SINOPSIS ANAK ARLOJI merupakan sebuah buku karya Kurnia Effendi (Kef) yang menghimpun 14 cerpen menarik dalam beragam tema. Namun satu hal, seperti yang disampaikan oleh Anton Kurnia (sastrawan, penerjemah) dan Sunu Wasono (dosen FIB UI Program Sastra Indonesia), sang pengarang adalah pemilih diksi yang baik dan saat membaca tulisannya, kita mendapati metafor-metafor baru. Cerpen-cerpen dala…
from the back cover: Josh yakin kematian ayahnya bukan kecelakaan, meskipun tak seorang pun memercayainya. Tetapi kini petunjuk-petunjuk baru berdatangan lewat kartu pos, seakan seseorang bicara padanya dari Veracruz, Meksiko. Tak ada jalan lain. Josh harus kembali ke Ek Naab dan menyelidiki semuanya, termasuk misteri Gelang Itzamna, di tengah kejaran Simon Madison---si Nissan Biru.
The role of a ghostwriter is to make his client look good, not to uncover the truth. But what happens when the client is a major political figure, and the truth could change the course of history? Adam Lang, the controversial former prime minister of Britain, is writing his memoirs. But his first ghostwriter dies under shocking circumstances, and his replacement--whose experience lies in portra…
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…