When young magicians Carter and Sadie Kane learned how to follow the path of the ancient Egyptian gods, they knew they would have to play an important role in restoring Ma'at—order—to the world. What they didn't know is how chaotic the world would become. The Chaos snake Apophis is loose and threatening to destroy the earth in three days' time. The magicians are divided. The gods are disapp…
Since their mother's death, Sadie and Carter have become near-strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, Carter has traveled the world with their father, the famed Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings to the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to o…
A composite of global cultures, Walk this World celebrates the everyday similarities and differences that exist between cultures around the world. Travel to a new country with every turn of the page, each with new surprises to discover: peek through windows, open doors, and delve underground by opening the many flaps on every spread.
Dalam buku ini, Eric Weiner melakukan perjalanan keliling ke beberapa tempat di dunia untuk mencari tahu hubungan antara lingkungan kita dan ide-ide inovatif. |a menjelajahi sejarah kota-kota seperti Wina, Florence, Athena, Hangzhou, dan tentu saja Silicon Valley. Masih dengan gayanya yang nakal, cerdas, dan humoris, Weiner menapaktilasi jalanan yang pernah dilalui Socrates, Michaelangelo, d…
Sesungguhnya akan ditaklukkan Kota Konstantinopel, sebaik-baik pemimpin adalah yang memimpin saat itu, dan sebaik-baik pasukan adalah pasukan perang saat itu. ―HR. Imam Ahmad 4/235, Bukhori 139 Sejak masa Byzantium hingga era Khilafah Utsmani, Konstantinopel (atau di Islam lebih dikenal dengan Istanbul) adalah kota terbesar dan termakmur di Eropa. Kota ini menjadi penting karena le…
People from around the world travel to Coober Pedy, Australia, with hopes of getting rich. This town is full of valuable stones called 'opals'. Some opals are worth millions, but they are extremely hard to find. What influences the value of an opal? What does it take to find them?
Phileas Fogg adalah seorang pria asal Inggris yang hidup dalam kesunyian. Meskipun kaya raya, Fogg hidup sederhana. Pola pikirnya sangat matematis. Tak ada hal istimewa dalam hidupnya, kecuali bahwa ia adalah anggota Perkumpulan Reformasi. Artikel di surat kabar The Daily Telegraph memberitakan tentang pembukaan jalur kereta api di India, Fogg kemudian terlibat pertaruhan dengan para anggota…