From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sa…
Five-year-old Milad Salama is excited for a school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem. On the way, his bus collides with a semitrailer. His father, Abed, gets word of the crash and rushes to the site. The scene is chaos―the children have been taken to different hospitals in Jerusalem and the West Bank; some are missing, others cannot be identified. Abed sets off on an odyssey …
"Kakek yang kuhormati, aku tahu aku ini anak Dewi Kunti, bukan anak sais kereta. Tetapi, aku berhutang budi kepada Duryyodhana, aku harus jujur dan makan dari hasil bumi tanah milik Kuurawa. Aku harus jujur kepadanya dan menepati janjiku sebagai kesatria. Tidak mungkin bagiku untuk menyeberang ke pihak Pandawa sekarang. Ijinkan aku melunasi hutangku terhadap kepercayaan dan cintanya kepadaku. E…
Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, from ancient Rome through the Tudors to modern-day China, leading academics Daron Acemo…
Ini adalah buku sejarah yang langka sebab menghadirkan sejarah kehidupan sehari- hari orang kebanyakan di kota Jakarta. Penulisnya. Firman Lubis, menceritakan soal sepeda, becak, anak-anak, perumahan, sekolahan, kegiatan olahraga, dunia mahasiswa, rumah sakit, tempat wisata, hotel, sampai dengan masalah keragaman etnis dengan tradisi budayanya. Kemudian masih ditambah cerita kehidupan orang ged…
An eye-catching information book filled with one hundred interesting facts to learn from history: who really discovered America, who were the kings and queens we hear a lot about on TV, why America invaded Canada, and lots of other random facts to make history a fun subject!