The Best I Could Subhas Anandan
Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew - Insights from colleagues and friends
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- 316 Ratings
4.5
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- 9H 34min
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- English
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Biographies
Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew gathers some of the vivid memories of 37 people who have worked or interacted closely with Lee Kuan Yew in some way or other, from when he was at Raffles College in 1941 right up to his demise in 2015. Among these are his 13 Principal Private Secretaries and Special Assistants who lived and breathed Mr Lee for a few years each, and Mdm Yeong Yoon Ying, his Press Secretary of over 20 years. The others include former President S.R. Nathan, Puan Noor Aishah who is the widow of Singapore’s first President Yusof Ishak, former Chief Justice Yong Pung How, and friends such as Robert Kuok from his Raffles College days. This book captures an unvarnished look at what it was like to interact with the serious and no nonsense Mr Lee, both at work and outside of work.
© 2016 by Various. Published in paper format in Singapore by Marshall Cavendish International Asia, recorded by Storyside 2019.
© 2019 Storyside (Audiobook): 9789179092726
© 2016 Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) (Ebook): 9789814721523
Release date
Audiobook: 5 July 2019
Ebook: 15 April 2016
Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew - Insights from colleagues and friends
- By
- With:
- Publisher
- 316 Ratings
4.5
- Duration
- 9H 34min
- Language
- English
- Format
- Category
Biographies
Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew gathers some of the vivid memories of 37 people who have worked or interacted closely with Lee Kuan Yew in some way or other, from when he was at Raffles College in 1941 right up to his demise in 2015. Among these are his 13 Principal Private Secretaries and Special Assistants who lived and breathed Mr Lee for a few years each, and Mdm Yeong Yoon Ying, his Press Secretary of over 20 years. The others include former President S.R. Nathan, Puan Noor Aishah who is the widow of Singapore’s first President Yusof Ishak, former Chief Justice Yong Pung How, and friends such as Robert Kuok from his Raffles College days. This book captures an unvarnished look at what it was like to interact with the serious and no nonsense Mr Lee, both at work and outside of work.
© 2016 by Various. Published in paper format in Singapore by Marshall Cavendish International Asia, recorded by Storyside 2019.
© 2019 Storyside (Audiobook): 9789179092726
© 2016 Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) (Ebook): 9789814721523
Release date
Audiobook: 5 July 2019
Ebook: 15 April 2016
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Farhan
6 Dec 2020
HeartwarmingInspiringMotivatingThought-provokingOverall, the book was very inspiring especially for a student like myself. Some might say it was rather repetitive but i found the repetition in the book quite reassuring since the different coroborating perspectives showed that what was being mentioned is reliable.
Underwear
12 Aug 2021
BoringV bad book
Moses
18 May 2024
HeartwarmingInspiringInformativeA deeper understanding of LKY, through the eyes and words of various leaders across industries. The constant pointers by many of them shows how consistent and determined Mr Lee is to building Singapore to be the world’s best despite its minuscule size geographically.
C
9 Sept 2021
InspiringEnlightening one’s mind
Elene
18 Aug 2021
HeartwarmingMotivatingThought-provokingSadSmartSo much of a man that has changed the world of Singapore.
Sampson
25 May 2023
HeartwarmingInformativeMotivatingThought-provokingFunnySadRomanticSmartIt was wonderful to listen to the story of our minister about our founding father and his lifestyle throughout his life and his dedication to Singapore. It sad that he left us, but his legacy lives on.
YongHow
3 Mar 2021
InspiringInformativeMotivatingHope to see and listen more on all book written by Lee Kwan Yew.
faze
30 Sept 2022
BoringPage-turnerEhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Kailene
11 Jan 2022
InspiringInformativeMotivatingThought-provokingA look at Mr Lee through the eyes of many
Avinash
6 Oct 2021
HeartwarmingInspiringInformativeMotivatingThought-provokingMind-blowingInteresting
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