What are satrs made of? Why does the moon shine? What do space toilets look like? Find out in this revealing little book. Simple text, breathtaking photographs, deteiled illustrations and exciting recimmended website introduce young reader to the wonders of the Universe. All the webistes are regularly reviewed and can be visit via links on the Usborne Quickliniks.
Di tengah kegiatan harian yang padat, banyak orang tua merasakan tekanan untuk melakukan segalanya "dengan benar" sekaligus mengasuh anak "dengan baik". Tekanan-tekanan itu membuat mereka mudah kehilangan fokus akan tujuan utama sebagai orang tua. Dalam buku yang menghidupkan ini, Paul Tripp menawarkan banyak hal kepada para orang tua. Ia juga mempresentasikan sebuah cara pandang mengenai ga…
Di dunia pendidikan, Paulo Freire melihat bagaimana orang kuat merendahkan masyarakat lemah melalui cara-cara halus, namun menindas. Melalui buku ini, Paulo Freire mengkritik keras model pendidikan gaya bank barat yang disebutnya sebagai alat penindasan. Sebagai gantinya, ia mengajukan konsep pendidikan hadap-masalah yang disebutnya sebagai alat pembebasan. Metodologi Paulo Freire ini terbukti …
Do you have the courage to confront your demons? The Valkyries are a force to be reckoned with - warrior women who roam the Mojave desert on motorbikes, leather-clad despite the heat. But they are also spiritual beings and it is to them that Paulo Coelho is led in the search for his own guardian angel. For forty days and nights, Paulo and his wife travel with the Valkyries, battling again…
Veronika has everything she could wish for - young and pretty, with plenty of attractive boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet, Veronika is not happy and one winter's morning she takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. There she is told that although she is alive, her heart is now irreparably damaged and she has only a few days to liv…
How do we find the courage to be true to ourselves - even if we are unsure of who we are? That is the central question posed by Paulo Coelho's riveting new work, The Witch of Portobello. It is the story of Athena, a mysterious young woman born in Romania, raised in Beirut and living in London. Her life is told by the many who knew her well - or hardly at all.
It begins with a glimpse or a passing thought. It ends in obsession. The Zahir. One day a renowned author discovers that his wife, a war correspondent, has disappeared leaving no trace. Was she kidnapped, blackmailed, or simply bored with their marriage? His search for her - and for the truth of his own life - takes him from South America to Spain, France, Croatia and, eventually, the ble…