Biographies & Memoirs (GR)

This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into peoples bodies and the terrifying - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made.There are accounts of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad;...

“This publication is the biography of Malaysian glove tycoon Tan Sri Dr. Lim Wee Chai who founded Top Glove Corporation Berhad with his wife in 1991. Today, Top Glove is one of the world’s largest glove manufacturers. The book traces the influences that shaped his philosophy of business and life....

A humorous and moving testimony to the art of traditional diplomacy that has faded in an age of screens and digital conversations.Embassy Tales is an intensely personal and perceptive account of Christine Sathiah’s life as a diplomatic wife spanning three decades and nine different countries, where she was witness to...

本书延续了林吉祥的一生以及他长达56年政治生涯的记述。身兼剧作家和新闻从业员的作者纪传财衔接了《第一部》的悬念结尾，继续为我们带来一个情节复杂、感人至深、充满戏剧性转折，甚至夹杂着欢笑与喜悦的故事。贯穿全篇的，是林吉祥为追寻他的“马来西亚之梦”而展现的顽强毅力。他毕生的愿景就是建立一个团结、民主、繁荣的国家，让每一位公民都能有机会实现自我价值，获得成功。我们将在本书看到林吉祥如何为了实现这个梦想，毅然放下深刻的政治分歧，宽恕那些曾不公地对待他及儿子，甚至给他们带来痛苦与折磨的政敌。此外，我们也将看到，当林吉祥与那些企图分裂国家、窃取人民利益和破坏法治的势力作斗争之际，他挚爱的妻子和孩子们发挥了不可或缺的作用，为他提供了源源不断的支持与力量。没有林吉祥的政治斗争和牺牲，没有他对“马来西亚之梦” 的追求不懈，今天的马来西亚将截然不同。正如本传记所展示，林吉祥在漫长的政治生涯中，始终不渝地证明了他对国家和人民的真挚关怀，同时也展现出他作为一位远见卓识的领袖，如何超越时代，塑造未来。

Title: Neither Here Nor There: A Lifelong Journey of elc’s Founder from Scotland to MalaysiaAuthor: Margaret Ann Kaloo and Umasuthan KalooPublisher: Gerakbudaya EnterpriseISBN： 978-967-0076-47-8This is the story of Margaret Ann, founder of the elc International School in Malaysia. She was born in Scotland at the end of WWII, and at the age of...

One of the great figures of the twentieth century, Chairman Mao looms irrepressibly over the economic rise of China. Mao Zedong was the leader of a revolution, a communist who lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, an aggressive and distrustful leader, and a man responsible for more civilian deaths...

A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers.*WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION*Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and ongoing impact on our culture, but Fleming’s life...

King of the Sea is a collection of short stories by the acclaimed Malaysian writer, Dina Zaman focussing on her home state of Terengganu. This collection features three new short stories since its initial publication in 2012.Terengganu is more than a state; it is a country by itself, full of magic...

Interplanetary, quite extraordinary . . . awash with dark humour and scenes of intense beauty' Financial Times 'One of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century' New Yorker Beautiful Star is a 1962 tale of family, love, nuclear war and UFOs, and was considered by Mishima to be...

From YouTube sensation Chris Broad, the hilarious and insightful memoir of a Brit trying assimilate into life in Japan as he unravels the wonders and eccentricities of one of the world's most mysterious cultures. When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd...

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is 99, unelected, and continues to defy the Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim government. When Paradoxes of Mahathirism was published in 1995, Mahathir was at the crest of his power. His decline came with the East Asian financial crisis and his persecution of Anwar Ibrahim. In 2018 a restive...

What does it mean to be Malay in the 21st century? This question is especially relevant in a country like Malaysia, where identity politics is frequently highlighted and closely policed by the state. Sixteen years after the publication of I Am Muslim, Dina Zaman returns with her new memoir, Malayland,...

Everything you need to know about the queen of the charts and our hearts.From her signature red lip to her endless list of chart-topping hits, Taylor Swift is a force to be reckoned with.Every blank space in The Book of Taylor has been filled with colorful collages of our fave cat-loving, Grammy-winning,...

Tracy was at the start of her law career and at the cusp of life when she got a debilitating brainstem stroke that affected her breathing, swallowing, speech, eyesight, and severely weakened her left and paralyzed her right. She found herself effectively a thinking statue at the age of thirty-five.This...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • An insightful look into the mind of a master storyteller—and a unique look at the craft of writing from the beloved and best-selling author of 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running."Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as...

An extraordinary, uncompromising and consoling celebration of a life - through childhood, faith, family, love, friendship, pain and loss - written as its author was facing her own mortalityGillian Rose was a star academic, acclaimed as one of the most dazzling and original thinkers of her time. Told that she...

Another year on the Diddly Squat Farm and Jeremy is still knee-deep in mud and endless challenges . . .Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm. Since taking the wheel three years ago Jeremy's had his work cut out. And it's now clear from hard-won experience that, when it comes to farming,...

The #1 New York Times BestsellerAs Taylor releases her 11th album, THE TORTURED POET’S DEPARTMENT, catch up on the full story of Taylor Swift’s stratospheric rise to fame; all any dedicated Swifty needs to know about the pop superstar who’s taking over the worldA small-town girl with incredible talent – and the...

Whether you're a law enthusiast, looking for a good read, or are just plain curious about this Malaysian lawyer, this book will return a verdict of entertainment and edification. Grab your copy, hold on to your briefs, and robe up for a roller- coaster that's more fun than a barrel...

In this, her second book, author Lilian Low takes readers to the rarified world of a select group of accomplished individuals, all with one common factor bom or raised in Muar in the state of Johor, Malaysia. While her first book The M Quotient profiled 13 personalities from Muar who...