Lion City

Lion CityAuthor: Jeevan Vasagar ISBN: 9780349144481 Publisher: Little Brown Year first published: 15 Nov 2022 Pages: 336 Format: Paperback softback Lion City tells the extraordinary story of Singapore the world's most successful city state. In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita was on a par with Jordan. Now it has outstripped Japan. After the Second World War and a sudden rupture with newly formed Malaysia, Singapore found itself independent and facing a crisis.

As Sam works to connect the dots left by Elli's baffling disappearance

the dead and their ghosts

and longing onto paper

Dube shares her raw and graphic coming of age tale

She walked into the office of Donald Lam and Bertha Cool

the pilots who climbed into the MiGs the Red Eagles accepted all of the risks associated with operating these aircraft

friendship

The Times (London)

discovering who they are meant to be

Part Four takes it to the next level-describing how successful city-wide volunteer days have changed the game and outlining what a year-round city movement might look like

Train in fundamentals

and the clock is ticking