The Great Singapore Quiz
"What is the oldest foreign bank still operating in Singapore, having opened here in 1858?" Packed with 2,000 questions (and answers), The Great Singapore Quiz is a must for all trivia addicts. With ten different subjects to choose from, test your all-round knowledge and earn bnus points with celebrity-endorsed questions. How much do you really know about the place you call home?

   Beyond The Veneer
by Ioannis Gatsiounis
KL-based journalist Ioannis Gatsiounis presents a collection of his published articles from a range of publications, including Asia Times, Newsweek, The Washington Times, and Al Jazeera, offering readers a fascinating look at current socio-political events in Malaysia. A comprehensive and timely account of Malaysia leading up to and following the shocking 2008 elections.
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 Unhooking a DD-Cup Bra without Fumbling
by Adam Adams
Amazingly, this intriguing 60,000-word novel, set in Southeast Asia, contains no E's! Lipograms are works that avoid a certain letter of the alphabet and in this novel the author has used no words that contain the letter E. Featuring many mind-bending word puzzles, this is a fascinating and very original read.

  
Love Entrepreneurs
by Phil Nicks
In the style of Freakonomics, Bangkok-based economist Phil Nicks explores the economic aspects of cross-cultural relationships in Thailand with his new book, Love Entrepreneurs. Supported by original research, facts and interviews with high-profile residents of the region, Nicks focuses his attention on the major relationship issues affecting foreigners and their Thai partners.
Invisible Trade II
by Gerrie Lim
In this long-awaited sequel, Gerrie Lim seeks to unravel and demystify two major aspects of the sex industry in modern Singapore: the secretive double lives led by the beautiful, upscale escorts and the reasons why men habitually need to spend money to pay for sex. Both, he discovers, involve addictive behavior fed by deep existential forces fraught with anger and pain, often disguised as carnal longing.

 
Stir-fried and not Shaken
by Terry Tan
Singapore’s favourite cookbook author, TV chef and food writer Terry Tan takes a trip down memory lane recalling a very different Singapore that existed from the 40s to 70s. Savour his memoirs that recall funny, familiar and forgotten moments of this forty-year passage. Meet Khan Chia Peh the trishaw man, Muthu the barber, and delight in Granny’s flying fox curries.

 

 

  1 July 2008 | We are hiring!
Monsoon Books is looking for a fulltime Editor and a fulltime Marketing & Publicity Executive. See the jobs page for more information.
 
  7 August 2008 | Author Nigel Barley in Singapore
Nigel Barley will talk about his book Rogue Raider at Imagination Room, The National Library (a National Library Board event). See events page for details.