'One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read...it is stunning - moving, exciting, and wonderful' Lenny Henry. Set in the deep American south between the wars, this is the classic tale of Celie, a young poor black girl. Raped repeatedly by her father, she loses two children and then is married off to a man who treats her no better than a slave. She is separated from her sister …
Anatural evolution from the earlier, much-acclaimed collection In Love & Trouble, these fourteen provocative and often humorous stories show women oppressed but not defeated.These are hopeful stories about love, lust, fame, and cultural thievery, the delight of new lovers, and the rediscovery of old friends, affirmed even across self-imposed color lines.
Desa Tawarase yang tenang tiba-tiba dikejutkan oleh kepulangan Gin, putri bungsu keluarga kelas atas Ogino yang terkenal cantik dan cerdas. Tak berapa lama, tersiar kabar mengenai perceraian Gin, tetapi hanya segelintir orang yang mengetahui penyebab sebenarnya perceraian itu karena Gin tertular penyakit kelamin dari suaminya. Gin dengan berani menolak kembali kepada suaminya. Hal yang tak lazi…
Ilmu Negara merupakan salah satu mata kuliah yang sangat penting untuk memperkaya wawasan ilmu di bidang kenegaraan secara global. Di dalam mata kuliah Ilmu Negara ini dibahas berbagai materi, diantaranya perkembangan negara nasional maupun dunia internasional, asal mula terjadinya negara, bentuk negara, bentuk pemerintahan, sistem pemerintahan, tujuan negara, sifat negara, hakikat negara, dan …
Karena hidup ini seperti sekolah. Semua kejadian-kejadian yang terjadi bukanlah sekadar kebetulan, melainkan suatu pelajaran. Setiap kejadian harus dipelajari. Jika tidak, nantinya kita akan seperti tidak naik kelas, polanya akan selalu terulang sampai kita mau berubah menjadi versi diri kita yang lebih baik lagi, untuk akhirnya bisa menjadi lebih bahagia. Pilihannya ada dua, yaitu belajar seca…
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. A curl-up-on-the-sofa debut from a uniquely talented author. Eleven year-old Tilly has lived above her grandparents' bookshop ever since her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Like the rest of her family, Tilly loves nothing more than to escape into the pages of her favourite stories. One day Tilly realises that classic children'…
‘Enchanting’ Independent ‘Joyously imaginative’ Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon Fourth in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve that celebrates all that is best in life: books, adventure, friendship – and cake. Milo lives on board the Sesquipedalian, or “Quip” – a magical train that uses the power of imagi…
Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or wh…