How to read numbers: a guide to statistics in the news (and knowing when to t…

Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it'll be obvious - 'X people develop cancer every year' - and sometimes less obvious - 'How smartphones destroyed a generation'. Statistics are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world, but in the wrong hands they can be dangerous. Introducing you to the common mist…

Classic horor: an anthology

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781405985239

Collation

168 p. ; 19 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

823 PEN c

Inside out human body: Explore the world's most amazing machine-you!

What do you think is the most amazing machine in the universe? A superconductor? The modern computer? A rocket ship? Think again: It’s the human body! Astonishingly intricate and complex, your body grows, heals itself, and performs a mind-boggling number of complex functions all at the same time. Inside Out Human Body takes you on an incredible journey through the powerful muscular system,…

Orientalism

In this highly acclaimed work, Edward Said surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering Orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation - a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the 'otherness' of East culture, customs and beliefs.

Mini Ensiklopedia Kendaraan

Bagaimanakah bentuk mobil pada zaman dulu? Siapakah yang menciptakan kereta api, pesawat, dan mobil? Apakah pesawat bisa tersambar petir? Bus apa yang sangat unik di dunia? Apakah balon udara bisa terbang saat hujan? Motor apa yang tercepat di dunia? Nah, buku ini memuat berbagai info menarik tentang berbagai jenis kendaraan. Ada kendaraan darat, air, dan udara. Dengan membaca buku ini kamu aka…

Superhero school

At Superhero School every little superhero is good at something: some can spit fire, some can walk through walls, and some can fly—and then there is Henry. He’s popular with his fellow students because he’s funny and a prankster, but his teachers can’t quite see his talents and wonder if he is really superhero material. One day a gigantic monster appears and all the children try out the…

The last devil to die

Shocking news reaches them—an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers, art forgers, and online fraudsters—as well as heartache close to home—Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim have no …

The bullet that missed

It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case—their favorite kind–leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot. …

Petualangan berbagi impian

Di Kalimantan, tidak semua anak mendapat pendidikan merata. Alvian dan teman-temannya ingin membantu. Namun, usahanya tidak mudah. Ada banyak hal yang harus dia hadapi. Bagaimana Alvian membantu anak-anak di sans? In Borneo, not every child was receiving an equal education. Alvian and his friends wanted to teach children there to read. But to do that, they needed to save money, travel long dist…

The hurried frog

In a forest, there lives a Frog that always hops around hurriedly, to the point of disturbing other animals. One day, the Wise Owl asks the Frog and three other animals to go on a journey around the forest, river, and hills. Brace yourselves for the unexpected twist that turns the Frog into a hopping guru of wisdom.