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Rick Riordan
The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, Book 3)
Rick Riordan · 2012
The House of Hades (The Heros of Olympus, Book 4)
Rick Riordan · 2013
The Trials of Apollo, Book Five: The Tower of Nero
Rick Riordan · 2020
The Burning Maze (The Trials of Apollo)
Rick Riordan · 2018
The Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle
Rick Riordan · 2016
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Rick Riordan · 2016
The House of Hades (The Heros of Olympus, Book 4)
Rick Riordan · 2013
The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, Book 3)
Rick Riordan · 2012
The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus Book 2)
Rick Riordan · 2011
Percy Is Confused. When He Awoke After His Long Sleep, He Didn't Know Much More Than His Name. His Brain-fuzz Is Lingering, Even After The Wolf Lupa Told Him He Is A Demigod And Trained Him To Fight. Somehow Percy Managed To Make It To The Camp For Half-bloods, Despite The Fact That He Had To Continually Kill Monsters That, Annoyingly, Would Not Stay Dead. But The Camp Doesn't Ring Any Bells With Him. Hazel Is Supposed To Be Dead. When She Lived Before, She Didn't Do A Very Good Job Of It. When The Voice Took Over Her Mother And Commanded Hazel To Use Her Gift For An Evil Purpose, Hazel Couldn't Say No. Now, Because Of Her Mistake, The Future Of The World Is At Risk.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Four: The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
Rick Riordan · 2022
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
Rick Riordan · 2022
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Five: The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
Rick Riordan · 2022
Don't get left behind! Read the Percy Jackson series before the Disney+ series comes out. You'll be proud to be seen with this stunning paperback edition.<br/><br/>*"Riordan masterfully orchestrates the huge cast of characters and manages a coherent, powerful tale at once exciting, philosophical and tear-jerking. The bestselling series's legions of fans will cheer their heroes on and rejoice in such a compelling conclusion to the saga." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)<br/><br/>All year the demigods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds are against them. Kronos is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, his power only grows.<br/><br/>In this momentous final book in the New York Times best-selling series, the prophecy surrounding Percy’s sixteenth birthday unfolds. And as the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.<br/><br/>Whether you are new to Percy or a longtime fan, this gorgeous paperback edition is a must-have for your library.<br/><br/>Complete your collection with: The Lightning Thief The Sea of Monsters The Titan's Curse The Battle of the Labyrinth
Fantasy
The Ballad of Never After
Stephanie Garber · 2023
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, 1)
Rebecca Yarros · 2023
<p><b>A #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller • TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society • Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Award Winner • Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 • Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023</b><br><br><i>"Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy."</i> —<i><b>Booklist</b></i><b>, starred review</b><br><br><i>"</i>Fourth Wing<i> will have your heart pounding from beginning to end... A fantasy like you've never read before."</i> <b>―#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout</b><br><br><br><b>Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Rebecca Yarros</b><br><br>Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: <i>dragon riders</i>.<br><br>But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.<br><br>With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.<br><br>She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.<br><br>Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.<br><br>Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: <i>graduate or die</i>.<br><br>The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.<br>Reading Order:<br>Book #1 Fourth Wing<br>Book #2 Iron Flame<br>Book #3 Onyx Storm</p>
The Will of the Many
James Islington · 2023
At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this new fantasy series by internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington. AUDI. VIDE. TACE. The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school. I tell them that once I graduate, I will gladly join the rest of civilised society in allowing my strength, my drive and my focus—what they call Will—to be leeched away and added to the power of those above me, as millions already do. As all must eventually do. I tell them that I belong, and they believe me. But the truth is that I have been sent to the Academy to find answers. To solve a murder. To search for an ancient weapon. To uncover secrets that may tear the Republic apart. And that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family. To survive, though, I will still have to rise through the Academy’s ranks. I will have to smile, and make friends, and pretend to be one of them and win. Because if I cannot, then those who want to control me, who know my real name, will no longer have any use for me. And if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me.
