{"product_id":"what-we-read-and-why","title":"What We Read, And Why","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"background-color: #6ba292; color: #ffffff; padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat We Read, and Why\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is for anyone who has wondered how to make sense of our bewildering, fast-changing world. How do we cope with the welter of information all around us? How do we tell fact from fiction, given the proliferation of misleading or fake news, videos, and content? The answer is simple: we must read and develop our ability to think critically. In this book, we will read from people who do so. In personal essays, business, political, media and community leaders, as well as parents, teachers and students who share what they read, and why — to learn and know, to grow, to go places, to feel and give, but most of all, to live!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"background-color: #6ba292; color: #ffffff; padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAbout The Authors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarren Fernandez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has loved reading and writing for as long as he can remember. From \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cat in the Hat to To Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and favorites ranging from Murakami novels to works by Shakespeare, books have shaped the way he thinks, works, and leads. They sparked ideas that carried him from reporter to Editor-In-Chief of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and President of the World Editors Forum. Today, as a Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, he continues to read widely to engage with ideas, issues and people, while serving on Singapore's Public Service Commission and as Deputy Chair of the National Library Board. The title for his essay in this volume sums it up simply: Reading Made Me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"background-color: #6ba292; color: #ffffff; padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTable of Content\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead to Know:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLee Hsien Loong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoh Swee Chen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArthur Lang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWahab Yusoff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandra Davie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeng Swee Keat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteven Sim Chee Keong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRohit Brijnath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalid Jumblatt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThomas Jacob\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMazuin Zin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRavi Velloor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTan Kong Yam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelanie Khow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollen Yau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead to Grow:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBhagyashree Garekar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViolet Oon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChitra Rajaram\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePuty Puar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Walmsley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRakesh Thukral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow Shi Ping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexander Chua\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJason Leow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLee Jun Kai, Jia Ying and Jun Yi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZachary Wong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlison Lye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead to Go:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZakir Hussain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKahchun Wong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVikram Khanna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKen Choi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoo Cher Mou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJulie Hoo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOoi Kee Beng\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCian Sacker Ooi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarah Nadine Seth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrea Pasion-Flores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHairianto Diman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead to Feel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaniel Fung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIrene Ng\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngie Chew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTan Tai Yong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerene Cai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam Choong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead to Give:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTommy Koh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNg Cher Pong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeatrice Chia-Richmond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph Chinyong Liow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSiva Govindasamy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePriscilla Tan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIrene Hoe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead to Live:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarren Fernandez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsad Latif\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKumar Ramakrishna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeong Ching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJo Osorio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSumiko Tan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdson Tandoc Jr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeslie Koh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeborah Koh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharissa Yong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHo Seng Chee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunaina Kura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKrist Boo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRex Heng\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimon Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoh Chin Ee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManu Bhaskaran\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaslina Hassan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParting Words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47906880651523,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/3146\/3427\/files\/what-we-read-and-why-1.jpg?v=1775279708","url":"https:\/\/grassrootsbookroom.com\/products\/what-we-read-and-why","provider":"草根书室","version":"1.0","type":"link"}