The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved… and is still evolving. We’ve come a long way. The earliest human had a brain as small as a child’s fist; ours are four times bigger, with spectacular abilities and potential we are only just beginning to understand. This is How the Mind Changed, a seven-million-year journey through our own heads, packed with vivid stories, g…
Tom Ward harus menghabiskan musim dingin yang sangat berat di rumah musim dingin sang Spook di Anglezarke--daerah yang berada sangat dekat dengan Kegelapan dan harus tinggal di sana untuk melawan makhluk-makhluk jahat yang sudah menguasai daerah itu sejak dahulu kala. Bukan hanya rumah itu letaknya terpencil, tapi juga memiliki gudang bawah tanah yang dihuni makhluk-makhluk mengerikan. Meskipun…
Peradaban umat manusia seperti sebuah roda yang berputar. Kemajuan adalah sebuah siklus―dari puncak ke penurunan dan kemudian, perlahan dan susah payah, kembali ke puncak―bukan jalur lurus dan menanjak sepanjang waktu. Setiap kerajaan berumur panjang memiliki suksesi zaman keemasan dan kegelapan; dan berkali-kali peradaban manusia telah menciptakan pemerintahan luar biasa yang dalam beberap…
Day 264: It's morning. Soft gray light slips over the tall redbrick wall. It stretches across the exercise yard and reaches through the high, barred windows. In a cell on the ground floor, the light shifts dark shapes into a small stool, a scrawny table, and a bed made of wooden boards with no mattress or blanket. On that bed, a thin, huddled figure, Helmuth, a boy of seventeen, lies awake. Shi…
Children should not just read about history, they should live it. In The Story of Civilization, the ancient stories that have shaped humanity come alive like never before. Author Phillip Campbell uses his historical expertise and story-telling ability together in tandem to present the content in a fresh and thrilling way. The Story of Civilization reflects a new emphasis in presenting th…
In The Story of Civilization text book, children will live through the ancient stories that shaped humanity. Author Phillip Campbell uses his historical expertise and story-telling ability together in tandem to present the content in a fresh and thrilling way. The journey continues in this second volume that picks up just after the conversion of Emperor Constantine. Children will watch the s…