An excellent book recounting the short but brilliant history of singapore. lee kuan yew writes clearly and succinctly about singapore's development into a dominant force in southeast asia. i learned so much about international politics and about what it takes to make a stable country. the book recounts singapore's relationship with the us., japan, indonesia, malaysia, china, and other countries. lee kuan yew is truly one of a kind, without him, the world would be a poorer place.