Riwayat hidup dan cinta Heldy Djafar, perempuan terakhir yang dinikahi Bung Karno di penghujung masa kekuasaannya. Siapa sesungguhnya Heldy yang kemudian juga memiliki hubungan dengan Keluarga Cendana? Buku ini menarik karena berisi kisah cinta seorang perempuan belia dengan ”orang besar” yang lebih layak menjadi ayahnya. Percintaan terjadi dalam pusaran sejarah di senjakalasebuah orde yang…
As the twentieth century draws to a close, the United States has emerged as the world's only superpower: no other nation possesses comparable military and economic power or has interests that bestride the globe. Yet the critical question facing America remains unanswered: What should be the nation's global strategy for maintaining its exceptional position in the world? Zbigniew Brzezinski tackl…
Heartland is a fascinating introduction to a pioneer of geopolitics. Halford Mackinder's trailblazing ideas have influenced international politics to this day. His concept that world domination depends on the control of the global "pivot area" or "heartland" - the centre of the large land mass of Europe and Asia - has informed the political tactics and wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe…
In this follow-up to his Rich Dad Poor Dad series, Robert Kiyosaki takes aim at the traditional education system, arguing that it is fundamentally designed to produce employees ("A" students) rather than innovators and entrepreneurs ("C" students). The book serves as a financial handbook for parents, urging them not to rely solely on school reports as an indicator of a child's future success…
Contesting Indonesia explains Islamist, separatist and communal violence across Indonesian history since 1945. In a sweeping argument that connects endemic violence to a national narrative, Kirsten E. Schulze finds that the outbreak of violence is related to competing local notions of the national imaginary as well as contentious belonging. Through detailed examination of six case studies: t…
Power in the modern world - military, economic, geopolitical - is built on a foundation of computer chips. America has maintained its lead as a superpower because it has dominated advances in computer chips and all the technology that chips have enabled. (Virtually everything runs on chips: cars, phones, the stock market, even the electric grid.) Now that edge is in danger of slipping, undermin…
A fascinating, groundbreaking exposé of how commodity traders in New York and London have destabilized societies all over the world, leaving the most vulnerable at the mercy of hunger, chaos, and war. For Rupert Russell, the Brexit vote was only the latest shock in a decade full of them: the unstoppable war in Syria, huge migrant flows into Europe, beheadings in Iraq, children placed in cag…
Prisoners of Geography is the book people need to understand what's happening in the news today, from China's ambitions to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Bestselling author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall looks at the past, present and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determines world history – because if you don't know geography, you'll never hav…
Appealing both to students on introductory courses for quantitative methods and MBA students, this well-respected text provides an accessible introduction to an area that students often find difficult. As a manager, developing a good understanding of the business analysis techniques at your disposal is crucial. Knowing how and when to use them and what their results really mean can be the diffe…
Buku Bangunan Hijau – Desain Berkah hadir sebagai panduan praktis bagi arsitek, kontraktor, insinyur, pemilik bangunan, dan semua pihak yang peduli pada keberlanjutan. Di tengah krisis iklim, meningkatnya polusi, dan keterbatasan sumber daya, sektor konstruksi memegang peran penting sebagai penyumbang emisi sekaligus bagian dari solusi. Ditulis oleh Daud Tjondrorahardja, buku ini menguraikan …