How Malaysian homes can nurture religious exclusivism
This is a compelling read for anyone interested in gender, faith, and radicalisation. It moves beyond stereotypes of women as passive supporters of extremist movements. Its focus on domestic influence reveals how ideology can take root in everyday family life.
Singapore through an affectionate outsider’s eyes
This omnibus gathers Neil Humphreys’s three bestselling Singapore books. Across a decade, his witty observations explore local culture, places, and people. It also includes a foreword by Colin Goh and a new introduction.
An insider’s map to Singapore’s startup ecosystem
Ideal for entrepreneurs exploring Southeast Asia’s dynamic business landscape. It captures Singapore’s role as a compact, connected launchpad. Expect practical inspiration grounded in a lively startup community.
A billion-dollar inheritance wrapped in riddles
Avery Grambs unexpectedly inherits Tobias Hawthorne’s fortune. To claim it, she must enter a mansion of codes, secret passages, and hostile heirs. Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers a high-stakes puzzle where survival means playing the game.
One choice, two radically different lives
At twenty-nine, Hannah returns to Los Angeles and reconnects with an old flame. One late-night decision splits her future into two parallel storylines. Both paths explore how chance shapes fate, love, and the possibility of soul mates.
Singaporean life, vividly sketched through a smartphone.
Zhu Hong turns familiar Singapore scenes into quirky observations. His bold drawings reveal fresh details in ordinary routines. Perfect for art lovers who enjoy local urban culture.
Spiritual wisdom served at every meal
Al-Ghazali connects the everyday act of eating with religious and spiritual life. Drawing on the Prophet and early Sufis, he addresses dining alone, company, and hospitality. He also considers lawful food, cleanliness, fasting, health, contentment, and generosity.
Where sorrow becomes a source of wholeness
Susan Cain blends research, storytelling, and memoir to examine bittersweetness. She explores how sorrow and longing can foster creativity, connection, and transcendence. A thoughtful roadmap for acknowledging heartbreak and living more fully.
Speak Arabic Beyond the Textbook
This accessible phrasebook focuses on modern colloquial Arabic. It covers everyday informal interactions, friendships, and romance. Expressions appear in both Romanized form and authentic Arabic script. Ideal for students, business travelers, and tourists visiting the Arab world.
Playful cupcakes for every celebration and budding baker
This cheerful guide makes impressive cupcakes feel wonderfully achievable. With 60 photographed designs, you’ll always find festive inspiration. It’s especially delightful for families who enjoy baking together.
Singaporean glamour, gossip, and culture unveiled
This vibrant coffee-table escape brings Singapore’s lavish side to life. Local insights reveal the real places and personalities behind Crazy Rich Asians. Perfect for fans of fashion, food, travel, and dazzling photography.
Values-driven reinvention across seventy-five transformative years
This is an inspiring read if you enjoy corporate histories with heart. Wipro’s evolution from family manufacturer to global corporation reveals remarkable adaptability. Its commitment to ethics and philanthropy makes the journey especially distinctive.
Dark, visceral stories haunted by love and memory
If you enjoy emotionally intense short fiction, this collection lingers. Each story explores how love, grief, and memory entwine. Its varied characters reveal the heart’s deepest mysteries.
A vanished sweetheart returns with deadly secrets
If you enjoy noir-soaked mysteries, this seductive thriller delivers. Past love collides with deception, danger, and buried memories. Its twisting plot keeps you doubting every motive.
When wealth transforms desire
Brooke assists a billionaire determined to give away his fortune. Proximity to wealth reshapes her ambitions and sense of purpose. A taut exploration of money, morality, race, privilege, and philanthropy.
Myanmar’s coup viewed through its neglected ethnic frontiers
This is a compelling read if you want to understand Myanmar beyond a simple democracy-versus-dictatorship narrative. It reveals how ethnic grievances, armed organizations, and civil society shape resistance to military rule. Its historically grounded analysis makes a persuasive case for solidarity and a genuinely federal future.
Hidden Tata tales that helped shape modern India
This is an uplifting read for anyone curious about Indian enterprise, innovation, and nation-building. Its 40 bite-sized stories reveal the courage and vision behind defining milestones. You’ll come away inspired by how bold individuals turned ambitious ideas into lasting change.
A timely study of extremism beyond physical violence
This is a compelling read if you care about Indonesia’s religious and political landscape. It reveals how non-violent rhetoric can deepen polarization, hatred, and human-rights repression. Its focus on social media and religious organizations makes it especially relevant for researchers and policymakers.
