Non-Fiction

An inspiring, interactive guide for drawing people, places, food, and things you come across in your travels.This book offers aspiring urban sketchers a series of 40 step-by-step lessons showing you how to draw everything from the meal you ordered at a cafe to a map of highlights from your latest...

From New York Times bestselling author of Archer’s Voice comes a slow burn, grumpy sunshine romance about finding the courage to move forward when the past has torn you apart, perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score.Crystal learned long ago that love brings only pain. Feeling nothing at all is far better...

Is the West prepared for a world where power is shared with China? A world in which China asserts the same level of global leadership that the USA currently assumes? And can we learn to embrace Chinese political culture, as China learned to embrace ours?Here, one of the world's leading...

From Africa to the Arctic, Central Asia and beyond, China's foreign policy will affect us all. Here, noted China expert Kerry Brown guides us through China's foreign policy, from its skirmishes with US Navy destroyers in the South China Sea to its arguments with Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands and...

The real and potential power of China, the world's most populous nation, has long been seen as a threat by its smaller neighbors and global powers alike. The Fear of Chinese Power provides a history of this perceived threat from the 1880s to the present day, and offers rich historical context to...

Hamas is designated a terrorist organization by Israel, the EU, the USA and the UN. It has made itself notorious for its violent radicalism and uncompromising rejection of the Jewish state. So after its victory in the 2006 elections the world was watching. How would Hamas govern? Could an Islamist...

As Europe finds itself once again caught between two superpowers – the USA and a rising China – little has been written about a relationship that will have a profound influence on the international order: the relationship between the People's Republic of China and Germany.In Germany and China, leading international relations...

In the second edition of this witty and infectious book, Madsen Pirie builds upon his guide to using - and indeed abusing - logic in order to win arguments. By including new chapters on how to win arguments in writing, in the pub, with a friend, on Facebook and in...

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 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFollowing the U.S-Taliban peace deal of February 2020 - and the U.S's promised withdrawal from Afghanistan - the Taliban began terrorizing Afghan security forces, civilians and the government in Kabul. By August 2021, the group had seized control of the entire country.Taliban is a New York Times bestseller...

The phenomenon of 'Cool Japan' is one of the distinctive features of global popular culture of the millennial age. A History of Popular Culture in Japan provides the first historical and analytical overview of popular culture in Japan from its origins in the 17th century to the present day, using...

The most widely acclaimed, influential book on success ever published For a quarter-century, Napoleon Hill interviewed hundreds of successful men and women under the guidance of the richest man of his time, Andrew Carnegie. In this timeless classic, he reveals the secret to their great achievements—a powerful, proven formula that...

Blue Skies Guide to Langkawi is a complete guide to Langkawi's cultural, historical, and scenic attractions, featuring an extended introduction to its natural history. Langkawi, located off the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, is a beautiful island offering sunbathing and diving along its coastline and exciting opportunities for adventurers and...

Great Railway Journeys in Asia showcases 34 of the best railway trips in South, Southeast, and North Asia. The journeys chosen by David Bowden, an avid rail traveller, range from quirky trains used as essential travel for locals, such as the North Borneo Railway, to trains on which passengers can...

An expanded and fully updated edition of the successful The 100 Best Birdwatching Sites in Southeast Asia. This lavishly illustrated guide describes the 125 best sites for viewing both common and rare species in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. Alongside a...

The World’s Best Tropical Dive Destinations is a magnificent and comprehensive illustrated reference to the world’s most exotic dive locations covers the Caribbean Sea (Bahamas, Mexico, Cuba, Cayman Islands, The Virgin Islands, Belize, Honduras, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, Tobago, St Lucia and Dominica), Bermuda, the Red Sea (Egypt and Sudan),...

Camping & Tramping in Malaya was first published in 1898, and is a lively and entertaining account of the author'a travels in the Malay Peninsula, with fascinating insights into the colonial personalities and working conditions of the day. An urge to find his own nirvana in the hills for planting...

Lasting over 120 years, the Arab-Israeli conflict involves divergent narratives about history, national identities, land ownership, injustices and victimhood. Domestic forces and actors as well as international and regional dynamics have ensured the conflict's durability.A distinguished team of authors comprising an Israeli, a Palestinian and an Egyptian present a broader...

股神巴菲特曾多次在公开会议或是在致股东书信中，强烈推荐普通投资者改为投资美国S&P 500指数基金。他甚至提过，要是他离开人世，他的90%遗产将会投资在美国S&P 500指数基金。作者颜利峻Ah Gan终于找到如同股神巴菲特所说的：简单的、复利滚雪球的、长期持有的投资方式——ETF。 你只需买对1档ETF，就能让世界级企业总裁为你打工！ 对于正要起步或是资金很小的普通投资者，本书帮你解决了投资路上的三大难题：买什么才能赚钱？何时进场才是最佳时机？怎么看公司发展和看财报？《极简投资》教你不用看盘、不必选股、不读财报；唯有持续不断、长年累月就能稳稳地赚取一笔可观的财富。 【本书重点】 为什么投资美国股市大盘ETF？ ① 与其自己挑选股市里会脱颖而出的佼佼者，不如买下整个大海！ ② 美国拥有世界数一数二的大公司 ③ 生活中常见美国公司的产品与服务 ④ 大马公积金也积极投资美国股市 ⑤ 美国股市历史悠久，而且长期处于上涨 ⑥ 卓越优秀的公司领导带领公司 ⑦ 投资费用偏低，过去绩效佳

《新生代父母必读的8堂理财育儿课》培养3-18孩子财商的启蒙之书 *马来西亚第一本针对不同年龄段的儿童理财书 附有★理财游戏 ★示范案例 ★疑难与迷思解答 *涵盖新生代父母最关心的财务规划议题 ★教育基金★退休金★投资★保险★遗嘱 “把孩子养成小富翁，你也能成为大赢家！” ——特许注册财务规划师 萧伊妗 ——总结十年理财教育经验 作者萧伊妗在书中透过列举大量的游戏和故事，传授正向的理财教育技巧给父母们： 1.教孩子理解金钱概念和价值，建立正向的消费观念。 2.教孩子合理使用零花钱，锻炼孩子独立管理金钱的能力。 3.帮助孩子辨识“需要”与“想要”，培养延迟满足的能力。 4.教孩子关于储蓄和投资的技能，及早为孩子打好理财基本功 。 5.与孩子一起制定理财目标，为未来走入社会做好准备。 6.教父母提早规划退休金和教育金，才能守护子女快乐成长！