User @LKYMM23 posted a recommended reading list of six Lee Kuan Yew books on…

Brief

The X/Twitter post from @LKYMM23 (2026-05-28) offers a six-title reading list on Lee Kuan Yew: The Battle for Merger (1961); The Singapore Story (1998); From Third World to First (2000); Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going (2011); My Lifelong Challenge (2012); and One Man's View of the World (2013). The selections cover LKY’s early political struggles, nation-building memoirs, governance philosophy, and bilingual-education advocacy.

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User @LKYMM23 posted a recommended reading list of six Lee Kuan Yew books on 2026-05-28: The Battle for Merger (1961); The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew (1998); From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965–2000 (2000); Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going (2011); My Lifelong Challenge: Singapore's Bilingual Journey (2012); One Man's View of the World (2013).

Key details

The list spans LKY’s early political work (1961) through memoirs and policy reflections up to 2013, highlighting topics including the 1961 merger, Singapore’s nation-building (1965–2000), governance ‘hard truths,’ and bilingual education.

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If you are interested in learning more about LKY, here is the reading list:
The Battle for Merger (1961)
The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew (1998) From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 (2000)
Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going (2011)
My Lifelong Challenge: Singapore's Bilingual Journey (2012)
One Man's View of the World (2013)

— https://nitter.net/LKYMM23/status/1960044098167181565#m