Whet your appetite for reading with a selection of new arrivals catering to different interests.
Title: Titan and the Wild Boars: the True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team
Author: Susan Hood and Pathana Sornhiran
No. of pages: Unpaged
Call No.: GV200.645 Hoo
In 2018, the world held its breath as team upon team of Thai and international rescuers raced desperately to locate twelve boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave. This is the gripping account of the ultimately successful rescue and what happened thereafter, including an interview with the British divers who first located the boys, and the granting of Thai citizenship to 3 previously stateless boys and the coach himself.
As the book contains specialised vocabulary such as “spelunker” and “Navy SEALs”, it would be more suitable for older upper primary school children.
Title: The New Long Life: a Framework for Flourishing in a Changing World
Authors: Andrew J. Scott and Lynda Gratton
No. of pages: 243
Call No.: HQ1061 Sco
In this multi-faceted book, the authors sensitively explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on our working lives, the hopes and expectations of an increased lifespan, our need for meaningful relationships, and the necessity for lifelong education. A multitude of scenarios is provided, e.g., what are a truck driver’s options when faced with the possibility of autonomous or driverless vehicles taking over his job? Recommendations for governments and companies (e.g., “protect the worker, not the job”) are also included.
This is a thought-provoking and optimistic book that provides a roadmap on how we can still flourish in the midst of radical technological change.
Title: There Was a Time: Singapore from Self-rule to Independence, 1959 - 1965
Author of Introduction: Lee Geok Boi
No. of pages: 285
Call No.: DS610.6 The
While a picture may be worth a thousand words, they are of inestimably more value when placed in context and with accompanying explanatory details, especially when images of the past are the main focus. Sadly, certain aspects, for example, rural life, have long since departed the Republic, but it is worth noting that agriculture used to be of great economic importance, and that Singapore was once a net exporter of eggs!
This book is highly recommended for those with an interest in the social and economic history of Singapore.
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