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Generalities/General encyclopedic work 030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 01- Environment 1998

030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 02 - Plants 1998030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 03 - Animals 1998030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 04 - Early History 1998030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 05 - Architecture 1998030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 06 - The Seas 2001030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 07 - Early Modern History (1800-1940) 2001030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 08 - Performing Arts 2004030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 09 - Languages and Literature 2004030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 10- Religions and Beliefs 2005030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 11-Government and Politics (1940-2006) 2006030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 12- Peoples & Traditions 2007030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 13- Economy 2007030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 14- Crafts and the visual arts 2007030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 15- Sports and Recreation 2008030 ENC Encyclopedia of Malaysia 16- The rulers of Malaysia 2011

Documentary-, educational-, news media, journalism, publishing 070 MAR Marina Mahathir Dancing on Thin Ice 2015

In this book Marina draws attention to the many dangers faced by Malaysia, to concerns to fellow citizens, social and political affairs. Double copies.

070 RUS Rusdi Mustapha Malaysian Graffiti 2012Compilations of he author's thought, reflecting on the World, its people and events.

Philosopy & psychology 100 LAM HH Dalai Lama The Art of Happiness 1999Principles of Tibetan Buddhism applied to everyday problems

100 NIS Nisbett, Richard The Geography of thought 2003

As Nisbett shows in his book people think about and see the world differently because of differing ecologies, social structures, philosophies and educational systems that date back to ancient Greece and China.

100 RIN Rinpoche, Sogyal The Tibetan book of Living and Dying 2002Introduction and spiritual manual from meditation to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path.

Paranormal phenomena /Parapsychology and occultism/Divinatory arts 133.3 LAG Lagatree, K. Feng Shui 1996

A room-by-room guide to the ancient Chinese art of placement

133.3 LIP Lip, Evelyn Feng Shui for the home 1987 small book on Chinese geomancy

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133.3 SKI Skinner, S. Living Earth Manual of Feng-Shui 1985Basic outline of the art of feng-shui - its history, principles and application

133.3 TOO Too, Lillian Practical Applications of Feng Shui 1996 Revised edition.

133.3 TOO Too, Lillian Feng Shui Success Secrets 2000

Religion 210 BRA Braden, Charles S The world's religions (revised) 1954 Abingdon Press, NY

210 BUC Bucaile, M. Bible, The Qur'an and Science 1989Holy scriptures examined in the light of modern knowledge

210 KUN Kung, H. Tracing the Way 2002 Spiritual dimension of world religions

Religion/Christianity 230 PRA Prabhavananda, S. Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta 1972 (reconciliation of Eastern and Western thought)

230 RAB Rabindra, D.J. Indian Christians in Peninsular Malaysia 1982Insight into their economic, political, cultural, social spheres of life

232 PAR Parrinder, G. Jesus in the Qur'an 1995

Comparative religion 291 ANT AntaresTanah Tujuh: close encounters with the Temuan Mythos 2007 Silverfish Books. Concerns Orang Asli beliefs.

291 DAN Danaraj, A.G.S. Mysticism in Malaya 1964 Malay Bomoh, Indian spiritualists and Chinese mediums

291 END Endicott, K.M. An Analysis of Malay Magic 1985291 SHA Shaw William Aspects of Malaysian Magic 1974 Different systems of magic in Malaysia

291 SKE Skeat W.W. Malay Magic 1967Introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay peninsula

291 WIN Windstedt, R. The Malay magician 1993development of Malay beliefs and their practical application

Religions of Indic origin 294 AHT Ahti Ahti Eeswaran Temple 1986Detailed description of temple (in Sentul) and its decoration

294 BAT Batu Caves Batu Caves: 1989 - 1991 Centenary 1991 description

294 COO Coomaraswamy, Anandak K. Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists 1999

The finest one-volume introduction to Indian mythology, prepared by two of the foremost scholars and writers in Indian life.

294 GOM Gomathi Thiruvasagam Book of Festivals 1992

294 HAT Hattiangadi, S. Sai Baba 1999 Biography of Sai Baba, yogi

294 HOW Howell, S. How to Know God 1967 Yoga aphorisms of Patanjali; theory and practice of yoga

294 MUR Murphet, H. Sai Baba - Man of Miracles 1972Extraordinary power of Indian yogi, as seen by a Westerner

294 NAI Naiker, B.S. Sri Poyatha Venayagar Moorthi TempleMalacca Chitty Community, culture brought from South India

294 PAR Paramahansa Yogananda The Bhagavad Gita 1995Self-Realization Fellowship, LA. Hindu scripture. New translation & commentary.


294 PRAA.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Bhagavad-Gita As It Is 2011

This translation allows the reader to understand Gita as still today the majority of Hindus do.

294 SHA Shakunthala Tagannathan Hinduism an introduction 1991294 THO Thomas, P. Hindu Religion Customs and Manners 1997

Religion/Buddhism 294.3 ARM Armstrong, Karen Buddha 2002 Karen Armstrong introduces the key tenets of Buddhism.

294.3 BUR Burtt, E.A. The teachings of the Compassionate Buddha 1982Early discourses, the Dhammapada and later basic writings

294.3 GUR Guruge, Ananda W.P. Buddhism 1975 Religion and its culture (signed copy 1977)

294.3 PEN Penguin Books Buddha's Teachings 1973Small paperback. Translated from the Pali by Juan Mascaro

294.3 PIY Piyasilo, Ven Buddhist culture 1988Observation of the Buddhist situation in Malaysia and Singapore and a suggestion

294.3 TEA Buddhist Promoting Foundation The Teaching of Buddha 1984 In Japanese and English

294.3 TEO Teoh Eng Soon Malayan Buddhism 1963 Critical examination. Small booklet.

294.3 THA Tharanga Music Ent. Ltd. The Kandy Esela Perahera Sri Lanka 2003 DVD on The Festival of the August Moon

294.3 TSETSEM TULKU Buddhist Organisation If not now when? 2009

This poignant collection of quotations with pictures from H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche's teachings explores little truths that are as bites sized as they are deep. With

Religion/Hinduism 294.5 GILL Gill, P.S. Trinity of Sikhism 1990 Philosophy, Religion, State

294.5 MCL McLeod, W.H. Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion 1976Religion/Islam, Babism, Bahai Faith 297 ABD Abdullah Badawi Concept of Islam Hadhari 2004

Speech given to UMNO general meeting on 23 September 2004

297 ABD Abdur Hameed S. (ed) Duties of an Imam 1979 1st edition

297 ABD Abdullah Yusuf Ali (ed) Holy Qur'an 1946297 ABD Abdul Hameed, S. Life of Muhammad 1969 1st edition

297 ABD Abdulleh Yusuf Ali The meaning of the holy Qur'an 2005 Sekretariat Dakwah Pulau Pinang

297 ABU Abu Bakar Abd. Majeed Islam and Development in Asia 1998297 ABU Abul A'La Maududi Rights of Non Muslims in Islamic State 1982 Small booklet, first published 1961

297 ABU Abul A'La Maududi Towards Understanding Islam 1970

297 ACI Acikgenc, A. Islamic Science - Towards a Definition 1996(pub. by International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization- ISTAC)

297 AHM Ahmad Sarji et al Islamic World and Global Cooperation 1999

297 AID Aidit Bin Hj Ghazali Islam and Justice 1993Papers from the Malaysian Conference on Islam and Justice (1994)

297 ALA Al-Attas, Syed M.N. Correct Date of the Terengganu Inscription 1984297 ALA Al-Attas, Syed M.N. The degrees of existence 1994 Fundamental basic of Islamic metaphysics (ISTAC)

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word297 ALA Al-Attas, Syed M.N. Intuition of Existence 1990 Fundamental basic of Islamic metaphysics (ISTAC)

297 ALA Al-Attas, Syed M.N.Islam - the Concept of Religion and the foundation fo Ethics and Morality 1992 ISTAC

297 ALA Al-Attas, Syed M.N.Meaning and Experience of Happiness in Islam 1993 ISTAC

297 ALA Al-Attas, Syed M.N.Nature of man and the psychology of the human soul 1990 ISTAC

297 ALA Al-Attas, Syed M.N. On Quiddity and Essence 1990 Basic structure of reality in Islamic metaphysics (ISTAC)

297 ALH Alhabishi, edit. Role and Influence of Religion in Society 1994Influence of religion in today's societies, role of Islam in Malaysia ...

297 ANN An-Nawawis Forty Hadith I 1982 Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, anthology

297 ANN An-Nawawis Forty Hadith II 1982 Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, anthology

297 BAD Badran, Margot Feminism in Islam 2009 Oneworld Pubs.

297 BUC Bucaille, M. Qur'an and Modern Science 1978 Text of speech to Commonwealth Society

297 CHA Chandra Muzaffar Islamic Resurgence in Malaysia 1987Approaches Islamic resurgence in Malaysia from a sociological perspective

297 DOI Doi, A.R. Non-Muslims under Shari'ah 1994297 DON Esposito, John L Islam in transition 2007 2nd edition OUP

297 FAT Fatimi, S.Q. Islam Comes to Malaysia 1963 From where, when, how...

297 FAR Farish A Noor Qu'ran and cricket 2009Silverfish. Travels through the madrasahs of Asia, 2 copies

297 FAR Farish A Noor New Voices of Islam 2002 Interviews with Muslim intellectuals

297 FAZ Fazlur Rahman Islam 1968 a history

297 HAN Haneef, S.What everyone should know about Islam and Muslims Beliefs, worships, values, morals and Islamic way of life

297 IBR Ibrahim, H. Quest for Excellence 1994Management style, economic precepts, political culture and the Islamic world

297 ISE ISEAS Publishing Trends in Southeast Asia 2013 Political Islam and islamist politics in Malaysia

297 ISL Bawany, E., ed Islam - Our Choice 1961 Compiled and edited by Muslim World League

297 ISR Israeli, R. Crescent in the East 1982 Unity in diversity which links all Muslims, esp. in Asia

297 LEM Lembagg Tabung Haji Tabung Haji

297 MAH Mahathir MohamadA Balanced Moderate Approach Towards Muslim Civilisation 1984

Speech by Prime Minister Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad

297 MIL Milo A., Abdullah H.How to Live our Everyday Life according to the teaching of the Qur'an 1998

297 MIL Milo A., Abdullah H. Qur'an in Our Everyday Life 2000

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word297 MIL Milo A., Abdullah H. What the Qur'an Says on… 1998 (vol 1- the Creation, Jesus, human behaviour,...)

297 MIL Milo A., Abdullah H. What the Qur'an Says on… 1998 (vol 2 - men and women, scripture, charity,...)

297 MIL Milo A., Abdullah H. Road to Peace 2000 Experiences of the Hajj

297 MOH Mohamed Letters of The Holy Prophet 1983Compilation of letters, treaties, agreements and injunctions

297 MUH Muhammad Asad Islam at the crossroad 1982297 NAI Naipaul, V.S. Beyond Belief 1996 Sequel to "Among the Believers"

297 NOR Norhayati (dir), Kaprawi Mencari Kartika - a documentary film. 2010 DVD. 30 minutes

297 RAH Rahman Abdul, ed. Heaven and Earth 1994Compilation of articles published in "New Straits Times" and "The Star"

297 RAU Rauf Moh. Abdul Marriage in Islam 1972 Guide to young Muslims contemplating marriage

297 ROF Roff, William R.Studies on Islam and society in Southeast Asia 2009 Singapore, NUS Press.

297 SID Siddique Kaukab Struggle of Muslim Women 1987Revolutionary message for the Muslim women of today and tomorrow

297 SIS Sisters in IslamAre Muslim Men Allowed to Beat Their Wifes? 1991 Small booklet from Sisters in Islam

297 SIS Sisters in IslamAre Muslim Men Allowed to Beat Their Wifes? 2009 Edited version, small booklet from Sisters in Islam

297 SIS Sisters in Islam Are Women and Men Equal before Allah? 1991 Small booklet from Sisters in Islam

297 SIS Sisters in Islam Islam and Polygamy 2008 Small booklet from Sisters in Islam

297 SYE Syed O.A. (ed.) Islam and Tolerance 1994Evidence of tolerance by Muslims in history, Muslim's reaction to Western world

297 UND Understanding Islam and the muslims 1989Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington DC. Pamphlet with photographs

297 UST Ustaz Ashaari, M. Wishing You the Blessings of Eid 1991 Small booklet

Other religioins, including Chinese, Japanes,.. 299 BLO Bloomfield, F. The Book of Chinese Beliefs 1983 Journey into the Chinese inner world

299 CHA Chamberlain, J. Chinese Gods 1987 Informative introduction to Chinese religion

299 CHE Cheu Hock Tong Nine Emperor Gods 1953 Study of Chinese spirit-medium cults

299 COM Comber, L. Chinese Ancestor Worship in Malaysia 1963 Social life of the Chinese in Malaya

299 CRO Crosse, Barbara So close to heaven 1996 Vintage Books. Account of buddhism in Bhutan.

299 DOR Dore, H. S.J. Chinese Customs 1987 Customs of Chinese social and family life, illustrated

299 FUN Fung Yu-Lan A Short History of Chinese Philosophy 1966 Adaptation for the Western reader

299 KUA Kuang Ming Popular Deities of Chinese Buddhism 1985299 LAI Lai Kuan Fook The Hennessy Book of Chinese Festivals 1984 A Heinemann nicely illustrated educational book

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word299 LAT Latsch, M.-L. Chinese Traditional Festivals 1984 Introducton to the evolution of China's major festivals

299 LIO Liow, Benny108 treasures for the heart: a guide for daily living 2004 Buddhist Gem Fellowship, PJ.

299 PAL Palmer. M., ed. T'ung Shu 1986 The ancient Chinese almanac

299 TAN Tan Teik Beng Malaysian Chinese Buddhist 1988 Beliefs and practices among Malaysian Chinese Buddhists

299 WON Wong, C.S. Chinese Festivities 1987Illustrated cycle of Chinese festivities in Malaysia and Singapore

299 WRI Wright, A. Confucianism and Chinese Civilization 1975 12 essays of different authors

Social sciences 300 ANA Anas Alam Faizli Rich Malaysia, Poor Malaysians 2014

In these asseys the author attemts to uncover how Malaysia's oil and gas resources were developed and if these have been expoited for or rather at the expense of the general public.

Factors effecting social behavour 304 ACT Consumers Association of Penang Act Now Before It Is Too Late 1979

Declaration and resolution of symposium, "Crisis in the Malaysian environment"

304 INS INSAN and authors Logging against the Natives of Sarawak 1992 Published by the Institute of Social Analysis, Malaysia

Social groups/Racial, ethnic, national groups 305.8Social groups/women 305.4 AFK Afkhami, M. (ed.) In the Eye of the Storm 1994 Women in post - Revolutionary Iran

305.4 CHA Chang, Pang-Mei Natasha Bound feet and western dress 1996 Memoir of Chang Yu-I, 1900--

305.4 FER Fernea, Elizabeth WarnockIn search of Islamic feminism: one woman's global journey 1998 Anchor Books.

305.4 LEB Lebra J., Paulson J. Chinese Women in Southeast Asia 1980Well detailed and well referenced book from Times Books International, Singapore

305.4 MAL Hong E. (ed) Malaysian Women 1983How Malaysian women are affected by the processes of modernization

305.4 MAU Maududi, S. A. Purdah and the Status of Woman in Islam 1983English version of a book originally published in 1939 in Pakistan

305.4 MIN Liew Suet Fun & Shakar, S CGilding the lily. Everyday portraits of Malaysian women. 2007 Malaysia. Ministry of Women, Family & Community

305.4 NOR Kaprawi, Norhayati (dir) Aku Siapa (Who am I?) - a documentary film 2010 DVD. English subtitles

305.4 PRA Prasso, SheridanAsian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls & Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient 2005 Study of images of Asian women

305.4 XIN Xinran The good women of China: hidden voices 2002Vintage. Drawn from radio interviews in the 1980s in Nanjing, China

Nonindigenous racial 305.8 ABR Abraham, Collin E.R. Roots of Race Relations in Malaysia 1997Study of the origins of ethnic and racial formations in Malaysia


305.8 ARA Arasaratnam, Sinnappah Indians in Malaysia and Singapore 1970Historical account of the development of the largest Indian community overseas

305.8 COM Comber, Leon 13 May 1969 1984 Surveys Sino- Malay relations in Malaysia

305.8 DEW De Witt, Dennis Reconnecting through our Roots 2006 Dutch descendents in Malaysia

305.8 JOS Joseph, JeraldSweeping dirt under the carpet: reflection of race issues in Malaysia 2010 Pusat Komas

305.8 PUR Purcell, Victor The Chinese in Malaya 1975Account of the Chinese, their politics, society, religion, etc

305.8 RAM Ramasamy, R.Caste Consciousness among Indian Tamils in Malaysia 1984

305.8 RAM Ramasamy, R. Indians in Peninsular Malaysia 1984 Study and Bibliography

305.8 SHA Shankar, Ravi A. Tamil Muslims in Tamil Nadu, Malaysia.. 2001 Identity & problems of adjustment and change

305.8 WAN Wan Hashim Race Relations in Malaysia 1983 Nature of conflicts between Malays and non-Malays

305.8 WIE Wiebe, Paul D. Indian Malaysians 1978 the view from the Plantation

Culture and institutions 306 DEL Seri Delima II As I was Passing 1978A delightfully written chronicle of events to understand Malaysia and Malaysians

306 KHO Khoo Kay Kim Malay Society 2000Study on the evolution and transformation of Malaysian society

306 LEE Lee Su Kim Malaysian Flavours 1998Malaysian psyche and way of life, personal observations and experiences, 2 copies

306 LEE Lee Su Kim A nyonya in Texas 2007Insights of a Straits Chinese Woman in the Lone Star State, double copy

306 LEE Lee Su Kim Kebaya tales 2011 Marshall Cavendish. Short stories. 2 copies

306 LEE Lee Su Kim Sarong secrets 2014Short stories sharing cultural experience of the identity and raelity of straits Chinese (Peranakan)

306 NEW New Malaysian essays 1 2008 Matahari Books

306 SAL Salleh Ben Joned As I Please 1994 Selected writings (1975-1994) about culture and politics

Indigenous racial 306.8 SHU Shukor Kasim Poor Malays Speak out 1984 Paddy farmers in Muda

306.8 MAH Mahathir bin Mohamad The Malay Dilemma 1970

Dr. Mahathir has examined and analyzed the make-up of a Malay,his heredity, way of life, religion and he has revealed it all. The book deals frankly with the problem of racial harmony in Malaysia, written by an educated, progressive Malay.

