5,000 Years of Textiles is an authoritative reference and a visual delight, with examples from the Far East to the Americas, from Africa to Scandinavia, and from Egyptian artifacts dating from 3000 BC to the most up-to-date modern craftwork and furnishings. The book includes an expert guide to nine fundamental textile techniques, from rug weaving and tapestry to felt and bark cloth. Each is cle…
Berisi kajian mendalam mengenai salah satu milisi rakyat, Lasykar Rakyat Jakarta Raya, yang bergabung dalam perjuangan kemerdekaan Indonesia pada 1945. Ditunjang dengan catatan-catatan arsip, suratkabar saat itu, dan wawancara-wawancara dengan pelaku yang masih hidup. Digambarkan pula betapa gerombolan bandit Jakarta menjadi pemeran utama dalam pemberontakan antikolonial …
from the back cover: 'Suddenly, there was a high voice screaming in the darkness: "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!" It was Long John Silver's parrot, Captain Flint! I turned to run ...' But young Jim Hawkins does not escape from the pirates this time. Will he and his friends find the treasure before the pirates do? Will they escape from the island, and sail back to England …