Buku ini banyak membahas tentang zaman prasejarah di Asia Timur. Dari fakta-fakta yang diperoleh dari kepustakaan yang tersimpan dimuseum-museum. Dari ungkapan sejarah dapat dikatakan bahwa Asia Timur berjasa kepada umat manusia ditinjau dari teknologi, agama, etika dan kesenian. Asia Timur merupakan dan akan tetap merupakan daereah yang penting artinya dari dunia beradab.
Bukan Siapa-Siapa adalah kumpulan kisah inspiratif dan penuh kebijaksanaan yang disampaikan oleh Ajahn Brahm, seorang biksu Buddha yang dikenal akan gaya pengajarannya yang ringan namun mendalam. Dalam buku ini, Ajahn Brahm membahas tema-tema universal seperti kebahagiaan, kasih sayang, ketenangan batin, dan menerima diri apa adanya. Melalui cerita-cerita sederhana namun penuh makna, buku ini m…
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is an ambitious and thought-provoking exploration of the history of the human species, from the emergence of Homo sapiens in the Stone Age to the present day. Harari examines key moments in human history, such as the Cognitive Revolution, the Agricultural Revolution, the Unification of Humankind, and the Scientific Revolution, arguing t…
Our Final Invention is a thought-provoking exploration of the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. The book delves into the rapid advancement of AI and raises critical questions about its impact on humanity. Barrat argues that the creation of superintelligent AI could ultimately lead to the end of the human era.
Buku "Manusia dan Kebudayaan Han" karya Gondomono merupakan sebuah kajian mendalam tentang peradaban Tiongkok pada masa Dinasti Han. Melalui analisis yang cermat, buku ini mengungkap dinamika sejarah, struktur sosial, dan perkembangan intelektual masyarakat Han. Dengan bahasa yang lugas dan mudah dipahami, Gondomono mengajak pembaca untuk menjelajahi berbagai aspek kehidupan masyarakat Han, mul…
This book tells the story of China through 96 short biographies. This book includes a colourful array of very different men and women: emperors and empresses, concubines, officials and political figures, rebels, exiles, philosophers, writers and poets, artists, musicians, scientists, military leaders and committed pacifists. This is a perfect introduction to China's long history for the modern …
In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not
In 1971 Dr. Theodore Kaczynski rejected modern society and moved to a primitive cabin in the woods of Montana. There, he began building bombs, which he sent to professors and executives to express his disdain for modern society, and to work on his magnum opus, Industrial Society and Its Future, forever known to the world as the Unabomber Manifesto. Responsible for three deaths and more than twe…
As Bali changes from a sleepy agriculturally- based island living its culture on a daily basis, to a dynamic tourism-based resort replacing the traditional with modern and Balinese culture with Western lifestyle, I decided that we needed to record as much as possible for the future. Who better to turn to than the exceptionally talented Jill Gocher whose ability to capture life beautifully with …