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Lee Kuan Yew: A Life in Pictures

Published and printed in large format using high quality art paper . This bilingual new book

containing previously unpublished photographs from Mr Lee’s family album will be a "must have"

addition to the literature on modern Singapore's founding father.

by Lee Kuan Yew

Hardback, 268pp + 480 photographs

Publisher: Straits Times Press

Pub Date: Sep 2013

ISBN: 9789814342582

Size: 261 x 323 mm

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Book Synopsis

Organised in six chapters, this pictorial is a snapshot of Mr Lee’s life from his early childhood to his

entry into the rough and tumble of politics in the 1950s, through the battle for the hearts and mind

of Singaporeans and the nation building years that transformed this country into what it is today.

In January 2013, a team began work to put the book together. The project was led by The Straits

Times’ picture editor Stephanie Yeow, and included Straits Times correspondent Cassandra Chew,

senior writer Leong Weng Kam, Lianhe Zaobao’s news editor Han Yong May and executive

photographer Spencer Chung. The book was designed by Straits Times senior executive artist Sally

Lam. English/Malay Newspapers Division’s managing editor Han Fook Kwang oversaw the project.

It took the team months to source for images from Mr Lee’s family, old friends, colleagues,

grassroots leaders, government agencies and even collectors of Lee Kuan Yew paraphernalia. The

result is a pictorial that not only covers the breadth of Mr Lee’s great achievements, but also reveals

the intimate moments of his personal life.

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The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao -flagship newspapers of the Singapore Press Holdings- have put together a unique collection of photographs in a pictorial book capturing his

public and private life.

Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going by Han Fook Kwang, Zuraidah Ibrahim, Chua Mui Hoong, Lydia Lim,

Ignatius Low, Rachel Lin & Robin Chan

“What am I doing this book for?I want your readers to know the hard truths. If you

believe that this superstructure is the same as other countries in our range, you are dead wrong.”

Why is Lee so hard on his political opponents?

Could the PAP ever lose its grip on power?

Are the younger leaders up to the mark?

Will growing religiosity change Singapore for the better of worse?

How will rising giants China and India affect Singapore’s fortunes?

Why is rich Singapore so parsimonious when spending on the poor and disadvantaged?

Why the drive to attract immigrants despite Singaporeans’ discomfiture?

Lee, fielding these and many other questions in the book and on DVD, is combative, thought-provoking and controversial.

You may not agree with Lee, but you will find yourself challenged to consider the reasons for his views.

Lee has stayed in the public eye for 60 years – as the revolutionary leader who steered Singapore to independence, as the Prime Minister who transformed the Republic into a First World country, and as Minister Mentor, the elder statesman.

We have read about Lee and watched him on TV. Yet Lee remains a legend – one both revered and feared.

Based on 32 hours of interviews, this book and DVD pick up where his memoirs of 1999 and 2000 left off.

Presented in Q&A format, and enriched with strong contextual narrative, each chapter features Lee in full flow – sometimes combative, occasionally querulous, but always engaging. His views are articulated forcefully, with forays into history to buttress his point. To him, Singapore is a miracle that could disappear if not for exceptional leadership and safeguards. Here is Lee at 87, an unrepentant believer in strong government, in genes, and in the view that economics trumps freedoms.

Unvarnished Lee This book presents the politically incorrect Lee, often impatient and dismissive of those who criticise his worldview. He is not one for regrets. He does not recant. But there are moments when he looks back and thinks he could have done things differently or been more accommodating. Readers will gain insight into Lee’s mind as he ruminates, argues, thinks aloud and rebuts.

The private man Now meet the devoted husband who was his bedridden wife’s caregiver, ending his days by her bedside reading and talking to her for hours. Here, too, is Lee the doting grandfather who knows all his grandchildren’s IQ scores. And Lee the proud father of three very successful children.

