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A Brief History of Indonesia : Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis : The Incredible…
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World's Largest Archipelago Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth largest population in the world after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are especially relevant today as the Island nation is an emerging power in the region with a dynamic new leader. It is a land of incredible divers…
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- 9780804844765
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- 288 p. ; 21 cm.
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- 959.8 Han a
A thousand splendid suns
Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in wartorn Kabul, losses incurred over the course of thirty years that test the limits of their strength and courage.
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- 9780747593775
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- 419 p. ; 17 cm.
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- 813.6 Hos a
The kite runner
The number one bestseller, chosen as a Book of the Decade by The Times, Daily Telegraph and Guardian'Devastating' Daily Telegraph'Heartbreaking' The Times'Unforgettable' Isabel Allende'Haunting' IndependentAfghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will …
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- 9781526604736
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- 341 p. ; 18 cm.
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- 813.6 Hos k
Jakarta : drawing the city near
Jakarta, a city rife with disparities like many cities in the Global South, is undergoing rapid change. Alongside its megastructures, high-rise residential buildings, and franchised convenience stores, Jakarta's massive slums and off-hour street markets foster an unsettled urban population surviving in difficult conditions. But where does the vast middle of urban life fit into this dichotomy? I…
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- 9780816693368
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- xii, 319 p. ; 22 cm.
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- 307.1216 Sim j
Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens…
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A former Wall Street quant sounds the alarm on Big Data and the mathematical models that threaten to rip apart our social fabric—with a new afterword “A manual for the twenty-first-century citizen . . . relevant and urgent.”—Financial Times NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • The Bos…
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- 9780553418835
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- 275 p. ; 21 cm.
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- 005.7 One w
Bali undercover : sequel to the international bestseller Bali Raw
In this follow-up to his international bestseller Bali Raw, Malcolm Scott strips off the island's sunny veneer to reveal its dark and dirty underbelly. He takes us where no tourist guide will ever take us, into the nooks and crannies of Bali that only an insider knows of and can reach. We take a walk through the night streets of Kuta Beach to meet its wild and willing hookers, its dolled-up tra…
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- 9789814625135
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- 229 p. ; 20 cm.
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- 959.23 Sco b
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