The Tampines Tiger And Other Stories

Author : Norman Williams & Rex Kearns
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781468968149

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The Tampines Tiger and Other Stories by Norman Williams & Rex Kearns Pdf

Here lie the memoirs of Ponsenby who has a great propensity for being in the wrong place at the wrong time - thereby seeing, hearing and experiencing so much and all with a difference. He travels through history and time, across vastly differing landscapes and delves into the most mysterious places of all... human endeavour, beliefs, culture and society. Ponsenby is a British-Indian medic – or sawbones as he describes himself – a livelihood that perceives both the serious and sombre perspectives on life, and always with a wry twist of humour. Oh, and another place to go: contemplation and reflection – “And a beautiful sadness filled our hearts. And because we could not leave it, the sadness slowly and inexorably turned into compassion. We felt the sorrow of the whole world, of little frightened children, of the blind, the halt and the lame, and of those separated from their loved ones...”

Author : Ron Deadman,Jan Stebbing,Lucinda Pearce-Higgins,Nettie Lowenstein
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1992-07-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0174006128

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Terrible Tiger and Other Stories by Ron Deadman,Jan Stebbing,Lucinda Pearce-Higgins,Nettie Lowenstein Pdf

New Way, renowned for its phonic focus and success with generations of children, has always been committed to a balanced phonic approach.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 8129142074

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The White Tiger And Other Stories by Ruskin Bond Pdf

'He was described as being the size of a bull-buffalo, with a belly that reached the ground and a white moon between his ears, true tokens of the man-eater, as every native of India knows. He was said to have the power of assuming different shapes and to lure his prey by the imitation of a human voice...' From 'The White Tiger' by Alice Perrin. Selected and edited by Ruskin Bond, this collection of eerie stories is sure to set your nerves racing. Read about an unconquerable, seemingly supernatural man-eater in 'The White Tiger'; The narrator's perilous journey in a dilapidated coach in 'The Phantom Coach'; Sherlock Holmes' investigation of how a speckled band and a whistle is connected to a mysterious death in 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' and Bond's own encounter with a Jinn in 'The Trouble with Jinns'.

Author : Ariel Henley
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780374314095

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A Face for Picasso by Ariel Henley Pdf

A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book for Teens "Raw and unflinching . . . A must-read!" --Marieke Nijkamp, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends "[It] cuts to the heart of our bogus ideas of beauty." –Scott Westerfeld, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Uglies I am ugly. There's a mathematical equation to prove it. At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome -- a rare condition where the bones in the head fuse prematurely. They were the first twins known to survive it. Growing up, Ariel and her sister endured numerous appearance-altering procedures. Surgeons would break the bones in their heads and faces to make room for their growing organs. While the physical aspect of their condition was painful, it was nothing compared to the emotional toll of navigating life with a facial disfigurement. Ariel explores beauty and identity in her young-adult memoir about resilience, sisterhood, and the strength it takes to put your life, and yourself, back together time and time again.

Author : Joshua Lowcock
Publisher : Joshua Lowcock
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780648829539

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My War Story by Joshua Lowcock Pdf

At age 21, William (Bill) Mackenzie Lowcock enlisted in the AIF and found himself in Singapore. A few months later, just shy of his 22nd birthday, he found himself a Prisoner of War. What followed for Bill was three years of forced POW labour on the infamous Thai-Burma Railway (the Death Railway). This is his story. --//-- from the Back Cover --//-- Sixteen-year-old William (Bill) Mackenzie Lowcock enlisted in the militia and, at the breakout of World War II, served on guard duty on various key infrastructures in Sydney and its surrounds. Keen to serve Australia, at age twenty-one, Bill joined the AIF and soon found himself in Singapore, serving as a Private in the 2/19 Infantry Battalion, Administrative HQ. Known to his comrades as “Lofty” thanks to his 6’2” height, Bill’s experiences in Singapore and Malaysia tell—in a matter-of-fact way—the realities of day-to-day military life. This all changed when in 1941, Japan entered the war. Just a few months later in 1942, just shy of Bill’s twenty-second birthday, he found himself a Prisoner of War when Singapore surrendered to the Japanese. What followed for Bill was three years of forced POW labour on the infamous Thai-Burma Railway. Known as the Death Railway, of the 13,000 Australians forced to work there, almost 3,000 perished. Despite many close calls, Bill emerged as one of the lucky ones. Bill’s story charts his experiences throughout this period, retold in Bill’s characteristically understated, humble tones, a candid story of survival—but told with humour and free of pessimism or woe despite obviously horrendous conditions. This book is dedicated to the memory of Private Bill Lowcock, and to all those who have served.