The Poppy War: A Novel
R. F. Kuang · 2018
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
Leigh Bardugo · 2017
Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo · 2016
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling · 2015
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling · 2015
<p><i>'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'</i><br><br>When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss...<br><br><br><i>Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter eBooks never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new readers.</i></p>
Fiction
Perempuan yang Menangis Kepada Bulan Hitam
Dian Purnomo · 2021
Magi Diela diculik dan dijinakkan seperti binatang. Sirna sudah impiannya membangun Sumba. Kini dia harus melawan orangtua, seisi kampung, dan adat yang ingin merenggut kemerdekaannya sebagai perempuan. Ketika budaya memenjarakan hati Magi yang meronta, dia harus memilih sendiri nerakanya: meninggalkan orangtua dan tanah kelahirannya, menyerahkan diri kepada si mata keranjang, atau mencurangi kematiannya sendiri. Perempuan yang Menangis kepada Bulan Hitam ditulis berdasarkan pengalaman banyak perempuan korban kawin tangkap di Sumba. Tradisi kawin tangkap menggedor hati Dian Purnomo untuk menyuarakan jerit perempuan yang seolah tak terdengar bahkan oleh Tuhan sekalipun.
Laut Bercerita
Leila S. Chudori · 2017
Tentang Kamu
Tere-Liye · 2017
Deskripsi Novel Tentang Kamu merupakan novel yang menceritakan tentang Zaman Zulkarnaen yang harus menelusuri hidup seorang kliennya, perempuan pemegang paspor Inggris yang barusan meninggal dan mewariskan harta yang jumlahnya bisa menyaingi kekayaan Ratu Inggris. Tiga negara, lima kota, beribu luka. Hingga akhirnya Zaman mengerti, bahwa ini bukan sekadar perkara mengerti jalan hidup seorang klien, melainkan pengejawantahan prinsip kuat di tengah cobaan yang terus mendera. Tentang Kamu adalah novel terbaru Tere Liye. Sebuah karya yang tak hanya akan membawa pembacanya menyelami sebuah petualangan yang seru dan sarat emosi, tapi juga memberikan nilai positif sehingga membuat hidup terasa lebih patut disyukuri. Sinopsis Terima kasih untuk kesempatan mengenalmu, itu adalah salah satu anugerah terbesar hidupku. Cinta memang tidak perlu ditemukan, cintalah yang akan menemukan kita. Terima kasih. Nasihat lama itu benar sekali, aku tidak akan menangis karena sesuatu telah berakhir, tapi aku akan tersenyum karena sesuatu itu pernah terjadi. Masa lalu. Rasa sakit. Masa depan. Mimpi-mimpi. Semua akan berlalu, seperti sungai yang mengalir. Maka biarlah hidupku mengalir seperti sungai kehidupan. Informasi lain : Tinggi : 20.5 cm Lebar : 13.5 cm Berat : 0.41 kg Isi : 524 halaman ISBN : 9786020822341 Pengarang : Tere Liye Penerbit : Republika Tanggal terbit : 27 Oktober 2016 Bahasa : Indonesia Bentuk Karya : Fiksi Status : Aktif
Negeri di Ujung Tanduk
Tere Liye · 2018
Kisah Negeri Di Ujung Tanduk ini merupakan lanjutan dari perjalanan Thomas dan teman-temannya dalam memperjuangkan kebenaran. Dengan setting waktu setahun setelah peristiwa Om Liem, Thomas kembali menjalankan kehidupannya di negeri yang berada pada tanduk demokrasi. Cerita bermula pada suatu klub petarung yang kali ini diadakan di Makau. Para anggota klub melakukan duel seru yang dihadiri seluruh anggota dari belahan negara manapun termasuk Thomas. Dalam duelnya Thomas mampu menang atas Lee, yang juga seorang pengusaha besar sekaligus relasi baiknya. Kini Thomas yang telah menjadi seorang konsultan politik, sudah memiliki cukup banyak pengalaman memegang klien yang ingin menjabat, misalnya dari walikota menjadi gubernur. Saat ini dirinya membantu JD sebagai klien untuk bisa menjadi kandidat partai untuk calon presiden mendatang. Namun rupanya sebuah kasus dituduhkan pada kliennya, dengan tujuan mencoreng nama baik JD sebagai kandidat. Usut punya usut, rupanya itu adalah perbuatan kubu lawan JD yang tidak segan-segan melemparkan kasus korupsi besar-besaran pada JD, saat dirinya menjabat sebagai gubernur tahun lalu. Di Negeri di Ujung Tanduk kehidupan semakin rusak. Bukan karena orang jahat semakin banyak, tapi semakin banyak orang yang memilih tidak peduli lagi. Di Negeri di Ujung Tanduk para penipu menjadi pemimpin, para pengkhianat menjadi pujaan. Bukan karena tidak ada lagi yang memiliki teladan, tapi mereka memutuskan menutup mata dan memilih hidup bahagia sendirian. Tapi setidaknya, Kawan, di Negeri di Ujung Tanduk seorang petarung sejati akan memilih jalan suci. Meski habis seluruh darah di badan, menguap segenap air mata, dia akan berdiri paling akhir demi membela kehormatan. Informasi lainnya Lebar: 13,5 cm Tinggi: 20 cm Berat: 0,35 ISBN: 9789790000000 Sampul: soft cover