Lee on DVD 90 minutes of realtime interviews on:• Hot-button issues – Singapore’s vulnerability, political change, his relationship with PM Lee, ministers’ pay, the Muslim factor, Christian influence, the rich-poor gap, foreigners in our midst, and global warming.• Family matters – his children, grandchildren and Mrs Lee. • Youth concerns – issues ranging from political apathy to gay rights to feng shui.

ISBN: 978-981-4266-72-7

Size: 152 x 227 mm

464 pp plus 64 pp photographs

INCLUDES DVDHardcover

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Lee Kuan Yew: One Man’s View of the World

by Lee Kuan Yew

Margaret Thatcher read all his speeches while she was in office and declared he was never wrong. Richard Nixon called him “a world statesman of the first rank”.

Hardback, 352pp + 48 pp photographs

Publisher: Straits Times Press

Pub Date: Aug 2013 ISBN: 9789814342568 Size: 152 x 227 mm

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Book Synopsis Born in 1923, Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has spent a lifetime

being intimately involved in international affairs. He has met every major Chinese

leader from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping and hobnobbed with American presidents from

Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama.

In this book, Lee draws on that wealth of experience and depth of insight to offer his

views on today’s world and what it might look like in 20 years. This is no dry

geopolitical treatise. Nor is it a thematic account of the twists and turns in global

affairs. Instead, in this broad-sweep narrative that takes in America, China, Asia and

Europe, he parses their society, probes the psyche of the people and draws his

conclusions about their chances for survival and just where they might land in the

hierarchy of tomorrow’s balance of power. What makes a society tick? What do its

people really believe? Can it adapt?

In spare, unflinching prose that eschews political correctness, he describes a China that

remains obsessed with control from the centre on its way to an unstoppable rise; an

America that will have to share its pre-eminence despite its never-say-die dynamism;

and a Europe that struggles with the challenges of keeping its union intact. His candid

and often startling views – on why Japan is closed to foreigners, why the Arab Spring

won’t bring one man, one vote to the Middle East, and why preventing global warming

is not going to be as fruitful as preparing for it – make this a fresh and gripping read.

Lee completes the book by looking into the future of Singapore – his enduring concern

– and by offering the reader a glimpse into his personal life and his view of death. The

book is interspersed with a Q&A section in each chapter, gleaned from conversations

he had with journalists from The Straits Times.

A N E W B O O K F R O M

Stra i ts T imes Press

ISBN: 978 981 4342 79 7Size: 152 x 227 mm196 pp, Hardcover

The BIG IDEAS of LEE KUAN YEWedited by Shashi Jayakumar & Rahul Sagar

“Lee Kuan Yew’s contributions to Singapore are well-known but his innermost thoughts and convictions have rarely been addressed by those who know him well. Would-be nation-builders, scholars and students alike will find much in this volume to spur further thought. The essays here represent a valuable start in understanding the ideas that have shaped Singapore.”

WANG GUNGWU, Chairman of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy; Professor, National University of Singapore; Emeritus Professor, Australian National University

Lee Kuan Yew was born in 1923, a time when Singapore was under British rule. After experiencing the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, he travelled to England to study Law.

Mr Lee’s legal career in Singapore was marked by increasing political involvement. Together with a group of like-minded individuals, he formed the People’s Action Party (PAP) in 1954. Following the PAP’s victory in the 1959 Legislative Assembly general elections, Mr Lee became the first Prime Minister of Singapore, at the age of 35. He held this position until 1990. After stepping down from the premiership, he remained in the Cabinet until 2011, serving as Senior Minister and subsequently as Minister Mentor.

Mr Lee oversaw Singapore’s transformation from a Third World country to a First World country. This remarkable achievement has long prompted admiration and debate. This volume makes a distinctive contribution to our understanding of Mr Lee’s legacy because for the first time the men and women who worked closely with him have come together to discuss his ideas. The resulting essays shed valuable light on a wide range of topics including law and politics, society and economics, and governance and foreign affairs.