Author : Max Lucado
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-17
Category : Children's audiobooks
ISBN : 1581348940

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You Are Special by Max Lucado Pdf

Teaches children that God loves them just the way they are. A classic story in a unique limited edition.

Author : Song Cheng Miang
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781482827729

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Teochew Red Hokkien Green by Song Cheng Miang Pdf

It is 1819 and the seaport of Singapore has developed a magnetic appeal. As merchants, traders, and migrant workers emigrate to seek their fortunes, the untouched land develops into an elegant town managed by British East India Company. Included in those who flock to Singapore are three men who have no idea that their destinies are about to bring them together in a rudimentary Chinese community where secret societies hold the power. Yong Huat is a Hokkien from Malacca determined to become a rich merchant. Mong Seng is a Teochew from South China who is a loyal friend and hard worker. Kum Tat is a Cantonese who works for a trading company. As the three men begin to acquire wealth, their paths intertwine as momentous events rock the land of fortune. Fearless secret societies, clan fights, vicious tigers, the evils of opium and gambling, and a cultural divide soon transform their friendship into a sworn brotherhood. But as a hostile confrontation brews between the Teochews and Hokkiens, now only time will tell if the friendship will survive. In this historical tale of early Singapore, three friends unite with the hope that their sworn brotherhood will help them not only endure the challenges, but also achieve their dreams.

Author : Joe Yeoh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : UOM:39015037534511

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To Tame a Tiger by Joe Yeoh Pdf

Author : Vivian Teo
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789814845915

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My BFF Is an Alien by Vivian Teo Pdf

Meet Abriana Yeo, 13, awkward and friendless. Meet Octavia Wu, a graceful teenage alien with superpowers. Forced to flee her home planet Viridis after an invasion by "The Others", another alien species, Octavia and her parents crash-land in the Singapore heartland. Pretending to be a foreign student, Octavia enters secondary one and befriends Abriana, who then helps her in her quest to find the Anteris, a missing element the alien family needs if they want to return to Viridis to help in the war effort. All the while, the two girls also need to navigate the intricate web of teenage drama at Bukit Timah Secondary Girls’ School (BTSGS), where mean girls thwart their search efforts every step of the way. Behind the adventure, mystery and sci-fi, this middle-grade novel also explores the pertinent issues that teenagers typically deal with in a local school setting—friendship, loyalty, CCAs, homework and bullies. There is also no shortage of excitement and intrigue in this sci-fi and adventure. This is the first in a four-book series, for children aged 10 and above. Reader Reviews "It’s easy to get hooked and binge read My BFF Is An Alien in a single sitting, not just for its very manageable length, but also how it dives straight into the girls’ quest and keeps up the pace for the rest of the novel. Less than 40 pages in, and the two are already off on an islandwide adventure ... that will spark the imaginations of any Singaporean resident." —bakchormeeboy "An imaginative and enjoyable story about friendship and standing up for yourself. After reading this book, you'll wish you had an alien BFF too!" —Low Ying Ping, bestselling author of the Mount Emily series

Author : Alex Milway
Publisher : Kane/Miller Book Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1684641268

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Hotel Flamingo by Alex Milway Pdf

Originally published by Piccadilly Press.

