Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew: Citizen Singapore: How to Build a Nation

… a scintillating insight into the private – and brutally candid – beliefs and thoughts of the 86-year-old Minister Mentor on a wide range of topics, from his temper and children to various countries and his ‘authoritarian’ ways. …. These are captured in a writing style that is fast-paced and conversational over 24 chapters that are peppered with Mr Plate’s views… –Zakir Hussain IN The Straits (of Singapore)

There are two types of courage among journalists. Some might risk their lives crossing paths with an IED on an arid back road in Afghanistan. Many fewer risk their reputation by going against the herd of conventional opinion. Tom Plate, America’s only syndicated columnist who focuses on Asia, … has taken the second risk in his Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew. And it has been a risk well worth taking. … His book could not be more relevant at a moment when recession, debt and dysfunction are plaguing the West while Asia strides boldly into the future. …. Much to the credit of Plate’s talent, this book reads breezily, despite its heavy themes. It is broken into many easily digestible chapters with titles mimicking movies or television shows …. Overall this was the right choice to make what could easily have been a wonkish drudge into an enjoyable read….. Lee Kuan Yew’s wisdom makes sense. Tom Plate has done a fine job of conveying it for a Western audience that ought to be paying attention –Columnist Nathan Gardels in The Huffington Post

… a scintillating insight into the private – and brutally candid – beliefs and thoughts of the 86-year-old Minister Mentor on a wide range of topics, from his temper and children to various countries and his ‘authoritarian’ ways. …. These are captured in a writing style that is fast-paced and conversational over 24 chapters that are peppered with Mr Plate’s views… –Zakir Hussain IN The Straits (of Singapore)

There are two types of courage among journalists. Some might risk their lives crossing paths with an IED on an arid back road in Afghanistan. Many fewer risk their reputation by going against the herd of conventional opinion. Tom Plate, America’s only syndicated columnist who focuses on Asia, … has taken the second risk in his Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew. And it has been a risk well worth taking. … His book could not be more relevant at a moment when recession, debt and dysfunction are plaguing the West while Asia strides boldly into the future. …. Much to the credit of Plate’s talent, this book reads breezily, despite its heavy themes. It is broken into many easily digestible chapters with titles mimicking movies or television shows …. Overall this was the right choice to make what could easily have been a wonkish drudge into an enjoyable read….. Lee Kuan Yew’s wisdom makes sense. Tom Plate has done a fine job of conveying it for a Western audience that ought to be paying attention –Columnist Nathan Gardels in The Huffington Post

… a scintillating insight into the private – and brutally candid – beliefs and thoughts of the 86-year-old Minister Mentor on a wide range of topics, from his temper and children to various countries and his ‘authoritarian’ ways. …. These are captured in a writing style that is fast-paced and conversational over 24 chapters that are peppered with Mr Plate’s views… –Zakir Hussain IN The Straits (of Singapore)

There are two types of courage among journalists. Some might risk their lives crossing paths with an IED on an arid back road in Afghanistan. Many fewer risk their reputation by going against the herd of conventional opinion. Tom Plate, America’s only syndicated columnist who focuses on Asia, … has taken the second risk in his Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew. And it has been a risk well worth taking. … His book could not be more relevant at a moment when recession, debt and dysfunction are plaguing the West while Asia strides boldly into the future. …. Much to the credit of Plate’s talent, this book reads breezily, despite its heavy themes. It is broken into many easily digestible chapters with titles mimicking movies or television shows …. Overall this was the right choice to make what could easily have been a wonkish drudge into an enjoyable read….. Lee Kuan Yew’s wisdom makes sense. Tom Plate has done a fine job of conveying it for a Western audience that ought to be paying attention –Columnist Nathan Gardels in The Huffington Post