The Theban Plays

The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create a powerful trilogy of mankind's struggle aginst fate. King Oedipus tells of a man who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he doesn't realise he has committed, and then inflicts a brutal punishment on himself. It is a devastating portrayl of a ruler brought down by his own oath. Oedipus at Colonus provides a fit…

The Miracle Worker

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9781416590842

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792 GIB T

Three Plays : Desire Under the Elms, Strange Interlude, Mourning Becomes Electra

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9780679763963

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792 ONE T

Alex Ferguson

Kisah Sir Alex Ferguson yang penuh anekdot dan selalu blakblakan berawal di Govan, distrik galangan kapal di Glasgow: dengan kejujuran dan keterbukaan, dia merenungkan kembali perjalanan hidupnya yang luar biasa serta perjalanan kariernya sebagai manajer yang menghadirkan kesuksesan di tingkat Eropa bagi Aberdeen dan 27 tahun penuh kejayaan bersama Manchester United. Selama seperempat abad t…

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X's blazing, legendary autobiography, completed shortly before his assassination in 1965, depicts a remarkable life: a child born into rage and despair, who turned to street-hustling and cocaine in the Harlem ghetto, followed by prison, where he converted to the Black Muslims and honed the energy and brilliance that made him one of the most important political figures of his time – an…

America is in the Heart

Bulosan's America Is in the Heart is one of the few books that detail the migrant workers' struggles in the United States during the 1930s through the 1940s, a time when signs like "Dogs and Filipinos not allowed" were common. The struggles included "beatings, threats, and ill health". In this book, Bulosan also narrated his attempts to establish a labor union.

My Day : The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962

Recently named "Woman of the Century" in a survey conducted by the National Women's Hall of Fame, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote her hugely popular syndicated column "My Day" for over a quarter of that century, from 1936 to 1962. This collection brings together for the first time in a single volume the most memorable of those columns, written with singular wit, elegance, compassion, and insight—ever…

A Woman among Warlords

Saya sedang mengajar di salah satu kamar di dalam ruang bawah tanah milik sebuah keluarga, ketika salah seorang wanita di rumah itu berteriak panik. Taliban datang! Saya meminta para murid bertiarap di lantai dan melarang mereka bersuara. Lampu pun dimatikan. Dalam kegelapan, terdengarkan suara langkah kaki di atas kepala kami. Negara tragedi itu bernama Afghanistan. Selama puluhan tahun,…

Coming of Age in Mississippi

Anne Moody’s autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi, follows Anne throughout the stages in her life from childhood, to high school, then to college, and ends with her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout the novel, the reader has the pleasure of seeing Anne tell us her story through events, conversations, and internal, emotional struggles. In comparison to others that f…

Kaffir Boy : The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid Sou…

Mark Mathabane was born into a poverty-stricken family during the apartheid years in the township of Alexandra. Throughout childhood, he witnesses and suffers from hunger, violence, and racial stereotypes, learning to hate and fear whites. At his mother’s insistence, Mathabane starts school and learns to love it, rising to the top of his class in spite of frequent punishments due to his fa…