Non-Fiction

A new retelling of the “Million Dollar War” When British colonists first arrived in Malaya, they considered Naning, a small village about 30 miles from Malacca, to be under their jurisdiction. The incumbent penghulu of Naning, Dol Said, resisted, claiming that Naning was an independent sovereign state with its own...

“. . . The fullest and most comprehensive ethnography of the Baba community in Malaysia. . . . The author is a meticulous ethnographer, and provides three chapters of richly detailed information on Baba kinship and marriage practices, ancestor worship, Chinese folk religion and festivals and a variety of Baba...

"The Straits British Chinese - a community which emerged in the colonial Straits Settlements (Penang, Melaka and Singapore) - constituted a truly unique blend of Chinese, Southeast Asian and European cultural identities, manifesting the tradition of hybridity which has long marked coastal populations along the Straits of Melaka. The subjects...

This book is not intended as a textbook. It is a brief guide on autism spectrum disorder for parents of young children.

We have been apart more days than we have been together and the truth is I no longer know how to turn that into poetry ... - Kathy Parker- UNMASKED individuals from all over the world allow us a peek into their lives during this time of Covid. This virus-time...

This generation of Malaysians needs to dream again for our country. We need to reimagine a Malaysia that is above and beyond what we can see today. We need re-imagination to rebuild this country. In this book, I share my insights as a young lawmaker from different aspects of nation-building...

Visual Storytelling: How to be a good storytellerIn a very simple and strikingly illustrative manner, Yasu Tanaka has demystified the complex craft of story telling by going back to basics - that telling a good story is about communicating. Although targeted for those keen to write for Film and TV,...

Prem Rawat is an international speaker and peace ambassador , closely involved with peace education and has been speaking on the subject for over 50 years. He is an accomplished pilot and art photographer, married with four children. In this book Rawat uses his story telling skills, drawn from his...

This highly illustrated textbook is both a reference and activity book for all beginners and early intermediate students of Arabic. As a reference book, it provides friendly theme-based vocabulary lists to perfect pronunciation through both listening and repetition. As an activity book, it helps absorb and practic e vocabulary through...

Dale Carnegie says You can make someone want to do what you want them to do by seeing the situation from the other persons point of view and "arousing in the other person an eager want." You learn how to make people like you, win people over to your way...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER We all have an ikigai. Its the Japanese word for a reason to live or a reason to jump out of bed in the morning. Its the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding your ikigai is...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Now on BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekWinner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionShortlisted for the 2021 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardOne of Barack Obamas Favorite Books of 2021Shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger for Non-FictionThe gripping and...

Some people think the workplace is no place for funny business. But a recent survey of more than 700 CEOs showed that 98% prefer job candidates with a sense of humour, and 84% think that funny employees do better work. Psychologist Dr Jennifer Aaker and comedian Naomi Bagdonas research has...

What are you doing today to make your dream future come true? We all have big ambitions for the future but those dreams only become reality if we do something towards them regularly. To achieve audacious goals, we need to take action and make small changes every day. We need...

#1 New York Times Bestseller The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, now available as a beautifully packaged paperbackFrom a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanitys creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined...

What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Petersons answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls...

A book that will change the way you think about love, relationships, heartbreak, and self-empowerment. Breaking the rules, challenging perceptions, and exploring the secret desires we keep hidden from the world. Beautifully composed and written by international bestselling author Lang Leav, this new collection of poetry and prose will positively...

The phenomenal international bestseller - 2 million copies sold - that will change the way you make decisions A lifetimes worth of wisdom Steven D. Levitt, co-author of FreakonomicsThere have been many good books on human rationality and irrationality, but only one masterpiece. That masterpiece is Thinking, Fast and Slow...

In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child rearing with twelve key strategies that foster healthy brain development, leading to calmer, happier children. The authors explain--and make accessible--the new science of...

Part memoir, part hugely entertaining self-help manual for these tough times Roger Alton, Daily Mail Former Secret Service Special Agent Evy Poumpouras shares the insights and skills from one of the oldest elite security forces in the world—to help you prepare for stressful situations, instantly read people, influence how youre...