As a young man in India, Gandhi saw firsthand how people were treated unfairly. Refusing to accept injustice, he came up with a brilliant way to fight back through quiet, peaceful protest. He used his methods in South Africa and India, where he led a nonviolent revolution that freed his country from British rule. Through his calm, steady heroism, Gandhi changed the lives of millions and inspire…
Follow along with your favorite Angry Birds characters as they go on an incredible adventure through the rain forest. Kids will be hooked on a wacky search-and-rescue mission to reunite the birds with their cousins from Rio who are somewhere in the dense Amazon jungle. Readers analyze and explore the most diverse ecosystem in the world as they build basic skills. Packed with learning exercises …
Introducing Plato provides a clear account of Plato's theory of knowledge and explains how this directed his provocative views on politics, ethics, and individual liberty. Offering detailed critical commentaries on all of the key doctrines of Platonism, it also charts Plato's influence on modern thinkers such as Jacques Derrida.
Ecology: Concepts and Applications by Molles places great emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology while keeping the presentation more applied than theoretical. An evolutionary perspective forms the foundation of the entire discussion. The book begins with the natural history of the planet, considers portions of the whole in the middle chapters, and ends with another pers…
Bumi 2082, Nova sangat terkejut saat tiba-tiba di terminal online-nya muncul surat dari nenek buyutnya, Anna. Surat yang ditulis 70 tahun lalu, tepat tanggal 12.12.12. Tepat saat nenek buyutnya berusia 16 tahun seperti Nova saat ini. Jostein Gaarder, penulis Dunia Sophie, kembali dengan Dunia Anna, sekali lagi mengajak kita berkaca. Dengan kisah yang ringan namun penuh makna, Jostein Gaarder ke…
Pertempuran Lima Hari Lima Malam di Palembang merupakan peristiwa perlawanan tentara Indonesia (TRI) terhadap serangan pasukan tentara Belanda (NICA) yang terjadi selama lima hari berturut-turut sejak tanggal 1 hingga 5 Januari 1947. Upaya Belanda untuk menguasai kembali Indonesia ditempuh dengan tiga cara yaitu aksi militer, melakukan pembentukan negara boneka, dan menjaga agar Indonesia tetap…
Buku ini menyajikan keruntuhan kerajaan-kerajaan Hindu di Jawa, mulai dari Salakanegara (362 M) hingga Majapahit 1520 M). Kemudian dilanjutkan dengan proses berdirinya kerajaan-kerajaan Islam di Jawa mulai dari Demak (1475 M) hingga Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (1755 M)