THE AUTHORS:

Chan Heng Chee

Bilahari KausikanChan Sek Keong

Kishore Mahbubani Janadas Devan

SR Nathan Heng Swee Keat

Seng Han ThongPeter Ho

Yong Ying-IS Jayakumar

THE EDITORS:

SHASHI JAYAKUMAR

is a member of the Administrative Service of Singapore and Deputy Head of the Centre of Excellence for National Security at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University.

RAHUL SAGAR is Associate Professor at Yale-NUS College and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Previously he was Assistant Professor of Politics at Princeton University. He is the author of Secrets and Leaks, published by Princeton University Press.

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n e w b o o KStraits Times Press

r e f e r e n C e

Includes MP3 audio files

ISBN: 978-981-4342-77-3

Size: 227 x 152 mm (portrait)

264 pp, hard back

The BaTTle for Merger

The Battle for Merger charts the crucial years of 1961–1962, when the PAP government was in a precarious position and the future of Singapore was hanging in the balance. This commemorative book retains the authenticity of the transcripts of Lee Kuan Yew’s twelve radio talks and appendices, which are exact reproductions of the original 1962 edition. Complete with nostalgic photographs of historical events as well as painstaking reproductions of secret letters and codes, this book also includes new material to give a comprehensive coverage on the intriguing subject of merger.

This publication contains the following:1. A new message from Lee Kuan Yew that reveals

the former prime minister’s hindsight on merger2. A comprehensive essay by Associate Professor

Albert Lau that provides the historical background to merger

3. Concise notes to key players, places and events4. MP3 audio recordings of the twelve radio talks in

English, Mandarin and Malay

The battle for merger is a story worth retelling. This book is for all who want to understand what was at stake during those tumultuous times. Reading this would be akin to reliving the sensational moments created by Lee Kuan Yew’s timely revelations during the twelve radio broadcasts. It tells of how the Old Guards stood up and fought back against the communists and later the communalists, of how they refused to be cowed and thus won the confidence of that generation, which went on to help build modern Singapore.

The Battle for Merger is a publication of the National Archives of Singapore and Straits Times Press.


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G R A P HIC N OV EL

LKY: Political Cartoons

CREATORS Morgan Chua ISBN 978-981-4615-72-3FORMAT HardbackSIZE 210 x 297mmEXTENT 160pp

RELEASE

November 2014

Lee Kuan Yew is known by many names: Singapore’s first Prime Minister. Co-founder of the People’s Action Party. The founding father of modern Singapore. Harry. LKY.

For the first time, get to know the man behind the myth through the humorous and incisive cartoons of Morgan Chua. His acclaimed archival political cartoons tell the dramatic and all-too-human story of a precocious boy with a dream who grew up to fight for what he believed in—in love and life.

A B O U T T HE C R E AT O R

Morgan Chua is a Singapore-born cartoonist who started drawing for the Singapore Herald in 1970. When the paper was closed down by the government in 1971, Chua moved to Hong Kong and joined The Asian for nine months.

He then joined the prestigious Far Eastern Economic Review, where he started as an editorial artist and over 24 years rose to creative director. At the Review, he was known for his incisive single-panel political cartoons and for arresting and provocative magazine cover choices. He has also drawn cartoons for Hong Kong’s Next Magazine and Apple Daily.

Chua’s publications include Tiananmen (1989, 2014), My Singapore (2000, 2008), Divercity Singapore: A Cartoon History of Immigration (2010) and In Memory of Madam Kwa Geok Choo 1920-2010 (2011). Most recently, Chua illustrated former Singapore President S R Nathan’s 50 Stories from My Life.

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Commemorative album of public, private

photos

The Straits Time, Singapore. Published on Mar 26, 2015 6:00 AM

Straits Times Press has published a commemorative album of former Prime Minister Lee

Kuan Yew.

