Rich People Problems

Nicholas Young's grandmother Su Yi is on her deathbed. While he rushes to be by her side, he's not the only one. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch's massive fro tune. With all parties vying to inherit a trophy estate in the heart of Singapore, Nicholas's childhood home turns into a hotbed of sabotage and scandal. Taking us f…

Sea Prayer

Sayangku Marwan, kupandang lekuk wajahmu di bawah sinar bulan yang nyaris penuh, Anakku, bulu matamu bagaikan kaligrafi, tertutup dalam tidur yang nyenyak. Dan kukatakan kepadamu, “Genggam erat tanganku. Tidak akan ada hal buruk yang terjadi.” Khaled Hosseini menulis buku ini sebagai keprihatinan atas krisis pengungsi yang saat ini terjadi di dunia. Dia tergugah oleh foto Alan Kurdi…

The World Ends in April

Every day in middle school can feel like the end of the world. Eleanor Dross knows a thing or two about the end of the world, thanks to a survivalist grandfather who stockpiles freeze-dried food and supplies--just in case. So when she reads about a Harvard scientist's prediction that an asteroid will strike Earth in April, Eleanor knows her family will be prepared. Her classmates? They're on th…

Outliers: The Story of Success

In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, th…

Winners : and how they succeed

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The Goldfinch

Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating paintin…

Asal Muasal Orang Jawa

Setiap bangsa atau suku bangsa memiliki kebudayaannya sendiri-sendiri yang berbeda dengan lainnya. Demikian pula suku Jawa yang memiliki kebudayaan khas dalam sistem maupun metode budayanya. Adanya penggunaan simbol-simbol atau lambang-lambang dalam menitipkan pesan atau nasihat nasihat bagi bangsanya. Simbol- Jg silmbol itu bertebaran dari sejarah hingga keseharian orang Jawa saat ini.…

The Secret Garden

Frances Burnett Hodgson's novel The Secret Garden is both intriguing and uplifting. It is regarded as one of the best children's books written in the twentieth century. Mary Lennox, a sickly ten year old girl, adrift in the world after both her mother and father die is sent to Yorkshire to live with an uncle whom she has never met, at his isolated house, Misselthwaite Manor. Initially Mary is s…

The running dream

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The Young Riders of Mongolia

Horseback riding is a very important tradition in Mongolia. Each year the people there have a race to celebrate this tradition. However, the race is a little unusual. What kind of rase is it? Why is it unusual?