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  • The Place Between Our Pains

    A Memoir of What Joy Can Survive

    by K.J. Ramsey ...
    A poetic, darkly funny memoir of one woman’s trip across the national parks straight into life-threatening illness and the joy that still holds us, no matter how much life hurts.“Unapologetically raw, defiantly humorous, this book is the bravest of journeys. . . . A memoir that makes no promises except to tell the truth about joy in the dark. We’ve needed this.”—Cole Arthur Riley, New York Times ... Read more

    S$ 17.43 SGD

  • Muskism

    A Guide for the Perplexed

    by Quinn Slobodian, Ben Tarnoff ...
    “An illuminating book that examines where Mr. Musk came from and the episodes that shaped his worldview. In many ways it is the inverse of Walter Isaacson’s authorised biography. . . . the authors provide a portrait of his psyche that is arguably more revealing. . . . the resulting book is, you might say, a Musk-read.” –The Economist"Muskism cuts straight to the core of the man and the moment, ... Read more

    S$ 25.50 SGD

  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

    by Lori Gottlieb ...
    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“Rarely have I read a book that challenged me to see myself in an entirely new light, and was at the same time laugh-out-loud funny and utterly absorbing.”—Katie Couric“This is a daring, delightful, and transformative book.”—Arianna Huffington, Founder, Huffington Post and Founder & CEO, Thrive Global“Wise, warm, smart, and funny. You must read this book.”—... ... Read more

    S$ 25.50 SGD

  • Elon Musk

    Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

    by Ashlee Vance ...
    A New York Times BestsellerIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark—and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new “makers.”Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD

  • Careless People

    A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

    by Sarah Wynn-Williams ...
    **#1 New York Times BestsellerA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL,** SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE!**“Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she al... ... Read more

    S$ 22.88 SGD

  • Home Is Where We Are

    by Wang Gungwu, Margaret Wang ...
    Does home have to be a country or a city?... Or is home this house or that? We have been fortunate.... We seemed always to have been home.Wang Gungwu’s account of his university education in Singapore and the UK, and the early years of his career as an academic in Malaysia captures the excitement, the ambition, and the choices of a generation that saw it their responsibility to build the new ... Read more

    S$ 16.99 SGD

  • The MANIAC

    by Benjamín Labatut ...
    From the author of When We Cease to Understand the World: a dazzling, kaleidoscopic book about the destructive chaos lurking in the history of computing and AIJohnny von Neumann was an enigma. As a young man, he stunned those around him with his monomaniacal pursuit of the unshakeable foundations of mathematics. But when his faith in this all-encompassing system crumbled, he began to put his ... Read more

    S$ 10.78 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Four Umbrellas

    A Couple's Journey Into Young-Onset Alzheimer's

    by June Hutton, Tony Wanless ...
    A writing couple searches for answers when Alzheimer's causes one of them to lose the place where stories come from — memory.At the age of fifty-three, Tony walks away from a life of journalism and into an unknown future. June is forty-eight, a writer and teacher, and over the following decade watches as her husband changes — in interests, goals, and behaviour — until Tony has a fall, ending the ... Read more

    S$ 9.69 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In Your Defence

    True Stories of Life and Law

    by Sarah Langford ...
    'As thrilling as a detective novel.' The Times'Powerful, moving and often captivating.' Financial Times'A compelling read for anyone who cares about fairness, justice and humanity.' ObserverThe Sunday Times bestseller___Sarah Langford is a barrister. Her job is to stand in court representing the mad and the bad, the vulnerable, the heartbroken and the hopeful. She must become their voi... ... Read more

    S$ 16.12 SGD

  • The Brain in Search of Itself

    Santiago Ramón y Cajal and the Story of the Neuron

    by Benjamin Ehrlich ...
    The Nobel Prize–winning scientist who transformed our understanding of the human mind—now the first major biography of this singular figure.Unless you're a neuroscientist, Santiago Ramón y Cajal is likely the most important figure in the history of biology you've never heard of. Along with Charles Darwin and Louis Pasteur, he ranks among the most brilliant and original biologists of the nineteenth ... Read more

    S$ 14.92 SGD

  • A Hippocratic Odyssey

    Lessons From a Doctor Couple on Life, In Medicine, Challenges and Doctorprneurship

    by Suresh K Pandey, Vidushi Sharma ...
    Do you want to transform your passion for becoming a doctor or successful medical professional into reality? Can't wait to use your medical knowledge and skills to serve humanity? While you may have an undying passion to help people at their most vulnerable times, you might still find the thought of interacting and building a relationship with patients overwhelming.If you can relate to the above, ... Read more

    S$ 20.37 SGD

  • Turtles of the World

    A Guide to Every Family

    by Dr. Whit Gibbons, Jeffrey Lovich ...
    Series series A Guide to Every Family
    A lavishly illustrated guide to the world's turtles that covers every family and genusTurtles of the World reveals the extraordinary diversity of these amazing reptiles. Characterized by the bony shell that acts as a shield to protect the softer body within, turtles are survivors from the time of the dinosaurs and are even more ancient in evolutionary terms than snakes and crocodilians. Of more ... Read more

