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050			_aDS 609 .T45 2015
245		0	_a50 things to love about Singapore / _cedited by Susan Long
260			_aSingapore : _bStraits Times Press, _cc2015
300			_a246 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm.
365			_bUSD23.66
520			_a"As Singapore marks 50 years of independence, The Straits Times (ST) has put together a book about love. This intimate study of the things we know and love about Singapore is written by some of ST¿́¿s most authoritative beat reporters. It is a dossier of modern Singapore halfway through her first century, an often surprising composite portrait of the little quirks, incongruities and rhythms of life in Singapore, which we chortle, ruminate and worry over, with familial affection but sometimes also exasperation. It delves into the ironies of nanny state policies and political instincts that die hard among rulers and ruled alike, pricey cars and real estate, a land-scarce city which prizes greenery to the point of fashioning vertical gardens, Singapore¿́¿s prowess at the most oddball sports and penchant for setting all manner of world records, her own brand of guided multi-racialism, her citizens¿́¿ preference to complain rather than protest, the fast-growing global cult that is Singapore maths, and the skilful codeswitching that makes it so natural for Singaporeans to eat across many cultural andculinary cost divides.But enduring love is not blind. The writers do not flinch from looking at where Singapore is showing her age and what she has had to leave behind in the quest for her next edge. There is much to love about Singapore at 50. But this has been no easy ask-no-questions, take-her-as-she-is love."--Publisher's website.
650			_aSINGAPORE
700			_aLong, Susan _eeditor
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