Selama ini, legenda Roro Jonggrang dan Bandung Bandawasa lebih banyak terpusat pada kegagalan Bandung Bandawasa membangun seribu candi untuk Roro Jonggrang. Namun, tak banyak yang tahu bagaimana keduanya bisa bertemu. Pengging dan Prambanan. Dua kerajaan bertetangga. Keduanya tidak bermusuhan, namun juga tidak bersekutu. Hubungan keduanya menyimpan bara yang setiap saat bisa mengobarkan ap…
Sesungguhnya dia punya pilihan gampang dan menyenangkan. Dengan gelar Meester in de Rechten dari Universitas Leiden, ia tak kurang suatu apa untuk menjadi kaya raya dan sejahtera. Namun, Yap Thiam Hien memilih jalan lain. Misalnya: Ketika kantor pengacara lain mengenakan tarif Rp40 juta per klien, biaya yang dikutip Yap hanya Rp5-10 juta. Tak jarang ia menggratiskan jasa kepengacaraannya. Pe…
Menggagas banyak mitos tentang Indonesia, ia pencinta Republik yang keras kepala. Bung Hatta menuding ia licik. Sederet kontroversi serta tuduhan menyelimuti Muhammad Yamin: menyembunyikan naskah otentik perumusan dasar negara, mengaku berpidato dan menyerahkan rancangan hukum dasar yang mirip UUD 1945, juga menciptakan figur Gajah Mada tanpa mengindahkan verifikasi arkeologis. Di ranah poli…
When did Jessie Owens become more than just a sportsman and Winston Churchill more than a politician? How did Beatlemania begin? Could World War I have been avoided? Describing key moments that defined eras, events, and major figures of the 20th century, this illustrated timeline history for readers 10 to adult explores such flashpoints as the Russian Revolution and the Wall Street Crash of 192…
A little pig is walking down the street, unaware of the hungry wolf waiting around the corner, when SUDDENLY the pig remembers he has left something behind and turns away at the last second, leaving the wolf to fall flat on his face. The wolf pursues the little pig throughout the day, but each time, quite unaware, the pig evades him until in the end the wolf gets his come-uppance in an unexpect…
Surrounded by guards, fences, and desert, Japanese-Americans in an internment camp create a baseball field. A young boy tells how baseball gave them a purpose while enduring injustice and humilition. The first person narrative is moving.
For a child in the great city of Venice in the thirteenth century, there could be nothing better than the stories of sailors. There were stories animals, wonderful cities, sweet spices, and terrible wild deserts where a traveller could die. One young boy listened, waited, and dreamed. Perhaps one day his father and uncle would return. Perhaps he too could travel with them to great markets in fa…
What are the most beautiful, the most interesting, the most wonderful things in the world? The Great Pyramid, the Great Wall of China, the Panama Canal - everyone has their favourites. And there are natural wonders too - Mount Everest, Niagara Falls, and the Northern Lights, for example. Here is one person's choice of eleven wonders. Some of them are made by people, and others are natural. Ever…
from the back cover: There are many different Irelands. There is the Ireland of peaceful rivers, green fields, and beautiful islands. There is the Ireland of song and dance, pubs and theatres - the country of James Joyce, Bob Geldof, and Riverdance. And there is the Ireland of guns, fighting, death, and the hope of peace. Come with us and visit all of these Irelands - and many more . . .
More than 20 million visitors come to Scotland each year. Some love it for its long white beaches and quiet green hills. Some like the busy cities, with their shops and museums, castles and parks. Others come to see the home of their parents and grandparents, to hear Scottish music, to find their family tartan. And some come to visit the whisky distilleries, eat wonderful food, and go to one of…