Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, surrounded by music. She was a curious and confident child, who designed her own modernist bedroom at nine years old. As a young woman studying at University in Beirut, she was described as the most outstanding pupil the teacher had ever met. With her spectacular vision and belief in the power of architecture, she founded her own firm and designed some of th…
In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The first book follows Coco Chanel, from her early life in an orphanage - where she is a genius with needle and thread - to her time as a cabaret singer, hat maker and, eventually, inte…
When Agatha was young, she read books every night, but always had her own idea for how they should end! As an adult, her crime novels, with their twists and turns and peculiar detectives, challenged the minds of millions of readers, making her the queen of mystery and the bestselling novelist of all time. This inspiring story of this imaginative author features a facts and photos section at the…
Mohammad Hatta adalah pria cendekia nan pemberani asal Bukittinggi. Sejak usia belia, Hatta gemar membaca dan menulis. Berawal dari hobinya belajar bahasa Belanda, dia masuk ke beberapa organisasi pemuda hingga akhirnya menjadi salah satu proklamator negara Indonesia.
erman merupakan negara adidaya di Eropa bahkan dunia. Namun akibat perang, Jerman mengalami banyak penderitaan, kesulitan, dan kepedihan. Walaupun begitu, bagaimana Jerman dapat menyembuhkan luka tersebut dan bangkit menjadi negara adidaya? ‘WHY? Germany’ akan menjelaskan dengan mudah tentang sejarah yang panjang, kebijaksanaan ekonomi, sosial masyarakat, dan ciri khas kebudayaan Jerman. Ba…