30 review for Lee Kuan Yew: The Unofficial Biography (LKY Book Book 1)

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   5 out of 5

   Eric Nielipinski – Apr 29, 2015

   Short and quick! This is a great short introduction to the man whom my granny worshipped as 'the man who brought running water to our kampung house'. A simple statement that brought forth many truths about Lee Kuan Yew. To those who did not know about the history of this little dot on the world map, Singapore is brought forth to the world arena by LKY. This book is good to remind those who came from the simple days of running water to today's world of internet that LKY is the key that opens the f Short and quick! This is a great short introduction to the man whom my granny worshipped as 'the man who brought running water to our kampung house'. A simple statement that brought forth many truths about Lee Kuan Yew. To those who did not know about the history of this little dot on the world map, Singapore is brought forth to the world arena by LKY. This book is good to remind those who came from the simple days of running water to today's world of internet that LKY is the key that opens the future for Singapore. I did enjoy the quotes and reading about what other world leaders : political, economical, commercial and even spiritual, say about LKY just brought tingles to my soul. My granny is never wrong. LKY is always right.

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   4 out of 5

   Bharat Goyal – Mar 27, 2019

   The True statesman of the world Sir LKY was a genius would be an understatement, young generation can learn, imbibe and display many qualities which LKY had in abundance. This book dwells on very few of them but is still worth read.

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   5 out of 5

   Bella – Aug 30, 2017

   This is a kind of biography I wish it had more stories, more personal experiences, more human emotions. This book is full of facts in chronological order. And that's why you may find it bit dull. This is a kind of biography I wish it had more stories, more personal experiences, more human emotions. This book is full of facts in chronological order. And that's why you may find it bit dull.

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   4 out of 5

   Syed Ibrahim – Jul 26, 2019

   It's not a biography. It's just a book where you have quotes by him and about him. You can find more in Wikipedia than in this book It's not a biography. It's just a book where you have quotes by him and about him. You can find more in Wikipedia than in this book

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   5 out of 5

   Lim Chantha – May 29, 2018

   It's good but very short and not detail.. It's good but very short and not detail..

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   5 out of 5

   Abhishek Acharyya – Apr 26, 2020

   Nice short book on LKY This book gives a short and quick reading on LKY and the country he helped to create. Good for light reading.

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   5 out of 5

   Anil Swarup – Feb 28, 2016

   The book disappoints. It is too brief for a persona like LKY. The author hardly sheds light on the life of this iconic figure who transformed Singapore. It is more about chronology and quotations. Some of the quotes, specially those from the great man himself, are seminal : "Rest on laurels? I wish I could do that. No, you rest when you are dead". Here was a man "who saw tomorrow". Le had his own understanding of leadership : "If you cannot force or are unwilling to force your people to follow y The book disappoints. It is too brief for a persona like LKY. The author hardly sheds light on the life of this iconic figure who transformed Singapore. It is more about chronology and quotations. Some of the quotes, specially those from the great man himself, are seminal : "Rest on laurels? I wish I could do that. No, you rest when you are dead". Here was a man "who saw tomorrow". Le had his own understanding of leadership : "If you cannot force or are unwilling to force your people to follow you, with or without threats, you are not a leader". Perhaps Chanakya would agree.

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   5 out of 5

   Tiffany – Nov 06, 2015

   It makes for a good introduction but in the end, it's just a compilation of a bunch of quotes. In the end, the only thing I got from it is: "Lee kuan Yew made Singapore great. He gave his most of his life to making it happen though not all agree with how he did it." I felt that it would have been interesting to know what the author thought of him and what events highlighted his leadership. It makes for a good introduction but in the end, it's just a compilation of a bunch of quotes. In the end, the only thing I got from it is: "Lee kuan Yew made Singapore great. He gave his most of his life to making it happen though not all agree with how he did it." I felt that it would have been interesting to know what the author thought of him and what events highlighted his leadership.

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   5 out of 5

   Bonyo – Apr 29, 2016

   On-the-go read It's a quick and concise read. However, I wish there was more rich content on LKY's philosophy - a lot of the book is filled up with quotes from other world leaders, not LKY's own. On-the-go read It's a quick and concise read. However, I wish there was more rich content on LKY's philosophy - a lot of the book is filled up with quotes from other world leaders, not LKY's own.

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    4 out of 5

    Deepak Thakur –

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    5 out of 5

    Kosala Heengama –

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

    Tilak –

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

    Akhilesh Singh –

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    5 out of 5

    Stavros Theocharous –

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    monika joneja –