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Be at the Table or Be on the Menu: A Singapore Memoir

by S. Jayakumar
Be at the Table or Be on the Menu: A Singapore Memoir - Thryft
Be at the Table or Be on the Menu: A Singapore Memoir - Thryft

Unique Singapore's top diplomat shares stories of resilience.

This book would be a good read for someone interested in gaining insights into the challenges and successes of Singapore's political landscape. Through Prof Jayakumar's memoir, readers will get a rare glimpse into the experiences and perspectives of a key figure in Singapore's government. The book's unique appeal lies in the author's ability to not just recount stories, but to emphasize the importance of each individual's role in shaping the country's future. By reading this memoir, users will come away with a deeper understanding of Singapore's journey towards progress and the resilience required to overcome obstacles.

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.

Be at the Table or Be on the Menu: A Singapore Memoir

by S. Jayakumar
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ISBN: 9789814642064
Authors: S. Jayakumar
Publisher: Straits Times Press
Date of Publication: 2015-05-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Politics
Related Topics: Biography, Memoir, Biography, Memoir, Political Science
Goodreads rating: 3.92
(rated by 37 readers)

Description

Be At The Table or Be On The Menu picks up where Prof Jayakumar's book Diplomacy left off. It gives the broad range of his experience as an academic and Dean in the Law Faculty, as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and as a Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Senior Minister in the Singapore Cabinet, serving alongside Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Chok Tong, and Lee Hsien Loong. The book also offers rare glimpses of the child and the student that perhaps hinted at his future roles. This part of the book will surprise even those who think they knew him well. The book's subtitle "A Singapore Memoir" is apt, because Prof Jayakumar's story is very much the story of Singapore's challenges since the early years of independence. Typically, Prof Jayakumar does not simply tell a story; his intention is to show why he and indeed all of us have a part to play in keeping the Singapore Story going.
 

Unique Singapore's top diplomat shares stories of resilience.

This book would be a good read for someone interested in gaining insights into the challenges and successes of Singapore's political landscape. Through Prof Jayakumar's memoir, readers will get a rare glimpse into the experiences and perspectives of a key figure in Singapore's government. The book's unique appeal lies in the author's ability to not just recount stories, but to emphasize the importance of each individual's role in shaping the country's future. By reading this memoir, users will come away with a deeper understanding of Singapore's journey towards progress and the resilience required to overcome obstacles.

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.