First published in 1895, this small masterpiece set the pattern for the treatment of war in modern fiction. The novel is told through the eyes of Henry Fleming, a young soldier caught up in an unnamed Civil War battle who is motivated not by the unselfish heroism of conventional war stories, but by fear, cowardice, and finally, egotism. However, in his struggle to find reality amid the nightmar…
First published in 1895, this small masterpiece set the pattern for the treatment of war in modern fiction. The novel is told through the eyes of Henry Fleming, a young soldier caught up in an unnamed Civil War battle who is motivated not by the unselfish heroism of conventional war stories, but by fear, cowardice, and finally, egotism. However, in his struggle to find reality amid the nightmar…
A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands “This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.” —Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman
Professor Jeffrey Bird, investigating unusual seismological disturbances in Austria while there for a conference, has disappeared in an avalanche while skiing with a colleague. Or so the news says. But what about the cable sent to Mrs. Bird by his hospitalized (and apparently off his head) friend: "IT WAS TCE GHOSTS"? In no time at all, Mrs. Bird has packed up her ouija board and bundled hersel…
A young girl spends her summer vacation in a country house where a tiger roams . . . A man reading a mystery finds out too late that he is the murderer's victim . . . In the fifteen stories collected here—including "Blow-Up," which was the basis for Michelangelo Antonioni's film of the same name—Julio Cortazar explores the boundary where the everyday meets the mysterious, perhaps even the t…
Heart of Darkness adalah novel pendek yang ditulis oleh penulis Polandia Joseph Conrad. Novel ini berkisah tentang kehidupan Charles Marlow sebagai pengangkut gading di Sungai Kongo, Afrika Tengah. Wikipedia
The Nigger of the "Narcissus": A Tale of the Forecastle[a] (sometimes subtitled A Tale of the Sea), first published in the United States as The Children of the Sea, is an 1897 novella by Joseph Conrad published in the United Kingdom. The central character is an Afro-Caribbean man who is ill at sea while aboard the trading ship Narcissus heading towards London. Controversy surrounding the use of…
Jack Couffer, the director and cameraman for the brilliant Walt Disney wildlife productions of the 1950s and 1960s, spent his life working with wild creatures. This book gives a fascinating glimpse of how such films are made and the special rapport required between the people and the animals that are their subjects. A photo section helps illustrate the author's work.
The Little Sister is a 1949 novel by Raymond Chandler, his fifth featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe. The story is set in Los Angeles in the late 1940s. The novel centres on the younger sister of a Hollywood starlet and has several scenes involving the film industry. It was partly inspired by Chandler's experience working as a screenwriter in Hollywood and his low opinion of the i…
N atau M?, N atau M atau N or M? adalah sebuah karya fiksi detektif buatan Agatha Christie yang pertama kali diterbitkan di AS oleh Dodd, Mead and Company pada 1941[1][2] dan di Inggris oleh Collins Crime Club pada bulan November pada tahun yang sama.[3] Edisi AS-nya seharga $2.00[2] dan edisi Inggrisnya seharga tujuh shilling dan sixpence (7/6).[3] Judulnya diambil dari sebuah katekisme dal…