Coco Chanel

In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The first book follows Coco Chanel, from her early life in an orphanage - where she is a genius with needle and thread - to her time as a cabaret singer, hat maker and, eventually, inte…

The diary of a young girl : the definitive edition

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780553577129

Collation

384 p.

Series Title

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Call Number

900 FRA d

Hatta: Jejak yang Melampaui Zaman (Seri Buku TEMPO: Bapak Bangsa)

Sekiranya masih hidup dan diminta memerikan situasi Republik Indonesia di awal abad ke-21, Mohammad Hatta hanya perlu mencetak-ulang tulisannya yang pernah terbit pada 1962: "Pembangunan tak berjalan sebagaimana semestinya.... Perkembangan demokrasi pun telantar karena percekcokan politik senantiasa. Pelaksanaan otonomi daerah terlalu lamban sehingga memicu pergolakan daerah." Buku ini memap…

Red comet: the short life and blazing art of Sylvia Plath

With a wealth of never-before-accessed materials, Heather Clark brings to life the brilliant Sylvia Plath, who had precocious poetic ambition and was an accomplished published writer even before she became a star at Smith College. Refusing to read Plath’s work as if her every act was a harbinger of her tragic fate, Clark considers the sociopolitical context as she thoroughly explores Plath’…

The cost of living

What does it cost a woman to unsettle old boundaries and collapse the social hierarchies that make her a minor character in the world not arranged to her advantage?

Shakespeare

Find out about Shakespeare’s childhood in the English countryside and how it inspired his works. Discover Shakespeare’s lasting influence on everything from films and festivals to musicals and cartoons. See inside the original Globe Theatre and learn how a play was set up and performed.

100 women who made history

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9780241376669

Collation

128 p. ; ill. ; 26 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

921 CAL o

Charles Dickens (Dickens' Bicentenary 1812-2012)

The biography contains removable documents from Dickens personal archives

Alex Brychta : The story of an illustrator

You have met Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy. Now meet Alex Brychta, the man who draws them, and read about his exciting life.'

Modern day explorer : Steve Fossett

Steve Fossett is an explorer. After six attempts he made it around the world in a hot air balloon.'