City Of Small Blessings

Author : Simon Tay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Singapore
ISBN : 9811878447

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"A Singaporean retires, migrates and then returns. But, he slowly finds there is no simple return to the place called home. Once a well-known public figure who contributed to the country, he is now outside the rush of workdays, on the fringe of the city he barely recognizes, distanced from his wife and son, even as he loves them. A letter comes from the government and he begins a journey. In the present, he must find a way to face the new men of authority. In the past, he must confront old sacrifices and struggles. He regrets. He loves. He cycles and discovers. City of Small Blessings is layered and nuanced. Telling the story of one man, it is a complex lens that exposes the tragedies and blessings in Singapore."--Back cover.

Author : Simon Tay
Publisher : Landmark Books Pte Ltd
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789814189194

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A layered and nuanced novel that tells the story of one man through a complex lens that exposes the tragedies and blessings that is Singapore. Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize.

Author : Duane A. Gallop
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781512760064

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Small Blessings by Duane A. Gallop Pdf

Are you stressed out? Are you anxious? Confused? Does the Bible have anything to say about that? Well yes it does! Step by step we unpack Gods anxiety vaccine -- Philippians 4:8. Small Blessings is a journey into the heart of God and His desire for you to think on things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy, instead of worrying about the future and dreading the past. If you never knew God cared about your fears or if you just want a reminder, this book is for you.

Author : Angelia Mui Cheng Poon,Angus Whitehead
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781315307732

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Singapore Literature and Culture by Angelia Mui Cheng Poon,Angus Whitehead Pdf

Since the nation-state sprang into being in 1965, Singapore literature in English has blossomed energetically, and yet there have been few books focusing on contextualizing and analyzing Singapore literature despite the increasing international attention garnered by Singaporean writers. This volume brings Anglophone Singapore literature to a wider global audience for the first time, embedding it more closely within literary developments worldwide. Drawing upon postcolonial studies, Singapore studies, and critical discussions in transnationalism and globalization, essays unearth and introduce neglected writers, cast new light on established writers, and examine texts in relation to their specific Singaporean local-historical contexts while also engaging with contemporary issues in Singapore society. Singaporean writers are producing work informed by debates and trends in queer studies, feminism, multiculturalism and social justice -- work which urgently calls for scholarly engagement. This groundbreaking collection of essays aims to set new directions for further scholarship in this exciting and various body of writing from a place that, despite being just a small ‘red dot’ on the global map, has much to say to scholars and students worldwide interested in issues of nationalism, diaspora, cosmopolitanism, neoliberalism, immigration, urban space, as well as literary form and content. This book brings Singapore literature and literary criticism into greater global legibility and charts pathways for future developments.

Author : DeWanna Pace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Colorado
ISBN : 1557489300

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Small Blessings by DeWanna Pace Pdf

Author : Martha Woodroof
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466835887

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Small Blessings by Martha Woodroof Pdf

From debut novelist Martha Woodroof comes an inspiring tale of a small-town college professor, a remarkable new woman at the bookshop, and the ten-year old son he never knew he had. Tom Putnam has resigned himself to a quiet and half-fulfilled life. An English professor in a sleepy college town, he spends his days browsing the Shakespeare shelves at the campus bookstore, managing the oddball faculty in his department and caring, alongside his formidable mother-in-law, for his wife Marjory, a fragile shut-in with unrelenting neuroses, a condition exacerbated by her discovery of Tom's brief and misguided affair with a visiting poetess a decade earlier. Then, one evening at the bookstore, Tom and Marjory meet Rose Callahan, the shop's charming new hire, and Marjory invites Rose to their home for dinner, out of the blue, her first social interaction since her breakdown. Tom wonders if it's a sign that change is on the horizon, a feeling confirmed upon his return home, where he opens a letter from his former paramour, informing him he'd fathered a son who is heading Tom's way on a train. His mind races at the possibility of having a family after so many years of loneliness. And it becomes clear change is coming whether Tom's ready or not. A heartwarming story with a charmingly imperfect cast of characters to cheer for, Small Blessings's wonderfully optimistic heart that reminds us that sometimes, when it feels like life has veered irrevocably off track, the track shifts in ways we never can have imagined.

Author : Anne Haila
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118827659

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Urban Land Rent by Anne Haila Pdf

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 investments in land Details the Asian development state model, historical and contemporary land regimes, public housing models, and the development industry for Singapore and several other cities Incorporates discussion of the modern real estate market, with reference to real estate investment trusts, sovereign wealth funds investing in real estate, and the fusion between sophisticated financial instruments and real estate

Author : Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781617752810

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Singapore Noir by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan Pdf

The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology that gives “plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine” (San Francisco Book Review). The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly and gory tales. Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve into its seedy side, including three winners of the Singapore Literature Prize: Simon Tay (writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho), Colin Cheong, and Suchen Christine Lim, whose contribution was named a finalist for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story. Eleven more tales showcase the talents of Colin Goh, Philip Jeyaretnam, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi. “Singapore, with its great wealth and great poverty existing amid ethnic, linguistic, and cultural tensions, offers fertile ground for bleak fiction . . . Tan has assembled a strong lineup of Singapore natives and knowledgeable visitors for this volume exploring the dark side of a fascinating country.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Rajesh Basrur,Koh Swee Lean Collin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136296154

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Nuclear Power and Energy Security in Asia by Rajesh Basrur,Koh Swee Lean Collin Pdf

The rising demand for energy, the higher costs of oil and gas, and the association of fossil fuels with adverse climate change have all brought a renewed interest in nuclear energy. Nuclear power, however, is itself controversial, because of its costs, its environmental effects and the security risks it poses. This book discusses these critical issues surrounding nuclear power in relation to Asia. It discusses also the politics of nuclear power and the activities of civil society organisations concerned about nuclear issues. Throughout the book the perspectives are included of both proponents and opponents of nuclear power on the key controversial issues.

Author : Dandi Daley Mackall,Kathleen Long Bostrom
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781414381114

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Bedtime Stories and Prayers by Dandi Daley Mackall,Kathleen Long Bostrom Pdf

Make bedtime memorable and meaningful with this special collection of four favorite Little Blessings stories. All the stories and prayers tell of God's love, and help kids learn to thank God each day. As they drift off to sleep, they will be assured of God's protection, and comforted by his love.

Author : Martin Harry Greenberg,Loren L. Coleman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0756405386

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Crime Spells by Martin Harry Greenberg,Loren L. Coleman Pdf

Features a collection of tales about magical crimes and the individuals who commit them, investigate the cases, and prosecute the offenders.

Author : United States. Internal Revenue Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1148 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : UOM:39015062116408

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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 by United States. Internal Revenue Service Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1530 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : NYPL:33433016643771

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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tanya Simon,Richard Simon
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781626725584

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Oskar and the Eight Blessings by Tanya Simon,Richard Simon Pdf

Winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature A refugee seeking sanctuary from the horrors of Kristallnacht, Oskar arrives by ship in New York City with only a photograph and an address for an aunt he has never met. It is both the seventh day of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve, 1938. As Oskar walks the length of Manhattan, from the Battery to his new home in the north of the city, he passes experiences the city's many holiday sights, and encounters it various residents. Each offers Oskar a small act of kindness, welcoming him to the city and helping him on his way to a new life in the new world. This is a heartwarming, timeless picture book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1080 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Income tax
ISBN : OSU:32435051018406

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