SINGAPORE BOOK SALES

BY MARK ROWEChristmas saw a rise in sales of consumer titles in Singapore, particularly self-help books, which sold well alongside the other leading categories of children and fiction.Among lifestyle books, cookery books and titles focusing on home and décor were a popular theme according to MPH Bookstores, along with the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Among the best-selling autobiographies were David Beckham's My Side and Paul Burrell's A Royal Duty. Although freedom of speech is muffled in Singapore, Michael Moore's Stupid White Men and Hillary Clinton's ...


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