SEBASTIAN FAULKS was born and brought up in Newbury, Berkshire. He worked in journalism before starting to write books. He is best known for the French trilogy, The Girl at the Lion d'Or , Birdsong and Charlotte Gray and is also the author of a triple biography, The Fatal Englishman ; a small book of literary parodies, Pistache ; and the novel Human Traces . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal…
From posters and advertisements to book covers and magazines this volume presets an astonishing collection of graphics, brilliantly uncovered by the authors from long lost sources, mostly in China itself, after surviving innumerable upheavals natural catastrophes, war and revolution. Beginning with the basic traditions of Chinese graphics the authors show how the writer and artist Lu Xun bec…
Hillary Clinton's surprising defeat in the 2008 Democratic primary brought her to the nadir of her political career, van squished by a much younger whose message of change and cutting-edge tech learn ran circles around her stodgy campaign. And yet, six years later, she has reemerged as an oven more powerful and influential figure, a formidable stateswoman and the presumed front runner for the 2…
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History is populated with tens-of thousands of people who made a significant difference. However, among those are figures who have risen as true beacons of greatness, for either good or ill ont the highways of history. This book and the companion volume, 100 Men Who Shaped World History, provides capsule views of these exceptional people.
Nearly eight years after George W. Bush left White House, his legacy still shapes American policy at home and abroad. Award-winning historian and biographer Jean Smith has written the most complete account yet of the Bush presidency in this revelatory biography of America's forty-third president. A lackluster student with a fondness for alcohol, "W" became a born-again Christian and turned h…
Tulisan masalah Polri masih tergolong langka, dan Saudara Anton Tabah sebagai pengamat muda telah memulai. Dari segi ini saja tulisan ini sudah memiliki daya tarik tersendiri selain merupakan kredit poin bagi yang bersangkutan. BUku ini ditulis dengan pendekatan ilmu kepolisian dan sosiologi akan tetapi dengan bahasa yang lancar apik dan populer ilmiah, sehingga enak dibaca dan mudah dicerna. …
Buku ini mencoba menghadirkan kalimat-kalimat puisi dalam kalimat-kalimat prosais. Lewat kata-kata dalam karyanya" Adalah keistimewaan cerita pendek yang ditulis oleh seorang sastrawan yang dalam proses kreatifnya lebih dikenal sebagai penyair dan bukan seorang cerpenis? Buku kumpulan cerpen Membunuh Orang Gila ini adalah jawabannya. Lewat kumpulan naskah yang terhimpun dalam buku ini, Sapar…