Outsmart the forces competing for your attention
Laura Dodsworth and Patrick Fagan examine everyday influence and manipulation. Drawing on expert interviews, they uncover tactics used by advertisers, politicians, big tech, and others. A practical guide to recognizing nudges, resisting persuasion, and questioning who controls your choices.
Age boldly, find joy in the ordinary
Psychiatrist Rhee Kun Hoo reflects on ageing with warmth and wisdom. He explores forgiveness, perseverance, insecurity, and knowing when to quit. A comforting Korean bestseller about finding everyday happiness at any age.
Meritocracy Under Singapore’s Educational Microscope
Nadira Talib investigates disparities in Malay academic achievement in Singapore. Drawing on philosophical perspectives and critical discourse analysis, she examines the divide between equal-opportunity rhetoric and education policy. The book challenges assumptions linking investment in talent with collective welfare.
Nightmares sharpened by psychological precision
Amparo Dávila’s first collection in English is terrifying and mesmerizing. Her expertly crafted stories probe desire, paranoia, insomnia, and fear. Kafka, Poe, Leonora Carrington, and Shirley Jackson offer fitting comparisons.
Colour is something we think
Paul Simpson explores eleven key colours through culture and evolution. This lively miscellany examines colour’s influence on politics, power, and personal freedom. Discover the shifting meanings of pink, green, yellow, grey, and orange.
A life reclaimed through literature
Yiyun Li’s luminous memoir intertwines reading, writing, and recovery. Written during her battle with depression, it asks what makes life worth living. Literary reflections and memories of childhood in China shape an intimate exploration of selfhood.
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.
Caraval ends, but the stakes soar
The Fates are free, and Legend holds the throne. Tella fights his coronation while Scarlett wagers her future. In this final game, lives, empires, and hearts hang in the balance.
Win the game. Unmask the legend.
Donatella Dragna returns to Caraval with a debt to repay. To uncover Legend’s identity, she must risk everything to win. This imaginative sequel raises the stakes with bravery, cunning, and sacrifice.
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.
Survival was only the beginning
Kiva escapes Zalindov determined to avenge her family. In the capital, shifting loyalties and buried secrets complicate her mission. With rebellion brewing, she must decide where her allegiance truly lies.
Five Nights to Find Her Sister
Scarlett has always dreamed of attending Caraval, an immersive annual performance. When her sister Tella is kidnapped, the spectacle becomes a perilous race against time. Amid love, heartbreak, and magic, Scarlett must decide what is real before the game ends.
Survival Demands the Impossible
Seventeen-year-old Kiva has survived ten years as Zalindov’s healer. When the Rebel Queen faces deadly elemental trials, Kiva takes her place. A spreading plague, a new inmate, and rebellion intensify this action-packed YA fantasy.
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.
Singapore’s colonial homes, captured with architectural elegance
This is a captivating read for architecture and heritage enthusiasts. Its vivid photography reveals how tropical design shaped Singapore’s iconic houses. You’ll discover enduring homes that remain graceful, practical, and culturally significant.
An accessible gateway to interconnected global politics
This is an ideal starting point for understanding international relations. It makes major theories and global issues approachable without oversimplifying them. Updated chapters and case studies connect academic ideas to real-world conflicts.
A family’s secrets mirror Zimbabwe’s devastating collapse.
This memoir will move you with its intimate blend of family history and national tragedy. Godwin portrays Zimbabwe’s unraveling through parents who refuse to abandon their adopted home. It’s a haunting, compassionate read about identity, loyalty, and enduring love.
Front-line wisdom for navigating China’s business revolution
If you work in global business, this offers rare access to leaders who have navigated China firsthand. Their candid insights unpack digital disruption, government relations, localization, and demanding consumers. Practical and fast-paced, it turns executive experience into guidance you can apply.
Practical money skills for building lasting financial freedom
This approachable guide makes budgeting, saving, borrowing, and wealth-building feel achievable. It connects everyday financial choices with a healthier, more confident money mindset. Ideal if you want a practical foundation for greater security, regardless of your background.
