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Authors: Keith Hockton, Marcus Langdon
Design and layout by Adrian Cheah, ACEK Creative Solutions
This handy, illustrated pocket guide tells the rich history of Penang Hill’s early bungalows as seen from the historic trail of The Habitat Penang Hill. It is not only an invaluable guide for those intending to walk The Habitat Penang Hill’s historic rainforest trail but also a useful keepsake for locals and visitors to Penang.
Book One
by Keith Hockton
Illustrated by Winnie Cheng
Design and layout by Adrian Cheah, ACEK Creative Solutions
Trees are magical.
Trees tell stories, love, walk, dance and sing and have done so for thousands of years. When you start to think a tree is just a tree, think again, for at night their world comes alive and they get up to all sorts of secret tree business.
Dato’ Dr. R. Ratnalingam
Design and layout by Adrian Cheah
I have written this brief autobiography not as an ego ride but as a source of information for my grandchildren. This gives them an insight into my background and their ancestral past. Hopefully, they can draw upon my success or avoid my mistakes and shortcomings.
Authors: James Lochhead, Paul Augustin
Copy-editing by Gareth Richards
Cover design, layout and artwork by Adrian Cheah
A beautifully designed book, extensively illustrated with photographs and advertisements and graphics ‘of the time’, is full of fun and celebration. The pages of "Just for the Love of It" weave together the adventure of Penang’s popular music by locating the wonderful stories of the musicians and the bands within the context of Penang’s overall history.
By Mark Thompson and Karl Steinberg with photographs by Adrian Cheah
Walk between two of George Town’s most famous landmarks with this illustrated guide. Discover the story of the Chinese in nineteenth-century Penang and explore some of the community’s fascinating characters, customs, architecture and events.
For as long as it has existed, George Town in Penang has attracted travellers and settlers from across the globe and is a true confluence of cultures. Today, this UNESCO World Heritage Site continues to enchant visitors with its traditional charm and its well-preserved historical townscape.
Maggie Territt and Barry Leddy
Design, layout and photographs by Adrian Cheah
Top photo from left: Mr. Declan Kelly with authors, Maggie Territt and Barry Leddy.
by Helen Ong
Published by Helen Ong Publications
ISBN 983-4391-50-1
140 pages,18 x 25.3 cm
Year of publication: April 2008
by Yin
Cover design and layout by Adrian Cheah
Published by East West Publishing Pty Ltd
13.2 x 20.8 cm, 246 pages
Year of publication: December 2008
Language: English
ISBN 978-0-9751646-5-5
Job specifications:
'Postcards from a Foreign Country' allows us a peek into the lives and times of both the expatriates and locals living during that time and their relationship with each other. It tells of the social mores and restrictions, prejudices and values of a time past when things were done differently. In many ways that were a foreign country.
Tan Choon Hoe
Publisher: Tan Choon Hoe
by Lakshmi Menon and Vibhuti Patel
Publishers: World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) & S.N.D.T. Women's University
PO Box 1200, 10850 Penang, Malaysia
ISBN 983-2685-08-7
140 pages. 15 x 20.8 cm
Year of publication: December 2005
R. H. Hale
Design and layout by Adrian Cheah, ACEK Creative Solutions
When the name Fraser is mentioned in Singapore, most people ask ‘you mean Fraser & Neave?’ In this case, the answer is ‘No’.
The author’s rigorous historical research and superb narrative skills bring to life the fascinating story of the relatively unknown pioneer, Lewis J. Fraser. Born in Singapore in 1841, Fraser became a well-known and popular businessman there. But fickle markets and financial difficulties in the early 1880s resulted in a high-profile court case that brought his commercial downfall. Fraser was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment.
Nadia H. Wright
Design and layout by Adrian Cheah, ACEK Creative Solutions
Why is there an Armenian Street in Penang? This quaint, narrow street draws visitors from around the world but there is little to explain the legacy of Penang’s small, bygone Armenian population, after which it was named.
N Gunananthan
Design and layout by Adrian Cheah
Our only limited resource in life is time
Possible extinction events are around the corner and we need technology and a greater understanding of energy to overcome extinction. But fortunately, just around the corner too, will be the greatest revolution ever for humanity, where energy will become free and opportunities will open up everywhere.
Maggie Territt and Barry Leddy
Design, layout and photographs by Adrian Cheah
They came, as long ago as the mid-nineteenth century from all parts of Ireland, the Emerald Isle, with exotic names like Clare, Laois, Cork, Mayo, Mallow, Antrim and Tipperary. They numbered among Penang’s first overseas settlers and during long voyages by sea, suffered untold hardships. Some came for fame and fortune, some simply for the adventure, but many did so, fired by their desire to help open up unknown parts of the “new world” and to impart both their knowledge and faith.
Imagine the process of laying out a magazine and preparing the artwork for printing without desktop publishing capabilities. Everything was not at your fingertips and the world of graphic design involved Letraset font catalogues, Pantone charts, typesetting services, bromides, set squares, Cow Gum, paste-up work and films. Those were the good olde days of graphic design before the digital era took over.
N Gunananthan
Design and layout by Adrian Cheah
Just like my journey towards financial freedom, my goal of getting healthy was not without its fair share of pitfalls. Through it all, as trite as it may sound, determination and goal-setting played a lead role in my success and they continue to assist me in my daily life. One of the reasons for this book is to address all the different emotions and thinking processes that took me through the several stages to getting healthy. I spent a lot of time in introspection, thinking about it, convincing myself; it took months, if not years.
By Mark Thompson and Karl Steinberg
Design and layout by Adrian Cheah
Galle Fort is one of Sri Lanka’s most glorious World Heritage Sites, and it promises to retain its charms and beauty for centuries more under the careful watch of its custodians. The challenges of development and mass tourism will be great but Galle Fort has faced many dramatic changes in its history: invasions, battles, colonisation, terrorist attacks, plague and even the most devastating tsunami since Krakatoa.
by Freda Kim
Published by Neo Sentuhan Sdn Bhd
ISBN 983-4384-10-6
196 pages • 12.7 x 20.3 cm
Year of publication: February 2008
by Dr. See Ching Mey
Publisher: Association of Resource and Education for Autistic Children (REACh)
184 Jalan Bunga Cempaka, 11700 Bukit Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia
ISBN 983-41852-1-9
60 pages • 18 x 25 cm
Year of publication: 2006
Publisher: World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)
PO Box 1200, 10850 Penang, Malaysia
ISBN 983-2685-03-6
112 pages • 21 x 29.5 cm
Year of publication: 2005