Real dogs, robot dogs, unexpected kindness
Dogtown shelters strays, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs. Chance and Metal Head set out to find forever homes, joined by a clever, kibble-pilfering mouse named Mouse. Their uplifting adventure brings danger, cheese sandwiches, and heart.
自由越多,责任越重
Reed Hastings 以创始人兼CEO的视角,剖析网飞的管理实践。 书中聚焦坦诚反馈、减少审批,以及人才重于流程的文化内核。 适合希望从自由与责任中获得管理启发的读者。
Practical principles for creating memorable customer experiences.
This is an accessible guide for leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs who want happier customers without costly overhauls. Its ten clear principles turn customer-focused thinking into realistic, everyday improvements. A strong read if you value practical advice over complicated business theory.
A sweeping human history of the Chinese diaspora
If you enjoy history told through migration and identity, this is a compelling read. It moves from coolies to tycoons, challenging stereotypes and familiar myths along the way. Its global scope reveals how Chinese communities transformed—and were transformed by—their adopted homes.
Inner growth for leaders ready to transform
This is for leaders who know strategy alone isn’t enough. It explores how self-awareness can shape authentic, effective leadership. A thoughtful read for CEOs seeking lasting personal and professional growth.
For readers exploring Southeast Asia’s overlooked digital diversity
This book moves beyond the familiar urban youth narrative. You’ll encounter how age, location, and affordability shape online life. It’s an insightful read for understanding the region’s varied digital realities.
A data-rich pulse check on modern Indonesia
This survey offers a revealing snapshot of Indonesian public opinion in 2022. You’ll see how citizens navigate politics, economic pressures, faith, and foreign relations. It’s an insightful read for anyone following Indonesia’s evolving national identity.
A bridge-builder who helped shape modern Singapore
This biography illuminates a quietly influential Singapore pioneer. Tan Siak Kew’s diplomacy, philanthropy, and educational vision reveal nation-building up close. Ideal for readers drawn to overlooked lives behind history.
Paris essentials for curious, culture-loving travellers
This guide helps you experience Paris with confidence and ease. From memorable hotels to museums and shopping, it covers the essentials. Ideal for planning a well-rounded trip without missing the city’s highlights.
A clear-eyed audit of Malaysia’s renewable ambitions
You’ll appreciate this grounded look at whether renewables can truly transform Malaysia’s energy system. It weighs solar, biomass, biogas, and mini-hydro against costs, reliability, and social consequences. Rather than offering easy optimism, it highlights practical solutions through hybrid systems, efficiency, and public action.
Retirement can be a killer
At sixty-five, contract killer Hornclaw is considering retirement. One uncharacteristic mistake forces her isolated past into the present. With a young rival threatening sabotage, she must steel her resolve.
Ambition’s glittering ascent meets its darkest reckoning.
Ricky’s ruthless rise offers a sharp portrait of success. His wealth grows as his closest relationships quietly collapse. A compelling Singaporean classic for readers who enjoy moral reckonings.
Fortunes, secrets, and danger collide
Avery searches for why Tobias Hawthorne chose her. Family clues, rival heirs, and threats deepen the mystery. This sequel blends fast-paced intrigue, romance, and staggering wealth.
One last puzzle before billions
Avery is weeks away from inheriting a vast fortune. With danger closing in, a visitor arrives seeking help. She and the Hawthorne brothers face an unknown, powerful player.
Turn anxiety into a creativity spiral
Martha Beck offers a neuroscience-informed path beyond anxious thinking. Drawing on sociology and coaching, she explains the anxiety spiral. Practical guidance helps engage creativity to cultivate peace, meaning, and connection.
Seven tickets. Millions at stake.
Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns to The Inheritance Games world. Seven secretive players face demanding challenges for fame and fortune. Familiar and new characters collide as not everyone plays by the rules.
Transform your life with atomic habits - for everyone
Atomic Habits could be a good read for anyone looking to improve their life. The author breaks down the science of habits into small actions which can be achieved by anyone. This book is recommended because it is engaging and practical in its advice. It also includes inspiring stories and examples of successful people who have used these small actions to achieve greater productivity, motivation, and happiness in their own lives.
Redefining professional productivity beyond email tyranny.
If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the constant buzzing of emails and notifications, Cal Newport's "A World Without Email" offers you a glimpse into a more focused, efficient work life. Newport, known for his deep work philosophy, delves into systems and strategies that can liberate teams from the inbox inefficiency. This read could be the breath of fresh air you need to rethink and reclaim your workday from the clutches of communication overload.
Ask more. Lead differently.
Michael Bungay Stanier focuses on building a coaching habit. The approach emphasizes saying less and asking more. It offers a fresh framework for changing how you lead.
Family road trip turns unexpectedly adventurous.
