Not everyone will agree with Eyal's interpretation, but few will remain indifferent.' -Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens Revolt is an eloquent and provocative challenge to the prevailing wisdom about the rise of nationalism and populism today. With a vibrant and informed voice, Nadav Eyal illustrates how modern globalization is unsustainable. He contends that the collapse of the current w Learn More

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Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships

By Camilla Pang Publisher:Penguin Publication Date:2021-03-25

WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2020 How proteins, machine learning and molecular chemistry can teach us about the complexities of human behaviour and the world around us How do we understand the people around us? How do we recognise people's motivations, their behaviour, or even their facial expressions? And, when do we learn the social cues that dictate human behaviour? Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Camilla Learn More

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Becoming: Adapted for Younger Readers

By Michelle Obama Publisher:Puffin UK Publication Date:2021-03-02

*A younger reader's edition of the number-one bestselling memoir by former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. With a new introduction from Mrs Obama herself* What's important is our story, our whole story, including those moments when we feel a little vulnerable . . . Michelle Robinson started life sharing a bedroom with her older brother Craig, in their family's upstairs apartment in her great-aunt's house. Her parents, Fraser and Marian, poured their love an Learn More

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MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman

By Ben Hubbard Publisher:William Collins Publication Date:2021-02-18

A Financial Times Book Best Book of the Year 2020 A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year 2020 The gripping, untold story of how Saudi Arabia's secretive and mercurial new ruler rose to power. Even in his youth as a prince among thousands of princes, Mohammed bin Salman nurtured sweeping ambitions. He wanted power - enough of it to reshape his hyper-conservative, insular Islamic kingdom. When his elderly father took the throne in 2015, MBS got his chance. As the Learn More

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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

By Bill Gates Publisher: Penguin Books Publication Date:2021-02-16

In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical - and accessible - plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide Learn More

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Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Leve

By Leander Kahney Publisher:Penguin Books Publication Date:2021-02-15

In 2011, Tim Cook took on an impossible task - following in the footsteps of one of history's greatest business visionaries, Steve Jobs. Facing worldwide scrutiny, Cook (who was often described as shy, unassuming and unimaginative) defied all expectations. Under Cook's leadership Apple has soared: its stock has nearly tripled to become the world's first trillion-dollar company. From the massive growth of the iPhone to new victories like the Apple Watch, Cook is leading Apple Learn More

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Unfinished : A Memoir

By Priyanka Chopra Jonas Publisher:Ballantine Books Publication Date:2021-02-09

This is the remarkably honest and inspiring story of Priyanka's life. From her childhood in India, raised by her grandparents and her parents - two army doctors committed not only to their children but to their careers and to philanthropy - before being sent to boarding school at an early age. Through her formative teenage years in the U.S. living with extended family in the Midwest, Queens, and suburban Boston, where she endured bouts of racism. To her return to Ind Learn More

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Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life

By Jordan B Peterson Publisher:Portfolio USA Publication Date:2021-02-03

The companion volume to 12 Rules for Life offers further guidance on the perilous path of modern life. In 12 Rules for Life, clinical psychologist and celebrated professor at Harvard and the University of Toronto Dr. Jordan B. Peterson helped millions of readers impose order on the chaos of their lives. Now, in this bold sequel, Peterson delivers twelve more lifesaving principles for resisting the exhausting toll that our desire to order the world inevitably takes. In a Learn More

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BECOMING

By Michelle Obama Publisher:Crown Publication Date:2021-02-03

Now in paperback--the intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States, featuring a new introduction by Michelle Obama, a letter from the author to her younger self, and a book club guide with 20 discussion questions and a 5-question Q&A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - WATCH THE EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER - ONE OF ESSENCE'S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEA Learn More

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MY STORY: JUSTICE IN THE WILDERNESS

By Tommy Thomas Publisher:SIRD Publication Date:2021-01-30

As the first private practitioner in some 70 years to be appointed Attorney General of Malaysia, Tommy Thomas describes his experience in the highest legal office in the land in this highly personal book. The former AG discusses key decisions he made, including the prosecution of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, Jho Low, Arul Kanda and Goldman Sachs for their roles in the 1MDB scandal. His book is the first insider’s account by a senior Pakatan Harapan government of Learn More

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Operation Red Tidings

By JP Cross Publisher:Monsoon Books Publication Date:2021-01-12

Malaya, 1954: Chin Peng, Secretary General of the Malayan Communist Party, listens with excitement as the early morning Radio Malaya broadcaster announces the death of a British Lieutenant Colonel and his two Gurkha escorts in a guerrilla ambush by communist terrorists (CTs) on the Jelebu Pass. Jason Rance, an English company commander in a Gurkha battalion during the Malayan Emergency, is the jungle expert tasked with tracking down the CTs. His tradecraft on jungle ops is u Learn More

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A Nation’s Disgrace: Singapore’s Shocking Scandals

By Balvinder Sandhu Publisher:Penguin SEA Publication Date:2021-01-12

Singapore is often known as a ‘clean’ country and its citizens ‘law-abiding’. However, every once in a while, the island has been shocked by an incident or a crime so unexpected and shocking, it grabs headlines and piques the interest of locals and international press alike. Spanning across all kinds of crimes, this collection has one thing in common – shock value. Cases covered in the book include high-profile ones like the NKF scandal, the City Harvest Church deba Learn More

