Einstein : Kehidupan dan Pengaruhnya bagi Dunia

Bocah berusia lima tahun itu terus menggigil di ranjang tidurnya. Tapi bukan karena demam. Ia melihat jarum magnet, yang gerakannya seolah-olah dipengaruhi oleh kekuatan tersembunyi. Jarum itu membangkitkan rasa ingin tahu yang memotivasinya kelak, seumur hidupnya. Ayahnya memberi tahu bahwa benda menakjubkan itu bernama kompas. Belasan bahkan puluhan tahun kemudian, Albert Einstein—lelaki k…

Roberto Mancini : a Footballing Life (the Full Story)

When Manchester City’s owners appointed Roberto Mancini in late 2009, the message was clear: this was the man who would overtake the Blues’ illustrious neighbours and restore the club to the pinnacle of English football. The former Italy playmaker swiftly repaid their faith, following up an FA Cup triumph in his first full season with the Premier League title – won in the most heartsto…

William Shakespeare

from the back cover: William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Died April 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor, poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays. But what was he like as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London for the first time . . . or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet . . . or when his on…

This is Gauguin

Paul Gauguin created some of the most advanced art in a brilliant generation of artists – all of whom struggled against the stifling conformity of the late 19th century's artistic mainstream. He created paintings whose radically simplified lines and colors echoed the unschooled art of the rustic and native cultures he loved. After his famously disastrous stay with Vincent van Gogh in south…

Factfiles : Leonardo da Vinci

from the back cover: 'What does the world look like from the moon?' 'How do our bodies work?' 'Is it possible for people to fly' 'Can I make a horse of bronze that is 8 metres tall?' 'How can we have cleaner cities?' All his life, Leonardo da Vinci asked questions. We know him as a great artist, but he was also one of the great thinkers of all time, and even today, doctors and scientists are s…

Agatha Christie, Woman of Mystery

What does the name 'Agatha Christie' mean? To many people, it means a book about a murder mystery - a 'whodunnit'. 'I'm reading an Agatha Christie,' people say. 'I'm not sure who the murderer is - I think it's . . .' But they are usually wrong, because it is not easy to guess the murderer's name before the end of the book.

I Am Helen Keller

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Who Was William Shakespeare?

The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world's most famous playwright remains largely a mystery. Young Will left the town of Stratford to pursue theater in London, where his work eventually thrived and made him a famous and wealthy man. With black-and-white illustrations that include a diagram of the famous Globe theater, Celeste Davidson Mannis puts…

Fast Tracker : Leonardo da Vinci

When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #38: Monday with a Mad Genius, they had lots of questions. Why was Leonardo da Vinci interested in flight? What are some of his most famous painting? Did he really keep noteboooks just like Jack? What do scientists today think of his ideas? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Fi…

Sirah Nabi

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9789794337912

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372p; bw; hc

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297.09 MUB