If the thought of an adventure gone awry tickles your funny bone, "The Deep End" is for you. Jeff Kinney has a knack for turning the Heffleys' misadventures into comedic gold. Readers often find themselves rooting for the family through each unpredictable twist and gut-busting turn. It’s perfect if you need a laugh and a reminder of the chaos of family outings.
A marriage tested above a raging world
Kritika H. Rao opens a science fantasy trilogy amid floating, plant-made cities and cataclysmic storms. Architect Iravan and archaeologist Ahilya must confront a disastrous expedition and their fraught marriage. As their city plummets, their discoveries place an entire civilization at risk.
Pixar’s blueprint for fearless, people-first creative leadership
If you lead people or pursue original work, Pixar’s hard-won lessons will resonate. Catmull reveals how candid feedback, smart risks, and strong teams transform rough ideas. It’s an engaging behind-the-scenes read that makes creative leadership feel achievable.
Inside the machinery of mass surveillance
Edward Snowden recounts his path from an online childhood to CIA and NSA postings. He explains how he helped build a sweeping surveillance system and why he exposed it. A candid memoir about privacy, intelligence, whistleblowing, and exile in the digital age.
Uber's tumultuous ascent; Silicon Valley's seedy underbelly.
Dive into the maelstrom of Uber's scandalous rise with 'Super Pumped.' It's a compelling read not just for tech enthusiasts or business strategists, but for anyone fascinated by the convergence of unbridled ambition and questionable ethics in the race to revolutionize an industry. Mike Isaac has meticulously researched this saga, giving a raw look at the chaos behind the tech curtain.
Unconventional self-help book that challenges conventional thinking.
This book is for those who are tired of the superficial promises of self-help books and are ready for a raw and honest exploration of the problems we face as individuals and as a society. Mark Manson fearlessly tackles topics like religion, politics, money, and the internet, forcing readers to question their beliefs and redefine their understanding of hope, happiness, and freedom. With his unique blend of wit and wisdom, Manson provides a thought-provoking and refreshing perspective that will leave readers feeling enlightened and empowered to make positive changes in their lives.
Transformative leadership at Disney revealed.
If you've ever been curious about the person steering the ship of one of the most iconic companies in the world, "The Ride of a Lifetime" could satisfy that curiosity. It's a rare opportunity to peek into the mind of Disney's CEO, Robert Iger, and grasp how he tackled immense challenges with optimism and creativity. Through his stories, you might find inspiration for your own career or appreciate a new perspective on leadership and innovation.
Push past pain, demolish fear, reach potential: Can't Hurt Me.
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins is a powerful memoir that emphasizes the importance of pushing past limitations to achieve success. Goggins's story is one of overcoming adversity and achieving greatness through the power of mental toughness and self-discipline. Readers will be inspired to take action in their own lives and reach their full potential. The book's most unique feature is Goggins's 40% Rule, which encourages readers to push past their perceived limits and tap into their untapped potential. Overall, Can't Hurt Me is an excellent read for anyone seeking inspiration and practical advice on achieving success.
One question, a thousand devastating consequences
T.J. Joseph recounts the brutal 2010 assault that followed an accusation of blasphemy. With restraint and wry humour, he chronicles survival, betrayal, and his family’s suffering. A sobering yet inspiring defence of fortitude, compassion, forgiveness, and free expression.
A hospital heist against love, loss, and death
In a hospital, four rebellious friends plan one final escape from illness, abusive parents, and crippling loss. A newcomer challenges the narrator’s vow never to love again. Trigger warnings appear in the foreword.
Epic adventure and Greek mythology for teens.
The Tyrant's Tomb is an action-packed adventure, featuring Greek mythology and unique characters. Recommended for fans of the Percy Jackson series, this book takes readers on a journey through challenging trials and prophecies that will keep them on the edge of their seats. Featuring a diverse cast of characters, including the former God Apollo who is now a mortal teenager called Lester, this book is perfect for anyone looking for a thrilling, page-turning read filled with humor, heart, and heroism.
Behind the shelves of a bookseller’s paradise
Shaun Bythell’s wry diaries reveal the realities of Scotland’s largest second-hand bookshop. Eccentric customers, unusual staff, buying trips, and unexpected finds animate daily life. A sharp, sympathetic portrait of the book trade and a charming seaside town.
Ordinary boy's journey to extraordinary kindness.
"Wonder" is the kind of story that speaks directly to the heart—whether you're young or just young at heart, Auggie's trials and triumphs will resonate with you. It's a narrative that celebrates the small acts of bravery that can lead to big changes, both in the characters' lives and in the wider world. This book is an invitation to look beyond appearances and find the wonder in everyone.