Title: Malacca: Voices from the Street
Author: Lim Huck Chin & Fernando Jorge
Publisher: Lim Huck Chin
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Malacca: Voices from the Street is the culmination of a collaborative effort between Portuguese architect Fernando Jorge and Malaysian architect Lim Huck Chin. Between 1999 and 2005, the authors documented Malacca's heritage architecture and communities through photographs and interviews. Research was carried out in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, The Hague, London and Lisbon to substantiate the oral histories collected from the field. The result of this is a compelling 368-page account of Malacca's past and present.

Title: Malaysia in Transition - Politics, Economics & Society
Author: Abdul Razak Baginda
Publisher: Asean Academic Press

Ever since independence, Malaysia has achieved steady economic growth. While there have been several periods where the country had experienced economic dislocations of various sorts, such as the recession of the mid-1980s and the financial crisis of 1997, Malaysia has been able to come out of them much better, wiser and ready to pursue and continue its economic path. However, as the country moves into the 21st century, with the society becoming much more sophisticated and with the challenge of globalisation, Malaysia finds itself in a transition.

Title: What's Ahead for Malaysia? Contemporary Challenges and Emerging Trends
Author: Phua Kai Lit and Soo Keng Soon
Publisher: Pelanduk Publications

Malaysian society has changed drastically since attaining Independence in 1957. This book looks at the state of the society today, the major challenges the nation is currently confronting, the possible responses or solutions to these challenges - and what can be expected in the coming years.

Besides delving into the various aspects of Malaysian society, it also dissects the concept of a knowledge-based economy—and what it takes to transform the Malaysian economy into one—and the challenges arising from the pressures of globalisation.

Title: A Children's History of Malaysia
Author: Tunku Halim
Publisher: Pelanduk Publications

In this exciting book, Malaysia's fascinating history is brought to life. Children will discover the wonders, intrigues, romance and wars of times past.

Title: Tunku - A pictorial Biography 1903 - 1957 Volume 1
Author: Mubin Sheppard
Publisher: Pelanduk Publications

This pictorial biography of Tunku Abdul Rahman provides Malaysians with yet another fascinating account of the country’s elder statesman. Tracing the Tunku’s life from his early years until the attainment of independence, this biography would be of special interest to our younger generation who grew up in the post independence era.

Title: Tunku - A pictorial Biography 1957 - 1987 Volume 2
Author: Mubin Sheppard
Publisher: Pelanduk Publications

This pictorial biography chronicles Tunku's career between 1957-1987 through the golden years of his premiership, during which he established Malaya, a little known and economically underdeveloped nation, and turned it into a country with which great nations were glad to be friends.

Title: Favourite Dishes from The Tunku's Kitchen
Author: Tunku Mukminah Jiwa with The Team of The Federal Kuala Lumpur
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Cuisine

A lesser-known trait of Malaysia’s beloved first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj is his passion for food. Bapa Malaysia (Father of Malaysia), as he is fondly known, loved to take charge of the kitchen and enjoyed cooking as much as eating. In this book, his niece, Y.T.M. Dato’ Tunku Mukminah Tunku Mohd. Jiwa warmly invites us into The Tunku’s kitchen. This book is also available in Bahasa Malaysia - Hidangan Kegemaran Dari Dapur Tunku.

Title: Reflections of Pre Independence Malaya
Author: Mohamed Abid
Publisher: Pelanduk Publications

This book is neither an academic exercise nor a comprehensive account of the country's political history. What it is, is an account of events that academia will not and cannot capture, events of a period that were never told nor recorded in print, events that only an eyewitness could provide into events that laid the cornerstone for an independent Malaya.

Title: Smashing Terrorism in the Malayan Emergency
Author: Brian Stewart
Publisher: Pelanduk Publications

Smashing Terrorism in the Malayan Emergency: The Vital Contribution of the Police depicts the vivid memories of Malayan Police officers who, as young subalterns, played a major part in defeating the terrorist campaign launched by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP). It is a memorial to the Police of all ranks and race, who risked and gave their lives for freedom. It includes comments on Chin Peng's My Side of History (2003) and the performance of the Malayan Government, quoting extensively from official archives.

Title: My Life and Times: A Memoir
Author: Ramon V, Navaratnam
Publisher: Pelanduk Publications

From his childhood in idyllic Sungei Buloh to the cream of the Malaysian Civil Service, Tan Sri Ramon V. Navaratnam has led a fascinating life. Following his childhood, we meet his parents, family, friends and colleagues, against a backdrop of the Japanese Occupation during World War II, his role in the Malaysian government and the corporate world right up to the person he is today.

His life reflects the rapid changes that have taken place in Malaysia since Independence as his commentaries on public policies clearly indicate. Underlying his views is his deep sense of Malaysian nationalism. This charming memoir draws you into the peaks and troughs of an eventful life.