{"product_id":"dream-island-the-mad-mad-world-of-philip-yeo","title":"Dream Island: The Mad, Mad World of Philip Yeo","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 3 and above\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Dream Island: The Mad, Mad World of Philip Yeo Book Sample\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/PS-PhilipYeo-Sample.pdf?11772497521003139471\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/656\/Dream-Island\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/collections\/picture-books\/prominent-singaporeans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a part of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/series_all\/series_prominent-singaporeans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eProminent Singaporeans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e series, which features individuals from Singapore's history who have contributed significantly to her growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePhilip Yeo was a curious boy who loved to read. He learnt a lot about the world from books, and went to Canada to study. Back in Singapore, he worked for the government and helped create jobs. One day, he gets an idea to combine seven islands into one and build chemical factories on it. Everyone thought it was a crazy idea. But Philip refused to give up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeh Shing Huei\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of several books, including the No. 1 bestseller\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNeither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/tall-order-the-goh-chok-tong-story-volume-1-pos\"\u003eTall Order: The Goh Chok Tong Story\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHe is a founding partner of content agency The Nutgraf, and former news editor and China bureau chief at\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOther books written and co-written by the author:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDream Island: The Mad, Mad World of Philip Yeo\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProject 0812: The Inside Story of Singapore's Journey to Olympic Glory\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRings of Stars and Crescent: 70 Years of the Olympic Movement in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Party Ends: China's Leaps and Stumbles after the Beijing Olympics\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStruck by Lightning: Singaporean Voices Post-1965\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLai Hui Li\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Singapore-born Malaysian who has always loved to draw. She studied animation at Nanyang Polytechnic, and is currently a full-time illustrator at CraveFX. Digital is her main medium, and she occasionally paints in other mediums too. She is the illustrator for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/savitri-the-task-for-the-mighty-demon?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=0cb5c7ba3\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSavitri: The Task for the Mighty Demon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/dream-island-the-mad-mad-world-of-philip-yeo?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=a67e74ca2\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDream Island: The Mad, Mad World of Philip Yeo\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ace-agent-spycat-the-flying-sidekick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAce Agent Spycat and the Flying Sidekick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/freddy-the-eager-fundraiser\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFreddy the Eager Fundraiser\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":922403667993,"sku":"9789814655293","price":14.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/PS-PhilipYeo-CVF-300.jpg?v=1508382904","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/dream-island-the-mad-mad-world-of-philip-yeo","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}