Paula Lillard, director of a Montessori school ranging in age from 18 months to fifteen years, provides a clear and cogent introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years. In detailed accounts, Lillard shows how children acquire the skills to answer their own questions, learn to manage freedom with responsibility, and maintain a high level of intellectual stimulation b…
Dalam perjalanan menuju kedewasaan, Mari Andrew -seorang ilustrator yang berbasis di New York, dengan lebih dari 840.000 followers di Instagram- melihat sekitar dan beberapa teman sebaya yang tampaknya sudah menemukan tujuan hidup mereka. Dia lalu bertanya kepada dirinya sendiri: Akankah kutemukan tujuan hidupku di kelas kuliah S-2? Di kantor? Di kota lain? Sepanjang usia kepala dua, Mari se…
In a culture obsessed with happiness, this wise, stirring book points the way toward a richer, more satisfying life. Too many of us believe that the search for meaning is an esoteric pursuit—that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to discover life’s secrets. The truth is, there are untapped sources of meaning all around us—right here, right now. …
"Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead."
"Second star to the right, and straight on til morning."
Oscar Wilde’s only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray si…
Moby-Dick is considered to be one of the Great American Novels and a treasure of world literature, one of the great epics in all of literature. The story tells the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab has one purpose on this voyage: to seek out Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale.…
For readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade’s most anticipated debuts, to be published in thirty-five languages around the world and already in development as a major film from Fox: a twisty, powerful Hithcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house. It isn’t paranoia if it’s really happening . . . Anna F…
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“Jangan lupa, Ayah, satu dongeng setiap malam.” Sebagai ayah yang baik, Tuan Bianchi memenuhi permintaan tersebut. Setiap malam, saat berkeliling Italia untuk menjual obat-obatan, dia pergi ke telepon umum untuk mengisahkan dongeng kepada anak gadisnya. Dongeng-dongengnya ajaib, aneh, lucu, tetapi sekaligus mencerdaskan pikiran dan menghangatkan hati. Dongeng-dongeng itu terkumpul dalam …