    S$ 29.75 SGD

  • In Her Room

    How Music Helped Me Connect With My Autistic Daughter

    by James Cook ...
    When James Cook's daughter was nearly one, he began to suspect that she wasn't simply a 'late bloomer', as he and his wife were telling friends and family. Emily was strongly taken by images and patterns around the house, had a marked response to music, but never pointed at anything, and hadn't crawled yet.At the age of two-and-a-half, after months of invasive tests, Emily was finally diagnosed ... Read more

    S$ 13.83 SGD

  • The Thing About Life is That One Day You'll Be Dead

    A Memoir

    by David Shields ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Weaving together personal anecdote, biological fact, philosophical doubt, cultural criticism, and the wisdom of an eclectic range of writers and thinkers, a book that expertly renders both a hilarious family portrait and a truly resonant meditation on mortality.“Shields is a sharp-eyed, self-deprecating, at times hilarious writer.”—The Wall Street JournalMesmerized and ... Read more

    S$ 17.43 SGD

  • Gotham Girl Interrupted

    My Misadventures in Motherhood, Love, and Epilepsy

    by Alisa Kennedy Jones ...
    Nora Ephron and Allie Brosh fans take note: Alisa Jones' memoir Gotham Girl Interrupted is a smart stand-up comedy about the power of falling down."Get to your safe spaces, people. Here comes the shimmer..."From irreverent NYC blogger Alisa Kennedy Jones comes an account of her "misadventures in motherhood, love, and epilepsy" that James Patterson calls "smart, harrowing, heart-warming, and very ... Read more

    S$ 13.61 SGD

  • Cham Tao Soon: Life At Speed

    by Tao Soon Cham ...
    My autobiography is a record of my life and interactions with many interesting people over the course of my work. This involved key industries and organisations like Keppel Corp, Wearnes, Natsteel, SPH, UOB, LTA, JTC, and SSO. Having the good fortune to meet many prominent Singaporeans such as Tan Chin Tuan, Wee Cho Yaw as well as Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Dr Goh Keng Swee, Dr Toh Chin Chye, Mr Lim Kim San ... Read more

    S$ 28.77 SGD

  • The Strangest Man

    The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom

    by Graham Farmelo ...
    **Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeThe definitive biography of Paul Dirac, the brilliant—and enigmatic—physicist whose foundational work in quantum mechanics revolutionized modern science.“This biography is a gift.… A thought-provoking meditation on human achievement, limitations, and the relations between the two.” —New York Times Book Review**Paul Dirac was among the great scientific ... Read more

    S$ 19.17 SGD

  • On the Move

    A Life

    by Oliver Sacks ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “wonderful memoir” (Los Angeles Times) about a brilliantly unconventional physician and writer, a man who has illuminated the many ways that the brain makes us human. • “Intimate.... Brim[s] with life and affection.” —The New York TimesWhen Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote: “Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far.” It is now ... Read more

    S$ 14.92 SGD

  • The 2% Way

    How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery

    by Dr. Myron L. Rolle ...
    You don't have to change your life overnight--instead, you can make small changes that leave a lasting impact. In The 2% Way, discover the simple, revolutionary practice behind the against-the-odds success story of Dr. Myron L. Rolle.Dr. Rolle has led a remarkable life: from earning a scholarship to a prestigious private high school to becoming a top-rated recruit at Florida State University; from ... Read more

    S$ 25.50 SGD

  • The Soul of A New Machine

    by Tracy Kidder ...
    Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not ... Read more

    S$ 12.42 SGD

  • Uncle Tungsten

    Memories of a Chemical Boyhood

    by Oliver Sacks ...
    **From the distinguished neurologist who is also one of the most remarkable storytellers of our time—a riveting memoir of his youth and his love affair with science, as unexpected and fascinating as his celebrated case histories.“A rare gem…. Fresh, joyous, wistful, generous, and tough-minded.” —The New York Times Book Review**Long before Oliver Sacks became the bestselling author of The Man Who ... Read more

    S$ 14.92 SGD

  • Newton

    Ackroyd's Brief Lives

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    When Newton was not yet twenty-five years old, he formulated calculus, hit upon the idea of gravity, and discovered that white light was made up of all the colors of the spectrum. By 1678, Newton designed a telescope to study the movement of the planets and published Principia, a milestone in the history of science, which set forth his famous laws of motion and universal gravitation. Newton’s long ... Read more

    S$ 17.43 SGD

  • The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind

    A Memoir of Madness and Recovery

    by Dr Barbara K.Lipska ...
    'Completely compelling and powerful, and hard to put down.' Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, prize-winning author of Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain- Who are we if our brain fails?- How do we think?- How do we feel?- How do we move, if we move at all?- What happens when we lose our mind?When renowned neuroscientist Barbara Lipska's melanoma spread to her brain it started to play ... Read more

    S$ 16.12 SGD

  • Dark Side of the Moon

    Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the Space Race

    by Wayne Biddle ...
    A stunning investigation of the roots of the first moon landing forty years ago.This illuminating story of the dawn of the space age reaches back to the reactionary modernism of the Third Reich, using the life of “rocket scientist” Wernher von Braun as its narrative path through the crumbling of Weimar Germany and the rise of the Nazi regime. Von Braun, a blinkered opportunist who could apply only ... Read more

    S$ 24.41 SGD