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Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah

By BBooks, on April 13th, 2010

“History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time, it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity”, this famous quote of Marcus Cicero was so aptly put history into perspective.

This is a very important reference book to researchers, historians, students, libraries and it [...]

Amphibians & Reptiles in Sabah: A Natural History

By System, on October 31st, 2001

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Birds of Burma; The ( Fourth Edition )

By System, on October 31st, 2001

Mystical Burma is hidden inside the pages of this classic book, now re-issued and updated by the late author, B.E. Smythies. From the time he began his forestry career there in 1934 until his last revision of these pages in 1999, his was one of the key influences in Burmese ornithology. Fewer than [...]

Feng Shui in the Home; Creating Harmony

By System, on October 31st, 2001

FENG SHUI IN THE HOME is a book that marries the eastern art of Feng Shui with contemporary interior design. It is an accessible, practical book that makes a sophisticated art easy to understand and apply room by room in your home. FENG SHUI IN THE HOME explains how to use the bagua, [...]

Forestry in Sabah; Commemorative Edition

By System, on October 31st, 2001

Forestry in Sabah has progressed much over the last century. In years long gone, forestry revolved mostly around the regulation of trade in forest products, and the collection of appropriate fees and royalties for the State from the extraction of these State resources. As time progressed and the exploitation of Sabah’s rich forest [...]

Ikats of Savo; Women Weaving History in Eastern Indonesia

By System, on October 31st, 2001

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Kuching Municipal; The History of

By System, on October 31st, 2001

One of the set of ten mentioned under #1978

Plants of Mt Kinabalu (vol 3)

By System, on October 31st, 2001

The primary objective of this project is to provide an inventory of all vascular plants in the flora of Mount Kinabalu. Two books on the flora, covering the fems, fern allies and orchids, have already been published. The Plants of Mount Kinabalu 3, enumerates the gymnosperms and non-Orchid monocotyledons. Two additional volumes on [...]

Straits Steamship Fleets; The

By System, on October 31st, 2001

For over 100 years the major regional shipping company domiciled in Singapore was the Straits Stemship Company Ltd. It was a truly regional shipping company with subsidiaries based in Penang and Malacca, in Peninsula Malaysia, in Sabah and Sarawak. Its white painted fleet was the essential connecting link, not only between the major [...]

The Lundayeh of Long Pasia and Long Mio; Their History and Legends

By System, on October 31st, 2001

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