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The Collins Cambridge Primary Global Perspectives series offers a skills-building approach to the Cambridge Primary Global Perspectives curriculum framework (0838) from 2022. We are working with Cambridge Assessment International Education towards endorsement of this title for the Cambridge Primary Global Perspectives curriculum framework (0838) from 2022. ·Focused on developing the...

Change has run amok! Technological advancement measures its frequency in minutes. Much of what we think we know about the world is fading in front of our eyes. How we are, how we know, and how we live our daily lives is changing quicker than we can cope with. We...

A rediscovered classic - a Japanese cosy crime novel in translation set at the foot of Mount Fuji, first published in 1982, and now reissued for a 21st century readership 'The Agatha Christie of Japan' MURDER & MAYHEM 'An undisputed classic . . . a must have for any crime...

“SPLENDID . . . Eminently sane and patient . . . Essential reading for Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike.” –The Washington Post Venerated for millennia by three faiths, torn by irreconcilable conflict, conquered, rebuilt, and mourned for again and again, Jerusalem is a sacred city whose very sacredness has engendered...

Shortly after midnight on 8 December 1941, two divisions of crack troops of the Imperial Japanese Army began a seaborne invasion of southern Thailand and northern Malaya. Their assault developed into a full-blown advance towards Singapore, the main defensive position of the British Empire in the Far East. The defending...

This easy-to-use introductory identification guide to 129 species of mammal commonly encountered in the Southeast Asian region (covering Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from some of the region’ s top nature photographers are...

A Field Guide to the Birds of Malaysia is a fully comprehensive field guide to the 829 bird species of Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak. The species are clearly illustrated in over 170 plates, with many variants. The main identifying features of each species are described and key facts cover...

Wild Malaysia describes a megadiverse country that has an incredible number of land species – it is estimated to contain 20 per cent of the world's animal species – and whose coastal waters form part of the equally rich Coral Triangle. Written by a team of local experts, this updated...

The career of John Davis was inextricably and paradoxically intertwined with that of Chin Peng, the leader of the Malayan Communist Party and the man who was to become Britain’s chief enemy in the long Communist struggle for the soul of Malaya. When the Japanese invaded Malaya during WWII, John...

Twenty-year-old Ratai is proud and strong for she is the eldest child of Nuing, the Iban warrior who went to the invisible world and returned alive, and the granddaughter of Bujang Maias, the great headhunter who was raised by apes. Despite her pedigree, however, she is frustrated and confused. Although...

In 1938 Malaya, a young English boy named Jason Rance rescues Siu Tse, a Chinese girl, from a vicious assault. Their paths diverge before she learns his name, leaving her to idolise the memory of her unknown saviour. Fast forward to 1953, and the height of the Malayan Emergency, where...

Maya, a thirty-something Indonesian caught in the undercurrent of life's uncertainty, takes a leap of faith from the chaos of Jakarta to a job as a waitress aboard a European cruise ship. There, she meets sexy Kanompang, Oleksii with his European-sized totem, and Maroje, her first love and Croatian prince....

本书收录作者于报章发表的三十九篇专栏文章，并特别配以书法作品。作者延续一贯细腻真挚的写作风格，将古今人物、经典读物与日常生活巧妙融合，展现其对知识的深入思考与感性探索。在灵动跳跃的文字间，情感与智慧交汇流转，既富广度，又具深度。

本书收录作者在报章发表的四十二篇专栏文章，并为每篇文章配上书法作品。作者延续一贯细腻而真挚的文字风格，以唐代诗人作品及相关读物为引，与现代点滴交融，展现其对知识的思考与感性探索的心得。在贴近古人生活的过程中，情感与智慧悄然流转，深邃而隽永。

“Within a boundary of roughly a half-mile radius, centered at my house, was where my buddies and I played, hung out, played pranks, and grew up together. Life was simple back then. Without the distractions from cell phones, internet access, and all the trapping of the digital age, none of...

Synopsis: How to Build Your Sales Force Empire is your essential guide to mastering the recruitment, training, and leadership strategies needed to create an unstoppable sales team. Written with both seasoned sales professionals and newcomers in mind, this book provides a step-by-step approach to building a thriving, resilient sales force...

Hikayat Melayu (atau namanya yang lebih popular diketahui ramai ialah Sejarah Melayu), mempunya satu versi yang amat menarik, yang dinamakan oleh kaum Orientalis dan para pengkaji sastera klasik orang Melayu, serta kebanyakan orang dengan nama Manuskrip Raffles No. 18. Dinamakan secara rasmi sebagai Sulalat u’s-Salatin yakni Pituturan Segala Raja-Raja, karya...

Connected Heritages: The Inner Life of Penang in the Indian Ocean World opens up the interdisciplinary possibilities of transnational and oceanic historical inquiry paired with granular ethnographic research. Departing from conventional land- and nation-centric approaches, the book situates Penang, Malaysia – and particularly its historic core, George Town – within...

1,000 haiku by Soseki Natsume, collected into one volume for the first time! Soseki Natsume is Japan's most popular writer, well known in the West for his satirical novels like I Am a Cat, Botchan and Kokoro. However, he first made a name for himself in Japan as a poet,...

"This extraordinary novel combines the story of one young man's existential quest with the precision of the best historical novels and the thrilling imagination of sci-fi books." —Francesc Miralles, author of Love in Small Letters and co-author of The Ikigai Journey Would you travel back in time to find the...