Deskripsi Buku Jalan Daendels membawa ribuan kisah sejarah melintas zaman.
Sapiens menunjukkan dari mana asal kita. Homo Deus menunjukkan kemana kita akan pergi. Pada masa lalu, manusia menaklukkan dunia berkat kemampuan uniknya untuk percaya pada mitos-mitos kolektif tentang dewa, uang, kesetaraan dan kebebasan—seperti dijelaskan dalam buku Sapiens. Dalam buku Homo Deus, Prof. Harari menelaah ke masa depan dan mengeksplorasi bagaimana kekuatan global bergeser: keku…
Journalistic reportage of an expedition in tracing the civilization in Nusa Tenggara Timur Province.
Biography of Professor Selo Soemardjan, Indonesian sociologist; includes his works.
Peran apakah yang mereka mainkan sehingga mereka layak kita sebut sebagai tokoh paling berpengaruh di abad ke-20? Apa kelebihan mereka dan apa sumbangan mereka kepada dunia sehingga lebih menonjol dibanding yang lain? Para tokoh yang cukup inspiratif dalam buku ini ditulis secara apik, simpel dan menggugah kesadaran cakrawala kita sebagai sebuah warga bangsa yang besar tapi minim tokoh berpenga…
Sejarah Sangat Singkat Kehidupan Di Bumi Selama miliaran tahun, Bumi adalah tempat yang tak bisa didiami—tertutup laut bergelora, bentang alamnya terus-menerus dirombak letusan gunung berapi, atmosfernya selalu berubah secara kimia. Namun, meski ditumbangkan berbagai tantangan, kehidupan selalu bangkit lagi dan berevolusi kembali. Kehidupan belajar dan beradaptasi dan terus berlanjut selama m…
On visual arts and design in Indonesia; selected works.
Now a #1 New York Times Bestseller In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton began an ambitious project -to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. The photos he took and the accompanying interviews became the blog Humans of New York. His audience steadily grew from a few hundred followers to, at present count, over eighteen million. In 2013, his book Humans of …
Presents a lifetime of eating experiences that will lead you from one end of the globe to the other.
From Stonehenge to the Empire State Building, and from Angkor Wat to the Pyramids, this book surveys every continent to discover the most impressive, exotic and intriguing man-made wonders of the world. Arranged in order of longitude, and illustrated with over 100 spectacular photographs, maps and illustrations, 50 Wonders of the World reveals the awesome architectural achievements that man has…
A newly updated and revised edition of On This Day, together with entries referencing over 2000 years of history, you can pick a day, week or month and find out what actually happened and who said what, and where, on each day of the year. From the rise of the vote for women in the UK, to Cooke's discovery of Hawaii, each entry is presented in a news-style headline, quote or longer article, so y…
Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago nation, comprising over 17,000 islands, it is the most culturally diverse nation, containing an extraordinary melange of races, religions, languages and culture. Ian Burnet takes a journey across the archipelago. He intertwines the history and geography, the many races and languages and cultures that make up a country whose motto is Unity in Diversit…
The Island of Bali—a true paradise is explored in this classic travelogue. From the artists and writers of the 1930s to the Eat, Pray, Love tours so popular today, Bali has drawn hoards of foreign visitors and transplants to its shores. What makes Bali so special, and how has it managed to preserve its identity despite a century of intense pressure from the outside world? Bali: A Paradise Cre…