308 PCV Peace Corps Volunteers The best of Pokok-pokok 1981 Peace Corps Malaysia Volunteer newsletter publications, first published in 1965, American volunteer organisation.

Political science 320 ABD Abdul Razak Baginda Malaysia in Transition: Politics and Society 2003320 ANW Anwar Ibrahim Asian Renaissance 1996 Thoughts about contemporary Asia

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word320 HAJ Hajinor Tahir Pimpinan Matang 1982

320 JOH Johns, DeanMalaysia mania: more columns for Malaysiakini.com 2012

Strategic Information & Research Development Centre (PJ)

320 KAH Mc Turnen Kahin, George Governments and politics of Southeast Asia 1961 Cornell University, reference book

320 KAR Karim Raslan Ceritalah 2: Journeys through SE Asia 2002 Impressions and commentary on S-E Asia

320 KAR Karim Raslan Ceritalah: Malaysia in Transition 1998Looks at one of the world's fastest growing economy, and its people

320 KEE Kee Thuan Chye No more bullshit 2012

320 KUA Soong, Kua Kia Malaysian Cultural Policy & Democracy 1990

includes the memoranda by the major organisations of the Chinese and Indian communities on the Malaysian cultural policy.

320 LAHLahoud, Nelly & Johns, Anthony H. Islam in world politics 2005 Routledge

320 LAI Laird, John Money Politics, Globalisation and Crisis 1995Exploring new paths towards sustainable development in Thailand

320 LIM Lim Kit Siang BMF Scandal 1983 Small booklet

320 LIM Lim Kit Siang Constitutional Crisis in Malaysia 1983 Small booklet

320 LIM Lim Kit Siang This Day in the Last 18 Months 1983Victory of Barisan Nasional, defeat of the DAP, 22.4.1982 -17.11.1983 (small booklet)

320 LIM Lim Kit Siang Time Bombs in Malaysia 1978 Problems of nation-building in Malaysia, 2 copies

320 MAH Marina Mahathir Telling it straight 2012

Indispensable to every Malaysian and everyone who wants to know Malaysia, about human trafficking, the underclass, flashmobs, Islamic law enforcement, corruption and plain idiocy.

320 MAN Manderson, L. Women, Politics, and Change 1980 Kaum Ibu UMNO, Malaysia, 1945 - 1972

320 MIL Milner, Anthony The Invention of Politics in Colonial Malaysia 2002320 NOO Noor, Farish A. Other Malaysia 2002 Writings on Malaysia's subaltern history

320 NOO Noor, Farish AWhat your teacher didn't tell you: the annexe lectures, Vol. 1 2010 Matahari Books. 4Th ed. 1St pub. 2009

320 ROF Roff, W.R. Origins of Malay Nationalism 1974Communal, ethnic and national feeling in peninsular Malaya, 1900-1940

320 ROG Rogers, M.L. Local Politics in Rural Malaysia 1993Study of socioeconomic and political change in a Malaysian village

320 STO Stockwell, A.J.British Policy and Malay Politics during the Malayan Union Experiment 1942-1948 1979 pub. MBRAS

320 SYE Syed Akbar Ali To digress a little 2005 Self published. Political and social pieces.


320 THA Thayaparan, S.No Country for Righteous Men and other essays in a culture of offendedness 2014

A collection of essays that examines the political lanscape of Malaysia after five decades of independence.

320 ZAI Zaid Ibrahim I, too, am Malay 2009 ZI Publications Sdn Bhd

Political ideologies 320.5 CHI Chin, Aloysius The Communist Party of Malaya 1995 Story of the beginning and end of Communism in Malaya

320.5 CHI Chin, CC & Hack, Karl Dialogues with Chin Peng 2004 Singapore University Press

320.5 MCC McCargo, Duncan The Thaksinization of Thailand 2005

The book examines Thaksin's background, his business activities, the emergence of Thai Rak Thai, his relationship with the military, and more.

Political situation and conditions 320.9 TUN Tunku Abdul Rahman Political Awakening 1987

Problems and difficulties faced by UMNO prior to Malaysian independence

Relation to the state 322 GOM Gomez, E.T.Politics in business: UMNO's Corporate Investments 1990

Growth of UMNO's interests in the corporate sector, implication of this expansion

The political process 324 ABD Abdul Rahman, Tunku Looking Back 1977Historic years of Malaya and Malaysia, written by Malaysia's first PM

324 ABD Abdul Rahman, Tunku Lest We Forget 1980Memoirs of Malaysia's first Prime Minister, selected articles from the "Star"

324 DPSInstitute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman 2009 Profiles of Malaysia's Foreign Ministers

324 DPSInstitute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations Abdullah Ahmad Badawi 2009 Profiles of Malaysia's Foreign Ministers

324 JAM Ritchie, James Abdul Taib Mahmud: 41 years in the news 2005 Chief Minister of Sarawak

324 KUA Kua Kia Soong K. Das and the Tunku Tapes 2001 Malaysia's first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman

324 MAH Mahathir Mohamad Early Years: 1947 - 1972 1995Reflection of the vision before and after Independence, articles from "Straits Times"

324 MEM Memorial Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra 2002Brief bio. of Tunku Abdul Rahman (with photos) and details of proposed memorial

324 SHA Shaw, W. Tun Razak 1976 Life and times of the second Malaysian Prime Minister

324 SHE Sheppard, M.C. Tunku - A Pictorial Biography 1903- 1957 1984Biography of Malaysia's first Prime Minister (Tunku Abdul Rahman)

324 SHE Sheppard, M.C. Tunku - A Pictorial Biography 1957-1987 1984Biography of Malaysia's first Prime Minister (Tunku Abdul Rahman)

324 TAN Tan Kim Lwi, Agnes Tun Dato' Sir Cheng Lock Tan: a son of Malacca 2006 Short biography. Second ed.

324 TUN Tunku Abdul Rahman Viewpoints 1978Collection of articles from the "Star", by Malaysia's first PM

324 WEL Welsh, B. Reflections: the Mahathir Years 2005 Social and political commentary


324 YU Yu, E Mahathir Mohamad: an illustrated biography 2008 MPH Group Publishing.

324 ZHO Zhou Mei Rafidah Aziz Sans Malice 1997 Biography of the famous Malaysian minister

Economics 330 GOM Gomes, G. Alberto Looking for Money 2004

Capitalism and modernity in an Orang Asli village. Discribes the entanglement of a group of indigenous people, the Semai of Malaysia, with modernity.

330 MAH Mahathir Mohamad A New Deal for Asia 1999 Major themes in his political agenda

330 NAS Nasr, Vali The rise of Islamic capitalism 2010 Singapore, NUS Press.

330 SUR Suryadinata, LeoSoutheast Asia's Chinese businesses in an era of globalisation 2006 ISEAS. Sub-title; coping with the rise of China

330 TAN Tan Joo Lan Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange 1997 History of Kuala Lumpur stock exchange

330 VAN Vandana Shiva Monocultures of the Mind 1973 Biodiversity, biotechnology and the third world

Labor economics 331 CHA Chang, Leslie TFactory girls: from village to city in a changing China 2009 Spiegel & Grau, NY

331 INC Income - Generating Skills for Women 1978Int. report, National Advisory Council on the Integration of Women in Development

Economics of land and energy 333 ISE ISEAS Publishing Trends in Southeast Asia 2014 Economics of land and energy

Natural resources and energy 333.7 TAT Tate, MuzaffarPower builds the nation, Vol. 2 Transition and fulfillment 1991 Tenaga Nasional Berhad

333.7 TEN Tenaga NasionalLighting up lives 1949-2009 Powering the nation 2009 Tenaga Nasional Berhad

Production 338 DUN Dunn, F.L. Rainforest Collectors and Traders 1975Study of resource utilisation in modern and ancient Malaya

338 FUN Fun, Liew Suet Only the Keeper sees 2015

This book explores the validity and necessity of scientific research within society, framed within the experiences of FRIM.

338 MAH Mahbob Abdullah Planter's Tales 2003

60 first hand stories from the plantations in Malaysia, Solomon Islands, Cameroon, Nigeria, Zaire and Ghana. Signed

338 MAH Mahbob Abdullah Planter Upriver 2008Sixty short stories from 1960s to 1980s. The follow up book of Planter's Tales.

338 MIL Milton, G. Nathaniel's Nutmeg 1999 A story of the spice trade

338 SAR Sarawak: State Planning Unit Development in Sarawak 2002Aerial photos of urban and industrial development in Sarawak

Extraction of minerals 338.2 CHE Chen May Yee The Royal Selangor Story + CD 2003338.2 TIN Tin Mining in Malaysia 1984


338.2 WON Wong Lin Ken Malayan Tin Industry to 1914 1965Special reference to Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang

Economic development and growth 338.9 MAH Mohamad, Mahathir Malaysia incorporated and privatisation 1984

These concepts were aimed at for modernising the Malaysian economy, first edition

Law 340 COA Coates, Austin Myself a Mandarin 1975 Memoirs of a special magistrate

340 HIC Hickling, R.H. Malaysian Law 1987 First history of Malaysian law

340 LEE Lee, John & Tan, NathanielWhere is justice? Death & brutality in custody 2009 Kini Books

Legal systems 340.5 SHA Shadrake, Alan Once a jolly hangman 2011Strategic Information & Research Development Centre (PJ). Singapore's executioner, 2 copies

Military science 355 GIL Giles, Lionel Sun Tzu on the Art of War 1988Unravels the complexities of meaning found in the world's oldest military treatise.

Social problems and services 363.4 ODZ Odzer, Cleo Patpong Sisters 1994An American woman's view of the Bangkok sexworld, based on interviews. A well researched book.

General clubs 367 TAT Tate, D.J.M. Lake Club 1890--1990 1990 Commemorative book about KL Lake Club

Education 370 LEW Lewis, G.E.D. Out East in the Malay Peninsula 1991Autobiography set in pre-war Malaya, accounts of the Malayan education service

370 MIL Miles, Ted A Window of Stars and other reflections 2005 Short biographical stories

370 MIL Miles, Ted Letters from Malaya 1951-1956 2001Letters to the writer's brother about experiences as a teacher in Malaya

370 MIL Miles, Ted Past Notes - volume I, 1951-1956 2002 Diaries of a Methodist teacher living in Malaya from 1951

370 MIL Miles, Ted Past Notes - volume II, 1957-1962 2003 Diaries of a Methodist teacher living in Malaya from 1951

370 YAP Dilys Yap The Convent Light Street 2001International commerce (Foreign trade) 382 LAW Lawson, P. East India Company 1998 A short history of the company

Customs, etiquette, folklore 390 BAE Baer, Adela Orang Asli Women of Malaysia 2006

This book presents the real stories and struggles of Orang Asli women nowadays, from their own perspective.

390 CAR Carey, I. Orang Asli 1976 Aborginal tribes of Peninsular Malaysia

390 CHA Chan, Melissa Stories of One Malaccan Family 2018

Signed copy. With drawing illustraions, stories of a Malaccan family's history, how they have survived the war, and held on to their roots as new identities began to develop, based on snapshots of memories, together with well researched additional information of the Peranakan Chinese at the time.

390 EDM edm Malaysia at random 2009Facts, figures, quotes and anecdotes on Malaysia, a great guide to anyone interested to know more.

390 EDW Edwards, NormanThe Singapore House and Residential Life 1819-1939 1991

Illustrated descriptians on the living circumstances, lifestyle, customs and more.


390 ENDEndicott, Kirk M & Endicott, Karen L

The headman was a woman: the gender egalitarian Batek of Malaysia 2012 .

390 EVA Evans, I.H.N.Studies in Religion, Folklore and Customs in British North Borneo and the Malay Peninsula 1970

390 FRE Freeman, D. Iban of Borneo 1992Iban methods of shifting dry rice cultivation in pioneer areas

390 GUA Guardians Guardians of the forest 2000VHS and DVD, document of Malaysia's indigenous people, Orang Asli, 52 min

390 GUL Gullick, J.M. Malay Society in the Late 19th Century 1991Social change among Malay communities in the Peninsular states

390 HEN Henley, T. Living Legend of the Mentawai 2001Legends of the Mentawai tribe (indigenous group on Siberut Island, Indonesia)

390 KAO Kaowai, Sorasing In Grandmother's House 2011Thai folklore, traditions and rural village life, a fascinating true story of a boy's childhood in a remote Thai village.

390 KLA Klausner, W. and K. Conflict or Communication? 1977 Studies in Thai and Western Cultures

390 LIN Lin Yutang My Country & My People 1992"The truest, most profound, most complete, most important book yet written about China", wirtten in 1934.

390 MAH Mah, Adeline Yen Wathcing the tree 2001

A reflection on happhiness, spiritual beliefs and universal wisdom, showing us how the west can benefit from the teachings of the east.

390 MBR M.B.R.A.S. Centenary Volume 1877 - 1977 1977 Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

390 MIY Miyamoto M, Regis P. Cultural Adaptation in Borneo 2002 Sabah Museum Monograph, volume 7, different articles

390 NIC Nicholas, C. Orang Asli and the Contest for Resources 2001Indigenous politics, development and identity in peninsular Malaysia

390 OXF Oxford University Press World Mythology 2006

Beautifully illustrated with over 500 colour photographs, works of art, charts and maps, this book offers readers the most accessible guide yet to the heritage of the world's imagination.

390 RAT Ratos, A. Orang Asli of Malaya 1951 Booklet written for schools

390 RIC Richards A., (ed) Sea Dyaks and Other Races of Sarawak 1962Contributions to the Sarawak Gazette between 1988 and 1930

390 RYA Ryan, N.J. Cultural Heritage of Malaya 1971Social and cultural background of the peoples of the Malay peninsula

390 SAN Sandin, B. Iban Adat and Augury 1980 Study of Iban culture

390 SAN Sandin, B. Iban Way of Life 1976 2 copies

390 SAW Sawadi Sawadi - 15 years (1956-1971) 1971Special edition to celebrate the 15th anniversary of this magazine

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word390 SHA Shaharuddin b. Maaruf Concept of a Hero in Malay Society 1984 Social change and reform, problems of leadership,...

390 SLI Slimming, J. Temiar Jungle 1958Journeys through Kelentan by the the Assistant Protector of Aborigines

390 SYE Syed Ali Tawfik Al-Attas Eh! Wat Yu Talking? 2007 Chronicles of Malay humour

390 TAC Tachimoto, Narifumi M. Orang Hulu 2001 Report on Malaysian Orang Asli in the 1960s

390 WEE Wee, Bonny The Peranakan of Malacca 2017

Peranakan Chinese culture and its identity is fast facing a serious threat of untimely demise except for those who still care and treasure the cultural heritage and perpetuate it.

390 WER Werner, R. Jah-het of Malaysia, Art and culture 1975 Culture of healing from Malaysia's indigenous peoples

390 WIL Wilson, P.J. Malay Village and Malaysia 1968 A study of the Malays of the villages of Jendram Hilir

390 WIN Winstedt, R.O. Malays - a Cultural History 1972 Ethnographic studies about the Malay nation

Costume and personal appearance 391 GOH Goh-Quek, S. Allure of the Bound Foot 2004 2 copies

391 KAS Kassim, Haji Ali M. Caping - Modesty Disc 1983 Traditional design motifs of heart-shaped discs

391 KAS Kassim, Haji Ali M. Masks of Sarawak 1983Guide to the study of masks used by the indigenous people of Sarawak

391 LAS Lasimbang R., Moo-Tan Traditional Costumes of Sabah 1997Customs of life cycle and domestic life 392 ASP Ganesha Society Aspects of Indonesian Culture 1972 Java-Sumatra

392 CHE Cheo Kim Ban Baba Wedding 1983 Detailed account of Baba wedding ceremony

392 KIN King, Victor Malaysia: customs and culture. 2008 Kuperard. A CultureSmart! Guide, 2 copies

392 MOH Mohtar Mhd Dom Malay Superstitions and Beliefs 1979 Various aspects of the national culture, small brochure

392 MOH Mohtar, Haji Malaysian Customary Laws and Usage 1979 Malay, Chinese and Indian customs and festivals

392 MOH Mohtar, Haji Tradition and Taboos 1977 Taboos in the traditional Malay world

392 MOH Mohtar, H. Malay Wedding Customs 1977Main stages of a Malay wedding ceremony, description of variations

392 SHE Sheppard, M.C. Taman Saujana 1983 Dance, drama and music and magic of Malaya, 2 copies

392 TAN Tan, Raelene Indian and Malay Etiquette 1992Gift giving,sitting on the floor, eating with fingers, coping with unfamiliar food ....

