Brilliant women scientists are not new, but they haven’t always gotten credit for being so stellar. In Jennifer Calvert and Octavia Jackson's Science Superstars, you’ll be introduced to 30 remarkable women whose passion and dedication to all things science led to groundbreaking discoveries, vital medicine, essential technology, and cutting-edge inventions that changed the world. If you use …
Every world-changing idea starts with just one person who decides to do things differently
Keberadaan geng, preman, dan milisi telah menjadi ciri yang melekat dalam kehidupan sosial-politik di Indonesia. Selama masa Orde Baru, mereka digunakan sebagai alat untuk menegakkan tertib sosial versi negara dan melanggengkan kekuasaan rezim, misalnya “kewenangan” yang dimiliki organisasi pemuda untuk menggebuk para pengkritik rezim dengan mengatasnamakan Pancasila. Demokratisasi pasca…
In The Power of Habit, award-winning business reporterCharles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Distilling vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives that take us from the boardrooms of Procter & Gamble to the sidelines of the NFL to the front lines of the civil rights movement, Duhigg presents …
Have you ever wondered how a pilot streers a helicopter, what makes a clock tick, or how a piano plays a tune?
Key Features Description Often taken for granted, the sun gives us more than its light. Here, acclaimed author and illustrator Molly Bang presents a celebration of the wonder and power of the sun and its radiance. With dazzling paintings and a simple poetic text, My Light follows the paths of the sun's rays, showing the many ways in which we obtain energy from its light. The sun explains the di…