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Mister HDB: The Life and Legacy of Lim Kim San - cover

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Mister HDB: The Life and Legacy of Lim Kim San

Asad Latiff

Publisher: Epigram Books

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Summary

How does a spoilt young boy and party-going dandy become the man who housed a nation? Discover the passion that drives Lim Kim San from his comfortable, carefree life into a mission that would change Singapore forever.
Available since: 07/08/2017.

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