Etiquette (Manners) 395 ABD Abdullah Ali Malaysian Protocol 1986Written by former chief of protocol, Wisma Putra, 2 copies

395 LEO Leong, G. Festivals of Malaysia 1992 Many pictures

395 MAN Manson, J. Festivals of Malaya 1965 Background to festivals and religions, 2 copies

395 NOO Noor Aini Syed Amir Malaysian Customs and Etiquette 1991

395 OTO O'Toole, Sheppard, M.C. Malayan Orders and Decorations 1961Illustrated record of the decorations instituted and awarded by Malayan Rulers

395 SOC Social and Cultural Practices in Malaysia Small pamphlet, 2 copies

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by wordFolklore 398 ADI Adibah Amin Malaysian Tales Children's tales

398 HOW Howell, S. Chewong Myths and Legends 1984 M.B.R.A.S. Reprints

398 KHO Khor Guek Ngoh Tales for Malayan Children 1963

Folk Literature 398.2 LIA Liat, Lim Boo Orang Asli Animal Tales 2016

Animal tales from the Orang Asli folklore, that also teaches us morals and gives a peek into the rich scientific and cultural heritage of the Orang Asli.

398.2 RAM Raman Legendary Princesses of Malaysia 2018

A children's book about ten legendary princesses of Malaysia, some mythical and some real historical figures, with tales of beauty, bravery, wisdom and spirit.

Proverbs 398.9 BRO Brown C.C. (trans) Malay Sayings 1989 Malay sayings with English translation, 2 copies

398.9 HAM Hamilton, AW Malay proverbs 1961 Eastern Universities Press. First pub. 1937

398.9 LEE Leee, Kit 2 catfish in the same hole 2001 Malay sayings

398.9 MAL Sheppard, M.C. (ed) Malay Proverbs 1992 First published in 1933

398.9 SMI Smith, A.H. Pearls of Wisdom from China 1988Phrases, proverbs, couplets, odes, etc (first published in 1885)

Language/Dictionaries, encyclopedias 403 BER Berlitz Malay phrase book & dictionary 2014 small pocket book

403 COL Collins Collins dictionary 2005 Pocket size, English-Malay/Malay-Engish

403 COL Collins Collins Easy Learning Dictionary 2007English-Malay, Bahasa Malaysia-Inggeris, with example phrases

403 DIC Kamus Pelajar Lengkap 1993 Bahasa Malaysia Dictionary

403 FED Federal PublicationsTimes Advanced English-Chinese Pinyin Dictionary 1988

403 INT Intellectual Publishing Co. A Chinese-English dictionary of idioms 1989

403 LIA Dr. Liaw Yock Fang Malay for daily use 2010Language book with a wide vocabulary and many illustrative sentences.

403 MUZ Muzzi, G.A. Portuguese in Malay Land 2002 Glossary of Portuguese words in the Malay Language

403 PER Periplus Language Pocket Malay Dictionary 2002 Malay-English, English-Malay

403 TEA Teach Yourself Complete Malay 2014 A handy language book with everyday situations

English and Old English 420 GIL Gill, Saran Kauer English Language Challenges for M'sia 2002tensions between national language concerns and international needs

Languages of East and SE Asia 495 CRE Crescent News Learn Malay in 7 days 2013 Pocket book for learning everyday and practical Malay

495 HAM Hamilton, A.W. Malay Made Easy 1986 Elementary handbook for learning Malay

495 LEE Lee Su Kim Manglish 2007Marshall Cavendish. First pub. 1998. Words & expressions in Malaysian English


495 PAR Parry, John Malay in 3 weeks 2007Marshall Cavendish, a small language book for every situation

495 SCO Scott-Ross, M. Learn Malay - book one 1981 old spelling

495 SCO Scott-Ross, M. Learn Malay - book two 1981 old spelling

495 SIT Siti Rosnah Haji AhmedLearning Bahasa Malaysia through its history and culture 2002 Golden Books Centre

495 SOO Soosai, G. Malay Queries 1989Increase your vocabulary, improve your self-expression and communication skills ....

495 SUL Sulaiman, OthmanMalay for everyone: mastering Malay through English 2003 Pelanduk.

495 TEA Teach Yourself Malay 2008one of the language courses from the well known series, www.teachyourself.co.uk, book + 2 CDs

Natural sciences/Natural history 508 ARI Ariffin, Omar Ariff Kamarul Pusakan Bumi Malaysia's Legacy of Nature 2007

An inspiring photographic essay of Malaysia's natural heritage, with over 160 full-colour photographs.

508 MCN McNeely, J.A. et al Soul of the Tiger 1991 Searching for nature's answers in Southeast Asia

508 OON Oon, Helen Wildlife guide Malaysia 2008 New Holland.

Earth sciences 550 WIN Winchester, S. Krakatoa 2003how the volcanic eruption changed the history of this region

Life sciences, biology 570 EAR Earth Observation CentreBiodiversity of Sungai Pulai, Ramsar site, Johor 2008

Earth Observation Centre, UKM, KL. Flora & fauna in mangrove forest in S Johor

570 HOS Hose, C. Field-Book of a Jungle-Wallah 1985 Description of shore, river and forest life in Sarawak

570 RUB Rubeli, K. Tropical Rainforest in S-E Asia 1989 Pictorial journey

570 SAB Sabah Forestry DepartmentMangroves of Sabah:an introduction to the flora & fauna 2010 Sabah Forestry Department

570 WON WongThe Royal Belum-Crowning glory of the Peninsular 2003

Microorganisms, fungi, algae 579 PEG Pegler, D. Larger Fungi of Borneo 1997 With many photographs

Plants 580 CHA Chai, PaulSelected Plants for Town & Country Beautification 1988 Photographic guide to trees

580 CHI Chin, H.F. Malaysian Flowers in Colour 1993 2 copies

580 HUS Mohd Nasir Husin A guide to mangroves of Johor Ramsar sites 2018

Easily understandable book that describes the morphorlogical features of mangrove plants and helps identification up to the species level. Signed copy.

580 KAM Kamarudin Mat Salleh Rafflesia 1991

580 NTFP NTFP EPA pictorial guide of some useful plants of Sarawak, Malaysia 2016 Photographic guide to the plants of Sarawak


580 SAB Sabah Forestry DepartmentGuide to trees in Heritage Amenity Forest Reserve, Sandakan 2010 Sabah Forestry Department, 2 copies

Arthropods 595 MAY Mayer Ch. Trapping wild Animals in Malay Jungles 1922

Cold-blooded vertebrates, fish 597 ALL Allen, Gerald R Marine life of Malaysia and the Indo-Pacific 2000 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd

597 HO Ho Soon Lin Coral Reefs of Malaysia 1992 Large format publication with many pictures

597 MARMarine life in the South China Sea; Insight Guides Underwater 1995 APA Publications (HK) Ltd

Birds 598 STR Strange, M. Birds 1993Photographic guide to the birds of peninsular Malaysia and Singapore

598 STR Strange, Morten Birds of South East Asia 1998 New Holland.

Mammals 599 KAP Kaplan G, Rogers L Orang-Utans in Borneo 1993Characteristics, behaviour and social organisation of Orang-Utans

599 LOC Locke, A. Tigers of Trengganu 1993 An account of the writer's experiences, well-illustrated

599 MAT Matthiessen, P. The snow leopard 1996Journal of biologist, a student of Zen Buddhism from Nepal

599 PAY Payne, Junaidi A field guide to the mammals of Borneo 2005 The Sabah Society.

599 SPA Spalding, L. A Dark Place in the Jungle 1999 Science, orangutans, human nature

Technology/Medicine 610 BAE Baer, A. Health, Disease and Survival 2001Biomedical and genetic analysis of the Orang Asli of Malaysia

610 CHA Chai, Paul K Medicinal plants of Sarawak 2006 Forestry Department, Sarawak.

610 FU Fu Weikang Traditional Chinese Medicine 1985Historical background of traditional medicine and pharmacology

610 LU Henry C. Lu Legendary Chinese Healing Herbs 1992A collection of ancient herbal healing techniques, with black and white illustrations.

610 MAL Werner, Roland Malay culture of healing, Vol.1: Royal healer 2002 U of Malaya Press.

610 MAL Werner, RolandMalay culture of healing, Vol.2: Medicines in Malay villages 2002 U of Malaya Press.

610 MUH Muhamad bin Zakaria Traditional Malay Medicinal Plants 1993Guide to the collection of medicinal plants, colored photos, scientific and local name

Engineering/railroads, roads, highways 625 SHA Shamsuddin, Haji Locomotive Centennial 1985 Malayan railway 1885-1985

625 VIN L A Vincent Walk Along The Tracks 2010Informative book about the history of Malayan Railway, from the people who worked and lived in it.

Agriculture/Field and plantation crops 633 PAD PADI Padi Pollution in Kuala Kedah 1978Garden crops (Horticulture) 635 HOW How to Grow Orchids

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word635 JEN Jenkins, P. Two, Five, Nine 1997 Reminiscences from a garden off Jalan Ampang, KL

635 TIN Tinsley, B. Singapore Green 1983 History and guide to Singapore's Botanic Gardens

Home economics, family living 640 FIR Firth, R. Housekeeping among Malay Peasants 1966

Food and drink/cooking 641 AWA American Women"s Association It's a small world 2007A wonderful collection of ethnic recipes from all around the world.

641 AWA American Women"s Association Food Galore 2006Bilingual Indonesian-English cookbook with American and Indonesian recipes.

641 AWA American Women"s Association Sing a Rainbow of Recipes 1997Bilingual Indonesian-English cookbook with recipes all over the world and with .

641 FEM Female Cookbook 1978 1978 Recipes by Ellice Handy recipes

641 HAR Harumi Kurihara Harumi's Japanese Cooking 2004

Signed copy. Harumi is a living inspiration, the most famous cookery writer in Japan, often compared to Delia Smith. Simple to prepare, fashionable meals, without great expense.

641 HER HERO Thai cooking 2012 Bilingual small cookbook with pictures and short recipes.

641 ISL Islamic Arts MuseumSpice journeys: taste and trade in the Islamic world 2006 IAMM

641 KOW Kow, Andrew A taste of Home 2009Bilingual edition, 50 delightful home dishes from grandma's recipes

641 MEI Madam Fu Pei Mei Delicacies of the New Year 1992Chinese-Englishsmall cook book, that brings together 40 recipes of festival dishes and traditional snacks.

641 MUR Murdoch Books the food of thailand 2010A true jouney for food lovers, not just recipes. Well illustrated informative book.

641 MUR Murata, Yoshihiro Kaiseki 2006 The exquisite cuisine of Kyoto's Kikunoi Restaurant

641 NOR Hjh Norsinah Hj Zainal Majlis Perkahwinan 1989 Art of Malay table-setting/ weddings

641 RAB Rabbets, Kyoko New Japanese Kitchen 2016Cookbook from MCG member Kyoko Rabbets. Japanese cuisine with a twist.

641 REE van Reene, Herna Cooking Chin … outside Myanmar 2014 A book of recipes from the Chin people of Myanmar.

641 SHE Shehzad Husain, Manisha Kanani Healthy Indian Cooking 2004 A step by step cookbook with beautiful pictures

641 ONG Ong Jin Teong Penang heritage food 2010 Landmark Books

641 ENG Ong, Helen Great Dining in Penang 2 2010

A follow up to the first book, packed with contact details, information, fast facts and recipes. Invaluable guide to some of Penang's food outlets.

641 PAS Passmore, J. All-Asian Cookbook 1978641 PER Periplus The Food of Malaysia 2005 62 easy-to-follow recepies from the crossroads of Asia

641 SOL Solomon, Charmaine One-Course Meals 1993 Asian cooking library

641 TRA Traditional Malaysian Cuisine 1987 Large format, many pictures

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word641 VEN Ven. Shih Chih Cheng Wei Four Seasons Vegetarian Cooking 1987 Great cookery picture book

Housekeeping 647 KON Kondo, Marie The Life-Changing magic of tidying 2014A simple, effective way to banish clutter forever. By the presenter of the Netflix series "Tidying up".

Management and auxiliary services 650 ABD Abdullah Asma Malaysian Workforce 1992 Guidelines for managers

650 HAM Hamzah-Sendut Managing in a Plural Society 1998Collaboration of three authors representative of their three cultures

650 HAS Hassan Mus. Values-Based Management 1998Way forward for the next millennium, values for organisational performance

Executive management 658.4 WAL Joel Wallach Working with Americans 1995The arts/Fine and decorative arts 700 AKH Akhtar Nasim Islamic Art of India 2002

Catalogue to the exhibition in the Islamic Arts Museum, 2 copies

700 BLABlair, Sheila S. & Bloom, Jonathan M. The art and architecture of Islam 1250-1800 1995 Yale Univ Press

700 GAL Gallery Soulflower The Ethics of Encounter 2008Contemporary art from India and Thailand, with beautiful pictures

700 ILLThe illustrated encyclopaedia of Islamic art and architecture 2010 ed. Moya Carey, Lorenz Books

700 RAW Rawson, P. Introducing Oriental Art 1973700 SAB Sabapathy, T.K, Vision and Idea 1994 Relooking at modern Malaysian art, 2 copies

700 WIL Williams, C.A.S. Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs 1988 Handbook on symbolism in Chinese art through the ages

Education, research, exhibits on fine and decorative arts 707 BAR Barakat, H. Al-Kalima 2004

Catalogue to the exhibition of Arabic calligraphy, Islamic Arts Museum

707 BEY Beyond Boundaries 2002Catalogue to the IAM exhibition on Tents of the Islamic World

707 CIN Cinta tercipta. 2006National Art Gallery, Malaysia. Exhibition of paintings by Syed Thajudeen 6.7.6-24.8.6

707 CIT Citarasa Citarasa 96: Perayaan 1996 Catalogue of exhibition

707 CON Contemporary Malaysian Art 1995Exhibition organised by National Art Gallery, Malaysia in Argentina 1995

707 FRE French Art Festival - Malaysia 2002 2002 Catalogue, French Memories in Malaysia

707 KHO Khoo Kay Kim Art and Nationalism in Malaysia 1998Catalogue of exhibition "Art and Nationalism in Malaya 1998"

707 SIX Six Six Centuries of Islamic Art in China 2001 Catalogue of the exhibition in the Islamic Art Museum

707 SOT Sotheby Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles Catalogue of exhibition and auction

707 SOT Sotheby Japanese and Chinese Works of Art 1980 Catalogue of exhibition and auction

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word707 SOT Sotheby Oriental Works of Art 1979 Catalogue of exhibition and auction

707 SOT Sotheby Oriental Works of Art 1980 Catalogue of exhibition and auction

707 SUL Sultan Ismail HRH Sultan Ismail Collection, August 1957 1998 Small booklet

707 ZEK Zekrgoo, A.H. Sacred Art of Marriage 2000Catalogue of the exhibition, Persian marriage certificates of the Qajar dynasty

Galleries, musuems, private collections 708 FON Fong Peng Khuan Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia 2002

Vol.1, details on its building and establishment, collections, Islamic history ...

708 HAR Harris, M. History and Culture of Malaysia 1990 National Museum

708 MUZ Muzium NegaraBaba and Nyonya Heritage at the Muzium Negara 1986 Guide to this collection

708 MUZ Muzium Negara Cultural Gallery - a Brief Guide 1982Small booklet, cultural history and influences, indigenous Malay traditions

708 MUZ Muzium Negara Guide to the Historical Gallery 1986 Catalogue of 1979 exhibition

708 MUZ Muzium Tekstil NegaraOfficial opening of Muzium Tekstil Negara, 17 April 2012 2012

Malaysia, Dept of Museums & Antiquities. Commemorative brochure.

708 NATMasterpieces from the National Art Gallery of Malaysia

708 SAR Muzium Sarawak Sarawak in the museum 1983

708 WAR Warren, William & Blake, Brian The house on the Klong 1968The Bangkok home & Asian art collection of James Thompson. Jim Thompson.

708.9 LEN Lenzi, Iola Museums of South East Asia 2004 Archipelago Press, 2 copies

Persons 709.2 SAB Sabapathy, T.K, Modern Artists of Malaysia 1983709.2 SAB Sabapathy, T.K, Piyadasa; an overview 1962-2000 2001 National Art Gallery. To accompany exhibition in 2001.

