Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services – as a burglar – on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved …
Ambisi mendorongnya. Kompetisi menggerakkannya. Namun, kekuasaan ada harganya. Pagi hari menjelang dimulainya Hunger Games Kesepuluh, Coriolanus Snow yang berusia 18 tahun bersiap-siap menjadi mentor. Keluarga Snow yang dulunya jaya kini jatuh miskin. Nasib mereka bergantung pada kemampuan Coriolanus untuk menebar pesona dan mengalahkan siswa-siswa lain untuk menjadi mentor peserta yang ak…
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous …
Genom manusia, seperangkat lengkap gen yang terdapat dalam dua puluh tiga pasang kromosom, tidak lain adalah autobiografi spesies kita. Dengan telah diumumkannya “draf kasar” genom manusia, berarti kita, generasi yang beruntung ini, menjadi makhluk hidup pertama yang mampu membaca buku pintarnya sendiri, sekaligus memperoleh wawasan paling mendalam tentang makna hidup, arti menjadi manusia,…
Authors Juniper Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena is a literary darling while June is a nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls?, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse, stealing Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers dur…
This series supports teachers and learners of Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics (9708). Introduce your learners to the world of economics with the fourth edition of our Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics series. Featuring a coursebook with digital access, digital coursebook, workbook with digital access and digital teacher's resource, your students will gain a clear und…
A fascinating look at the history and grandeur of bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon is also a deeper contemplation on the nature of cowardice and bravery, sport and tragedy, and is enlivened throughout by Hemingway's pungent commentary on life and literature. Seen through his eyes, bullfighting becomes an art, a richly choreographed ballet, with performers who range from awkward amateurs …
In The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus explores the concept of the absurd—the conflict between human desire for meaning and the silent, indifferent universe. Through the ancient Greek myth of Sisyphus, a man condemned to roll a boulder uphill for eternity, Camus illustrates how life’s lack of inherent meaning need not lead to despair. Instead, he argues that one must imagine Sisyphus happy…