The character of this easy-to-use field guide to tropical plants found in Asia is distinctive -- its chapters are based on the features which are actually seen by laypeople who want to identify and understand what they see. 300 trees, shrubs, vines, groundcover and bedding plants are presented with color photographs, scientific and local names, key identifying details and other botanical information. Useful glossary and scientific and general index. A Field Guide to Tropical Plants of Asia is an indispensable companion for the traveler, backpacker, plant hobbyist, or botanist interested in learning about tropical plants, whether studying them in Indonesian rain forests or the glass houses of an American botanical garden. Using his own experience as a New Jersey native trying to familiarize himself with the local Thai flora, Engel has organized this book for ultimate ease of use. More than 300 color photos - both close-ups and habitat shots - accompany the listings and provide a key piece of the identification process.

A FIELD GUIDE TO TROPICAL PLANTS OF ASIA

ENGEL & PHUMMAI

Marshall Cavendish International (Asia)

The Invisible Grail: How Brands Can Use Words to Engage with Audiences

Business & Money

Simmons, John

Marketing & Sales

Contrary to the prevailing view in the West that the 500-year dominance of Western civilization points to it being the only universal civilization, Can Asians Think? argues that other civilizations may yet make equal contributions to the development and growth of mankind. Hailed as “an Asian Toynbee” and “the Max Weber of the new Confucian ethic”, Mahbubani continues to illuminate his central arguments with new essays in this fourth edition.

Can Asians Think?

History

Mahbubani, Kishore

Asia

Native Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia

Chris K.H. Teo

Are you looking for a great idea or some inspiration to make your business more effective and cutting edge? Do you need to motivate and inspire your employees, shareholders or customers? Do you need to turbocharge your career? Do you want to do things differently?By starting each day with a new idea, you can meet the challenges of modern-day business and work with energy and creativity. This bumper book contains 365 great business ideas, one for each day of the year, extracted from the world’s best companies and managers. From marketing to PR, presentations to time management, starting up new businesses to reducing costs, sales to writing great copy, each idea is succinctly described and is followed by advice on how it can be applied to the reader’s own business situation. An Idea a Day…is a simple but potentially powerful book for anyone seeking new inspiration and that killer application in their business and work life.

An Idea a Day...: 365 Great Business Ideas for Each Day of the Year

marshall-cavendish

Business Culture

Many books on persuasive speaking only teach you how to speak persuasively, but they don’t teach you how to also think persuasively. Debaters tend to excel when they are put on the spot, because they know how to think fast, speak well, and win audiences. Think, Speak, Win: Discover the Art of Debate provides a first-of-its-kind comprehensive introduction to the basics of debating for young students as well as interested adults, in a light-hearted and interesting style. This book breaks down the skills of debating into simple, memorable, and easy-to-follow chapters, and even covers the basics of coaching a school team and judging a debate competition. The skills of debating can help you achieve greater success at work and school, and this book guides you through a memorable 6-step process to apply “Debate-Thinking” to situations such as interviews, essay writing, impromptu speeches, presentations, and even leadership and management. You will never be at a loss for words again!

Think, Speak, Win: Discover the Art of Debate

Self-Help

Keerthi, Gaurav

Success

The Singapore Heritage Cookbook series documents and preserves the cultural and culinary heritage of the different ethnic groups in Singapore through recipes passed down from generation to generation. Each book is made up of two parts: An introduction that provides an overview of the history and culture of the community in Singapore and a selection of 55–65 recipes. This section will include traditional dishes, dishes that boast a distinct regional variation that makes them uniquely Singaporean as well dishes that have been adapted over time with lifestyle changes. A brief but informative headnote introduces each recipe and explains the history/significance of the dish and/or other interesting facts related to the dish or ingredients used.With its focus on the cultural and culinary heritage of the Chinese, Malays, Indians, Eurasians and Peranakans in Singapore, the Singapore Heritage Cookbook series will be the definitive reference for anyone looking to learn and understand more about the different ethnic groups in Singapore.

Eurasian Heritage Cooking (Singapore Heritage Cooking)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Perreira, Quentin

Regional & International

This exciting collection brings together thirty-nine of the late Dr. Gopal Baratham’s characteristic and revered pieces. In his usual blunt, strong and controversial style, Baratham’s socio-political critiques are 'peopled' by characters from virtually every background and class—with their frustrated hopes, wild illusions and excesses. Paired with a stylistic and evolving narrative voice, as seen in dialogue that fluctuates from poetic to quirky, this writer’s ambivalent medium is also his message. Readers are drawn into the depth of his work, and left with a sympathetic, sensitive understanding of events, people, actions and the complexities of relationships.

Collected Short Stories: with an introduction by Kirpal Singh

Literature & Fiction

Baratham, Gopal

Literary

“Early in my working life I had discovered that salesmanship consisted not of providing people with what they needed, but with that was essential to their dreams. I was confident that our dining-room suite, complete with carpets, curtains and an artificial fireplace, would shortly be snapped up by people occupying oven-hot semis in the newer and, as yet, treeless, housing estates on the island. The possibility of winter is essential to the happiness of people living in the tropics.” Hernie Perera runs the furniture department in Benson’s, the largest store in Singapore. In his spare time, he writes stories. Suddenly, his comfortable life is shattered. His father is found to have terminal cancer, he loses his job, and his lover joins the 'Children of the Book.' a Christian sect committed to overthrowing an oppressive government. An old acquaintance and government official promises Hernie literary success in exchange for information on the 'Children of the Book.' He must now decide between the rewards of political corruption and his conscience. With passion and humour, A Candle or the Sun reveals a Singapore far different from the tourist brochures.

A Candle of the Sun

This book is for those who enjoy the imaginative and humourous interpretations of Chinese characters seen through the discerning eye of a cartoonist.  It is the sequel to Volume One which has met with gratifying success.  As in Volume One, the 153 cartoons first appeared as a regular feature in The Straits Times Bilingual Page.  They introduce systematically the radical elements and their compounds, together with related or associated characters.

Fun with Chinese Characters. Tan Huay Peng

Reference

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