709.2 SAB Sabapathy, T.K, Yeoh Jin Leng: Art and Thoughts 1995overview of work by leading Malaysian painter, potter. Writer and administrator

Architecture 720 GUI Guide Kuala Lumpur Notable Buildings 1975 Publication of Malaysian Institute of Architects, 2 copies

720 HO Ho Weng Hin Returning Taiping 2010

720 KOH Kohl, G.D.

Chinese Architectue in the Straits Settlements and Western Malaya: Temples, Kongsis and Houses 1984

720 LAN Landmarks of Selangor 2003 Jugra Pubs. Paintings of buildings in Selangor

720 LIM Lim, J. Extracts - CSL Associates 1989 - 1991 Illustrations of Malaysian architecture

720 VLA S. Vlatseas History of Malayen Architecture 1990720 TAJ Tajuddin, Mohamad Rethinking Islamic architecture SIRD, Petaling Jaya

720 TAJ Traditional muslim architecture in Malaysia720 YEA Yeang K. Architecture of Malaysia 1992 Large format with pictures

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word720 YEO Yeomans. Richard The story of Islamic architecture 1999 Garnet Publishing

720 YIT Yit Chin Kon Kuala Lumpur - A Sketchbook Watercolour Sketchbook

720 YIT Yit Chin Kon Penang - A Sketchbook 2002 Watercolour Sketchbook

Public stuctures 725 GUI Guide to the Grand Palace, Bangkok

725 PER Perdana Perdana PutraArchitecture and design of the Prime Minister's Office, Putra Jaya

Buildings for religious and related purposes 726 ABD Abdul Halim Nasir Mosques of Peninsular Malaysia 1984

726 GUI Temple of the Emerald Buddha Small booklet

726 LIP Lip E. Chinese Temples and Deities 1953Details styles of some well-known temples in China and S-E Asia

Buildings for educational and research purposes 727 ATT Attas, S. ISTAC Illuminated 1998

Pictorial tour of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation

Residential and related buildings 728 ARC ARCH

Houses in South East Asia; a glimpse of tradition & modernity 2012

Asian Research Center for Housing, Korea. Unsangdong Pub. Co. Field research

728 BEA Beal, GillianTropical style: contemporary dream houses in Malaysia 2003 Periplus

728 GIB Gibbs, P. Building a Malay House 1987

728 KIL Killmann, W.Restoring and Reconstructing the Malay timber house 1994

728 LIM Lim Jee Yuan Malay House 1987 Rediscovering Malaysia's indigenous shelter system

728 LOH Loh-Lim Lin Lee Blue Mansion 2002 Restoration of the Chong Fat Tse Mansion in Penang

728 LOP N.G.M.Lopez The Art of living in Malaysia

728 MAR Marsden, Jane DoughtyNew Asian style: contemporary tropical living in Singapore 2002 Periplus

728 SHE Sheppard, M.C. Mubin Sheppard Memorial Prize V. 1 1997 Malaysian historic architecture

728 UNIThe US Ambassador's Residence Kuala Lumpur 2013 US Embassy KL. Pamphlet describes history of the house.

Carving and carvings 736 COA Coatalen, P.J. Decorated Boats of Kelantan 1982 Essay on symbolism

736 EXHExhibition of Carvings by Jah-Jut and Mah-Meri 1986

736 FIC Fickle, D.H. Images of the Buddha in Thailand 1991

736 NOO Noor Farish A., Khoo E. Spirit of Wood 2003major reference work on woodcarving in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pattani

736 SHE Sheppard, M.C. Bangau 1963Decorative guards for sails and spars on Malay fishing boats

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by wordNumismatics and sigillography (coins) 737 BAN Money Museum and Art Gallery Handbook Catalogue from the Money Museum, Bank Negara

737 CUR Currency Legacy 1989 A guide to Bank Negara Malaysia's collection, 2 copies

737 CUR Currency through the Ages 1983 History of Currency

737 CUR Our Currency Legacy 1988 Guide to exhibition

737 MUZ Muzium Muzium Numismatik Maybank catalogue

737 SHA Shaw, W. + M.Kassim Coins of North Malaya 1971737 SHA Shaw, W Tin Hat and Animal Money 1970 pub. by Muzium Negara

Ceramic arts 738 BRO Brown, R. Ceramics of South-East Asia 1977 Their dating and identification

738 BUS Bushell, S.W. Chinese Pottery & Porcelain 1977 No illustrations, only description

738 CER Ceramic Legacy of Asia's Maritime Trade 198911th- 19th century trade ceramics found on Tioman Island, Malaysia

738 KEE Kee Ming Yuet Peranakan Chinese Porcelain 2009738 HO Ho Wing Meng Straits Chinese Porcelain 1996 Ceramics Gallery Muzium Negara

738 KHO Khoo Joo Ee Kendi 1991 Pouring vessels in the University of Malaya Collection

738 LEE Lee Ying Ho Antique Ceramics 1996 Cultural heritage of China, handy guide

738 MED Medley, M. Chinese Potter 1976 Practical history of Chinese ceramics

738 MUZ Guide to the Ceramics Gallery 1986 at Muzium Negara

738 MUZ Muzium Negara Japanese Ceramics 1986 In the collection of the Muzium Negara

Art metalwork 739 FRE Frey, E. Kris 1986 Mystic weapon of the Malay world

739 SHA Shahrum bin Yub The keris and other short weapons 1991 Museum Association of Malaysia

739 SIN Singh, B. Malay Brassware 1985Guide to the collection of the National Museum in Singapore

Drawing and drawings/cartoons, comics, caricatures 741.5 AMA Amar Chitra Katha

Hanuman to the rescue: Hanuman brings the Sanjeevani 2008

Retell stories from Indian mythology, history, folktale and legends.

741.5 AMA Amar Chitra Katha Krishna: retold from the Bhagawat Puran 2008Retell stories from Indian mythology, history, folktale and legends.

741.5 AMA Amar Chitra Katha Surya: how the Sun God was tamed 2008Retell stories from Indian mythology, history, folktale and legends.

741.5 AMA Amar Chitra Katha Tales from the Upanishads 2007Retell stories from Indian mythology, history, folktale and legends.

741.5 AMA Amar Chitra Katha The Pandava Princess 2007Retell stories from Indian mythology, history, folktale and legends.


741.5 ASI Asiapic Books The Sayings of Lao Zi 1991

Featuring the selected sayings from Tao De Jing, it provides a fast and easy way of understanding the thoughts of this great sage. Asiapic Comic Series.

741.5 ASI Asiapic Books Origins Of Zen 1990

Illustrated by a well known cartoonist, Tsai Chih Chung, the book traces the origins and development of Zen in China, with a cheerful touch. Asiapic Comic Series

741.5 DEL Delisle, Guy Burma Chronicles 2011A travel writing, cartoon fiction portrait of a little-understood land.

741.5 KEE Kee C.W. It's a Durian Life 1996 Cartoon strip in Sunday Star

741.5 LAT Lat Lat and Gang 1996 Cartoon strip in Sunday Star

741.5 LAT Lat Lat and his Lot again 1983 Cartoon strip in Sunday Star

741.5 LAT Lat Lat with a Punch 1998 Cartoon strip in Sunday Star

Decorative arts (handicrafts) 745 ALM Alman, J. and E. Handcraft in Sabah Simple introduction

745 BEA Sarawak Museum Beads 1978

745 BEA Bead Bead Links 2001A look at Borneo beads, catalogue from the exhibition in the Petronas Gallery

745 MUN Munan, H. Sarawak Crafts 1989 Methods, materials and motifs

745 RAH Rahim, ReitaAnyam: pandanus crafts & culture of the Orang asli of peninsular Malaysia 2010 Elevyn sdn bhd

745 SEL Sellato Hornbill and Dragon 1989 Traditional arts and crafts from Borneo

745 SHE Sheppard, M.C. Living Crafts of Malaysia 1978 Traditional crafts and their mastercraftsmen and women

745 SHE Sheppard, M.C. Taman Indera 1971 Malay decorative arts and pastimes, 2 copies

Textile arts 746 ARN Arney, S. Malaysian Batik 1987 Malaysian batik as a new tradition and national symbol

746 FRO Land of The Thunder Dragon Textile Arts of Bhutan

746 IKA Raindey ArtThe Ikat Weaving of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia small booklet on patterns and dyes + DVD

746 KEB Kebaya Nyonya Kebaya 2002Nyonya kebayas from the collection of Datin Seri Endon Mahmood

746 ONG Ong, E. Pua 1986 Iban weaving of Sarawak

746 ONG Ong, E. Woven Dreams 1999 Ikat textiles of Sarawak

746 PEA Peaboy Essex MuseumLand of Thunder Dragon Textile Arts of Bhutan 12 min long DVD with Bhutanese music

746 PUAThe Ministry of Environment and Tourism Pua Kumbu

Booklet on patterns, making and usage of the pua kumbu,the Iban's colourful cloth

746 TSE Tseng & Ong Sacred ikat: from heirloom to trade 2011Furniture and accessories 749 KAT Katel, G.N. Chinese Household Furniture 1962 Chinese domestic furniture, historical sources


Painting and paintings 750 BAR Barahmasa Barahmasa Traditional painting of Malaysia (Barah Masa means "The twelve months")

750 BUT Butcher, Henry Jolly Koh @ 76 2017 Catalogue of exhibition, with works from 2003

750 CHI Chin, Rosemary 2003 Artworks from the artist

750 EAR Early Views of Penang and Malacca 2002 Catalogue to the exhibition in Petronas Gallery

750 HUS Ismail Mat Hussin Canting 2012 Artworks from the artist

750 JEH Jehan Chan Jehan Chan Art Collection 2003 Malaysian artist

750 KHU Dr. Tan Chee Khuan 200 Malaysian artists 2002

Includes from pioneer Abdullah Ariff to younger born artists from the 1970 and lesser-known artists, includes works with different media.

750 MIN Chang Fee Ming The World Of Chang Fee Ming 1995Beautifully illustrated picture book of the watercolour works from this Malaysian traveller artist.

750 SWE Swettenham F. Watercolours and Sketches of Malaya 1880-1894, exhibition catalogue, 2 copies

750 XIS Xisham, Sheng Life and people in old Beijing 1999Techniques and procedures 751.4 CHI Chinese ink painting 2007-2009

Photography and photographs 770 CHA Chang Fee Ming Mekong: exploring the source 2008 Valentine Willie Fine Art. Malaysian photographer's work

770 IMA Images of Terengganu 1948-58Catalogue of the exhibition of photos of Sultan Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu, 2 copies

770 ISM Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Malaya: the Sultan Ismail Collection Photos by Tuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah

770 LOH Loh, Kenny Born in Malaysia: a photographer's journey 2013 Synopsis Sdn Bhd

770 MOH Moh, Alex et al Beyond our city: lights and myths 2010Goethe Institut. Catalogue of photography exhibition KL 2010

770 PER O Don Eric Peris Landscapes 1980

770 PETPhotojournalism and the imaging of modern Malaysia 1957-2007 2007 Petronas

Music 780 VOR Victoria Vorreiter Songs of Memory 2009

Traditional music fo the Golden Triangle, a very informative and beautiful book, with fascinating pictures, signed

Performances 780.78 SHEThe Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra 25 years of Sheila Majid 2010 2 CD of the concert

Recreational and performing arts/Public performances 791 MAL

Malaysia Dept of Museums & Antiquities Asia-Pacific Film Festival, 50th Anniversary 2005 Malaysia Dept of Museums & Antiquities

791 MUH Yasmin Ahmad's films 2009 Mata Hari Press

791 POS POS Malaysia Lagenda P. Ramlee 2003 Stamp album commemorating P. Ramlee

Stage presentations 792 GHU Ghulam-Sarwa, Y.. Malay Shadow Play 1997 Four examples of shadow plays from peninsular Malaysia


792 JIN Jinleng The Moving Body 2004Small booklet filled with charcoal sketches of dancers, by Malaysian artist

792 KUA Ku Ahmad and Wong Silat: Malay Art of Attack and Defence 1978 Historical background and cultural significance

792 MAL Malm, W.P.Studies in Malaysian oral and musical traditions 1974

792 MIE Miettinen, J.O. Classical Dance and Theatre in S-E Asia 1992

792 NAS Nasuruddin Malay Dance 1987Court, folk, theatrical and modernised Malay dances, traditional etiquette

792 RAM Ramli Ramli- the Heart of Sutra 2004 Malaysia's iconinc Indian dancer

792 SAL Salleh Ben Joned The Amok of Mat Solo 2011 Silverfish, Malaysian literuter in English series. A play.

792 SHE Mubin Sheppard Taman Sautana 1983792 SHI Shivananda Ramayana Souvenir brochure about this famous Rama tradition

792 SWE Sweeney, Amin, P.L. Malay Shadow Puppets 1972 Techniques and social contexts

792 SWE Sweeney, Amin, P.L. Ramayana + the Malay Shadow Play 1972 First serious study of the repertoire

Indoor games and amusements/Social, folk, national dancing 793.3 BAS Sasha Basir Dansa II. 2018

Beautiful picture book about different dances from Malaysia, Thailand, China, indonesia, Taiwan.

797 JON Jones, Burt & Shimlock, Maurine Secret sea 1995Underwater photographs, many in Malaysian & Indonesian waters.

Literature and rhetoric (novels) 800 BRO Brown, C.C. (trans) Malay Annals 1976

Classic stories of Malay rulers and their courts (Malacca Sultanate)

800 DAI Daillie, F. R. Alam Pantun Melayu 1988 Studies on the Malay Pantun

800 MAL Malay Literature 1988 Journal, July 1988 (vol I, no. 1)

800 MAL Malay Literature 1992 Journal, 1992 (vol VI, no. 1)

800 OSM Osman Taib, M.Development of Modern Malay language and literature 1961 Small booklet

800 THE The Alice Smith School World Book 2009Student writing from International Schools in Vietnam, Thailand, Philppines, Malaysia, Lagos, China etc.

800 WIN Winstedt, R.O. History of Classical Malay Literature 1977

Serial Publications 805 FED Federal Publications The Straits Times Volume 1. 1979

A selection of the newspaper's bilingual page on Chinese Word's History, Calligraphy, on Chinese proverbs, Folktales, Festivals…

Novels of East Indo-European and Celtic places 891 ADI Adiga, Aravind The White Tiger 2008

A humourous account of India today and all its injustices. Includes a Reading group guide.

891 AHM Ahmed, Quanta A. In the land of invisible women 2008

A female doctor's journey in the Saudi Kingdom, a memoir and an introduction to a world most readers will never know.


891 AHM Ahmad, Jamil The Wandering Falcon 2011

The first fiction that gives an insider's account of the hard-bitten lives of the scores of tribes, Pawindas, or foot-people. The result is mesmerizing.

891 ALS Alsanea, Rajaa Girls of Riyadh 2008A novel that captures it all…a revealing study of one of the world's most secretive societes'

891 ASL Aslam, Nadeen The Wasted Vigil 2009a love letter to Afghanistan and an elegy for its casualties, human and cultural. A beautiful book.

891 DUM Firoozen Dumas Funny in Farsi 2006

A memoir of growing up Iranian in America, wih delightful pastihe of Iranian rituals and beliefs as her family fradually grows more Californian.

891 GHA Ghahremani, Zohreh Sky of Red Poppies 2010

Takes its readers on a fascinating journey through the landscapes of Iran and provides a glimpse into a far too often overlooked side of Iranian culture and history. A must read.

891 HAN Hanif, Mohammed A case of exploding mangoes 2009

Teasing, provokative and very very funny political thriller,attacking Pakistan's military dictators, a debut novel by a brave, gifted writer.

891 HOS Hosseini, Khaled The Kite Runner2004, 2005

A powerful book, no frills, no nonsense, just hard, spare prose, an intimate account of family and friendship, betrayal and salvation (double copy).

891 HOS Hosseini, Khaled And the Mountains Echoed 2013

A trully gifted teller of tales, Afghanistan has at last found a voice, a beautifuly crafted and disturbing story of two women victims of the wrath of men.

891 LEM Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach The Dressmaker of Khair Khana 2011

Giving voice to many of our world's unsung heroins, who against all odds created hope and community. This book shows a side of Afghanistan few ever see. Commented by Angelina Jolie.

891 MAR Martel, Yann the Life of Pi 2001Magical story of a shipwreck survivor and his journey and beliefs.

891 MOR Mortenson, Greg Three Cups of Tea 2007Novel from a humanitarian with a fresh perspective on the cultures and development efforts in Central Asia

891 MOR Mortenson, Greg Stones into Schools 2010

Continuity of Three Cups of Tea, the first time he shares his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, with fascinating personal stories.

891 NAD Nadia Hasimi The pearl that broke its shell 2014A family story throught the ongoing struggles of Afghan women, 2 copies

891 OUF Oufkir, Malika Stolen Lives, twenty years in a desert jail 2000

A harrowing memoir with details of unfathomable conditions endured and the remarkable will and sense of humor that kept the family alive. A unique story of true life, playing in Morocco.


891 ROY Roy, Arundhati The Ministry of Utomst Happiness 2017

This book takes us on a journey of many years, the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourdhoods of Old Delhi into the burgeoning new metropolis and beyond, to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India…

891 SEI Seierstad, Asne The Bookseller of Kabul 2004

An unusually intimate glimpse of a traditional Afghan family, the most intimate description ever produced by a Western journalist.

Novels of Modern Indic places 891.4 ANA Anand, Anita Sophia 2015 The remarkable story of a spirited Indian princess

891.4 ANA Anam, Tahmima The good muslim 2012Canongate Books. Novel set in Pakistan in the 1970s and 80s

891.4 ARA Aravind Adiga The White Tiger 2009A brilliant first novel showing the realities of India's poor … and more

891.4 BEN Benyamin Goat Days 2012

Benyamin's wry and tender telling transforms this strange and bitter comedy of Najeeb's life in the desert into a universal tale of loneliness and alienation. 2009 Kerala S.A.Award winner

891.4 BHU Bhutto, Fatima The shadow of the crescent moon 2013

Superb, defiant, elegant, Bhutto writes of an extraordinary place where beauty lives alongside brutality.

891.4 BRI Brierley, Saroo Lion 2013Born in a poor village in India, a five yea- old boarded a train alone and got lost, for twenty-five years.