A newsroom-ready compass for decoding global capitalism
If you want to make complex financial news understandable, this guide is an excellent starting point. Its fictional Businessworld and hands-on exercises turn intimidating concepts into approachable lessons. You’ll finish better equipped to report accurately across print, web, audio, and video.
A Penang family fractured by clashing cultures
This intimate family drama explores what happens when parental love fades. The siblings’ different educations shape sharply contrasting identities and values. It’s a thoughtful read for anyone drawn to cultural conflict, emotional neglect, and the quiet unravelling of privileged families.
Wordless bus-window portraits of everyday Singapore
This is perfect if you enjoy candid street photography. Its passenger’s-eye view reveals Singapore beyond tourist landmarks. Each photograph turns an ordinary bus ride into quiet observation. You’ll meet the city through its people and passing places.
History’s grand warning against imperial overreach
A compelling read if you enjoy sweeping geopolitical history. Kennedy reveals how military ambition can outpace economic strength. Its central lesson remains strikingly relevant to today’s powers.
A sketchbook pilgrimage for restless, art-loving wanderers
Alvin Mark Tan turns an 800km pilgrimage into an intimate visual diary. His drawings capture the Camino’s landscapes, encounters, and quiet revelations. A warm invitation to travel slowly and embrace unfamiliar paths.
Inside Asia’s fast-evolving FinTech revolution
This is a practical read if you want FinTech beyond theory. Successful companies reveal how blockchain is reshaping global finance. You’ll especially appreciate its rare focus on Asia’s booming ecosystem.
China’s quiet diplomacy evolves into ambitious regional statecraft
This is ideal if you want to understand China’s changing global posture. It clearly contrasts Deng’s restraint with Xi’s more assertive doctrine. You’ll gain a nuanced view of the contradictions shaping Southeast Asia.
Surrealism, spectacle, and Dalí’s audacious imagination
If Dalí’s eccentricity fascinates you, this vivid portrait reveals the man behind the moustache. It connects his dreamlike paintings with his flamboyant home, designs, and commercial ventures. Playful illustrations make this an engaging adult introduction to Surrealism as a way of life.
For curious teens, Pollock’s chaos becomes vivid history
This lively portrait makes Pollock’s tangled canvases feel approachable and meaningful. It connects his troubled creativity with America’s Cold War identity. Clear illustrations help young art lovers see beyond the drips.
An insider’s compass for technology’s double-edged future.
If you’re curious about technology’s impact beyond innovation, this offers a compelling insider’s view. It explores privacy, cyberwarfare, AI, and inequality without ignoring their difficult trade-offs. You’ll leave better equipped to question who should shape our digital future.
Singapore’s visual identity, told by its pioneers
This richly researched book traces Singapore’s graphic design evolution through iconic work and firsthand memories. It’s ideal for designers, cultural historians, and anyone curious about the nation’s creative heritage. The rare archival material makes five decades of design history feel vivid and personal.
Turn promising ideas into persuasive, audience-ready presentations.
If presenting great ideas feels harder than creating them, this practical guide can help. Its ten-step approach shows you how to tailor your message for stronger impact. You’ll gain a clearer, more confident way to win over clients and audiences.
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.
Timeless people skills for warmer, more persuasive connections.
This classic makes better communication feel practical and achievable. Carnegie’s advice helps you understand people, build trust, and handle relationships thoughtfully. It’s ideal if you want stronger connections in work and life.
Wry, luminous poems marveling at life’s improbability
This collection suits readers drawn to quiet wonder and sharp observation. Szymborska turns ordinary moments into playful, profound reflections on existence. Her graceful irony makes life’s fleeting beauty feel newly astonishing.
Revelation clarified for Christians seeking hope, not riddles
This approachable guide reveals Revelation as a vivid picture of Christ’s victory rather than an intimidating puzzle. Poythress keeps the central message clear while connecting its imagery to everyday Christian life. It’s ideal if you want thoughtful scholarship grounded in practical faith.
