"We must all listen to Nina Garcia. Sharp and genuine, her advice can make or break an outfit." -Tim Gunn, Fashion Consultant and Mentor of Project RunwayBelieve me-there's pressure when you're deciding what to wear to a meeting with an iconic fashion designer or a member of the press. It can be terrifying. But instead of panicking, I stop, take a deep breath, and remember that I speak "fashion…
Seorang anak yang takkan menunjukkan emosi maupun mempertanyakan perintah apa pun. Seorang anak yang hanya takut ketakutannya tersingkap.... Pada hari-hari tergelap Perang Dunia II, Churchill membutuhkan seorang anak berjiwa ksatria seperti itu. Tugasnya adalah menerobos tanpa dicurigai ke dalam wilayah-wilayah musuh yang terdalam. Membunuh pria atau wanita satu demi satu atau ribuan sekal…
Bertemu Rama di Roma. Ngobrol banyak sama dia, tentang masa depan, seni, dan arti hidup. Rasanya seperti ditampar bolak-balik. Ditemani indahnya bangunan-bangunan eksotis di Roma, melewati tapak-tapak jalan khas Italia. Perjalanan yang nggak bakal aku lupain seumur hidup. Zetta. Kukira dia bakalan asyik banget diajak jalan, daripada gue ngikutin rombongan tante-tante. Eh, tahunya manja …
Freya Hannan arrives in Egypt for the funeral of her elder sister Alex, a desert explorer who has lived in the Middle East for the past fifteen years. Recently diagnosed with a degenerative neurological condition, Alex has taken her own life. Freya is met at Luxor Airport by a colleague of her sister’s, who drives her the 515 kms to Dakhla Oasis where Alex lived. Only one other non-Egyptian i…
Pertanyaan P-NP (sesuatu yang bisa diperhitungkan-sesuatu yang tidak bisa diperhitungkan) muncul setelah Prima didatangi oleh hantu yang mengajarinya cara berhitung dan berbagai teori matematika di dalam mimpi. Teka-teki itu semakin mengusiknya ketika ia bertemu Tarsa—si cerdas yang juga memiliki pertanyaan sama tentang P-NP. Namun, meski telah mencurahkan seluruh hidupnya, Prima tak juga mam…
Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before. Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there, but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable. As she retrea…
Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a cookie. Callie's only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man. He hires …
What happens when a girl on the fringe enters the realm of New York's chic, party-hopping elite? Soon after Bette Robinson quits her horrendous Manhattan banking job like the impulsive girl she's never been, the novelty of walking her four-pound dog around the unglamorous Murray Hill neighborhood wears as thin as the "What are you going to do with your life?" phone calls from her parents. Then…
In a narrative replete with poison arrows, devouring snakes, scientific miracles, and spiritual transformations, "State of Wonder" presents a world of stunning surprise and danger, rich in emotional resonance and moral complexity. As Dr. Marina Singh embarks upon an uncertain odyssey into the insect-infested Amazon, she will be forced to surrender herself to the lush but forbidding world tha…