891.4 GUN Gunesekara, Romesh Heaven's edge 2003Srl Lankan writer, a gripping novel, written with an unforced poetic assurance

891.4 HAL Hall, Tarquin The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken 2013

A Vish Puri mystery, comic tale of crime fiction where the reader becomes happily immersed in the rythms an negologism of "Dilli" language, while the cousin in sensational.

891.4 KHA Khadra, Yasmina The Swallows of Kabul 2004A chiling portrait of fundamentalism run amok and its fallout on ordinary people, beautifully written.

891.4 KIR Kiran Desai The Inheritance of Loss 2006From Harlem to Himalayas she captures the terror and exhilaration of being alive

891.4 MAN Manu Joseph Serious Men 2010 A hilarous portrayal of runaway egos, ambitions and love.

891.4 MIS Rohinton Mistry Such a long journey 1991

Set in Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh, the book tells the story of the peculiar way in which the conflict impinges on the lives of an ordinary man and his family.

891.4 MUK Mukherjee, Neel The Lives of Others 2015An outstanding novel: compelling, compassionate and complex, vivid, musical and fierce.


891.4 RAH Rahman, Zia Haider In the light of what we know 2015One of the clearest descriptions of the toxic financial instruments that causedthe 2008 financial crash.

891.4 ROB Gregory David Roberts Shantaram 2007

Shantaram is the Arabian Nights of the new country, a novel of high adventure, great strorytelling and moral purpose, based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in the Bombay underworld.

891.4 ROY Roy, Arundhati The God of Small Things 1997A tantalising mix of Indian exotica, mysticism and history on a domestic and national level.

891.4 RUS Salman Rushdie The Enchantress of Florence 2009

The story of a mysterious woman, a great beauty, believed to posses the powers of enchantment sorcery, attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world.

891.4 SAN Sankar Chowringhee 2007

Set in 1950's Calcutta, it is a sprawling saga of the intimate lives of maganers, employees and guests at one of Calcutta's largest hotels, the Shahjahan.

891.4 SHA Shafak, Elif The Architect's Apprentice 2016

Turkey's preeminent female writer spins an epic tale set at the height of the Ottoman Empire and teeming with secrets, intrigue, and romance.

891.4 TAG Tagore, Rabindranath The Ruined Nest and Other Stories 2014A collection of stories bringing alive the details of rural Bengali milieu , 2 copies

891.4 THA Tharoor, Shashi Riot 2003

A novel about ownership of history, love, hate, cultural collision, religious fanaticism and the impossibility to know the truth.

Novels of Afro-Asia (Arabia, Maltese, Hebrew) 892 VER Verghese, Abraham Cutting for Stone 2010

A hidden love, family secrets and a country in turmoil, playes in1954 Ethiopia.

Novels of East and SE Asia 895 ARU Anuk Arudpragasam The story of a brief marriage 2016

Dinesh and Ganga meet and marry in the final days of the Sri Lankan civil war, as the army draws closer, they begin to explore tehir new and unexpected connection-a fragile ligh to keep the war at bay.

895 AW Aw, Tash Map of the invisible world 2009

A masterful novel set in 1960's Indonesia and Malaysia, and confirms Tash Aw as one of the most exciting young writers at work today.

895 AW Aw, Tash The harmony silk factory 2005

A fine, strong, confident novel, set in 1940s Malaya. Tash Aw gives us an exquisitly written look into Malaysian culture at a moment of crisis.

895 AW Aw, Tash Five star billionaire 2013

From a mesmerising storyteller, a portrayal of Shanghai, where age-old customs conflict with 21st century abmitions while reshaping the lives of millions.

895 BAK Bakar, S. (ed) Collateral Damage Short stories


895 BAO Bao Ninh The sorrow of war: A novel of North Vietnam 1996

Written by a former North Vietnamese soldier, provides a strikingly honest picture with a non-heroic, non-ideological tone. International bestseller. 2 copies

895 BAT Bates, H E The jacaranda tree 1980 Penguin. First pub. 1949. Novel set in Burma during WW2.

895 BHA Bhattacharjee, B. C. The immigrant 1989DavRa. Novel set in Malaya & Singapore in first half of 20th century.

895 BIR Birch, Carol Jamrach's menagerie 2011Canongate Books. Novel. Adventurous journey to the Indian Ocean.

895 BON Kathryn Bonella Hotel K 2012 The shocking inside story of Bali's most notorious jail

895 BUR Burgess, Anthony The Malayan Trilogy 1987 2 copies

895 BUT Butler, Robert Olen Good Scent from a Strange Mountain 1992 Short stories about Vietnamese-Americans

895 CAL Caldwell, B. Distant Land of My Father 2002 Shanghai in the 1930s (novel)

895 CAL Callan, Paul The dulang washer 2011MPH Group Publishing. Novel set in Perak tin mine in 1890s. 2 copies

895 CAP Caplan, L. Kisah Goha 1992 In Bahasa Malaysia

895 CAR Carey, Peter My life as a fake 2003Faber. Novel concerning Australian literary hoax. Partly set in KL.

895 CHA Chauly, Bernice Going there and coming back 1997 Rhino Press. Black & White Series. Poems.

895 CHU Chua, Douglas Crisis in the Straits 2001 Novel, Malaysia invades Singapore ...

895 COM Comber, L. (ed) Prizewinning Asian Fiction 1991Collection of 26 winning short stories from the annual Asiaweek competition 1981-88

895 CON Conrad, Joseph Lord Jim 1981Signet Classic. First pub. 1899. Novel based on Raja James Brooke of Sarawak.

895 COT Cotterill, Colin Curse of the pogo stick 2008 Quercus. Crime novel set in Laos.

895 COT Cotterill, Colin The coroner's lunch 2004 Soho Books. Crime novel set in Laos.

895 DEK De Kretser, Michelle The Hamilton case 2003 Back Bay Books. Novel set in Sri Lanka.

895 EGG Eggers, Paul Saviors 1998 Harcourt Brace

895 FAR Farrell, J G The siege of Krishnapur895 FLI Flint, Shamani A curious Indian cadaver 2012 Piatkus. An Inspector Singh crime novel

895 FLI Flint, Shamani A Bali conspiracy most foul 2009 Piatkus. An Inspector Singh crime novel

895 FLI Flint, Shamani A deadly Cambodian crime spree 2011 Piatkus. An Inspector Singh crime novel

895 FOR Forster, E. M. A Passage to India 1989 Novel set in 1924 India

895 GHO Ghosh, Amitav The Glass Palace 2000Novel of love, war and family across 3 generations, playing in Burma, Malaya and India. 2 copies


895 GHO Ghosh, Amitav Flood of Fire 2015

It's 1839, tension has been mounting between China and British India following the crackdown of opium smuggling. With no resolution at sight the colonial government declares war.

895 GHO Ghosh, Amitav River of Smoke 2011

The former slave ship flounder in the Bay of Bengal, caught in the midst of a deadly cyclone.. Ghosh is creating the best historical narratives in recent memory.

895 GHO Ghosh, Amitav Sea of Poppies 2009

A breathtaking novel set just before the Opium Wars and spanding continents, races and generations - a thrilling read.

895 GOD Godshalk, C S Kalimantaan 1999 Owl Books. Novel set in Sarawak in the Brooke era.

895 GRE Greedy, Joy In the shade of the tembusu tree 2005Zeus Pubs. Novel spanning England, Singapore & Philippines

895 GUN Romesh Gunesekera Reef 1994 New Press

895 GUO Guo, Xiaolu Village of Stone 2004 Young people in contemporary China

895 HAA Haasse, H. S. Forever a Stranger and Other Stories 1996 childhood in the Dutch East Indies

895 HAN Han Suyin And the rain my drink 2010 Monsoon Bks. First pub.1956. Novel set during Emergency

895 HAN Hand, E. Anna and the King 1999 story of the English governess to the royal court in Siam

895 HEN Henley, Thom A seed of hope 2000Self-published novel set among the Penan tribe of Borneo. Effects of logging.

895 HES Hesse, Hermann Siddhartha 1971

A shimmering, iridescent tale of spiritual quest. Nobel Prize-winner Hermann Hesse's most famous and influential work.

895 HIC Hickling, R.H. A Prince of Borneo 1985 story of a Borneo patriot in the days of James Brook

895 HIL Hilton, James Lost horizon 1970 Pocket Books. First pub. 1933

895 HOL Holthe, Tess Uriza When the Elephants Dance 2002 WW II in the Philippines/ Japanese Occupation, 2 copies

895 JIN Jin, Ha Waiting 1999 Pantheon Books. Novel set in contemporary China.

895 JOS Jose, Sionil, F. Dusk 1998set in the 1880s, records the exile of a tenant family in the Philippines

895 JOS Rahel Joseph Beginnings 1997 Rhino Press. Black & White Series. Creative writing.

895 KAR Karim Raslan Heroes and other Stories 1996 a portrait of modern-day Malaysia

895 KAR Karunarilaka, Shehan Chinaman The Legend fo Pradeep Mathew 2013Match-fixers, terrorists, dodgy government officials and everything you need to know about cricket in Sri Lanka.

895 KEE Kee Thuan Chye We could **** you Mr Birch 1996 First pub. 1994. Play script. Satire.

895 KON Kon, S Emily of Emerald Hill 1989

895 KWA Kwan, Kevin China Rich Girlfriend 2015

Author of Crazy Rich Asians continues the story with this wickedly funny novel of social climbing, secret emails and fashion-world scandal..

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word895 LAH Jhumpa Lahiri The lowland 2013 Bloomsbury. Novel set in Calcutta and the USA.

895 LEE Lees, Frederick The Malayan Life of Ferdach O'Haney 2004 Monsoon Bks. Novel set during Emergency. 2 copies

895 LEE Lees, Julian The fan tan players 2009Sandstone Press. Novel set in Macau, Russia, Scotland & HK in early 20th century

895 LEI Leimbach, Marti The man from Saigon 2009 Fourth Estate. Novel set during Vietnam war. 2 copies

895 LEV James A. Levine The blue note book 2010

895 LI Li Cunxin Mao's last dancer 2003Berkley Books. Biography of a Chinese dancer who defected to USA in 1981.

895 LIM Lim, Suchen Christine A Bit of Earth 2001 Saga from old Malaya

895 LIM Lim, Shirley Geok-lin Joss and Gold 2001 Characters across three nations and three decades

895 LIM Lim, Shirley Geok-lin Life's Mysteries 1995 Short stories

895 LOH Loh Skoob Pacifica Anthology No.2 1994 Malaysian and Singaporean writings of the 1990s

895 LUL Lulofs, M. Coolie 1982 Novel of Dutch colonial life

895 LUL Lulofs, M. Rubber 1987 Another novel of Dutch colonial life

895 MAN Maniam, K.S. Haunting the Tiger 1995 Collection of 13 short stories

895 MAN Manicka, Rani The rice mother 2002Penguin. Novel set in 20th century Malaysia, story of a Tamil matriarch & family

895 MAN Manicka, Rani The Japanese Lover 2010An arranged marriage. The General's mistress. Every end is a new beginning.

895 MAS Mas, K. Blood and Tears 1984 Collection of 22 short stories

895 MAS Mason, Daniel The piano tuner 2002Vintage Books. Novel about a piano tuner sent to Burma in 1886. 2 copies

895 MAU Maugham, Somerset Borneo Stories 1988Six stories set in Borneo, selected and introduced by G.V. De Freitas

895 MAU Maugham, Somerset Collected Stories 1976895 MCM McMinnies, M. Flying Fox 1986 From Malaya in the early 1950s

895 MER The Merlion and the Hibiscus 2002 Contemporary short stories from Singapore and Malaysia

895 MIS Mistry, Rohinton A fine balance 1997 Vintage International

895 MOD Modern Malaysian Chinese Stories 1986 Anthology selected and translated by Ly Singko

895 MOR Morgan, M. The House at the Edge of the Jungle 1999 Fiction--memoires of the Japanese invasion of Malaysia

895 MUH Amir Muhammad Rojak; bite-sized stories 2010 21 Pubs

895 MUK Mukherjee, Bharati Desirable daughters 2002Theia Books. Novel about Indian sisters in California and India

895 MUR Jit Murad 2 things 1997 Rhino Press. Black & White Series. Two short stories.

895 NAR R K Narayan The talkative man 1988


895 NES Nesbo, Jo Cockroaches 2013

Norwegian writer. A rumour was circulating that one of the Norwegian ambassadors was murdered in Bangkok, under extremely mysterious circumstances.

895 NEW New Writing 2001Collection of new writing by established and new authors from around the world

895 NEW Newmark, Elle The sandalwood tree 2011 India 1947. A powerful tale of romance and mystery

895 NGU Nguyen, Viet Thanh The Symphatizer 2015

Examines the legacy of the Vietnam War, narrated by a Vietnamese army captain, with divided loyalties, a half-French and half-Vietnamese communist sleeper agent.

895 ORW Orwell, George Burmese Days1989, 2009

Classic novel of Burma under British rule, based on Orwell's experiences as a policeman. 3 copies

895 PAR Parapuram, Joshua Blue Moon 2003 Conflict between Malaysia and Singapore

895 RAJ Rajendram, CharleneTaxi tales on a crooked bridge (conversations with taxi drivers in Singapore) 2009 Matahari Books

895 RAM Raman Wedgewood Ladies Football Club 1995Short stories by the owner and publisher of Silverfish books

895 REA Chauly, Bernice & Bakar, SharonReadings from readings; new Malaysian writing 2011 Word works

895 ROZ Rozlan Mohd Noor Utube 2012 Silverfish. Crime novel set in KL.

895 ROZ Rozlan Mohd Noor 21 immortals 2010 Silverfish. Crime novel set in KL.

895 ROZ Rozlan Mohd Noor Duke 2011 Silverfish. Crime novel set in KL.

895 RUS Rushdie, Salman Midnight's children 2008 Vintage Books (London). First pub. 1981

895 SAD Sadeed, Suraya Forbidden lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse 2011The true story of one woman who risked everything to bring hope to Afghanistan

895 SEE See, Lisa Peony in love 2007 Bloomsbury

895 SEL Selvadurai, Shayam Cinnamon Gardens 1998 Conflict between tradition & modernism in 1920's Ceylon

895 SEN Sendker, Jan-Philipp The Art of Hearing Heartbeats 2006A love story set in Burma, imbued with Eastern spirituality and fairy-tale romanticism.

895 SHA Shahnon Ahmad No Harvest but a Thorn 1977 Story of a peasant world in the twentieth century

895 SHA Shahnon Ahmad Rope of Ash 1991 Novel describing traditional life in rural Banggul Derdap

895 SHA Shahnon Ahmad Srengenge: a novel from Malaysia 1979Heinemann Educational Books (Asia) Ltd. First pub.1973 in Malay.

895 SID Bapsi Sidhwa Cracking India 2006Milkweed Editions. 1St pub. 1991 as Ice-candy-man. Set in India in 1947.


895 SOM Somtow, S.P. Jasmine Nights 1995

Playes in 1963 Bangkok, a vibrant coming-of-age novel of a Thai and an American boy, who embark on a glorious spree of magic and growing up.

895 STO Stout, Mira One thousand Chestnut Trees 1998 Korean-American goes on roots trip

895 SUN Sundarang, Anoeta Banana Leaf Men 2003 An Indian woman in Malaysia

895 SUR Suri, Manil Death of Vishnu 2001 Novel about Bombay apartment dwellers

895 SWA Vikas Swarup Six suspects 2008 Black Swan

895 SWA Vikas Swarup Q & A 2005Harper Perennial. The novel that became the film Slumdog Millionaire. Set in India.

895 TAN Amy Tan The valley of Amazement 2013

895 TAN Amy Tan Saving Fish from Drowning 2006Describes the adventures of a group of 12 American tourists who are on an art tour of China and Burma.

895 TIE Tie Ning The bathing women 2012 Blue Door Novel set in twentieth century China

895 TOE Pramoedya Ananta Toer Tales from Djakarta 2000Equinox. First pub as Tjerita dari Djakarta in Indonesia in 1963

895 TOE Pramoedya Ananta Toer This earth of mankind 1996Penguin. Orig. pub. 1980 as Bumi Manusia. Set in Java during Dutch rule.

895 TSA Tsai Chih Chung Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1993A humorous interpretation of the historical Chinese classic

895 TSA Tsao Hsueh-chin & Kao NgoA dream of red mansions. An abridged version 1986

The Commercial Press (Hong Kong) Ltd. Chinese novel written in mid 18th century.

895 WON Wong Swee Hoon A Dying Breed 1991 Stories about past and present life-style in Singapore

895 YAH Yahp, B. Crocodile Fury 1992 Lives of three generations

895 ZAM Zaman, Dina King of the Sea 2012A book of short stories to illustrate the different shades and types of Malaysian Muslims, signed, first edition.

895 ZEC Zechariah, S. Thoughts Poetry

895 ZEC Zechariah, S. More Thoughts Poetry

Novels of China 895.1 ANC Anchee Min Empress Orchid 2005

Based on the true story of China's last Empress, a charismatic woman from an impoverished aristocratic family.

895.1 ANC Anchee Min The Last Empress 2008

In this sequel to the bestseller "Empress Orchid" the writer brings to life one of the important figures in Chinese History.

895.1 BI Bi Feiyu Three Sisters 2011

One of China's best contemporary novelst's insightful portrait of China, breathtaking account of challenges facing women in Communist China.

895.1 CHE Chen, Da Colors of the Mountain 2001

A child rises to man, forgivin those who did him ill, and tells his story with compassion and warm humor. A personal story from 1960's China.


