from the back cover: The United States in the 1950s and 60s was a troubled place. Black people were angry, because they did not have the same rights as whites. It was a time of angry words, of marches, of protests, a time of bombs and killings. But above the angry noise came the voice of one man - a man of peace. 'I have a dream,' said Martin Luther King, and it was a dream of blacks and wh…
Seri ini mengisahkan para tokoh dunia yang telah berjasa sangat besar terhadap kehidupan modern. Dengan teknik komik maka jalan hidup mereka menjadi lebih mudah untuk dipahami.'
Buddhism is a faith that commands over 100 million followers throughout the world. Buddha revolutionized the religious ideas of his time to advocate a new way of living. All that is known about him comes from a collection of ancient writings that fuse history, biography and myth. Karen Armstrong distils from these the key events of Buddha's life: his birth as Siddhartha Gotama in the 5th centur…
Keras tapi tidak kasar. Demikianlah ciri khas dari kepribadian Ki Hadjar Dewantara yang diakui oleh teman-teman seperjuangannya. Kesetiaannya pada sikap dan idealismenya selalu tergambar jelas dalam setiap tindakan dan kiprahnya. Meskipun secara fisik terlihat ringkih, tapi semangat juangnya menggelora. Pidato-pidatonya yang lantang dan penuh ghirah, menjadi pembangkit persatuan rakyat Indonesi…
Madiha Riaz rated it really liked it Recommends it for: All the friends Shelves: biographies I read some of the reviews of this book and found out how some people are criticizing about the 'writing', 'grammar' or 'repetitiveness. This book is an account of a child's memories of how she was abused, humiliated and rejected. This is a powerful book. The very beauty of biographies is that th…
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This book tells the story of a young man who failed his PSLE examinations, but through sheer determination, perseverance and hard work is now a graduate teacher at a primary school in Singapore. Attending a full-time vocational course (Maintenance Fitting) in the day and part-time night classes, he scored his first success — a GCE N Level certificate in 1989. While in National Service, he …