SC Cilandak ( Ungu Tua / Proficient ) This book is a breath of fresh air, very well written, full of great characters, and made up of one entertaining story after another. It is a novel told in stories. Each chapter tells about a visit of two kids to their grandma's house in southern Illinois, where they spent one week each summer from 1929 to 1935. This Grandma is like no other. She is an e…
SC Cilandak (Independent) Two men are out in the wild of the north. Their dogs disappear as they are lured by a she-wolf and eaten by the pack. They only have three bullets left and Bill, one of the men, uses them to try to save one of their dogs; he misses and is eaten with the dog. Only Henry and two dogs are left; he makes a fire, trying to drive away the wolves. They draw in close, and…
Robin Hood is the best-loved outlaw of all time. In this edition, Henry Gilbert tells of the adventures of the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest - Robin himself, Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and Alan-a-Dale, as well as Maid Marian, good King Richard, and Robin's deadly enemies Guy of Gisborne and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.
Just arrived in Paris and looking for adventure, D'Artagnan finds more than he bargains for. Within hours he has offended three of the King's musketeers - and has to duel with all of them! Within days he's in love...and embroiled with spies, politicians, English noblemen, and being seduced by the most beautiful - and deadly - woman in France: Milady de Winter! Filled with intrigue, mystery, pas…
Jacob (Jake) Barnes, seorang wartawan yang terluka pada Perang Dunia I, berasal dari Kansas dan sedang berada di Paris. Di sana ia bertemu dengan Lady Brett Ashley, wanita yang dikenal suka bersenang-senang dan mempermainkan banyak pria, dan jatuh cinta dengannya. Brett pun membalas cinta Jake. The Sun Also Rises, terbit pertama kali pada tahun 1926. Penulis biografi Heminggway, Jeffrey Mey…
Henry adalah seorang prajurit yang patuh pada tugas. Di mana dia dibutuhkan, di sana dia ada untuk memberikan pengobatan. Meskipun dia seorang pemberani, dia paling tidak suka berbicara mengenai konsep kepahlawanan atau keberanian. Setelah sekian lama di medan perang, dia bertemu dengan Catherine Barkley, seorang asisten suster dari Inggris yang cantik jelita. Catherine, yang baru kehilanga…
Novel Burung-burung Manyar dapat dibaca sebagai bentuk proyek pasca-kolonial. Novel ini berusaha untuk mencari penyimpangan yang terjadi dalam penulisan sejarah Revolusi Indonesia. Sejarah dalam novel Burung-burung Manyar diceritakan secara mengalir dengan beberapa masukan anekdot. Sejarah tidak disampaikan dengan nada otoriter. Sejarah dicerita melalui kisah cinta seorang yang bekerja mendu…