895.1 CHU Chua, Amy Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother 2011Blissfully funny and personal, an insight of how raise terrifyingly over-accomplished chidren,

895.1 DAI Sijie, Dai Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress 2002An enchanging tale from a pernicious period of Chinese history, a jewel of world literature. 2 copies

895.1 EPS Epstein, Jennifer Cody The Painter of Shanghai 2008

Based on a true story, this novell tells the captivating tale of one woman's jouney from a life of prostitution to the art studios of Shanghai.

895.1 FRE French, Paul Midnight in Peking 2013

A rivetting true-crime tale uncovers the truth about a murder in 1937 China that caused an international media sensation.One of the best portraits of between-the-wars China that has yet been written.

895.1 GAO Gao Xingjian Soul Mountain 1990A novel with jouneys deep into China by the firt chinese literature Nobel Prize winner

895.1 LAM Lam, Vincent The headmaster's wager 2012 Hogarth. Novel set in Saigon from 1940s to 1970s.

85.1 LI Li Ju-Chen Flowers in the mirror 1983 One of the most original works of Chinese literature.

895.1 LEE Lee, Janice Y K The piano teacher 2009A rare and exquisite story that effortlesly recreates the athmoshpere of post-war Hong Kong.

895.1 PU Pu Songling Strange Tales of Liaozhai 1988

One of the most famous and popular Chinese classics, it is a collection of outstanding short stories written in the early Quing Dynasty.

895.1 QIU Qiu Xiaolong Death of a red heroine 2000Best first crime novel Shanghai 1990. Blends compelling history and evocative portrait of a country

895.1 SEE See, Lisa On Gold Mountain 2009

A family memoir and sweeping chronicle of a five generation Chinese-American family in a new world, through love, struggle and survival.

895.1 SEE See, Lisa Dreams of Joy 2012One of the best depictions of the true spirit of motherhood, a vivid portrait of communist China.

895.1 THI Thien, Madeleine Do not say we have nothing 2016

A novel filled with stories of a familiy under Chariman Mao, and of revolutionay idealism, music and silence, stories which span the course of China's recent turbulent history.

895.1 TIM Timothy Mo Sour Sweet 1988

Set in London, explores the clans and conflicts of Chinese Soho. A delicate balance between comic distance and emotional involvment, a very sharp eye for the nuances of behaviour.

895.1 TIN Ting-xing Ye A leaf in the bitter wind 1997Memoire, chronicles of a woman in the cultural revolution and about her feudal style marriage

895.1 TON Tong, Su The Boat to Redemption 2010

Su Tong is one of China's most iconic bestselling authors, confronts the troubling complexities of recent history,this is a picaresque novel of immense charm.


895.1 XIN Xinran What the Chinese don’t eat 2006

A unique chinese woman's perspective on the connections and differences between the lives of British and Chinese people today

895.1 YAN Mo Yan The Garlic Ballads 1988

Banned in China after the Tiananmen Squere massacre, this epic novel by one of China's leading writer portrays people driven to shamsh the rigid confines of their ancient traditions.

895.1 YAN Xianyi Yang Lazy Dragon 1981

Chinese stories from the Ming Dynasty. "The ten of the best stories that have come down to us from mediaeval China's huge and bustling cities."

895.1 ZHA Zhang Jie Heavy Wings 1989

Mao Dan Prize winner, a vibrent panorama of modern China, lifting up the veil of hypocrisy from a socialist system.

Novels of Mongolia 895.17 DAVDavaa, Byambasuren & Reisch, Lisa The cave of the yellow dog 2008

Virago. Orig pub. 2005 in German. Book of a film set amongst Mongolian nomads

895.17 RON Rong, Jiang Wolf Totem 2008

A semi-authographic novel by one of the most celebrated and controversial chinese novelist, playing in Mongolia, a passionat argument about the interrelationship between nomads/settlers, animals/humans, nature/culture.

Novels of Japan 895.6 ARI Hiro Arikawa The Travelling Cat Chronicles 2017

Set against the backdrop of Japan's changing seasons and narrated with a rare gentleness and striking humour, Nana's story explores the wonder and thrill of life's unexpected detours.

895.6 HIG Higashino, Keigo The Devotion of Suspect 2005

One of the biggest selling Japanese thrillers ever, and the inspiration for a cult film. Evocative Tokyo setting and surprising ending, a must read for anyone intreseted in interantional crime fiction.

895.6 ISH Ishiguro, Kazuo An artist of the floating world 1989

In post war Japan the artist, Masuji Ono envisioned a strong and powerful Japan of the future and put his work into service of the imperialist movement that led Japan into WWII.

895.6 JUN Jun'ichi Watanabe Beyond the Blossoming Fields 2008A young, devorced woman fighting for women's right in the man dominated 19th century Japan.

895.6 KIM Kim, Eugenia The Calligrapher's Daughter 2009An exquisit novel about a woman who never gives up her search for freedom.

895.6 MUR Murakami, Haruki South of the border, west of the sun 2003Casablanca remade Japanese style, it is dream-like writing, full with hidden truth.

895.6 MUR Murakami, HarukiHard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 2003

Kafka meets the underworld of contemporary Kyoto in this science fiction, detective thriller novel.

895.6 OBR Obregon, Nicolas Blue Light Yokohama 2017

A twisty, highly entertaining thriller, an atmospheric journey around Tokyo. For fans of Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series.


895.6 OE Kenzaburo Oe Death by Water 2016

Japan's foremost novelist. The main character, Kogito Choko, returns to his hometown in search of a red suitcase rumored to hold documents revealing the details of his father's death during WWII…

895.6 OTS Otsuka, Julie The Buddha in the Attic 2013A social history of the Japanese immigrant experience wrought in exquisite poetry.

895.6 TAN Tanizaki, JunichiroSome prefer nettles, The secret history of The Lord of Musashi, Arrowroot 1985

In Japan Tanizaki is held in higher esteem than Kawabata or Mishima, these are his best known works from 1931 onwards. He recived the Imperial Prize in Literature in Japan.

Novels of Korea 895.7 HAR Harden, Blaine Escape from Camp 14 2013

One man's remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the West, a gripping story, unsparingly told. 2 copies

895.7 JOH Johnson, Adam The Orphan Master's Son 2013The surreal peculiarities of North Korea are conjured in this brilliant multioiced novel, withv parody and horror.

895.7 KAN Han Kang The Vegetarian 2015

A story about metamorphosis, rage and the desire for an other sort of life, poetic and beugiling, tarnslated with tremendous elegance.

895.7 LEE Min Jin Lee Pachinko 2017

A club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl, the couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuzza, the family faces ruin..

895.7 SHI Shin, Kyung-Sook Please look after Mother 2011

A direct and affecting account of a modern Korean family's tragedy that also provides and intimate window into the history and customs of the country.

Miscellaneous languages, novels of SE Asia Munda (Cambodia, Tai, Siamese) 895.9 BER Berlinski, Mischa Fieldwork 2009

A riveting debut novel about an archaeologists in northern Thailand. 2 copies

895.9 BUR Burgess, John A woman of Angkor 2013

Burgess set a credible and seemingly authentic tale in the courts and temples of ancient Angkor to stir the imagination and excite our historical interest.

895.9 CON Connelly, Karen The Lizard Cage 2008

Teza, a Burmese student is seven years into a twenty-year sentence in solitrary confinement… Thoroughly researched and passionately felt.. A chilling and powerful story. Connelly's other book, Touch the dragon is also in the library under 915.9 CON

895.9 DUO Duong Thu Huong Memories of a Pure Spring 2001

A mesmerising portrait of modern Vietnam and its people, a story of a failed love that is as haunting as it is riveting.

895.9 DUO Duong Thu Huong Novel Without a Name 1996Warnovel, reality of war under a totaltiarian regime in North Vietnam


895.9 FAL Falconer, Colin Opium 1994

Spanning 2 tumultuous decades of South East Asian history, this is the story of how the heroin plague was unleashed on the West.

895.9 FLA Flanagan, Richard The narrow road to the deep North 2015

In the despair of a Japanese POW camp on the Burma Death Railway, surgeon Dorrigo Evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle's young wife,.. A Man Booker Prize winner 2014

895.9 GRE Greene, Graham The Quiet American 1977

A terrifying portait of innocence at large. There has been no novel of any political scope about Vietnam since G.G. wrote this book.

895.9 KUR Kurniawan, Eka Man Tiger 2015

The most original, imaginatively profound, and elegant fiction writer in Indonesia today. A story of two interlinked families and a young man. An explosive act of violence's misterious cause is unraveled.

895.9 KUR Kurniawan, Eka Beauty is a wound 2015

Set in Indonesia, Halimunda, this novel is an old-school ghotic folk tale, full of dark magic, hyperbole and gratitous violence.

895.9 PIN Pin Yathay Stay Alive, My son 2000The suffering of a cambodian family during the devastating Khmer Rouge guerrillas

895.9 RAT Ratner, Vaddey In the shadow of the banyan 2012

Plays in Cambodia's capital, a tillte girl, a brutal war and one family's journey against all odds. A masterpiece, utterly breathtaking and impossibly beautiful.

895.9 SOL Soli, Tatjana The Lotus Eaters 2011

A splendid first novel, Helen's restlessness and grappling, her realization that a woman sees war differnetly, provide a new and fascinating perspective on Vietnam.

895.9 THU Kim Thuy Ru 2012

An autobiographic novel about a childhood marked by horrifying brutality and the pleasure of ordinary peace in wartime Vietnam.

Novels of Oceania, Malaysia, Australia.. 899 ANT Anthony, Dave Love & Struggle beyond the rubber Estates 2013

This lovestory unfolds against the historical canvas of British Malaya with the migration fo Desa from India to the rubber plantation of Perak during WWII.

899 CHO Chong Seck Chim Once upon a time in Malaya 2005A piquant commedy of manners in post-colonial Malaya and account of life during the Japanese Occupation

899 CHU Chuah Guat Eng Echoes of Silence 1994 Chinese Malaysian characters

899 ENG Chuah Guat Eng The Old House and other stories 2007

9 Malaysian short stories in English, written between 1992 and 2002, major themes are child abuse, greed, hypocrasy, superstition and prejudice.

899 FAU Fauconnier, Henri Soul of Malaya 1972, 2003

Life of colonial rubber planters in Malaya, a classic exposition of the way in which Europeans can find themselves attracted beyond reason to the Malays, a phenomenon which must be understood. 2 copies


899 FER Fernando, Lloyd Malaysian Short Stories 1981

The vignettes of Malaysian life in this bok;Punjabi-Malaysia, Chinese-Malaysian, Tamil-Malaysian, Eurasian-Malaysian, are sharply observed sometimes brutally mater-of-fact, and always entertaining.

899 FER Fernando, Lloyd Green is the colour 1993 Landmark Books. Novel set in 1969 KL, 2 copies

899 FER Fernando, Lloyd Twenty-two Malaysian Stories 1993 Short stories (in English)

899 FER Fernando, Lloyd Scorpion orchid 1992 Time Books

899 GLE Glendinning, Victoria Raffles and the Golden Opportunity 2013

A splendid tribute to a great British character, Glendinning charts the extraordaniry life of an English adventurer, disobedient employee of the East India Company, liguist, naturalist, collector, utopan imperialsit and troublesome visionary.

899 GRE Judyth Gregory-Smith Myanmar: A memoir of loss and recovery 2012

By our member, Judyth, this beautiful book is a series of geographical and historical journeys, and it also charts the author's passage of recovery an self-disovery after loosing her beloved husband.

899 HIR Hirata, Andrea The rainbow troops 2013A modern day fairytale playing in Indonesia, busrting with charm, energy and humor.

899 ISK Al-Bakri, Iskandar The Beruas Prophecy 2011

Silverfish, The story trails the dark history of the Malay Peninsula involving politically influenctial Malay secret societies in the 1820s. A historical fiction of silat, sorcery, piracy, plunder and magic.

899 ISM Ismail, Barbara Moon Kite 2017

The fourth installment of the award-winning Kain Songket Mysteries detective series, set in east coast Malaysia.

899 JAS Jaswal, Balli Kaur Inheritance 2013

A rich, gorgeous portrait of a famiy and nation struggling against history, culture and the grief of smashed hope. Set in Singapore between the 1970's and 1990's.

899 LEE Lees, Julian The house of trembling leaves 2013

From Cambridge to Malaysia and Tibet, this is a timeless story of two mothers and a daughter, of war and survival, but most of all of an undying friendship.

899 LIM Lim, Catherine The Song of Silver Frond 2003A beautifully written tale of forbidden love alongside a fascinating insight into Singaporean culture.

899 MAY Maya Press Spirit of the Keris 2003A selection of Malaysian short stories and poems, 1st edition

899 SHI Shih-Li Kow Ripples and other stories 2008Collection of stories published in News from Home and Silverfish New Writing 7.

899 SHI Shih-Li Kow The Sum of Our Follies 2014Collection of well written stories from Lubok Sayong/Langkawi, 1st edition.


899 SIL Silverfish New Writing 1 2000Anthology of stories from Malaysia, Singapore and beyond



899 SIL Silverfish New Writing 5 2005Anthology of stories from Malayisa, Singapore and beyond

899 SIL Silverfish New writing 6 2006Anthology of stories from Malayisa, Singapore and beyond

899 TAN Tan Twan Eng The gift of Rain 2007A powerful first novel, helps to understand the Japanese or the British experience of World War II. in Malaya

899 TAN Tan Twan Eng The garden of evening mists 2012

Second novel from the acclaimed author of The Gift of Rain. On a mountain above the clouds in the central highlands of Malaya lived the man who had been the gardener of the Emperor of Japan… Signed.

Geography, history and auxiliary /World history 909 RIV Rivers, Captain Philip J "1421" Voyages: Fact & Fantasy 2004

Anthology of stories from Malayisa, Singapore and beyond

Geography and travel 910 BRO Brown, R. & Sjostrand, S. Maritime Archaeology and Shipwrecks 2002 Catalogue to the exhibition

910 FOX Fox, EdwardObscure Kingdoms: Journeys to Distant Royal Courts 1993 American has conversations with kings, including in Java

910 JAC Jackson, J. Dive Sites of Malaysia and Singapore 1995 Guide

910 WEL Wells, T. Shipwrecks and Sunken Treasure in SE A 1995 Rich trading history of the Spice Route

Maps fo SE Asia 912.59 SUA Suarez Early Mapping of Southeast AsiaMaps of Africa 912.595 PET Petronas Heritage Mapbook of Peninsular Malaysia 1990Geography/Asia, Orient, Far East 915 FAR Farish A Noor qur'an and cricket 2009

Collection of journies, interviews from Patani to Pakistan. Impressioned, controversial, courageous.

915 GOR Gordon, Stewart

When Asia was the world: travelling merchants, scholars, warriors, and monks who created the riches of the East 2009 Da Capo Press. Asia from 700 to 1500

915 THE Theroux, Paul The great railway bazaar 2006 First Mariner Books. First pub. 1975.

915 VAD Vadaketh, Sudhir Thomas Floating on a Malayan breeze 2012

Travels in Malaysia and Singapore, one of the best single-volume introduction to both counties' politics, economies and societies and their delicate relationship.

Geography/China and adjacent areas 915.1 BRA Brackenbury, Wade Yak butter and black tea; a journey into Tibet 1997 Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

915.1 GUI Select Photographs of Guilin Landscape 2000 picture book

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word915.1 HES Hessler, Peter Country driving, a Chinese road trip 2011 Canongate. First pub. 2010

915.1 LEE Lee, Bruce Naxi paper 2003Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing. History & culture of the Naxi people of Lijiang, China

915.1 LES Le Sueur, Alec The hotel on the roof of the world 20131st hand experiences of a westerner living for 5 years in Tibet, with a humorous point of view.

915.1 ROZ Rozeboom, AnnelieWaiting for the Dalai Lama: stories from all sides of the Tibetan debate 2011 Blacksmith Books

Geography/Hong Kong 915.125 EYE Eyewitness Travel Top 10 Hong Kong 2013 Pocket size travel guide

915.125 LON Lonely Planet Hong Kong encounter 2006 Pocket size travel guide

915.125 NAT National Geographic Hong Kong 2009 Travel guide

915.125 WALL Wallpaper Hong Kong 2007 City guide

Geography/Korea 915.19 DEM Demick, BarbaraNothing to envy: ordinary lives in North Korea 2010 Spiegel & Grau.

Geography/Japan 915.2 DAV Davidson, Cathy N.36 views of Mount Fuji: on finding myself in Japan 1993 Plume

915.2 MYN Mynavi Corporation Tokyo transport atlas & guide 2014 pocket size transportaion and tourist guide for Tokyo

Geography/South Asia, India 915.4 ALL Allen, C. Lives of the Indian Princes 1984India as it appeared to someone who lived within the Indian states

915.4 BOO Boo, Katherine Behind the beautiful forevers 2012Scribe Publications. Narrative non-fiction account of life in a Mumbai slum

915.4 DAL Dalrymple, W. Age of Kali 1999Essays describing 10 years travel around the Indian subcontinent

915.4 FRA Fraser, Sylvia The Rope in the Water 2002A pilgrimage to India, a great introduction to the bedazzling world of Indian spirituality.

915.4 HAD Hadley, Leila A journey with Elsa Cloud 1997Turtle Point Press. A mother and daughter travel through India.

915.4 LAM Lamb, ChristinaThe sewing circles of Herat, a memoir of Afghanistan 2003

Christian Lamb stumbled upon the Golden Needle Ladies, Sewing Cricle, teaching young women about literature - utterly forbidden by the Taliban. A passionate chronicle.

