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Drawing on interviews with first-hand sources in and outside the administration, official minutes and still classified documents, Shattered Hopes focuses on PH1.0’s rocky 22-months in power to tell the story of how a fledgling Government filled with so much promise and hope, was racked by internal power struggles and politicking...

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Give the gift of inspiration: an essential guide to living wisely and well, no matter what challenges the world throws at you - from Alain de Botton, the bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love This is...

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...

This is not a cookbook. It is the unwritten story of a people. Between the vast Indian and Pacific oceans lies a realm of extraordinary natural abundance: the Malay Archipelago, known widely as the Nusantara. These islands of Southeast Asia have nourished the lives of indigenous Malays throughout the centuries...

Based on a selection from the author?s private collection, Malaya 500 Early Postcards offers a rare and comprehensive glimpse into the changing landscapes, townscapes and lifestyles of Malaya, from the late 19th century to 1963, when it was renamed Malays

By the late 19th century, Penang had become a thriving port trading in rubber, spices and tin. Its prosperity attracted immigrants from around the world and the island was a rich melting pot of Chinese, Indians, Malays, Europeans and many other peoples. The postcards reproduced in this book are drawn...

Lee Kuan Yew played the pivotal role in Singapore’s transition from British Crown Colony to independent developing nation, and on to the economically powerful and diplomatically influential city-state it is today. Throughout this surprising and at times painful journey, he has proved a charismatic and occasionally controversial leader. Lee is...

这是一本精心为「打工族」准备的投资理财鸡汤。 无论身处世界何地，无论你的身份和职业，无论你选择什么样的人生，每一位「打工族」终将在人生路上面对财务问题，也同样需要照顾财务健康。 本书作者以一个平凡打工族视角为出发点，分享鲜活、真实、生动的海外打工经历和身边故事，揭露他作为平凡打工族如何从零开始理财，并逐步树立真实的金钱观念，最后成功在40岁前累积超过百万净资产和每年六位数的股息被动收入。作者无私传授十数年只买卖过39支公司股票却积累100万净资产的「懒人投资法」经验，分享“晚晚安眠，年年安心收股息”的乐活法，启发你从全新角度去看待一众投资者已验证——最简单与踏实的投资理念。 学会「慢吞吞的股息存股法」，教你打破世人眼中的“打工族永无出头日”的既定印象，让你无须透过刺激的股市交易成为赚最多的第一，但依然足以让你透过有效的策略，达到人人称羡的财务自主，过上有尊严的惬意退休生活。 本书以以通俗易懂、深入浅出的方式为一众打工族送上“投资理财鸡汤”，不一样的年轻化疗愈系文字，分享一种豁达的人生态度，激起你对财务自主的意识，带你装备好自己的心态，平安走过这段人人终会留下足迹的股息路。

Parents know the importance of making their children financially literate at a young age. Yet, for most parents, providing financial training to their children remains a mystery.Following the wild success of Finance 101 for Kids, author Walter Andal's vision of guiding young minds to personal financial empowerment continues in this second...

Your mind should be your safe zone, not the noisiest place in the world. Restore your inner peace. If you are always on edge and unable to relax, this book is for you. Choose the pace that you want to live life at - you DO have a choice. Control...

Most people don't realize how much unresolved emotional pain they carry around. They don't know why they always feel depressed, anxious, victimized, or disappointed. They wonder why they keep making the same self-sabotaging impulsive decisions. These patterns often stem from their lost inner child, which carries a false narrative that...

Have you ever wished you could peer into someone’s mind to find out what he or she is really thinking? Now you can . . . really. This book is not a collection of recycled ideas about body language. It does not suggest that a woman’s hairstyle will give us...

As the first private practitioner in some 70 years to be appointed Attorney General of Malaysia, Tommy Thomas describes his experience in the highest legal office in the land in this highly personal book. The former AG discusses key decisions he made, including the prosecution of former Prime Minister Najib...

This book is a translation based on Khalid Muhammad Khalids celebrated work in Arabic, Rijal Hawla al-Rasul. The sixty-four companions presented here are representative of that unique generation, a generation without parallel in history. They come from all walks of life and character. These are stories of real people which...

Jal?l ad-D?n R?m?, the towering light of sufi wisdom is rightly known as Moulavi Ma’anavi—the gnostic scholar—in the Muslim world. He has been considered as the peak of spiritual excellence and insightful divine sagaciousness by the seekers of the inner meanings of words and worlds. Every one with a genuine...

This work, a translation of Imam al-Ghazalis Kitab Jawahir al-Quran, contains his views on several broad problems relating to the study of the Quran, in which various parts of the Quran are compared to various types of valuables, such as jewels, pearls, rubies, red brimstone, corundum, etc. The book also...

This is one story of miracles. Miracles are a challenge to our faith in the Unseen. The first man, Adam, is the biggest miracle. So also miracles said to have been performed by God’s messengers, from Adam to Mu?ammad (saw), and numerous saints or friends of God throughout history. There...

ITS ELECTION TIME! (AGAIN!) POLITIKO is a card game of wacky scheming and cynical realpolitik - in other words: it is a game about winning a Malaysian election! , A NEW MANIFESTO... The 3.0 Edition of POLITIKO brings fresh cards and mechanics. Promise free smartphones. Dole out GLC directorships. Deal...

This autobiographical work by one of Europes best known converts to Islam gives us a rounded portrait of a man in search of adventure and truth. It is part spiritual autobiography, part summary of the authors intuitive insights into Islam and the Arabs, part an impressive travelogue. Punctuated with abundant...