Mohammad Natsir orang yang puritan. Hidupnya tak berwarna-warni seperti cerita tonil. Tapi kadang kala orang yang lurus bukan tak menarik. Ia punya daya tarik sendiri: santun, bersih, konsisten, toleran, tapi tegus berpendirian. Indonesia sekarang seakan-akan hidup di sebuah lingkarang setan yang tak terputus: regenerasi kepemimpinan terjadi, tapi birokrasi dan politik yang bersih, kesejaht…
Dataran Tortilla menggambarkan kehidupan kaum paisanos - rakyat jelata yang berdarah campuran Spanyol, Indian, Meksiko, dan Kaukasia, di sebuah daerah nelayan yang miskin. Danny, seorang non-konformis, memimpin sekelompok petualang, hidup bersenang-senang, tanpa pertimbangan buruk-baik. Tapi sebuah tragedi yang menimpa kelompok petualang ini merupakan amanat pengarang yang halus mengenai nilai …
SC Cilandak ( Ungu Tua / Proficient ) This book is a breath of fresh air, very well written, full of great characters, and made up of one entertaining story after another. It is a novel told in stories. Each chapter tells about a visit of two kids to their grandma's house in southern Illinois, where they spent one week each summer from 1929 to 1935. This Grandma is like no other. She is an e…
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…
Life for schoolchildren in Britain changed spectacularly after the war began in 1939. Hundreds of thousands of children were evacuated to the countryside where they experienced new schools, teachers, lessons, friends, homes, and new ways of doing things. The children that were left in the cities, endured years of intense bombing, which greatly affected their schooling and the way they spent the…