Over the years hunters, poachers, and war have killed many of the gorillas of central Africa. But there are still a few hundred living high in the mists of the Virunga Mountains. When Dian Fossey first saw a family of wild mountain gorillas in the Virungas she knew that she must help these wonderful animals. This true story tells of the twenty years she lived with them, watched them, wrote abou…
Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious -- even liberating -- book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores the needs of users and the principles of cognitive psychology. The problems range from ambiguous and hidden controls t…
Buku Cinta, keindahan dan kesunyian menggambarkan tema utama yang menjadi muatan tulisan-tulisan Kahlil Gibran. Cinta adalah tema paling universal dalam kehidupan manusia. Terlebih dunia sastra. Cinta ibarat mata air yang abadi yang selalu mengalirkan kesegaran bagimjiwa-jiwa yang dahaga. Buku ini menyajikan karya-karya Kahlil Gibran secara ringkas dan lengkap.
Just as Norman Maclean writes at the end of "A River Runs through It" that he is "haunted by waters," so have readers been haunted by his novella. A retired English professor who began writing fiction at the age of 70, Maclean produced what is now recognized as one of the classic American stories of the twentieth century. Originally published in 1976, A River Runs through It and Other Stories n…
Tahu enggak sih, ada, lo, hewan yang bisa ikut lomba balap selain kuda? Ya, betul sekali, hewan itu adalah sapi. Perlombaan balap itu diselenggarakan di salah satu daerah di Indonesia, yaitu Madura. Tidak cuma itu, ada banyak sekali keanekaragaman yang bisa kita pelajari di Indonesia, seperti makanan, permainan, kerajinan tangan, dan keunikan lainnya. Penasaran? Kamu ingin tahu lebih lanjut men…