915.49 FOO Footprint Bhutan Travel guide, 1st edition

915.49 LON Lonely Planet Bhutan 2002 Travel guide

915.49 POM Pommaret, Francoise Bhutan Himalayan Mountain Kingdom 2003 from Odyssey Guides

915.493 INS Insight Guides Sri Lanka Step by Step 2012 Travel guide

Geography/SE Asia 915.9 BUR Buruma, I. God's Dust 1989Searching for the national identities of South East Asian countries

915.9 CON Connelly, Karen Touch the Dragon 1996Travel memoir, a year-long sojourn in Denchai, Northern Thailand, at the age of 17.


915.9 EAM Eames, A. Crossing the Shadow Line 1988Journey through Asia, including Thai hill-tribes and Lao refugee camps

915.9 EAR Earl, G.W. Eastern Seas 1971 First published 1837, account of experiences in Singapore and eastern archipelago

915.9 EYE Eyewitness Travel Malaysia & Singapore 2008 Travel guide

915.9 GUL Gullick, J.M. Adventures and Encounters 1995Anthology, selection of abundant range of European writing

915.9 LON Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei2004,

2007, 2010 Travel guide, 3 copies

915.9 LON Lonely Planet Singapore encounter 2010 Pocket size travel guide with map

915.9 LOO Loose, Stefan Malaysia, Brunei und Singapore In German, guide book

915.9 LOO Loose, Stefan Thailand In German, guide book

915.9 ROU Rough Guide Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 2009 Travel guide

915.9 SOC Sochaczewski, Paul Spencer

An inordinate fondness for beetles: campfire conversation with Alfred Russel Wallace on people and nature based on common travel in the Malay archipelago 2012 Editions Didier Millet

915.9 STI Stier, W. Time Travel in the Malay Crescent 1995

915.9 TER Terzani, T. A Fortune-Teller Told Me 1998Part autobiography, part journey of an Italian correspondent travelling in S-E Asia

915.9 WAL Wallace, A.R. Malay Archipelago 1983Land of orang-utan and the bird of paradise, narrative studies of man and nature

Geography/Myanmar 915.91 LAR Larkin, Emma Finding George Orwell in Burma 2004, 2011 Penguin. Travelogue. 2 copies

915.91 MAC Maclean, Rory Under the dragon: a journey through Burma2008, 2009

A work of great political commitment, powered by the author's outrage at the injustice, brutalisation and mass violation of human rights in Burma.

915.91 SEL Sell, J. Whispers at the Pagoda 1999 Portraits of Modern Burma

915.91 STA Stadtner, M. Donald Sacred Sites of Burma 2011

Myth and Folklor in an Evolving Spiritual Realm, for anyone interested in the development of Buddhism in its many aspects.

Geography/Thailand 915.93 BRA Bracken, G. Byrne Bangkok 2003A walking tour guide, with maps and illustrations, no photographs

915.93 EYE Eyewitness Travel Top 10 Bangkok 2014 Pocket size travel guide

915.93 LON Lonely Planet Discover Thailand 2010, 2014 Travel guide, 2 copies

915.93 LON Lonely Planet Bangkok Encounter pocket guide with map

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word915.93 NIC Nichols, Fiona Phuket 1985 Times Editions. Many colour photographs.

915.93 WAL Wallpaper City Guide Bangkok 2006 Travel guide

Geography/Laos 915.94 FOO Footprint Laos 2008 Travel guide

915.94 INS Insight Guides Laos & Cambodia 2006 Visual travel guide

915.94 LON Lonely Planet Laos 2014 Travel guide

915.94 NAT National Geographic Cambodia 2010 Travel guide

Geography/Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak 915.95 BIR Bird, Isabella The golden Chersonese 2010

Monsoon Bks. First pub.1883. A 19th C. Englishwoman's travels in Malay peninsula

915.95 DAV Davis, Wade Penan, Voice of the Borneo Rainforest 1990Five expeditions in Borneo between provided the material for this book, many beautiful pictures

915.95 DUR Durai Raja Singam Place-Names in Peninsular Malaysia 1980915.95 GUL Gullick, J.M. They Came to Malaya 1993 A traveller's anthology

915.95 GUN Wang Gungwu Malaysia 1964

915.95 HAU Chok Yen Hau Discover Malaysia 2014

A travel journalist, photography guru takes us across the 13 beautiful states of Malaysia to discover hidden gems and explore the route less travelled.

915.95 HAW Hawkins, G. Malaya 1983 Photographic essay on Malaya and Singapore

915.95 INN Innes, E. The Chersonese with the Gilding Off Vol I-II. 1993Memories of the wife of a minor government official in Malaya

915.95 KIN King, Victor T. Explorers of South-East Asia 1995Anthology of travel writing about SE Asia over four centuries

915.95 LOC Lockhart, B.R.H. Return to Malaya 1936915.95 LON Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma) 2011 11th edition, guide book

915.95 MOR Morrison, Hedda Life in a longhouse 1988The way of life of Iban in a longhouse, picture book with informatinon in 3 languages

915.95 MUN Munan, H. Malaysia: Wonderland of Nature & Culture 2001915.95 SID Richard JH Sidney In British Malaya To-day915.95 TAN Tan Teong Jin Travels in the Malaysian rainforest 2006 Blue Mountain Press

915.95 TAT Tate, D.J.M. Straits affairs: Malay world and Singapore 1989Views from the Illustrated London News and other 19th century sources

915.95 THO Thomson, J.T. Glimpses into Life in Malayan Lands 1991 First published in 1864

915.95 WAL Walls D., Martin S. In Malaysia 1986 Memoirs of English couple living in Malaysia, 1974 - 1984

915.95 WEL Carreth Wells 6 years in the Malay Jungle 1988

915.95 WOR World Heritage Area Mulu 2011

A very informative picture guide, made of the information that can be found on the boards along the tracks in Mulu.

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word915.95 FRO Frommer's Singapore and Malaysia 2000 Frommer

915.95 LEI Leisure Guide to Malaysia 1998 Where to go, how to get there

915.95 MAL Malaysia 2004 Insight guide 1999/2004, 2 copies

915.95 MAL Malaysia handbook 2002 Footprint Handbooks Ltd

915.95 MOO Moor, Wendy Malaysia 1991915.95 PAP Papineau Guide to Malaysia 1984 With foldout maps

915.95 REI Reise Know How City/Trip Kuala Lumpur In German, guide book

915.95 THE Teh, Lydia Fun for kids in Malaysia 2010Guidebook of activities to do with and for kids, in Malaysia. Suitable for malaysians and foreigners.

915.95 TRA Travel in Malaysia 1991 Old guide

915.95 WAL Wallpaper City Guide Kuala Lumpur 2008 Pocket size guide with pictures in a very good condition

915.951 AAM American Association of Malaysia Selamat Datang: welcome to Kuala Lumpur 2006 American Association of Malaysia

915.951 BIC Garry Bickley, Jonathan Barnes Lakaran Pekan Sketches 1983915.951 BOW Bowden, David Visitors Guide to Taman Negara 2000 Taman Negara (National Park)

915.951 GUE Guelden, Marlane Kuala Lumpur 1986Times Editions. Contemporary description of the city, with photographs

915.951 KHO Khoo Su Hin Streets of George Town Penang 1994915.951 KL Kuala Lumpur: the city of our age 1984 Large format, many pictures

915.951 MOH Mohamed Hussin 18 Days around Peninsula Malaysia Travels around the country

915.951 NEG Negri Negri Sembilan Visitors' Guide 1999Guide book full of advertisments and commercial pictures

915.951 PEN RealGuide RealGuide's Penang 2003/2004 2003 Guidebook

915.952 BOC Bock, J. Head-hunters of Borneo 1985, 1988 First published in 1881, 2 copies

915.952 BRU Bruce, Charles Twenty Years in Borneo 1999Journal of a clerk of the North Borneo Company in the early 20th century

915.952 HAN Hansen, Eric Stranger in the Forest 1993

The first Westerner ever to walk across Borneo, Hansen plunges into the jungle for ten month of improbably encounters and breathtaking tales. Double copies

915.952 HAR Harrisson, T. Borneo Jungle 1988 Journey though Borneo jungle in 1932

915.952 HAZ Hazebroek, Hans Guide to Gunung Mulu National Park 2001 Sarawak national park

915.952 HAZ Hazebroek, Hans National Parks of Sarawak 2000 In depth look at Sarawak's national parks

915.952 HEY Heyward, N. Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo 1963915.952 HUT Hutton, W. Kudat, Sabah 2003 Guide


915.952 KIN King, Victor T. Best of Borneo Travel 1992Anthology of travel writing about Borneo over four centuries

915.952 MER Mershon, Elizabeth With the wild men of Borneo 1999 Natural History Publications – reprint of c.1900s account

915.952 PAY Payne, Junaidi This is Borneo 2000 Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei & Kalimantan

915.952 REE Reed, M. A Short Walk through Sarawak 1998The Sarawak Cultural Village and the people who live and work there

915.952 RIM Rimmer, T. Tamparuli Tamu: A Sabah market 1998A weekly rural market is described, with illustrations by the author

915.952 SAB Sabah Sabah in East Malaysia 1981 Published by Sabah Tourism Promotion Corporation

915.952 SIN Singh, S. On the Sulu Sea 1984 An Indian woman's life in a Borneo village

915.952 TSE Tsen, Darrell Nyuk Choi Show Caves of Mulu Sarawak 1993 Mulu Caves

Geography/Cambodia 915.96 CAM Lonely Planet Cambodia 2005 Travel guide to Cambodia

915.96 COE Coedes, G. Angkor 1984 Describes changing archeological theories about Angkor

915.96 FRE Freeman, Michael Ancient Angkor 2013

A Books Guides book, an ivaluable companion with many pictures; grouping the temples into easy-to-visit itineraries, and with useful hotel and travel inromation.

Geography/Vietnam 915.97 BRO Brownmiller, S. Seeing Vietnam 1994 "Encounters of the road and heart"

915.97 EYE Eyewitness Travel Vietnam & Angkor Wat 2009 Travel guide

915.97 PHA Pham, Andrew X Catfish and Mandala 2000a two-wheeled voyage through the landscape and memory of Vietnam

Geography/Indonesia 915.98 EYE Eyewitness Travel Bali & Lombok 2009 Travel guide

915.98 IHS Indonesian Heritage Sociaty Museum Encounters Jakarta 2008 pocket guide

915.98 IHS Indonesian Heritage Sociaty Museum Encounters Java & Bali 2010 pocket guide

915.98 LON Lonely Planet Bali encounter 2009 Pocket size travel gudide

915.98 MAS Masniari, AmeliaMiss Jinjing Jakarta shop till you drop in Jakarta 2014 The shopaholics guide in Jakarta, not to be missed

915.98 OEY Oey, Eric Java 1997 Guidebook

Geography/New Zealand 919.3 EYE Eyewitness Travel New Zealand 2012 Travel guide

919.3 LON Lonely Planet Discover New Zealand 2012 Travel guide with pull out map

Biography, genealogy, insignia(diaries) 920 BAH Bahrin Shah Raja Bahrin Story 1997 Malaysian - Australian child custody dispute

920 BAL Balfour Paul, Jenny Deeper than Indigo 2017

A book about the victorian explorer, Thomas Mahell, a remarkable tale of East-West connections brings to life the untold story of a spirited outsider at the height of the British Empire.


920 BAR Nigel Barley White Rajah 2011The story of James Brook, the sole ruler of the kingdom called Sarawak

920 BAR Barlow, H.S. Swettenham 1995 Authoritative biography

920 CHA Chang, Q. Memories of a Nyonya 1981 Authentic biography from the early 1900s

920 CHA Chauly, Bernice Growing up with ghosts 2011Matahari. Author describes her parents' mixed marriage, & her own childhood.

920 CHI Chia, Josephine Frog under a coconut shell 2011Marshall Cavendish. Biog. of Singapore Peranakan mother & daughter.

920 HAL Halim Tunku Abdullah: A Passion for Life 1998Window on Malaysian society, business, politics from WWII on

920 HAN Handley, Paul M. The King Never Smiles 2006

Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only king ever born in the US, the world's longest serving monarch (as in 2006). Extensively researched, factual account.

920 HIC Hicks, Pamela Daughter of Empire 2012

Pamela Mountbatten had a front row seat at many extraordinary historical events, this is her entertaining memoir, filled with intimate portraits of royals, politicians and Hollywood stars.

920 HIN Hing L.K., SeongBiographical Dictionary of the Chinese in Malaysia 1997

920 HO Ho, R. Rainbow Round my Shoulder 1975Malaya before the Second World War, Methodist church society

920 HOT Ho Thean Fook God of the Earth 2003A small boy growing up in a Malayan mining town in the early 20th century

920 IMR Imran AhmadThe Perfect Gentleman, a muslim boy meets the west 2012

Memoir with wit and humor, a journey from Pakistan to London. Compelling and delightful, written with honesty, addresses serious issues in a light way. Signed.

920 KAS Toni Kasim: a tribute 2008Suaram komunikasi. Tribute to human rights defender Kasim

920 KAY Kaye, M. M. Golden Afternoon 1998 Reminiscences of an English girl returning to Kashmir

920 LEE Lee, Hyeonseo The Girl with Seven Names 2016..Escape from North Korea. Against all odds Lee escaped, survived and had the courage to speak out.

920 LIM Shirley Geok-lin LimAmong the white moonfaces: memoirs of a Nyonya feminist 1996 Times Books International. American-Asian poet.

920 LIM Lim, P. G. , Tan Sri Kaleidoscope: the memoirs of P. G. Lim 2012SIRD, Petaling Jaya. Autobiography of the diplomat Phaik Gan Lim

920 LOH Loh, Peggy My Johor Stories 2017

Vivid details bring to life Loh's memories with snippets of history on post-independence Johor, as Johor Baru transformed to a 21st century city.

920 MAL Malala Yousafzai I Am Malala 2013Biographical novel of a pakistany girl and her family on fighting against terrorism and for girl's right to education


920 MAM Mam, Somaly The road of lost innocence 2011The true story of a Cambodian heroine who fled sexual slavery and now devotes her life to rescue others.

920 MOR Morais, V.J. Ghazali Seth 1985 Biography of the Malaysian general

920 MOR Morais, V.J. Leaders of Malaya and Who's Who 1960

920 RAJ Rajah, Carol Selva Dining with Dragons 2015Asia history through the eyes of a renown chef and writer. Includes 28 personal/heirloom recipes.

920 RAS Rashid, Rehman A Malaysian Journey1993, 2006

Historical and biographical narrative from a month-long journey throuhg Malaysia. 2 copies

920 SHE Sheppard, M.C. Taman Budiman 1979 Memoirs of an Unorthodox Civil Servant

920 SOO Mark Yoi Sun Soo My days in the Sun 2013

A distinguished radiologist presents a candid self-portrait of his first 40 years, born in 1933 and travelled between Hong Kong and Malaya.

920 TAN Tan Koon San Excellency: Journal of a Diplomat 2003 Recollections of a Malaysian diplomat

920 TAN Tan, Bernie Firefly 2003Malaysian writer describes her alcohol and drug addictions

920 THR Thrall, ChrisEating smoke: one man's descent into drug psychosis … 2011

… in Hong Kong's triad heartland (a true story). Blacksmith Books.

920 WAR Warren, William Jim Thompson: the unsolved mystery 19981st pub 1970. US Thai-silk businessman missing in Cameron Highlands in 1967

920 YEA Yeap Joo Kim Patriarch 1975 Way of life of a Straits-born Chinese in Penang

920 YUS Yusof HashimMemoirs of Yusof Hashim: From Pacific to Atlantic 2005 Malaysian diplomat

920 ZEC Zechariah, S. Pearls of the Plantation 1999 Autobiography of an Indian woman living in Malaysia

Persons in social sciences 923 DON Donoghue, Tim Karpal Singh, Tiger of Jelutong 2013Biography of Karpal Singh, political figure in Malaysia, constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate.

923 KIN Sam King Tiger Balm King 1992The life and times of Aw Boom Haw, the last of the great and flamboyant Chinese tycoons of the prewar era.

923 MAO Jung Chang, Jon Halliday MAO, The Unknown Story 2006

This meticulously researched biography explodes every unquestionable truth. The first intimate biography of MAO.

923 MOO Mooney, Peter A servant of Sarawak 2011 Reminiscences of a Crown Counsel in 1950's Borneo

923 SAI Dr. Mohamed Said My Early Life 2014

Memoirs are not only a personal record of a man's life but also a rich source of the culture and history of people and a nation. This book offers a glimpse into traditional Malay life in a typical kampung at the turn of the twentieth century, when Malaya was an undeveloped British colony.

923 SAL Salisbury, Harrison E. The New Emperors 1993 Mao and Deng, a dual biography

Genealogy, names, insignia 929 FIN Finestone, G et al Royal Families of Southeast Asia 2002 Second edition

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word929 KEE Kee Hua Chee Tuanku Jaafar - 10th King of Malaysia 2003 Monograph with many photos and documents

History of ancient world 930 CHI Chin Archeological Work in Sarawak Published by Sarawak Museum

930 MAJ Majid, Zuraina Archaeology in Malaysia 2003 Universiti Sains Malaysia

General history/China and adjacent areas 951 CHA Chang Jung Wild Swans 1991 Biography of three generations of women from China

951 CHE Cheng Nien Life and Death in Shanghai 1988 Story of woman from Communist China

951 JUN Jung ChangEmpress Dowager Cixi: the concubine who launched modern China 2013 Jonathan Cape. Chinese history.

951 LI Li Dun, J. Ageless Chinese 1968 History of early civilisations in China

951 MEN Menzies, Gavin 1421 2003

In 1421 the largest fleet sailed from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's admirals. Their order were "to proceed all the way to the end of the earth."

