Provides a detailed overview of Singapore's history from prehistory to the present.
Lee Kuan Yew: The Struggle for Singapore
by Alex Josey
Covers the former PM's rise to power and the successful path along which his People's Action Party piloted Singapore.
Fistful of Colours
by Suchen Christine Lim
In this book, the winner of the Singapore Literature Prize contrasts the differences and outlines the tensions between modern and traditional ethnic communities in Singapore.