Dari Timur edisi kedua memuat sajak dan cerita pendek karya tiga belas penulis yang pernah terpilih menjadi penulis undangan Makassar International Writers Festival (MIWF). Kisah-kisah yang disajikan oleh Arham Taheer, Anaci Tnunay, Bayu Pratama, Pringadi Abdi Surya, Maria Pankratia, Louie Buana, Ashari Ramadana T., Fransiska Eka, Wahid Afandi, Chalvin Papilaya, Saddam HP, Mardian Sagian, da…
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Rifat melewatkan hari-harinya berdua saja dengan Bapak, sejak dulu. Dalam kesunyiannya, dia bertemu dengan Nina yang sama-sama kesepian. Hubungan mereka kian rekat, sampai suatu hari Nina pergi meninggalkan pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang tidak terjawab. Dalam kehilangannya, hidup Rifat terus bergulir: berbenturan dengan masa lalu, bertumbukan dengan luka-luka lama, berkenalan dengan nilai-nilai …
How did we get here? in the 1950s, a small group of bankers in London had a clever idea; "offshore", an imaginary zone where money could flow free. Their breakthrough created a vast reservoir of secret wealth, one that bends the laws of every nation on Earth in order to protect its masters.
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In this sharp, invigorating read, Fortune 50 consultant Stephen Harvill discovers twenty-one common behaviors of top earners across seven major industries that set them apart. These are the secrets of the world’s best salespeople who rake in at least one million dollars a year. For over thirty years, Steve Harvill has helped successful sales teams do what they do better, smarter, more eleg…
A brilliant, penetrating examination of the roller-coaster life of silicon valley's most audacious businessman sending shock waves throughout business and industry.
Marx's Capital is one of the most important texts of the modern era. The three volumes, published between 1867 and 1883, changed the destiny of countries, politics and people across the world - and continue to resonate today. In this book, David Harvey lays out their key arguments. In clear and concise language, Harvey describes the architecture of capital according to Marx, placing his obse…
For more than 25 years, Pocket World in Figures has been the indispensable handbook on the state of the world, covering demographics, industry, politics, geography, culture and more. Where else would you find out, in a single volume, that Ukraine is the most equal country on earth, that Tajikistan has the world's highest divorce rate or that Monaco, uniquely, has more telephone landlines tha…