Streets of George Town, Penang - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Streets of George Town, Penang write by Salma Nasution Khoo. This book was released on 2007. Streets of George Town, Penang available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Streets of George Town, Penang
Streets of George Town, Penang - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Streets of George Town, Penang write by Su Nin Khoo. This book was released on 1994. Streets of George Town, Penang available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Traditional Street Names of George Town
Traditional Street Names of George Town - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Traditional Street Names of George Town write by . This book was released on 2016. Traditional Street Names of George Town available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways
Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways write by Ric Francis. This book was released on 2006. Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Which city once had the smallest trolley-bus in the world? Where do you find the first funicular railway in Southeast Asia? How do you recognize a trolley-bus pole? Where is Tramway Road?" "With over 100 old photographs, maps and illustrations, this book gives an overview of the various forms of public transport used in George Town from 1880s to 1963, and the role this transport played in the development of the growth of George Town and Penang." "Penang was one of the first urban centres in Southeast Asia to operate steam trams, horse trams, electric trams and trolleybuses. When the Municipal Commission established its own electric supply, it took over the tram service and started the electric trams in George Town in 1906. This gave the local population excellent public transport around George Town, with one line going up to Ayer Itam. In the late 1920s, the Municipality replaced trams with trolley-buses, experimenting for a while with re-conditioned double-deckers from London Transport!" "The Municipality also operated two railways - firstly, the Penang Hill Railway which was considered an engineering marvel when it was first built, and secondly, the electric railway which transported supplies and tin ingots for Penang's foremost smelting works."--BOOK JACKET.
The Gift of Rain
The Gift of Rain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gift of Rain write by Tan Twan Eng. This book was released on 2009-05-05. The Gift of Rain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the tradition of celebrated wartime storytellers Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell. The recipient of extraordinary acclaim from critics and the bookselling community, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell and has garnered comparisons to celebrated wartime storytellers Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene. Set during the tumult of World War II, on the lush Malayan island of Penang, The Gift of Rain tells a riveting and poignant tale about a young man caught in the tangle of wartime loyalties and deceits. In 1939, sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton-the half-Chinese, half-English youngest child of the head of one of Penang's great trading families-feels alienated from both the Chinese and British communities. He at last discovers a sense of belonging in his unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Philip proudly shows his new friend around his adored island, and in return Endo teaches him about Japanese language and culture and trains him in the art and discipline of aikido. But such knowledge comes at a terrible price. When the Japanese savagely invade Malaya, Philip realizes that his mentor and sensei-to whom he owes absolute loyalty-is a Japanese spy. Young Philip has been an unwitting traitor, and must now work in secret to save as many lives as possible, even as his own family is brought to its knees.