Faith-centered healing for persistent emotional wounds
If you seek healing through a Christian lens, this compassionate guide may resonate deeply. It connects painful memories with spiritual warfare and God’s restorative presence. Its hopeful approach supports both personal recovery and caring for others.
For dreamers drawn to sinister, unraveling utopias
The Ferryman turns paradise into a haunting puzzle about memory, mortality, and control. Proctor’s awakening makes every revelation feel personal and increasingly unsettling. If you enjoy layered dystopias with emotional depth and reality-bending twists, this will linger.
Art, friendship, and found family across time
You’ll love this if overlooked details spark your curiosity. Its intertwined timelines turn one painting into an emotional mystery. Expect a tender journey through friendship, belonging, and unexpected hope.
Horse-country dreams collide with secrets after midnight.
You’ll enjoy this if cozy mysteries and horses appeal to you. Willowmere Farm’s newborn foals, hidden passages, and eerie mishaps create an irresistible atmosphere. Millie’s determined sleuthing keeps the decades-old mystery lively and suspenseful.
A clear-eyed defense of Scripture’s enduring reliability
If manuscript variations or multiple translations trouble you, this book offers clarity. It makes textual history and biblical canon accessible without oversimplifying them. You’ll gain stronger confidence in how Scripture was preserved and why it matters.
A haunting reckoning with progress, love, and betrayal
If you enjoy reflective fiction, this quiet novel lingers deeply. Minwoo’s memories expose the human cost of rapid progress. It’s a poignant read about ambition, regret, and what gets left behind.
Partition’s violence remembered through resilient women’s bodies
This haunting novel explores India’s Partition through Sikh women caught between tradition and upheaval. Its intimate storytelling reveals how political violence enters homes, marriages, and memories. A powerful read if you value historical fiction shaped by complex female lives.
Singapore’s forgotten centuries, vividly restored beyond Raffles
This is an illuminating read if you want Singapore’s story beyond 1819. Its archaeological discoveries, maps, and artefacts bring seven centuries vividly to life. Accessible yet authoritative, it reshapes familiar ideas about the nation’s beginnings.
For tender souls turning sorrow into creative strength
If longing and loss often shape your inner world, Susan Cain offers gentle companionship. She blends personal reflection, psychology, and art to reveal sorrow’s transformative potential. You may finish feeling more accepting of melancholy—and more connected to life’s beauty.
A quirky rebellion against society’s normality checklist.
If you’ve ever felt pressured to follow life’s script, Keiko’s story will resonate deeply. Her unusual bond with the convenience store is funny, unsettling, and unexpectedly moving. This short, sharp novel celebrates self-defined happiness while questioning what normal really means.
Small-town murder conceals explosive national security secrets
If you enjoy relentless thrillers, Travis Devine delivers. A personal murder investigation expands into a national conspiracy. Maine’s quiet setting makes every buried secret more menacing.
Gothic nightmares where madness, murder, and deduction collide
Perfect for readers drawn to eerie, claustrophobic tales that linger long after dark. Poe turns guilt, obsession, and fear into unforgettable psychological horror. His pioneering detective stories add ingenious intrigue to the macabre.
A marriage unravels beneath dangerously layered deceptions.
If you enjoy psychologically tangled domestic suspense, Dair’s collapsing web of lies will keep you uneasy. Her unreliable memories, grief, and drinking blur guilt with buried truth. It’s a compelling read for anyone fascinated by flawed characters and secrets that reshape everything.
Big-family chaos with heart, humor, and crumbs
If you like graphic novels that feel instantly lived-in, this one has that warm, messy magic. It captures what it’s like to want space, attention, and a sense of self in a crowded family, with humor that feels real rather than forced. Readers who enjoy relatable middle-grade stories will probably find it both funny and quietly comforting.
Sharp YA mystery with Christie-loving sleuths
If you like your thrillers clever, gossipy, and full of small-town secrets, this is a really fun pick. Alice and Iris make an addictive detective duo, with banter and tension that give the story real spark. It has that satisfying classic whodunit feel, but with a modern YA edge that makes the danger, drama, and twists hit even harder.