Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But it’s not a skill that she’s ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they’ve begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie. What Cassie doesn’t realize is …
"Emak" buah karya Daoed Joesoef ini merupakan memoar ibunda dari mantan Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI periode 1978-1983. Pasangan Muhammad Joesoef dan Siti Jasiah -orangtua Daoed Joesoef- hanyalah orang kampung yang buta huruf dan tidak berpendidikan formal. Namun kemampuannya membaca huruf Arab dengan baik serta pemahaman agama dan Al-Quran yang mendalam menjadi bekal kuat dalam mendidi…
Budaya ziarah Jawa, dengan keragaman dan kontradiksinya, merupakan gugatan terhadap ragam baku agama Islam yang semakin menguat di lanskap keagamaan Indonesia sejak 1980-an. Menurut ragam baku ini, Islam sejati itu murni dan eksklusif. Kesalehan muncul dari kepatuhan terhadap wibawa agama: sunnah dan aturan-aturannya. Ziarah lokal sama sekali tidak murni dan eksklusif, tidak juga memaksakan wib…
In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influ…
Everyone would benefit from seeing further into the future, whether buying stocks, crafting policy, launching a new product, or simply planning the week’s meals. Unfortunately, people tend to be terrible forecasters. As Wharton professor Philip Tetlock showed in a landmark 2005 study, even experts’ predictions are only slightly better than chance. However, an important and underreported con…
Former Senior Vice President of Apple Computer and close colleague of Steve Jobs throughout his tenure, Jay Elliot takes readers on a tour through Jobs's astonishing career. From the inception of game-changing products like the Apple II and the Macintosh, to his stunning fall from grace, and his rebirth at the helm of Apple as he developed the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, The Steve Jobs Way presents…
Artis film dan pemimpin-pemimpin politik bukanlah satu-satunya yang berbalik ke panduan rohani Rick Warren. Jutaan orang--dari para pemain NBA dan LPGA hingga eksekutif perusahaan dan pelajar-pelajar sekolah menengah sampai ke tawanan penjara--bertemu secara teratur untuk mendiskusikan The Purpose Driven Life." ~ Time "The Purpose Driven Life sedang berada di pusat gelombang rohani yang berakar…
The name and the face of Oprah Winfrey are instantly recognizable to just about every person in the United States. To millions of people around the world, Oprah is the embodiment of American spirit and entrepreneurial success; hers is a rags-to-riches story come to life. While there is a near continual barrage of information in the media about this larger-than-life woman, this biography takes r…
What was lost will be found... Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building. Within moments of his arrival, however, a disturbing object - gruesomely encoded with five symbols - is discovered at the epicenter of the Rotunda. It is, he recognizes, an ancient invitation, meant to beckon its recipient towa…
Kisah yang diangkat dari kehidupan sehari-hari di tepi tebing. Mungkin kisah ini mirip dengan kisah yang terjadi pada kehidupan anak-anak atau mungkin juga tidak mirip sama sekali. Adalah sebuah bangunan bercat biru yang digunakan sebagai sekolah dan tempat seekor sapi berteduh pada malamnya. Bangunan itu terletak di tepi tebing, dimana angin selalu bertiup kencang setiap hari. Oleh dua bela…