951 MEN Menzies, Gavin 1434 2008

In 1434 a sophisiticated Chineses delegation visisted Italy and the course of Western civilization was changed for ever. Following on from the bestselling 1421.

951 OXF Oxford University Press China Empire and Civilization 2005

An authorative and lavishly illustrated historybook by E.L.Shaughnessy, Professor of Early Chinese History in Chicago.

951 PAN Pan, LynnTracing it home: a Chinese family's journey from Shanghai 1992 Kodansha

951 YAN Yang, B.Ugly Chinaman and the crisis of Chinese culture 1991 Selections from Yang's speeches and writings

951 ZHI Zhisui Li Chairman Mao 1994 Memoirs of Mao's personal physician

General History/Tibet 951.5 HOP Hopkirk, PeterTrespassers on the roof of the world: the secret exploration of Tibet 1995 Kodansha International. First pub. 1982

951.5 STE Stein, R. A. Tibetan Civilisation 1972 A general view

General History/South Asia, India 954 BUD Buddle, A. Tiger and the Thistle 1999 Tipu Sultan and the Scots in India

954 DAL Dalrymple, William White mughals 2002 Flamingo. Narrative history of 18th century Hyderabad.

954 VON von Tunzelmann, AlexIndian summer: The secret history of the end of an empire 2008

A breathtaking book on the Independence and Partition of India and Pakistan, a flat out mastrepiece. 2 copies

General History/Sri Lanka 954.93 HIG Musaeus-Higgins, MarieStories from the History of Ceylon for children vol. I. 2000 Tales from Old Ceylon , from old Rama ondwards

954.93 HIG Musaeus-Higgins, MarieStories from the History of Ceylon for children vol. II. 2000 Tales from Old Ceylon , from old Rama ondwards

General History/SE Asia 959 ALL Allen, C. Tales from the South China Seas 1983Images of the British in South East Asia (including Malaya)


959 BOR Borschberg, Peter The Singapore and Melaka straits 2010Singapore, NUS Press. Violence, security and diplomacy in the 17th century

959 DUM Dumarcay, J.Cultural Sites of Burma, Thailand and Cambodia 2001

959 HAL Hall, D.G.E. History of South-East Asia 1964

959 MBR M.B.R.A.S.Eredia's Description of Malacca, Meridional India and Cathay 1997

959 MOH Mohd.Taib Osman (ed) Islamic Civilisation in the Malay world 1997Outlines the spread of Islam to Southeast Asia, specifically to the Malay world

959 OSB Osborne, M. Southeast Asia 1976 Illustrated introductory history

959 PLU Pluvier, J.M. S-E Asia from Colonialism to Independence 1964 Process of decolonization from 1940 onwards

959 TAT Tate, D.J.M. Making of Modern South-East Asia 1969 Volume 1, "The European Conquest"

Myanmar 959.1 AUN Aung San Suu Kyi Freedom from fear and other writings 2010Penguin. 2nd ed. Orig.pub.1991. History, politics & memoir from Burma (Myanmar).

Thailand 959.3 PHA Phrapathom Chedi Nat. Mus. Phrapathom Chedi National Museum A historical exchibition booklet

959.3 NAT The National Mus. VolunteersTreasures from the National Museum Bangkok 2006

959.3 STE Stevenson, WilliamThe revolutionary king: true-life sequel to The King and I 2001

Robinson. First pub 1999. Biography of King Bhumibol, 9th

Rama of Siam, b.1927

Malaysia 959.5 ABD Abdul Halim Nasir Kelantan 1979 Guide to historical sites

959.5 ABI Abid, Mhd Reflections of Pre-independence Malaya 1993 Recollections around formation of UMNO

959.5 ALL Allen, R. 1968 Impact and aftermath of colonial rule

959.5 BAH Bahan-bahan Pilihan 1982In Bahasa Malaysia-Selections from the National Archives

959.5 BAR Barber, N. War of the Running Dogs 1989 Chinese Communists in Malaysia in 1948

959.5 BAR Barber, Andrew Doris van der Stratten 2016

The true story of an Australian housewife's surviver of WWII massacra, a five month treck in the Malaysian jungle and becoming a mistress of a Japanese

959.5 BAR Barber, Andrew Kuala Lumpur at war 1939-1945 2012 Karamoja Press.

959.5 BAR Barber, Andrew Penang at war 2010 2 copies

959.5 BAR Barber, AndrewPenang under the East India Company 1786 - 1858 2009

959.5 BIR Burns, P. L. Journal of J.W.W.Birch 1976 First British Resident to Perak (1874 -1875)

959.5 BRA Bradell., R., Study of Ancient Times 1980 History of the Malay Peninsula and Straits of Malacca

959.5 BUT Butcher, John British in Malaya 1880-1941 1979 Social History of a European Community

959.5 CAN Cant, R.G. Historical Geography of Pahang 1973 Monograph of M.B.R.A.S.


959.5 CHA Chapman, F.S, The Jungle is Neutral 1997An incredible story of Chapman's three and a half years in the jungle. 2 copies

959.5 CHI Chin Kee Oan Malaya upside down 959.5 CLA Clague, P. John Russell 1993 A tale of early days in the Malay States (1855-1930)

959.5 DEW de Witt, Dennis History of the Dutch in Malaysia 2011 Nutmeg Publishing

959.5 DUR Durkin, JosephSAS Malayan Scouts: a memoir of the Malayan Emergency, 1951 2011 The History Press

959.5 EME Emerson, R. Malaysia 1970Political background of Malaya between the two world wars

959.5 FER Fernando, RadinMurder most foul: a panorama of social life in Melaka from the 1780s to the 1820s 2006 MBRAS

959.5 GON Awang Goneng Growing up in Trengganu 2007 Monsoon Books

959.5 GUL Gullick, J.M. Rulers and Residents 1992 Politics in the Malay States, 1870- 1920

959.5 GUL Gullick, J.M. Syers and the Selangor Police 1875- 1897 1978Account of the then Commissioner of Police (MBRAS reprint)

959.5 GUL Gullick, JM The story of Kuala Lumpur (1857-1939) 1983 Eastern UP. With photographs.

959.5 HAL Halim, Tunku History of Malaysia: a children's encyclopedia 2009 My Favourite Company Pty Ltd

959.5 HOY Hoyt, Sarnia Hayes Old Penang 1997Historical portrait of Penang communities and their principal personalities

959.5 HOY Hoyt, Sarnia Hayes Old Malacca 2001 OUP. First pub. 1992

959.5 ILL Illustrated Guide to Melaka 1973959.5 KAT Kathigasu, S. No Dram of Mercy 1983 Story of an Ipoh woman's courage during WW2

959.5 KED Kedah Kedah in History 1971Magazine of Kedah Branch of Malaysian Historical Society

959.5 KHO Khoo Kay Kim Federal Hotel 1997Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Federal Hotel, KL

959.5 KHO Khoo and Abdur-Razzaq Kinta Valley: Pioneering M'sias Mod.Devt 2005History, environment, mining, Orang Asli, towns (including Ipoh)

959.5 KHO Khoo Salma, Wade M. Penang: Postcard Collection 1899 - 1930s 2003959.5 KHO Koo Kay Kim Taiping: the Vibrant Years 2004 The development of Taiping from 1876 until World War II

959.5 KUA Kuala Lumpur- 100 years 1959Pub. by KL City Council to commemorate 100th anniversary

959.5 LEW Lewis, T.P.M. Changi - the lost years 1984 Diary 1941-45

959.5 LIN Linehan, W. History of Pahang 1973 Prev published in 1936

959.5 LOW Low, J. British Settlements of Penang 1972 First published in 1836

959.5 MAL Malaya 1983 A Retrospect of the country through postcards

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word959.5 MAL Malaysia in History 1980 Journal of the Malaysian Historical Society (vol 23)

959.5 MAX Maxwell, et al Civil Defence of Malaya Role of Malayan civilians during the Japanese invasion

959.5 MCG Malaysian Culture Group KL through the looking glass, Vol. 1 Accounts of outings made by Explorer Group members





959.5 MID Middlebrook + Gullick Yap Ah Loy 1983 Ah Loy's life (1837 - 1885), M.B.R.A.S. Reprint

959.5 MIL Miller, H. Menace in Malaya 1954 The communist insurrection in Malaya

959.5 MOO Moore, Wendy Khadijah Malaysia: a pictorial history 1400-2004 2004 Archipelago Press, 2 copies

959.5 MOO Moore, J., Story of Malaya and Singapore 1967 History for children

959.5 MOS Moses, Balan Brickfields: a place, a time, a memory 2007Narrated guide book, history with a personal story through the eyes of the author, 2 copies

959.9 MUS Museums of Malaysia A Malaysian Tapestry 2015A companion to the collection at the National Musem, from prehistoric times onwards

959.5 MUS MusimgrafikWhere monsoons meet: a people's history of Malaya 2007 Grassroots.

959.5 NAN Nandy, M. The Story of Japanese Soldiers in Our Country 1993 Illustrated history for children

959.5 NAV Navaratnam, A. Spear and the Kerambit 2000Exploits of VAT 69, Malaysia's Elite Fighting Force, 1968-1969

959.5 NEW Newbold, T.J. British Settlements in Straits of Melacca 1971 Vol I. and II., first published in 1839

959.5 PAR Parkinson, C.N. A Short History of Malaya 1954

959.5 PEE Peet, G.L. A Journal in the Federal Capital 1953First correspondent for the "Straits Times" to be stationed in KL

959.5 PEN Penang Penang past and present 1786-1963 1966 An account of the City of George Town since 1786

959.5 PER Pertabalan 2002 Special edition booklets for the coronation, 6 booklets

959.5 PIN Pintado, M.J. A Stroll Through Ancient Malacca 1974 Small booklet

959.5 RAF Raffles, SLetters of Sir Stamford Raffles to Nathanial Welch

959.5 RAJ Raj, Dato' J.J., Jr. War Years & After 2000 Autobiography of Police Force Director of Management

959.5 RAM Ramli, D. History of the Malay Regiment 1933-1942 1963 Account of the Malaysian Army's most senior regiment

959.5 RUT Rutter, O. Pirate Wind 1986 Sea Robbers of Malaya (first pub. 1930)

959.5 RYA Ryan, N.J. A History of Malaysia and Singapore 1976 First published in 1963, 2 copies

959.5 SAD Sadka, E. Protected Malay States, 1874- 95 1976British rule in four Malay states until their federation in 1895

How to look for a book: press the keys cmd and F on the keyboard, then in the pop up window search by word959.5 SHE Shennan, M. Out in the Midday Sun 2000 British in Malaya 1880-1960

959.5 SHE Sheppard, M.C. Historic Malaya 1959 An outline history for schools

959.5 SHE Sheppard, M.C Klang 1986 Twenty centuries of peaceful existence

959.5 SHO Short, A. Communist Insurrection in Malaya1975, 2000 Second is titled "In Pursuit of Mountain Rats". 2 copies

959.5 SKI Skinner, C. Civil War in Kelantan in 1839 1965 MBRAS reprint

959.5 SPR Spruit, Ruud The land of the Sultans 1995

959.5 STA Sta Maria, B. My People My Country 1982 Biography of a Malacca Portuguese Community, 2 copies.

959.5 STU Stubbs, R. Hearts and Minds in Guerilla Warfare 1989 Malayan Emergency, 1948- 1960

959.5 SUL Sullivan, P.Social Relations of Dependence in a Malay State - 19th century Perak 1982

959.5 SWE Swettenham, F. Journals 1874-1876959.5 TAN Tan Chong Tee Force 136 1995 Story of a WWII resistance fighter, operation Gustavus

959.5 TAN Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad Conversations with Tunku Abdul Rahman 2016

A judicously updated, unic guide to the ever evolving social, cultural, political and economic forces buffeting the present and future country and the region.

959.5 TAN Tan Sin Nyen R. Cultural Melting Pot 1984 Historic Malacca

959.5 THA Thatcher D., Cross, R. Refugee from the Japanese 1993 Account of experiences from 1935 to 1945 in Malaysia

959.5 THA Thambipillay God's little acre: Batu Gajah 1993Commemorates 50th anniversary of the Emergency, & the cemetery in Perak

959.5 TRA Traill, H.F.O'B. Some Shape of Beauty 1986WWII, memories of author about his experiences in Japanese prison 1942-45

959.5 TRE Trengannu Papers Relating to Trengannu 1964History, weaving, wayang kulit, cargo baskets (first pub in 1949)

959.5 UNI US Embassy, KLAn enduring bond: Peace Corps 50th anniversary celebration in Malaysia 2012 US Embassy, KL. Peninsular Malaysia edition. Blue cover.

959.5 UNI US Embassy, KLAn enduring bond: Peace Corps 50th anniversary celebration in Malaysia 2012 US Embassy, KL. East Malaysia edition. Red cover.

959.5 WHE Wheatley, P. Golden Chersonnese 1961 Historical geography of the Malay Peninsula

959.5 WIN Winstedt, R. O. History of Johore 1979 Collection of articles. MBRAS reprint

959.51 HEM Hembry, BorisMalayan spymaster: memoirs of a rubber planter, bandit fighter and spy 2011 Monsoon Books

959.52 BRO Brooke, M. My Life in Sarawak 1986 Memories of the Ranee of Sarawak (Margaret)

959.52 EAD Eade, Philip Sylvia: Queen of the headhunters 2008 Phoenix Paperback. First published 2007.

959.52 EVA Evans, S. R. Sabah Under the Rising Sun Government 2007 Japanese occupation of Sabah


959.52 KEI Keith, A.N. Land Below the Wind 2000

A classcic, contemporary life in pre-war Sabah (first volume of trilogy), observations and reflections fom Agnes Keith, recordings of society, culture and natural beauty of Sabah. 2 copies.

959.52 KEI Keith, A.N. Three Came Home 1998Australian soldiers on Sabah during WW2 (second volume of trilogy), highly recommended by members

959.52 KEI Keith, A.N. White Man Returns 2001 Post-war recovery of Sabah (third volume of trilogy)

959.52 LOW Low, H. Sarawak, its Inhabitants and Productions 1968 First published in 1848

959.52 PAY Payne, Robert The white rajahs of Sarawak 1998 Oxford U Press. First pub. 1960.

959.52 POL Pollard, E. Kuching Past and Present 1989 History of Sarawak 1839 - 1970

959.52 REE Reece, R.H.W.Name of Brooke: The End of White Rajah Rule in Sarawak 1993 Scholarly study of Brooke in Sarawak

959.52 SAR Sarawak Museum Sarawak in the Museum 1983 Journal



959.52 TAT Tate, D.J.M. Rajah Brooke's Borneo 1988Views from the Illustrated London News and other 19th century sources

959.52 WHE Whelan, F.G. Story of Sabah 1988 Written for secondary school students

959.57 LEE Lee Kuan Yew Singapore Story 1998 First volume of memoirs of the Singapore statesman

959.57 LEE Lee, C. Fall of Singapore959.57 MBR MBRAS Singapore: 150 years 1973 First published in 1989

959.57 PEA Pearson, H.F. Singapore - a Popular History 1919-1960 1961959.57 PEE Peet, George L. Rickshaw Reporter 1985 Memories of colonial Singapore. 2 copies.

959.57 TAN Tan Kok SengSon of Singapore: the autobiography of a coolie 1982

Heinemann Educational Books (Asia) Ltd. First pub. 1972. Austin Coates is ghost writer.

959.57 TAN Tan Kok Seng Man of Malaysia 1974 Portrait of Malaysia through the life of a working man

959.57 YEO Yeoh and Kong, eds Portraits of Places 1995 History, community and identity in Singapore

Cambodia 959.6 CHA Chandler, David P.Brother number one: a political biography of Pol Pot 1999

Silkworm Books. Revised edition. First ed. Pub. 1992 before Pol Pot's death.

959.6 HIM Him, ChanrithyWhen broken glass floats: growing up under the Khmer Rouge 2001 WW Norton & Co. First pub. 2000

959.6 KAM Kamm, Henry Cambodia 1998

Former Southeast Asia correspondent for New York Times, Henry Kamm, gives a clear and definitive history of contemporary Cambodia from 1970 onwards.

Vietnam 959.7 CHO Chong, DeniseThe girl in the picture: the remarkable story of Vietnam's most famous casualty. 2000 Simon & Schuster


959.7 TEM Templer, Robert Shadows and Wind 1999View of modern Vietnam, the story of a proud and tragic country.

959.7 THO Thompson, Robert No exit from Vietnam 1969Chatto & Windus. Critical description of progress of Vietnam war, was written during the war.

959.704 ROB Robbins, Christopher Air America 2006From WWII to Vietnam, the explosive true story fo a CIA's secret airline

959.704 ROB Robbins, Christopher The Ravens, Pilots of the secret war of Laos 2005A book of outstanding integrity, here are the heroes no one ever told you about.

Indonesia 959.8 HAN Hanna, Willard A. Indonesian Banda 1991 History of the Banda Islands

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