Notes From an Even Smaller Island
Author: Neil Humphreys
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Published: 2008-11-15
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9814398942
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Author: Neil Humphreys
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Published: 2008-11-15
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9814398942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Neil Humphreys
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Published: 2010-01-15
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9814398969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Neil Humphreys
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Editions
Published: 2022-02-15
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9789814974905
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKnowing nothing of Singapore in the 1990s, a young Englishman, Neil Humphreys, arrives in the land of "air-conned" shopping centres and Lee Kuan Yew. From the aunties in the hawker centres to expats dressed as bananas, from Singlish to kiasuism, and from Singaporeans at home to Singaporeans abroad, Humphreys explores all aspects of Singaporean life, taking in the sights, dissecting the culture and illuminating each place and person with his perceptive and witty observations, Written by someone who is at once both insider and outsider, the book is a wonderfully funny and disarmingly honest portrait of Singapore and its people. First published in 2001, Notes from an Even Smaller Island became an extraordinary success, selling tens of thousands of copies. It popped up on the national bestseller several times over the years and launched Neil's stellar writing career. This 20th anniversary edition contains new material; Neil has gone back and re-evaluated his first book, looking at what he got right, what he definitely got wrong and updating readers on key characters, stories and crazy incidents.
Author: Neil Humphreys
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Published: 2012-10-15
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9814398853
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSingapore got sexy and the country’s best-selling author got jealous. After five years chasing echidnas and platypuses in Australia, Neil Humphreys returns to Singapore to see if the rumours are true. Like an old girlfriend getting a lusty makeover, the island transformed while Humphreys was away. Singapore is not just a sexier island, it’s a different world. So Humphreys embarked upon a nationwide tour to test that theory. He went in search of new Singapore, visiting only locations that either did not exist five years ago or had been extensively rebuilt, renovated or revamped in his absence. From the cloud-topped heights of Marina Bay Sands and Pinnacle@Duxton to making ill-advised bomb jokes at the subterranean tunnels of Labrador Park, Humphreys walks, cycles, kayaks and swims across a rapidly evolving country, meeting Guinness-swigging aunties in Resorts World Sentosa, eccentric toy museum owners in Bugis, political activists in Aljunied and a security guard at Marina Barrage ready to ‘tekan’ anyone who crosses his path. In new Singapore, Humphreys discovers a country still grappling between the economic rewards of progress at Biopolis and Fusionopolis and the historical cost at Bukit Brown Cemetery.
Author: Neil Humphreys
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Published: 2010-05-15
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9814346055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMatch Fixer takes place inside the murky underbelly of Asian Football. The so-called squeaky clean city-state of Singapore plays host to betting syndicates which have for decades fed off the insatiable illegal gambling habits of the local population and in the process made a select few bookies very rich and far too powerful. Neil Humpreys, a former Football correspondent for the national Singapore press, lifts the lid off a previously unexplored - but very real - subject. In his debut novel, corruption is destroying the Beautiful Game in Asia and has spread its tentacles into the UK via spread betting cartels that have already knocked out floodlights and caused chaos in the English Premier League. Against such a background, former West Ham United apprentice striker Chris Osborne arrives in Singapore for a final roll of the dice to get his once promising career back on track. However not even a boyhood spent growing up in the East End prepares him for the crooked shenanigans, bloated former British footballing jetsam and the underground party drugs scene that welcomes him to life in paradise.
Author: Neil Humphreys
Publisher: Muswell Press
Published: 2021-07-21
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 191620774X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLondon is angry, divided, and obsessed with foreigners. A murdered Asian and some racist graffiti in Chinatown threaten to trigger the race war that the white supremacists of Make England Great Again have been hoping for. They just need a tipping point. He arrives in the shape of Detective Inspector Stanley Low. Brilliant and bipolar. He hates everyone almost as much as he hates himself. Singapore doesn't want him, and he doesn't want to be in London. There are too many bad memories. Low is plunged into a polarised city, where xenophobia and intolerance feed screaming echo chambers. His desperate race to find a far-right serial killer will lead him to charismatic Neo-Nazi leaders, incendiary radio hosts and Met Police officers who don't appreciate the foreigner's interference. As Low confronts the darkest corners of a racist soul, the Chinese detective is the the wrong face in the wrong place. But he's the right copper for the job. London is about to meet the bloody foreigner who won't walk away.
Author: Neil Humphreys
Publisher:
Published: 2008-09-01
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9789812615862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKnowing nothing of Singapore, young Englishman Neil Humphreys arrives in the land of 'air-conned' shopping centres and Lee Kuan Yew. From the aunties in the hawker centres to expats dressed as bananas, from Singlish to kiasuism, and from Singaporeans at home to Singaporeans abroad, Humphreys explores all aspects of Singaporean life, taking in the sights, dissecting the culture and illuminating each place and person with his perceptive and witty observations. Written by someone who is at once both insider and outsider, the book is wonderfully funny and disarmingly honest portrait of Singapore and its people.
Author: Neil Humphreys
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Published: 2010-02-28
Total Pages: 746
ISBN-13: 9814351881
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn all-in-one collection of Neil Humphrey’s trilogy: Notes from an even Smaller Island, Scribbles from the Same Island and Final Notes from a Great Island. In 2003, his second book, Scribbles from the Same Island, a compilation of his popular humour columns in WEEKEND TODAY, was launched in Singapore and Malaysia and also became an immediate best-seller. In 2006, Final Notes from a Great Island: A Farewell Tour of Singapore completed the trilogy. The book went straight to No.1 and decided to stay there for a few months. Having run out of ways to squeeze ‘island’ into a book title, Humphreys moved to Geelong, Australia. He now writes for several magazines and newspapers in Singapore and Australia and spends his weekends happily looking for echidnas and platypuses. But he still really misses roti prata.
Author: Bill Bryson
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-06-02
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0062417436
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBefore New York Times bestselling author Bill Bryson wrote The Road to Little Dribbling, he took this delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation of Great Britain, which has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie’s Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey.
Author: Neil Humphreys
Publisher: Princess Incognito
Published: 2019-07-07
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9789814828680
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA clever, hilarious new school series from bestselling author Neil Humphreys - First book in a new series for middle grade- Funny, witty, laced with a healthy dose of middle school clashes, drama and politics