Ever wondered how many dimples there are on a golf ball; or why the shipping forecast is broadcast on 198 kHz long wave? Find yourself puzzling over what is really going on in the 273 seconds of John Cage’s most famous composition? Then this book of mind-boggling number facts is for you. The Book of 365 offers an entertaining and thought-provoking mini-essay on the world around us for ever…
“Semakin luas kulihat dunia, semakin aku yakin tak ada pria yang bisa sungguh-sungguh kucintai.” Elinor dan Marianne Dashwood, dua saudari dengan kepribadian bertolak belakang. Elinor, sang kakak, mengutamakan akal sehat, sementara Marianne mementingkan perasaan. Walau demikian, keduanya sama-sama ingin menemukan cinta sejati dan menikah untuk membahagiakan ibu mereka. Namun, pada m…
THE FOURTH PASSENGER is set in Mumbai during the Hindu-Muslim conflict of the early 1990s. It is the story of four women raised with traditional values, whose friendship gives them emotional solace, economic self-sufficiency, and the temerity to stand up to religious extremism. Having reached their thirties, the four friends are disillusioned with their lives and marriages—to an alcoholic …
Reformed mean girl Kylie Collins desperately wants to put the craziness of basketball season behind her. (And with it, her cheater ex, Zachary Murphy.) Maybe she'll finally be able to silence her snarky streak and concentrate on her lifelong dream—being recruited for Division One softball. But when Kylie arrives at her first softball practice of the season, she comes face-to-face with her …