mmerse yourself in a fantasy world of Filipino myth, magic, and supernatural suspense! Lambana—the realm of supernatural fairies known as Diwata—has fallen, and the Magic Prohibition Act has been enacted. To add to his troubles, there’s something wrong with Conrad’s heart and only magic can prolong his life. He teams up with Ignacio, a well-connected friend who promises to hook him u…
Noam Chomsky is one of the world's most respected linguists, yet his radical political ideas, while attracting legions of followers across the globe, have made him a prophet without honour in his own land. In this selection of interviews, he lays bare the realities of contemporary geopolitics with exceptional clarity and power, including the main goals of US foreign policy, the new global econo…
Today’s children face intense pressure to meet rising academic standards and prepare for future careers, but most fall dangerously short. Early struggles with language and literacy often snowball into lasting disadvantages. Millions of U.S. kids don’t learn to read well in elementary school, driving low adult literacy rates and threatening the nation’s economic productivity, public health…
TRAIN YOUR MIND TOWARD LASTING CONNECTION AND JOY Eager to share the life-enhancing benefits he found in Buddhism, skeptic Scott Snibbe presents this 8-step programme that allows anyone to build positive mental habits. Inspired by the ancient Buddhist path to enlightenment yet firmly grounded in modern science, How to Train a Happy Mind is the first mainstream book to show how you can achiev…
Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties—successful, competent, and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father’s death, he’s medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women—his enduring first love, Sylvia, and Naomi, a col…
A Diary of Genocide merupakan catatan harian yang ditulis oleh Atef Abu Saif, yang mengajak kita untuk melihat bagaimana kondisi Palestina sesungguhnya. Betapa sulitnya kehidupan mereka yang bertahan tanpa air bersih, tanpa perawatan medis, kehilangan banyak sekali keluarga tersayang, dan setiap hari mendengar suara ledakan, drone, bahkan dentuman jet tempur. Bersama buku ini, kita disadarkan u…
The bestselling Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics teaches an often intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is informative, personable, and clear. The authors take students through various statistical procedures, beginning with correlation and graphical representation of data and ending with inferential techniques and analysis of variance. In addition, the text prov…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau mengajak kita menelusuri kembali fondasi masyarakat dan otoritas politik. Dengan argumen yang tajam dan provokatif, Rousseau membuka mata kita tentang kehendak umum dan bagaimana kedaulatan rakyat menjadi kunci kebebasan sejati, bukan hanya ilusi. Buku ini bukan sekadar risalah politik, melainkan refleksi tentang dilema antara kebebasan individu dan tuntutan sosial. Rou…
Ketika tiga pemuda berandal bersembunyi di toko kelontong tak berpenghuni setelah melakukan pencurian, sepucuk surat misterius mendadak diselipkan ke dalam toko melalui lubang surat. Surat yang berisi permintaan saran. Sungguh aneh. Namun, surat aneh itu ternyata membawa mereka dalam petualangan melintasi waktu, menggantikan peran kakek pemilik toko kelontong yang menghabiskan tahun-tahun terak…
Kumpulan tulisan musik dan budaya pop dari Mahfud Ikhwan “Jutaan orang di Indonesia kepikiran dangdut, hasilnya jogetan. Akademisi kepikiran dangdut, hasilnya rak baru perpustakaan. Mahfud Ikhwan kepikiran dangdut, hasilnya buku bagus.”