LKY: A Pictorial Memoir features private and public pictures of Mr Lee, and is an abridged

version of Lee Kuan Yew: A Life In Pictures, which was published two years ago.

The 192-page book also includes some new photos.

They were chosen by The Straits Times' picture editor Stephanie Yeow for their strength and

quality. "In putting together this keepsake photo album, I hope to recapture the greatest

moments of LKY, the public and private man," she said.

LKY: A Pictorial Memoir

By Stephanie Yeow

Paperback with flaps, 192 pages

ISBN: 9789814642088

Size: 210 x 210 mm

Published by The Straits Times

Press

Retail Price: $ 26.75

Special Price: $ 22.75



Lee

Kuan

Yew’s

Strategic

Thought

Ang

Cheng

Guan,

National

Institute

of

Education,

Singapore

Routledge

Studies

in

the

Modern

History

of

Asia

Series

Lee

Kuan

Yew,

as

the

founding

father

of

independent

Singapore,

has

had

an

enormous

impact

on

the

development

of

Singapore

and

of

Southeast

Asia

more

generally.

Even

in

his

80s

he

is

a

key

figure

who

continues

to

exert

considerable

influence

from

behind

the

scenes.

This

book

presents

a

comprehensive

overview

of

Lee

Kuan

Yew’s

strategic

thought.

It

charts

the

development

of

Singapore

over

the

last

six

decades,

showing

how

Lee

Kuan

Yew

has

steered

Singapore

to

prosperity

and

success

through

changing

times.

It

analyses

the

factors

underlying

Lee

Kuan

Yew’s

thinking,

discusses

his

own

writings

and

speeches,

and

shows

how

his

thinking

on

foreign

policy,

security

and

international

relations

has

evolved

over

time.

Contents:

Introduction

Part

1:

The

Cold

War

Years

1.

From

the

1950s

to

the

mid-70s

2.

1975-1979

3.

The

80s

Decade

Part

2:

The

Post-Cold

War

Years

4.

The

90s

Decade

5.

The

New

Millennium

6.

Conclusion

August 2013 ▪

150pp

Pb

| 978-0-415-71330-6

About

the

author

Ang

Cheng

Guan

is

Associate

Professor

and

Head

of

the

Humanities

and

Social

Studies

Education

Academic

Group

of

the

National

Institute

of

Education,

Singapore.

About

the

series

Routledge

Studies

in

the

Modern

History

of

Asia

During

the

nineteenth

and

twentieth

centuries

Asia

has

undergone

immense

and

far

reaching

changes:

war,

revolution,

occupation,

industrialization.

This

series

includes

in-depth

research

on

aspects

of

economic,

political

and

social

history

of

individual

countries

as

well

as

more

broad-

reaching

analyses of

regional

issues.

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LEE KUAN YEW: THE MAN

AND HIS IDEAS

By Han Fook Kwang, Warren Fernandez

and Sumiko Tan

ISBN

978-981-4677-62-2

Publication date April 2015

Format

160

x 140

mm • paperback

with flaps

•

456

pp

Category

Biography/Politics

Is there one golden thread running through

Lee Kuan Yew’s views? Does he believe

in one central theme which has guided him

through the years? The answer is yes,

and no.

CONTENTS

Part 1: The Making of a Politician

Part 2: Ideas That Made a Nation

Part 3: The Man Behind the Ideas

Part 4: In His Own Words –

44 selected

speeches and interviews

WITH PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE

FAMILY’S PRIVATE COLLECTION

OVER 70,000 COPIES SOLD AND NOW IN

ITS FIFTH PRINTING

“I’m very determined. If I decide that something is worth doing, then I’ll put my heart and soul to it. The whole ground can be against me, but if I know it is right, I’ll do it. That’s the business of a leader.”

–

Lee Kuan Yew

About the book

Lee Kuan Yew passed away on 23 March 2015 at the age of 92. This

book, which was first published in 1998,

tells the story of his

life

from

when the Japanese occupied Singapore in 1941 until 1998 when he

was Senior Minister.