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The Stories Female Journalists Tell

By Reta Lee Publisher:PRHSEA Publication Date:2021-01-12

Twenty-two women journalists in Southeast Asia share their personal experiences in essays spanning politics, culture, travel, human interest and lifestyle. In these insightful and compelling essays, the former and current journalists take us through the journey as a woman covering news in male-dominant newsroom culture while keeping eyes on the ground. The Stories Women Journalists Tell is an inspiring collection of essays that celebrates kinships, camaraderie and strength, w Learn More

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Acts of Resistance: Dol Said and the Naning War

By Shaun Adam Publisher:Gerakbudaya Enterprise Publication Date:2021-01-08

When British colonists first arrived in Malaya, they considered Naning, a small village about 30 miles from Malacca, to be under their jurisdiction. The incumbent penghulu of Naning, Dol Said, resisted, claiming that Naning was an independent sovereign state with its own traditions and laws. Intending to follow in the footsteps of their Indian conquest, a military campaign was sanctioned by the British East India Company to seize Naning and to arrest its chief in 1831. What o Learn More

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A Consequence of Sequence: The aftermath of a life seized by two tumours

By Idayu Maarof and Mohd Firdaus Raih Publisher:PRHSEA Publication Date:2021-01-05

After suffering strokes, general practitioner Dr. Idayu Maarof underwent major surgery to remove a heart valve tumour believed to have caused the strokes. Unfortunately, what seemed to be the end of a journey was only the beginning of an even more arduous one. Her symptoms evolved to multiple episodes of daily seizures. To control the seizures, she was put in a medically induced coma. A mysterious brain lesion became the prime suspect, but no one was certain. She later underw Learn More

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SABAH FROM THE GROUND: The 2020 Elections & The Politics of Survival

By Bridget Welsh , Vilashini Somiah , Benjamin YH Loh Publisher:SIRD + ISEAS Publication Date:2021-01-04

Sabah’s 2020 election was Malaysia’s first pandemic election. While attention centres on the election’s impact on the spread of Covid-19, this collection brings together scholars, journalists and social activists who were on the ground in Sabah to analyse what happened, why and the broader implications of the outcome for Sabah and Malaysian politics. The book is the first in-depth study of a Sabah election. It is also multidisciplinary – with authors from different pe Learn More

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Successful Aging : A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives

By Daniel J. Levitin Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date:2021-01-01

INSTANT TOP 10 BESTSELLER *New York Times *USAToday *Washington Post *LA Times Debunks the idea that aging inevitably brings infirmity and unhappiness and instead offers a trove of practical, evidence-based guidance for living longer and better. --Daniel H. Pink, author of When and Drive SUCCESSFUL AGING delivers powerful insights: - Debunking the myth that memory always declines with age - Confirming that health span--not life span--is what matters - Proving that sixty-plu Learn More

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The Genealogy of Kings (Sulalatus Salatin)

By Muhammad Haji Salleh Publisher:Penguin SEA Publication Date:2021-01-01

A history of the Malay Peninsula and the islands of the Archipelago. The Malay Annals (Malay: Sejarah Melayu), originally titled Sulalatus Salatin (Genealogy of Kings), is a literary work that gives a romanticised history of the origin, evolution and demise of the great Malay maritime empire, the Malacca Sultanate. The work which was composed sometime between 15th and 16th centuries, is considered one of the finest literary and historical works in the Malay language. In 2001 Learn More

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The Development Of Chinese Education In Malaysia

By Tan Yao Sua Publisher:SIRD Publication Date:2021-01-01

Chinese education in Malaysia has come a long way since the nineteenth century. The Chinese had brought their traditional mode of education to Malaya, which was modernised following new political developments in China. The postcolonial period saw the restructuring of education, which resulted in the acceptance of Chinese primary schools into the national educational system and the conversion of Chinese secondary schools to national-medium schools. Despite this, the developmen Learn More

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A Promised Land: The Presidential Memoirs Volume 1

By Barack Obama Publisher:Viking Publication Date:2020-11-17

"A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy. In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidenc Learn More

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SIGMUND FREUD: ESSAYS & PAPERS

By Sigmund Freud Publisher:Riverrun Publication Date:2020-11-12

'Freud the writer is what Joan Riviere so elegantly presents to the English-Language reader' Lisa Appignanesi from her preface to Sigmund Freud: Essays and Papers This collection focuses in on the set of Riviere's translations that made up the first library of Freud in English. Including his papers on metapsychology, applied psychoanalysis and technique, and within those broader categories are subjects as diverse as narcissism, love, paranoia and homosexuality. Riviere's Learn More

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Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family

By Mitch Albom Publisher:Little Brown Publication Date:2020-11-10

Chika Jeune came into Mitch Albom's life by chance. Growing up in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 Haiti Earthquake, at three years old she tragically lost her mother and was brought to the orphanage run by Mitch and his wife, Janine. Chika made a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, she delighted those around her. But everything changed when Chika was diagnosed with a terminal disease that no doctor in Haiti could treat. This discovery sparked a two-year, around- Learn More

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