Search Results: Titles starting with S from The Penang Bookshelf

Sinagpore: World Scientific, 2006. Paperback. Very Good. A collection of speeches and writings of one of the early leaders of the newly independent Singapore and its first foreign minister. The book is divided into four sections - Foreign Policy, ASEAN, Multiculturalism and Singapore's history. Also included are a group of essays assessing Rajaratnam's career. 281 pages including some black and white photographs. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia Apart from a little bit of cover wear, the book looks new.

Singapore: Snp Editions Pte Ltd. (raffles), 1985. 2000 Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. Richard Gough, a veteran of World War II in Singapore follows the story of Singapore's collapse and the resistance before and after from the perspective of Colonel Alan Warren, with Special Operations Executive (SOE). A true story from the 1940s. 245 pages with conclusion, appendix, bibliography and index. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

London: Century, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. The story of an expedition in 1994 to explore Low's Gully on the side of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah. The team became separated from each other, had to cope with inhospitable terrain and were eventually rescued. Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. 266 pages with some colour photographs. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has little wear other than some minor damp marks. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is medium tanning of the pages.

Kota Samarahan, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Sarawak, 2010. First edition. Paperback. New. A photographic guide to the wildlife found in Sarawak around Mount Santubong, particularly the Kuching Wetlands, Talang Salang and Bako National Parks. New paperback. First Edition. 111 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Pustaka Nasional, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A collection of Malay poetry by the noted Singaporean poet. Very Good Paperback. First Edition 78 page Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has very little wear, but the spine is slightly tanned with age. The binding is tight, text clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Petaling Jaya Selangor, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications (M) Sdn Bhd, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. The stunning victory of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) in the Sabah state elections of April 1985 set in motion a chain of events unprecedented in Malaysian history. In this book Tan Sri Dr. Tan Chee Khoon charts the origins of PBS from December 1984 when Pairin Kitingan, a popular Kadazan leader and former Berjaya official successfully defied Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh by winning a by-election in Tambunan. The reasons for the unexpected victory of the newly formed PBS in the following State elections are also discussed as are the subsequent actions of the defeated ruling party and the beleaguered PBS state government. 257 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal wear and the spine is not creased. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is no tanning throughout.

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Institute for Development Studies (Sabah, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/new. An assessment of the state of Sabah, formerly North Borneo, some 25 years after independence and joining the Malaysian federation. The book is edited by two political heavyweights, the Chief Minister and a Minister in the federal government. The opening chapter, reflecting on Sabah's accession to the federation is by Herman Luping, a former attorney general of the state. Other chapters include assessments of the state's politics, economic growth, welfare and medical services, housing, education, culture and demography. Very Good Hardback in a New Dust Jacket. Weight: 1.5 kg Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere. Although fresh from the publisher's stock, the last page is detached and stained. Otherwise the book looks new.

Singapore: Eastern Universities Press, 1972. Revised. Paperback. Very Good. 16-2-16. A geography text book with sample questions at the end of each chapter, several line drawings and black and white photographs. The author was formerly a teacher in Sabah. 204 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia There are some circular marks on the front cover. The cover has some rubbing and there is an inch slit at the join of the base of the spine and the front cover. The binding is tight and the text clear with mild tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Historical Society, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. A collection of articles in English and Malay on the state of Sabah collated by Professor Khoo Kay Kim, Professor of History at the University of Malaya at the time. For contents please see scanned page. 142 pages with black and white and colour photos. Near Fine Paperback First Edition Weight: 0.6.kg. * Post free within Malaysia. Minor scuffing of the cover

London: Macmillan, 1963. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. An introduction to the working lives of men in Sabah in the year of it becoming a state in Malaysia. (It may have escaped the author's notice that, at least in Asian cultures, women are at least as industrious as men.) The review of work in the padi fields and in other agricultural ventures, industry, in tobacco growing and in timber is described in a series of stories aimed at the younger reader. Good Hardback. Reprint. Originally published in 1958. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The book has been rebound in leather and leatherette with gilt titling on the spine. The cover has a few small stains along the spine. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild to medium tanning of the pages.

Jesselton, Malaysia: The Sabah Society, 1966. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 57 pages. with several black and white plates Very Good Paperback. First Edition. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia There is a nick at the top of the spine, a small price sticker on the front cover and other minor cover wear The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Society, 2008. Paperback. Very Good. An issue of the respected journal devoted to matters concerning the state of Sabah and former British North Borneo. 107 pages with some black and white photographs. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia There is a little bit of cover wear. Otherwise the book looks new

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Society, 2002. Paperback. Near Fine. An issue of the respected journal devoted to matters concerning the state of Sabah and former British North Borneo. Near Fine Paperback. First Edition. 108 pages with some black and white photographs. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia Apart from a very small amount of dirt on the cover, the book looks new

Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Society, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 53 pages. with several black and white plates Very Good Paperback. First Edition. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has a few minor stains and is bumped slightly in one corner. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Kota Kinabalu: Opus Publications, 2007. First edition. Paperback. New. The literature on the Japanese occupation of Borneo is not so extensive as that on the Japanese occupation of peninsular Malaya. The author, the son of a North Borneo civil servant, who was interned by the Japanese. He himself started his schooling during the occupation. 119 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu: Opus Publications, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. A review of the diversity of music in Sabah today based on interviews with music academics, professional musicians and passionate amateurs. All genres, whether they be classical, pop or traditional are covered. 129 pages. Weight: 1.5kg Post free within Malaysia but will incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere.

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Sabah Theological Seminary, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. A collection of articles on the history of the Hakka people in Sabah, formerly North Borneo. The community, the largest Chinese ethnic group in the area, were responsible for a wide range of development in the state. New Paperback. First Edition. 197 pages with several historic black and white photographs. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Department of Museums Malaysia, 2011. First edition. Paperback. New. This well-illustrated book highlights the development of ikat weaving in South-East Asia so as to become one of the most exquisite textiles in the world. It also documents the lifestyle of people of Sumba and Sarawak. This 141-pages book includes chapters as such Sumba: An Island of Traditions, The Sumbanese Dress, Jewellery and references to other types of weaving, a glossary, bibliography and an index. 141 pages. Weight: 0.6.kg.

Singapore: Bluetoffee. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 10-6-16. This evocative work is the result of the several years of the author's inspired idea to gather together some of Malaysia and Singapore's leading artists to paint 101 temples, great and small, in both countries.The first 70 pages of the book consists of essays on the temples of both countries, the architecture and sculptures and the process of committing images of these structures to paper. Then follows the collection of paintings grouped by painter. The painters include Long Thien Shih, Victor Chin, Lai Loong Sung, Tham Siew Inn, Peter Liew, Chong Hon Fatt, Pheh It Hao, R. Jeganathan, Soh Chee Hui & Lee Weng Fatt. Near Fine Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket Weight: 3 kg Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia The dust jacket has a couple of minor tears. The book itself looks new, but has lost its original freshness

Columbia, USA: UNiversity of South Carolina Press, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/new. An unusual study in that it not only seeks the reasons for a charismatic revival of Islam, but also in Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity in modern Malaysia. They compare these revivals with the simultaneous increased secularisation in Malaysian society. Very Good Hardback in a New Dust Jacket. 172 pages with a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket is protected by a plastic sleeve. There is some dirt at the top of the text block. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is very tanning of the pages.