Title: The Making of the Malayan Constitution Author: Joseph M. Fernando Publisher: The Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Synopsis:      Events in the 1950s leading to the creation of the Alliance, as well as the formation and deliberations of the Reid Commission, together with the negotiations between the different parties in the Alliance led to the Malayan constitution adopted at Merdeka in 1957.	Title: The Price of Peace: True Accounts of the Japanese Occupation  Compiled & edited by Foong Choon Hon Translated by Clara Show Publisher: Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Synopsis: Oral history, primary sources and photographs of first hand account experiences of Japanese Occupation during in Malaya and Singapore during World War 2	Title: The New Villages in Malaysia: the Journey Ahead Author: Lim Hin Fui & Fong Tian Yong Publisher: Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research Synopsis: A short chronicle and a general portrait of the New Villages in Malaysia that brings readers through time, it examines the past of this special settlement landscape of Malaysia which was established during the Emergency, while touching on the present and possible future developments.	Title: Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock Publisher: MCA Publicity Bureau Synopsis: Summary on the life and times of MCA's first President & one of Independent Malaya's founding fathers. This booklet includes photographs and quotes from other leaders.
Title: Valley of Hope: The Sungai Buloh National Leprosy Centre Author:Phang Siew Sia & Wong Chau Yin Publisher: MCA Subang Division Synopsis: 80 years ago, a lush valley was transformed into a home for the victims of leprosy who came here clinging on to the hope of recovery. In this valley their hopes were realized. Today, the National Leprosy Control Centre in Sungai Buloh which was once known as the Valley of Hope has stood tall as the symbol of hope. Virtually isolated from the outside world for almost four decades, not much has been told about this place and residents. In this book, we relive, through the eyes of an insider, the story of the Valley of Hope for it will soon become history.	Title: God of the Earth Author: Ho Thean Fook Publisher: The Perak Academy Synopsis: Ho Thean Fook portrays Malaya at the beginning of the 20th century through the eyes of his grandfather as a child. This book is about the experiences of Pak Foo, a boy growing up in Papan, a small mining town in Perak. For Pak Foo there are fighting spiders and crickets to catch, Chinese classes to attend, ‘wild rat’ mines and wooden dredges to explore, weddings and festivals to celebrate, and ghosts and a monster serpent to encounter. Under the author’s magical touch, the people of Papan spring to life, drawn in all their ordinariness and in vivid colours. These are tales about squatters, rich towkays, beggars, school teachers and matchmakers.