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The one and only legendary "killing machine" Owaru Endou is the strongest hitman around - until he announces his retirement out of the blue! The whole underworld is stupefied, especially since the reason he's stepping down is to fully devote himself to stanning his favourite idol! Trading guns for glowsticks, Owaru is ready embrace the superfan life! Or he would be if his past could just stay buried, thank you very much...

The one and only legendary "killing machine" Owaru Endou is the strongest hitman around - until he announces his retirement out of the blue! The whole underworld is stupefied, especially since the reason he's stepping down is to fully devote himself to stanning his favourite idol! Trading guns for glowsticks, Owaru is ready embrace the superfan life! Or he would be if his past could just stay buried, thank you very much...

数学上的加法和减法，实际上是一种实践性极强的生活哲学，它贯穿到人生的里里外外、方方面面；如果运用得宜，无往不利。对于甘为孺子牛的老师而言，如能灵活利用这套“加减法”，相信在教学工作上也能事半功倍。

此外，在人生旅途中，“加减法”同样能够在思维层面上深入地影响一个人的生活品质。以《加减人生：畅谈处世之道》为书名，主要是想和大家分享这门充满智慧与快乐的处世哲学。

全书总共分为八辑：《求知若渴》、《微笑的哲学》、《诚信是金》、《智慧的火花》、《笑眼看世情》、《逆风飞翔》、《尘世浮雕》和《地球是我家》。

尤今通过一个个妙趣横生的真实故事，让人在会心的微笑里收获温暖与感动。
书中收录的50篇文章，有些曾发表于《联合早报》（新加坡）、《新民晚报》（中国上海）和《羊城晚报》（中国广州），并被中国其他报刊杂志转载。

“Lily loved exploring.
On her adventures, she loved collecting treasure
Like shiny pebbles, lost keys and homeless marbles.”

Lily loves to explore her neighbourhood, brimming with treasures waiting to be discovered and collected. From lost keys and homeless marbles to glittering feathers from golden birds, Lily keeps them safe in the pretty pockets that her grandmother, Popo sews for her. To Lily, they are precious — all infused with stories that make people happy. You see, Lily’s neighbourhood is magical, but only Lily can see it. She knows that the sleepy monitor lizard in the park is actually a fire-breathing dragon, and the red saga seeds lying on the ground are actually sparkling rubies scattered by the wind. She brings these treasures home and regales her family with their stories. But one day, Popo falls gravely ill and has to go to the hospital. Can Lily and her pockets full of treasure help make Popo well again?

A joyful celebration of a children’s boundless imagination and infectious optimism, Lily’s Magic Pockets casts a spotlight on the transformative power of stories and the love of family, particularly across generations. Linda Yew’s illustrations explode with exuberant colours, while lavish details capture Asian cultural elements and local biodiversity that will offer hours of delight and visual exploration for youngsters. Craft pages are included at the end of the book.

In 2017, I started my research on the fate of granduncle Silvestr Nemec, a young Czech employed by the Bata Show Company in Singapore, who volunteered to fight the Japanese when they invaded the island during World War II. He went missing in 1942 and was involved in two historic events of the falls of Singapore: the battle of Pasir Panjang Ridge where the Malay Regiment made their last stands on Bukit Chandu and the Alexandra Hospital massacre.

Over time, my quest produced whole collection of stories that spanned a century and across continents, covering not just Silvestr’s life but also the Bata company in the Far East, other Czechoslovaks who lived in Singapore before and during World War II, as well as my own journey of discovery.

Not in my wildest dreams did I expect that my research would take my so far. On many occasions - such as when I was studying how Tomas Bata organised his business, or what other Batamen captured in their diaries, letters and articles about their works and life in Singapore in 1930s - I could vividly picture Silvestr in those contexts and situations.

My book about my granduncle Silvestr was first published in Czech in October 2020.

Meet Singapore’s brightest sporting stars in this exciting collection, as the country celebrates SG60! Singapore’s Sports Champions is a six-book series that brings to life the incredible journeys of eight local athletes who chased their dreams. Each book is packed with stories of determination and triumph, inspiring children to believe in themselves and never give up!

Filled with fun facts and motivational lessons, Singapore’s Sports Champions is the perfect gift for young readers who love sports and real-life inspiration. Each story proves that with heart, hard work, and a little bit of Singaporean spirit, anything is possible.

Ideal for ages 7-12, this box set will ignite the champion in every child! 

Part of the proceeds will go to the Singapore Olympic Foundation.

Singapore operates in a dangerous world — a world where might is right, where the strong eat the weak, and where small countries are, all too often, expected to submit to a brutish order. 

This is the harsh reality that Singapore diplomats have faced over the past 60 years of the nation’s independence. Yet, they have clung resolutely to the belief that Singapore has the right to determine its own future. Amid violence and volatility, generations of foreign service officers have steadfastly advanced Singapore’s interests on the global stage — while remaining clear-sighted about the nature of the world we live in. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has played a critical role in charting Singapore’s path to prosperity through crisis and conflict. Ironically, its work remains largely invisible to the public. Not So Little Red Dot: 60 Years of Singapore’s Diplomacy is an attempt to peel back the curtain on six decades of foreign policy, and the men and women who have made it possible. The book spotlights seven episodes largely from the 21st century that illustrate key tenets of Singapore’s approach: 

• Russia-Ukraine War — Sovereignty
• Gaza Crisis — Humanitarian Aid
• Vaccines — Multilateralism 
• Trump-Kim Summit — Honest Broker
• Points of Agreement with Malaysia — Neighbourliness 
• ASEAN formation — Centrality of ASEAN 
• COVID-19 evacuations — Consular Assistance

Each chapter offers an accessible reading experience by blending comics from veteran artist Cheah Sinann and prose written by a team of seven writers from The Nutgraf. The content and communications agency was behind bestselling titles such as The First Fools: B-Sides of Lee Kuan Yew’s A-Team. Not So Little Red Dot: 60 Years of Singapore’s Diplomacy is authorised by MFA to celebrate its 60th anniversary. 

