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Red Nile: A Biography of The Worlds Greatest River
Robert Twigger's ambitious biography of the Nile is an unexpected triumph ......... a scintillatingly colorful account of a river and a region Twigger knows intimately ...... an elegiac moving book ........ hugely entertaining ..... probably the author's magnum opus. - The Sunday Times (UK). Twigger has found a narrative voice all too rare in contemporary travel writing: clear-eyed, uneffec…
- Edition
- First U.S. Ed, October 2014
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-250-05233-9
- Collation
- xiv, 468 p.; ilus.; 23 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 962 TWI r
Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of The Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath
In This Harrowing History of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Paul Ham argues against the use of nuclear weapons, drawing on extensive research and hundreds of interviews to prove that the bombings had little impact on the eventual outcome of the Pacific War. More than 100,000 people were killed instantly by the atomic bombs, mostly women, children, and the elderly. Many hundreds of thousan…
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition, August 2014
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-250-04711-3
- Collation
- x, 632 p.: ill.; 25 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 940 HAM h
Diary of A Smiling Cat 2: Kucing di Puncang Menara
Si Kucing Tertawa adalah kucing istimewa peliharaan Daisy. Apa keistimewaannya? Dia bisa tersenyum manis, tertawa, tersenyum sinis, dan sebagainya. Kelebihan lainnya, dia sangat cerdas dan memahami hati manusia dan binatang. Ada seekor kucing di atas menara di tengah Danau Hijau. Hal ini membuat para kucing senior marah. Mereka tak rela ada kucing tak dikenal menguasai puncak menara, sementara …
- Edition
- Cet. 1, 2019
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-623-216-320-1
- Collation
- 166 p.: ilus; 18,5 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 813 YAN c
Rumah Teteh
Hal misterius datang silih berganti, menuntun kami untuk bertemu Teteh di rumahnya. Dua tahun lebih menghadapi banyak kejanggalan yang mencekam dan menakutkan, menjadi fase hidup yang tidak akan pernah terlupakan. Teteh, sosok dengan garis nasib yang menggurat sampai ke nadi, menghadirkan perih di tempat yang terdalam. Perasaannya menjerit menembus dua sisi alam, seperti sedang mencari jawaban …
- Edition
- Cet. 1, 2019
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-602-6716-51-4
- Collation
- 232 p. : ill ; 20cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- F BRI r
The Iliad
The Trojan War has been raging for almost ten years. The Achaeans seek revenge against the trojans, and there is no end in sight. Making matters worse, two great achaeans the army;s the leader. King Agamemnon, and the admired general, Achilles enter a great feud. Even the gods and goddesses swoop down from mount olympus to take part in the war, divided in loyalty between both sides. As The Ilia…
- Edition
- Cet. 1, 2014
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-4549-0612-4
- Collation
- 156p.: ill; 20 cm
- Series Title
- Classic Starts
- Call Number
- 823 HOM i
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Once upon a time… there were two brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, who gave the world some of the best-loved fairy tales ever written. From “Cinderella” and “Rumpelstiltskin” to “Snow White” and “The Brave Little Tailor,” this charming anthology offers young readers a wonderful introduction to 12 of the Grimms' most popular stories.
- Edition
- Cet. 1 2011
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-4027-7311-2
- Collation
- 158 p.: ill.; 20 cm
- Series Title
- Classic Starts
- Call Number
- 823 GRI g
The Prince and the Pauper
One boy, penniless and in rags, forced to beg in the street. The other, a king’s son, coddled and given all he could want. What happens when the two boys change clothes and places, and each one learns how the other half lives? Mark Twain’s satirical and suspenseful novel about the thin line that separates prince and pauper is a perennial favorite.
- Edition
- Cet. 1, 2007
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-4027-3687-2
- Collation
- 156 p.: ill.; 20 cm
- Series Title
- Classic Starts
- Call Number
- 823 TWA p
Mimpi sejuta Dolar
Dari seorang mahasiswi dengan ekonomi pas-pasan, Merry Riana, anak muda Indonesia, menjelma menjadi miliuner muda dan diakui sebagai pengusaha sukses, motivator yang sangat dinamis, serta pengarang buku terlaris di Singapura. Melewatkan masa kuliah yang penuh dengan keprihatinan finansial di Nanyang Technological University, Merry kemudian menciptakan perubahan paradigma berpikir dan memulai su…
- Edition
- Cet 9 ; Oktober 2012
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-979-227-481-3
- Collation
- xx ; p. 367 ; 21 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 920.72 END m
Modern History
there are 100 illustrated topic panels on modern history and each panel contains 10 key facts. Facts like these:rn* When gold was discovered in Australia 1851, fourtune seekers helped to triple the country's population in just nine years.rn* Im 1837, 18 year-old Victoria became queen and reigned for 63 years- the longest reign in British history.rn* In the 1980s the JApanese government was roc…
- Edition
- Cet. 1, 2001
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1902947983
- Collation
- 66 p.: Ilus.; 30 cm
- Series Title
- 1000 Things You Should Know About
- Call Number
- R 909 FAR m
Ancient History
There 100 illustrated topic panels on Ancient History and each panel contains 10 key facts. Facts like these:rn* The Emperor Trajan went to a gladiator contest that lasted 117 days and involved 10.000 gladiators. rn* Catching a bull by the horns and leaping over it ( leaping) was an important Minoan religious rite.rn* Legend has it that Cleopatra had herself delivered to Caesar in a carpet. Wha…
- Edition
- Cet. 1, 2001
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1902947778
- Collation
- 64 p.: ilus.; 30 cm
- Series Title
- 1000 Things You Should Know About
- Call Number
- R 930 FAR a
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