Author : Vivian Teo
Publisher : Epigram Books
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789814901697

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Turbulence by Vivian Teo Pdf

Secondary Three is turning out to be a great year for Abriana and Octavia. Abri’s standing at BTSGS receives a boost after she wins a major writing competition, and Octavia’s a rising star in the school’s tennis team. But when the BFFs encounter a strange waterspout—part of a barrage of severe weather events happening around the world—the girls suspect The Others are responsible. But their investigation is hampered by an accident that reignites a feud with the mean girls, while a schoolgirl crush threatens to cause a rift between the best friends.

Author : Linda Lau Anusasananan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-08
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780520953444

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The Hakka Cookbook by Linda Lau Anusasananan Pdf

Veteran food writer Linda Lau Anusasananan opens the world of Hakka cooking to Western audiences in this fascinating chronicle that traces the rustic cuisine to its roots in a history of multiple migrations. Beginning in her grandmother’s kitchen in California, Anusasananan travels to her family’s home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe—including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Peru, and beyond. More than thirty home cooks and chefs share their experiences of the Hakka diaspora as they contribute over 140 recipes for everyday Chinese comfort food as well as more elaborate festive specialties. This book likens Hakka cooking to a nomadic type of "soul food," or a hearty cooking tradition that responds to a shared history of hardship and oppression. Earthy, honest, and robust, it reflects the diversity of the estimated 75 million Hakka living in China and greater Asia, and in scattered communities around the world—yet still retains a core flavor and technique. Anusasananan’s deep personal connection to the tradition, together with her extensive experience testing and developing recipes, make this book both an intimate journey of discovery and an exciting introduction to a vibrant cuisine.

Author : Cecilia Tortajada,Yugal Joshi,Asit K. Biswas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415657822

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The Singapore Water Story by Cecilia Tortajada,Yugal Joshi,Asit K. Biswas Pdf

This book describes the journey of Singapore ́s development and the fundamental role that water has had in shaping it. What makes this case so unique is that the quest for self-sufficiency in terms of water availability in a fast-changing urban context has been crucial to the way development policies and agendas have been planned throughout the years.

Author : Peter G. Rowe,Limin Hee
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811395970

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A City in Blue and Green by Peter G. Rowe,Limin Hee Pdf

This open access book highlights Singapore’s development into a city in which water and greenery, along with associated environmental, technical, social and political aspects have been harnessed and cultivated into a liveable sustainable way of life. It is also a story about a unique and thoroughgoing approach to large-scale and potentially transferable water sustainability, within largely urbanized circumstances, which can be achieved, along with complementary roles of environmental conservation, ecology, public open-space management and the greening of buildings, together with infrastructural improvements.

Author : Weng Pixin
Publisher : Drawn and Quarterly
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 177046462X

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Let's Not Talk Anymore by Weng Pixin Pdf

A five-generation family history told through what is seen and heard, if not said Let’s Not Talk Anymore weaves together five generations of women from Weng Pixin’s family, each at age fifteen. Her lineage is full of breakages—her great grandmother Kuan is sent away from her family in South China, her grandmother Mèi is adopted by a neighbor to help with housework, and her mother, Bing, is heartbroken by her father’s estrangement. Pixin's own story centers on her feelings of isolation and her rebellion from her mother. She extends the line by envisioning a fictional future daughter, Rita, who questions her family’s legacy. While spanning one hundred years, Pixin moves back and forth in time seamlessly, as each woman experiences loneliness and kinship, hope and longing. As each story develops, generational traumas are revealed and fraught relationships passed on from mother to daughter. Creative impulses are stifled or nurtured. They struggle with poverty and neglect. And at some point each woman begins to separate herself from her situation and understand the woman she will become. Pixin’s bold, vibrant paintings fill the aching silences between generations with beauty and emotion. Her paintings conjure complete worlds that these women inhabit. Let's Not Talk Anymore is a family history filled with tender moments as these women find connection with plants, animals, and their own creative pursuits, while struggling to connect with one another.