　　《北国南洋》与《在雨中》是从作者近二十年的随笔中精选出的散文结集。

《北国南洋》包含 50 篇散文，作者深情回忆北国故乡的四季自然、人情风物、教育成长与血肉亲缘，情感真挚，文笔优美；同时记录南来狮城迄今，潜心向学、职场成长、恋爱婚姻的点点滴滴，尤其从陌生到热爱、从文化适应到身份转变的心路历程，行文历历，娓娓动人。

　　喜欢阅读，含英咀华，醉在其中；也沉湎于艺术，潜移默化，香息熏染。故乡味道，南洋美食，从唇齿到心神的寄托与品味；生涯遇见，良师益友是一生的珍惜；草木含情，风物长宜，所有际遇都化作赏心乐事。《在雨中》57 篇散文随记，从不同角度记述作者在风下之地的参差行止文化随想，是一本充满了深情感恩的心灵画图。

作者简介

　　王虹宇，出生于中国河北，曾为讲师，热爱教育，享受课堂。千禧年来到新加坡，曾担任多年总裁助理，也兼任教职，在商务、社团、文教领域历练成长。目前是文化工作者，任职吾庐俱乐部经理。所学专业涉及政治、经济和管理，偏爱历史、文学与艺术。个性沉静，喜欢阅读，习惯以文字记录工作生活中的所思所感。即使逆风，依然有梦，一切都在学习中。作者简介

　　《北国南洋》与《在雨中》是从作者近二十年的随笔中精选出的散文结集。

《北国南洋》包含 50 篇散文，作者深情回忆北国故乡的四季自然、人情风物、教育成长与血肉亲缘，情感真挚，文笔优美；同时记录南来狮城迄今，潜心向学、职场成长、恋爱婚姻的点点滴滴，尤其从陌生到热爱、从文化适应到身份转变的心路历程，行文历历，娓娓动人。

　　喜欢阅读，含英咀华，醉在其中；也沉湎于艺术，潜移默化，香息熏染。故乡味道，南洋美食，从唇齿到心神的寄托与品味；生涯遇见，良师益友是一生的珍惜；草木含情，风物长宜，所有际遇都化作赏心乐事。《在雨中》57 篇散文随记，从不同角度记述作者在风下之地的参差行止文化随想，是一本充满了深情感恩的心灵画图。

作者简介

　　王虹宇，出生于中国河北，曾为讲师，热爱教育，享受课堂。千禧年来到新加坡，曾担任多年总裁助理，也兼任教职，在商务、社团、文教领域历练成长。目前是文化工作者，任职吾庐俱乐部经理。所学专业涉及政治、经济和管理，偏爱历史、文学与艺术。个性沉静，喜欢阅读，习惯以文字记录工作生活中的所思所感。即使逆风，依然有梦，一切都在学习中。作者简介

The poetry of Wong Phui Nam (1935–2022) is foundational to Malaysian literature in English, and while his early work is often cited and quoted in this regard, this edited collection of his poetry and critical essays makes it clear that his lifelong trajectory as a poet and critic is of deep interest. In the Mirror by Wong Phui Nam is a critical exploration of Malaysia’s fractured post-colonial identity and literary landscapes.

The editors worked with Wong to prepare his latest works In the Mirror (2000–22) for publication. This volume combines these with his earlier achievements, starting with How the Hills are Distant (1960–64). An introduction by the editors links Wong’s work with contemporary poetry in the region. An afterword by Wong’s contemporary Edwin Thumboo completes a volume that will be treasured for its historical context-making, but more importantly for the literary rewards of Wong’s poetry, written in unblinking confrontation with the contradictions and difficulties of writing in English in the region.

“Wong Phui Nam is one of the giants of Malaysian writing in English, a pioneering poet whose early work captured the cultural desolation of the immediate post-independence years…. His poetry collections, especially those containing multi-part poems, deserve to be read and studied in their entirety.”
- Ann Ang, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

Wong Phui Nam (1935-2022) was a Malaysian poet. 

Brandon K. Liew is a writer and editor, and currently a researcher at the University of Melbourne.

Daryl Lim Wei Jie is a poet, editor, translator and literary critic. His poetry collection Anything but Human (2021) was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize.

Ink Studies explores contemporary practices of calligraphy in China, situating them in both a precarious and dynamic position. While people are increasingly writing less due to digitization, calligraphy is experiencing a revival partly fueled by governmental directives that promote “creativity” as a powerful discourse contributing to economic development. This book unravels intertwined imaginations of contemporary calligraphy in five different visual cultural fields in China today: calligraphy education, water calligraphy in public parks, modern calligraphic art, digital calligraphy and calligraphic font design. The various visual representations of the calligraphic sign within these fields are approached as active agents, demanding various physical and moral behaviors from practitioners. While calligraphy and creativity are often pitted against each other, as the nature of calligraphy is sustained through a culture of copying, the book challenges the perception of calligraphy as a static art, arguing instead for its creative potential in both formal and grassroots contexts. 

"Vermeeren's volume is the long-awaited 'missing course' for understanding Chinese calligraphy beyond conventionalized narratives. Focusing on new forms of shufa practice in everyday lives of Chinese people, it offers rich and gratifying food for thought on creativity, modernity, and the value of art in cultural politics and broader human experiences."  -- Yu Li, Loyola Marymount University

Laura Vermeeren is Assistant Professor of Cultural Heritage and Cross-Media at the University of Amsterdam, with a background in Chinese studies and a focus on creativity, everyday practices, and visual culture.