This Paperback Book item from Footprint Handbooks was reviewed on 11-Dec-2008.
Search ISBN:1900949938 offer from Abebooks or used books from Alibris. Singapore Handbook, 2nd (Footprint - Pocket Guides) Reference Book. Classifications : Singapore Asia Travel Subjects Books Southeast Asia Travel Subjects Books General Asia Travel Subjects Books General AAS Asia Travel Subjects Books Guidebooks Reference & Tips Travel Subjects Books Fo . Click the following link to view the cover of Singapore Handbook, 2nd (Footprint - Pocket Guides). Related topics: Singapore. Asia. Travel. Subjects. Books. Southeast. Asia. Travel. Subjects. Books. requestid: 8163bdc2-60fc-4d73-bc30-03437f12bf58
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1) Paperback Book Singapore Handbook, 2nd (Footprint - Pocket Guides) by Footprint Handbooks. Great history and background. A little critical of the so-called Singapore Miracle -- but that is not a stance without merit. (After all, it´s the most successful totalitarian state on the planet!) Note that this second edition was written in 2000, and is missing some important details (like the fact that there is a Chinatown stop on the MRT these days; or the fact that the Chinese Heritage museum has been completely re-done as a multimedia experience akin to the Asian Civilizations Museum -- and while a little hokey is quite effective at communicating the history of the Chinese experience in Singapore; etc.) Definitely more meat to this guidebook than most.¤ 2) Paperback Book Singapore Handbook, 2nd (Footprint - Pocket Guides) by Footprint Handbooks. In planning my trip to Singapore, I found this book had everything I wanted to know. It gave an excellent overview of hotels and restaurants. I liked how it focused on the different areas of downtown Singapore and the background/history section was great.¤ 3) Paperback Book Singapore Handbook, 2nd (Footprint - Pocket Guides) by Footprint Handbooks. Singapore is an unlikely place. It has been engineered to unexpected economic success and ´imagineered´ into an entertainment playground for the historically and ecologically impaired citizens of Singapore, whose government once implored them to ´have spontaneous fun´. A report in The Economist judged Singapore to be the most boring city in the world. For those who fail to venture beyond the plazas that line Orchard Road, or spend their time on coach trips to the ersatz cultural extravaganzas, this is not surprising. But, despite its brash consumerism and toy-town mentality, Singapore is certainly not without its charm.
Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 8-Jan-2009, 19009499389781900949934, 381-8 
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