The Scarlet Letter

Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Boston, this tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth reveals Nathaniel Hawthorne's concerns with the tension between the public and the private selves. Publicly disgraced and ostracized, Hester Prynne draws on her inner strength and certainty of spirit to emerge as the first true heroine of American ficti…

The Scarlet Letter

A passionate young woman, her cowardly lover, and her aging, vengeful husband are the central characters in this stark drama of the conflict between passion and convention in the harsh world of seventeenth-century Boston. Tremendously moving and rich in psychological insight, this tragic novel of sin and redemption addresses our Puritan past. Depicting the struggle between mind and heart, Hawth…

Robinson Crusoe

Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the power and originality of Defoe's famous book. Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns how to build a canoe, make …

Moll Flanders

Moll Flanders is, according to Virginia Woolf, one of the "few English novels which we can call indisputably great." Written by Defoe in 1722 under a pseudonym so his readers would think it an actual journal of the ribald fortunes and misfortunes of a woman in eighteenth-century London, the book remains a picaresque novel of astonishing vitality. From her birth in Newgate Prison to her ascent t…

Moll Flanders

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9781853260735

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823 DEF M

The Kite Runner (Terjemahan)

Aku memiliki satu kesempatan terakkhir untuk menentukan apa jadinya diriku. Aku bisa melangkah memasuki gang itu, membela Hassan dan menerima apa pun yang mungkin menimpaku. Atau, aku bisa melarikan diri. Akhirnya, aku melarikan diri. Amir telah mengkhianati Hassan, satu-satunya sahabatnya, saudaranya. Rasa bersalah menghantuinya. Menyingkirkan Hassan dari kehidupannya adalah pilihan tersul…

Kecerdasan Emosi untuk Mencapai Puncak Prestasi (Working with Emotional Intel…

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9789796552788

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600p.

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153 GOL

Language: The Cultural Tool

A bold and provocative study that presents language not as an innate component of the brain—as most linguists do—but as an essential tool unique to each culture worldwide. For years, the prevailing opinion among academics has been that language is embedded in our genes, existing as an innate and instinctual part of us. But linguist Daniel Everett argues that, like other tools, language …

Pemburu di Manchester Biru : Kisah satu-satunya orang Indonesia yang bekerja …

Dengan modal nekat, Hanif Thamrin memutuskan kembali ke London dan bertekad akan bekerja apa pun agar bisa kuliah dan menjadi jurnalis di salah satu kota termahal di dunia itu. Berbagai pekerjaan ia lakukan, seperti menjadi tukang cuci mobil, kuli angkut, door to door sales, pelayan restoran, dan kasir. Puluhan surat lamaran ia kirimkan dan puluhan surat kembali dengan berita penolakan. Hingga …

From Rubbish to Riches : Jars and Pots

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9781406226881

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745 NUN f