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Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew: Insights from Colleagues and Friends

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Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew: Insights from Colleagues and Friends
Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew: Insights from Colleagues and Friends

Intimate reflections on Singapore's formidable founder.

If you’re intrigued by powerful figures who shape nations, "Up Close With Lee Kuan Yew" provides a unique doorway into the private world of a man who was both feared and revered. Through personal anecdotes from those who were by his side during pivotal moments, this book is like a mosaic of insights, each piece revealing a different facet of his complex personality. It's a read that humanizes a larger-than-life leader and could offer you leadership lessons wrapped in touching personal stories.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew: Insights from Colleagues and Friends

by Various
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ISBN: 9789814677790
Authors: Various
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
Date of Publication: 2016-08-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Politics
Related Topics: Biography, Memoir, Biography, Politics, World History, Biography, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.5
(rated by 4 readers)

Description

Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew gathers some of the vivid memories of 37 people who have worked or interacted closely with Lee Kuan Yew in some way or other, from when he was at Raffles College in 1941 right up to his demise in 2015. Among these are his 13 Principal Private Secretaries and Special Assistants, and Mdm Yeong Yoon Ying, his Press Secretary of over 20 years. The others include former President S.R. Nathan, Puan Noor Aishah who is the widow of President Yusof Ishak, former Chief Justice Yong Pung How, and friends such as Robert Kuok from his Raffles College days. This book captures an unvarnished look at what it was like to interact with the serious and no-nonsense Mr. Lee, both at work and outside of work.
 

Intimate reflections on Singapore's formidable founder.

If you’re intrigued by powerful figures who shape nations, "Up Close With Lee Kuan Yew" provides a unique doorway into the private world of a man who was both feared and revered. Through personal anecdotes from those who were by his side during pivotal moments, this book is like a mosaic of insights, each piece revealing a different facet of his complex personality. It's a read that humanizes a larger-than-life leader and could offer you leadership lessons wrapped in touching personal stories.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.