The Alchemist : A Fable About Following Your Dream

"My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky." Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a wo…

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit

Marcy's life is a mess. Her parents don't understand her, she feels like a fat blimp with no friends, and her favorite teacher just got fired. Ms. Finney wasn't like the other teachers, and she was helping Marcy feel good about being herself. Now that she's gone, Marcy doesn't know what to do. She's always thought things would be better if she could just lose weight, but the loss of Ms. Finney…

2001 A Space Odyssey

Written when landing on the moon was still a dream, made into one of the most influential films of all time

Lawn Boy

SC Cilandak ( Ungu Tua / Proficient ) One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted me to mow their lawns. And more and more. . . . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about "the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Demand. Diversify labor. Distribute the wealth." "Wealth?" I s…

The Plague

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9780679720218

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308p; bw; pbk

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823.802 CAM p

A Woman Of Bangkok

Acknowledged as one of the most memorable novels about Thailand, A Woman of Bangkok was first published to critical acclaim in London and New York in the 1950s and is a classic of Bangkok fiction. Set in 1950s Thailand, this is the story of an Englishman s infatuation with a dance-hall hostess named Vilai. No ordinary prostitute, Vilai is one of the most memorable in literature s long line of b…

The Trumpet of The Swan

Louis is scared when his father tells him that he's different from other swans. He doesn't want to be different. Even though he can't talk, Louis knows he could learn to read and write, if only he could get into school. Sam Beaver, a boy understands all wild things, agrees to help. But Mrs. Hammerbotham isn't sure she can handle a Trumpeter Swan in her classroom.

A River Runs Through It : And Other Stories

Just as Norman Maclean writes at the end of "A River Runs through It" that he is "haunted by waters," so have readers been haunted by his novella. A retired English professor who began writing fiction at the age of 70, Maclean produced what is now recognized as one of the classic American stories of the twentieth century. Originally published in 1976, A River Runs through It and Other Stories n…

The People In The Trees

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9780345803313

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823 YAN p

Assassin's Creed : Forsaken (Terjemahan)

"AKU SEORANG AHLI PEDANG. DAN AKU PIAWAI DALAM URUSAN MAUT. AKU TIDAK BANGGA AKAN KEMAMPUANKU. SEKADAR, AKU PANDAI MELAKUKANNYA." 1735, London. Haytham Kenway telah diajari cara menggunakan pedang sejak tangannya cukup besar untuk menggenggeam senjata. Ketika rumah keluarganya diserang – ayahnya dibunuh dan kakak perempuannya diculik oleh pria-pria bersenjata – Haytham melindungi keluarg…