In 1965, after being rejected by more than a dozen publishing houses, a book called "Dune" was brought out by the Chilton Book Company. Its respected author, journalist Frank Herbert, had written "Dune" with nothing more in mind than to entertain his readers with the telling of a particularly complex story, one which had occupied his thoughts for more than six years. No one - not Herbert, not C…
Come along, Toto, she said. We will go to the Emerald City and ask the Great Oz how to get back to Kansas again. Swept away from her home in Kansas by a tornado, Dorothy and her dog Toto find themselves stranded in the fantastical Land of Oz. As instructed by the Good Witch of the North and the Munchkins, Dorothy sets off on the yellow brick road to try and find her way to the Emerald City and…
Di panet Arrakis, kisah seorang pemuda bernama Paul Atreides bermula. Ayah Paul ditunjuk oleh Imperium sebagai penguasa di planet gurun yang juga dikenal dengan name Dune itu. Meski bukan merupakan tempat yang nyaman untuk tinggal, Arrakis punya rempah berharga yang diperebutkan di seluruh jagat raya. Maka ketika Klan Atreides dikhianati, kehancuran keluarganya membuat Paul harus menempuh perja…
When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #7: Sunset of the Sabertooth, they had lots of question
“When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.” So begins the luminous memoir of Frank McCourt, born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recen…