Mau menyusuri Love River bersama pasangan atau sahabat? Ingin tahu kehidupan para pertapa dan pendeta Buddha? Ingin mengunjungi kebun binatang terbesar di Asia? Tertantang naik gedung tertinggi di dunia kurun 2004-2010? Ke Taiwan, yuk! Dengan detail, Claudia Kaunang yang telah berpengalaman keliling dunia dengan bujet murah membongkar tip-tipnya selama menjelajah Taiwan. Bermodal Rp3 juta, d…
Imagine living in total silence and darkness. That's what Helen Keller's world was like after a childhood illness left her deaf and blind. Unable to express herself, she threw tantrums that earned her the nickname "Little Bronco." But Helen's teacher Annie Sullivan found the key to communicating with her. Only then was the little girl able to experience fully the world around her. Helen went on…
This is how wars are fought now: by children, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s. Children have become soldiers of choice. In the more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers. Ishmael Beah used to be one of them. What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers…
"I was never really a big coffee drinker and, of course, tea is the thing in China. But I just can't help myself. Also, the place I have now landed in, and my favourite, where most of my meetings and conversations seem to take place, is an eclectic mix of Chinese tea house and Western coffeeshop". Thus, begins Notes from a Beijing Coffeeshop, in which the author provides a series of fascinating…
The Intellectual Devotional is a daily digest for the mind. Inspired by traditional religious devotionals, this unique book offers 365 daily lessons, each drawn from one of seven disciplines: History, Literature, Philosophy, Mathematics & Science, Religion, Fine Arts, and Music. Each page provides a concise yet enlightening overview of an important topic, figure, or idea—from Aristotle to …