Based on 13 exclusive interviews held over 30 hours,

this book

chronicles the events, people and political fortunes that were to shape

Lee’s

view of the world, as well as the path he set for the

transformation of Singapore. It delves into the choices he made, the

political turnings he took, the insights gained and lessons learnt, some

of which were expounded to the authors for the first time, with wit,

wisdom, candour and vivid recollection.

Written by three

leading

journalists from The

Straits Times.

About the authors

At the time of writing:

Han Fook Kwang

was Political Editor; Warren Fernandez

was Assistant Political Editor,

and Sumiko Tan the Assistant Editor of Life! and Sunday Plus.

Today: Han Fook Kwang is Managing Editor of English and Malay Newspapers Division of Singapore Press Holdings; Warren Fernandez is

Editor of The Straits Times; and Sumiko Tan is Editor of Life!, Sunday LifeStyle and Urban sections of The Straits Times.

Target Audience

General

Publisher Marshall Cavendish

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Lee Kuan Yew The Grand Master's Insights on China, the

United States, and the World

By Graham Allison, Robert D. Blackwill

and Ali Wyne

Foreword by Henry A. Kissinger Hardcover | ISBN: 9780262019125 | 232 pp. |

5.375 x 8 in | February 2013

MIT Press

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When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee,

the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed

his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly

responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a

unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard

Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers

from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have recognized his wisdom; and business leaders

from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his

accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lee’s

voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format.

Lee offers his assessment of China’s future, asserting, among other things, that “China will

want to share this century as co-equals with the U.S.” He affirms the United States’ position

as the world’s sole superpower but expresses dismay at the vagaries of its political system.

He offers strategic advice for dealing with China and goes on to discuss India’s future,

Islamic terrorism, economic growth, geopolitics and globalization, and democracy. Lee does

not pull his punches, offering his unvarnished opinions on multiculturalism, the welfare state,

education, and the free market. This little book belongs on the reading list of every world

leader—including the one who takes the oath of office on January 20, 2013.

About the Authors

Graham Allison is Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and Director of the Belfer Center

for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Robert D. Blackwill is Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council

on Foreign Relations.

Ali Wyne is an associate of the Belfer Center.

A Boy Named Harry

AUTHOR Sheri Tan

ILLUSTRATOR Patrick Yee

ISBN: 9789814615297

Publisher: Epigram Books

Release date: September 2014





FORMAT Paperback

SIZE 210 x 260mm

EXTENT 40pp

A Boy Named Harry tells a lesser-told tale of Lee Kuan Yew's growing up days and gives us a glimpse into the Singapore of an oft-forgotten past.

Harry Grows Up: The Early Years of

Lee Kuan Yew (book 2)

Author: Patrick Yee

ISBN: 978-981-4615-31-0

Publisher: Epigram Books

Published: February 2015





Format: Paperback

Size: 210 x 260mm

Pages: 40pp

Harry Grows Up is the second book in the series of picture books about the life of Singapore’s

remarkable leader, Lee Kuan Yew. In the first book, A Boy Named Harry, young readers learn what it

was like for him to grow up in British-ruled Singapore. In this book, Harry is now a teenager, eager to

start college. But his world is suddenly turned upside down when the Japanese capture Singapore.

This engaging story tells about Harry’s courage, from the years of the Japanese Occupation to the

founding of the People’s Action Party.

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LKY : a pictorial memoir

LKY : Political cartoons

The Battle For Merger

Lee Kuan Yew : the Grand Master's Insights on China, the

United States, and the World

Harry Grows Up

A Boy Named Harry

Lee Kuan Yew: the man & his ideas

Lee Kuan Yew's Strategic Thought

Lee Kuan Yew : A Life In Pictures

The Big Ideas of Lee Kuan Yew

One Man's View Of The World

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