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A Monsoon Feast: Short stories to celebrate the cultures of Kerala and Singapore
Across the seas, the winds blow between two lands, whispering back and forth what is seen, heard, tasted, smelt, felt in each place: the green trees, the tropical heat, the lush rain, the peoples of enterprise and culture, the aromas of different flavours and more. A Monsoon Feast is the point at which these winds intermingle, their conversation celebrating the best of what Singapore and Kerala (India) have to offer. "A Monsoon Feast" comprises seven short stories by renowned writers from Kerala and Singapore that provide deep insights on the various concerns and ways of life of both communities. The collection, featuring a foreword by author and poet Professor Kirpal Singh, includes stories by well-known author Shashi Tharoor, Commonwealth Writers’ Prize-winning author of twelve books, including "The Great Indian Novel", and inaugural Singapore Literature Prize winner and popular author Suchen Christine Lim. Also featured are works by authors Felix Cheong, Jaishree Misra, O Thiam Chin, Anjali Menon and Verena Tay. A unique literary collaboration, "A Monsoon Feast" intimately connects the reader to the heart of two similar and yet different cultures.
Robozonic
Mabel is just an ordinary 8-year-old…or is she? One day, on the way to school, she meets a mysterious talking pebble. Mabel soon discovers that this ‘pebble’ is not a pebble! It is a gadget known as Robozonic, from the year 2111. And it can communicate with all living things – plants, animals and humans too! Join Mabel and Robozonic in their very first adventure together! PLUS: Robodictor explains difficult words in the passage!
Staff Selection
Employee Capability Factor – Do you know what that means? How do you identify an employee’s Capability Factor, How do you determine your team’s Capability Factor, How do you maintain or better still improve your team’s Capability Factor. These are some of the questions that Staff Selection addresses. The book assumes no prior knowledge or training in Human Resource and takes you by the hand to develop your very own Human Resource Manual in the process of Staff Recruitment, Selection, Interview Techniques and Probation. The book is filled with dozens of worked examples, sample forms and letters that – all you have to do is to simply insert your company letterhead and use.
The Elements
In the year 2025 peace fills the lands, and war is nothing but a thing of the past. With no need to spend on military might, governments and nations have moved on, investing in the discovery of the body. Bryan Yang and his friends were just your average teenagers, until they came across one such scientific discovery. Now, imbued with powers that every teenager had dreamed of, they try to take on the similarly powered Frank Loch, a power-crazed villain who has his eyes set on ruling the world. Will these youth be able to win against him? Or will they be blindly rushing to their deaths?
The Boat
In 1942 a ship carrying 500 escapees from Japanese-occupied Singapore set sail for Ceylon. Halfway to safety she was torpedoed and sank. Only one lifeboat was launched—a lifeboat built to carry twenty-eight but to which 135 souls now looked to for salvation. For twenty-six days, cannibalism, murder, heroism, and self-sacrifice drifted with her. There were only four survivors.
Chasing the Dragon
From an expat hotel manager to a respected drug baron, a sadistic triad boss to a Thai transvestite, this action-packed novel set in Thailand has them all. At about the same time a Filipino maid is murdered on the enclave of Macau, a cleaning lady at a small resort on the Thai island of Koh Samui discovers that the excitement of a night spent with a friendly transvestite has been too much for the heart of an elderly Chinese guest. A quick trip through Malaysia to Singapore by the resort manager follows, leading to more nighttime escapades. From there it’s to the bars of Bangkok, and a gristly murder in Lumpini Park. Follow the trials, tribulations and loves of an easygoing Australian resort manager’s Southeast Asian adventure. The novel is based loosely on many of the places and people met by the author as he roamed Southeast Asia whilst carrying out investigations as the region’s best-known ‘real life’ Private Eye.
Land of Smiles
Ethan Torrini always knew where his life would lead, but doesn’t know if he wants to end up there. Needing an escape from a stagnant year before re-applying to law schools, Ethan follows his lifelong friend Ken to the small town of Chanthaburi, Thailand, to assist with his online gem selling business and find freedom from the inevitable march to forever. An artist at heart, Ethan is drawn to Chanthaburi’s many beauties, from the river that meanders through town to the glimmering gemstones in the nearby market and to a local woman with coconut-scented hair. For the first time, anything feels possible. Yet as a farang in a town of few foreigners, Ethan can’t comprehend the impact of his every action. A drive through town, a friendly drink with a rival seller, a dinner with a visiting English tutor, a simple pencil sketch … all have consequences that reach beyond Ethan and into the cultural, familial, traditional and financial obligations that dictate the lives around him. Even halfway around the world, there is no such thing as escape.
Singapore Horror Stories
Previously published in print as "Paranormal Singapore", the ten stories and letters in this collection of horror are sure to scare the life out of you. Set entirely in Singapore, these accounts of vampires, ghosts, murderers and demons come with a health warning: be warned, they may frighten you to death.
In the Land of Living Dangerously
With “In the Land of Living Dangerously”, an adventure travelogue set in Indonesia, author Jay Cowan explores myriad issues experienced during his travels in the Indonesian archipelago from culture and history to politics and anthropology, from exotic endemic wildlife and huge environmental challenges to one-on-one encounters with volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, the natural disasters that keep the region in the news. Cowan and his wife climbed 13,500-foot Mount Kinabalu, took river trips deep into the interior of Borneo, were on-site for the huge eruptions of Mount Merapi volcano in Java, got a close-up view of Indonesia’s infamous corruption in Bali and witnessed radical...
In Lust We Trust
Join former Penthouse Variations “Cinema Blue” columnist and current AVN Online International Correspondent Gerrie Lim as he documents the perverse universe of the porn star and exposes the curious and complex world of sex and celebrity. Read interviews with Jenna Jameson, Jill Kelly, Silvia Saint, Asia Carrera and many more adult-film superstars and find out what really happens off-camera at porn shoots.