Not Fiction
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
Roxane Gay · 2018
George Orwell
1984
George Orwell · 1983
75th ANNIVERSARY EDITION “Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting power.”—The New Yorker In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. Lionel Trilling said of Orwell’s masterpiece “1984 is a profound, terrifying, and wholly fascinating book. It is a fantasy of the political future, and like any such fantasy, serves its author as a magnifying device for an examination of the present.” Though the year 1984 now exists in the past, Orwell’s dystopian classic remains an urgent call for the individual willing to speak truth to power.
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood · 1986
<p>Now a Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. The Handmaid's Tale is an instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction" ( New York Times )<br></p><p>The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men in its population.<br></p><p>The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate Handmaids under the new social order. In condensed but eloquent prose, by turns cool-eyed, tender, despairing, passionate, and wry, she reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment's calm facade, as certain tendencies now in existence are carried to their logical conclusions. The Handmaid's Tale is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and a tour de force. It is Margaret Atwood at her best.<br></p>
Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho · 2015
Louisa May Alcott
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott · 2014
<b>Louisa May Alcott's classic tale of four sisters in a deluxe hardcover edition, with beautiful cover illustrations by Anna Bond, the artist behind world-renowned stationery brand Rifle Paper Co.<br></b><br>Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support the family, they have to rely on one another. Whether they're putting on a play, forming a secret society, or celebrating Christmas, there's one thing they can't help wondering: Will Father return home safely?
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
The Power of Positive Thinking
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale · 2003
Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene · 2000
Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman · 2013
*Major New York Times Bestseller<br/>*More than 2.6 million copies sold<br/>*One of The New York Times Book Review's ten best books of the year<br/>*Selected by The Wall Street Journal as one of the best nonfiction books of the year<br/>*Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient<br/>*Daniel Kahneman's work with Amos Tversky is the subject of Michael Lewis's best-selling The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds<br/><br/>In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think.<br/><br/>System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation―each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions.<br/><br/>Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives―and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Topping bestseller lists for almost ten years, Thinking, Fast and Slow is a contemporary classic, an essential book that has changed the lives of millions of readers.
Ben Horowitz
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Ben Horowitz · 2014
Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary: A Novel
Andy Weir · 2021
The Martian
Andy Weir · 2014
Tere Liye
Sagaras
· 2022
Hujan
Tere Liye · 2018
Bulan
Tere Liye · 2017
Bumi
Tere Liye · 2017
Martha Wells
Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries
Martha Wells · 2018
All Systems Red (Kindle Single): The Murderbot Diaries
Martha Wells · 2017
Mary E. Pearson
Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves Book 2)
Mary E. Pearson · 2019
Sarah J. Maas
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City)
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
A #1 New York Times bestseller!<br/><br/>Sarah J. Maas's brand-new CRESCENT CITY series begins with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.<br/><br/>Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.<br/><br/>Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.<br/><br/>As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion-one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it.<br/><br/>With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 2)
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller · 2012
Ernest Cline
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline · 2011
Keigo Higashino
The Devotion of Suspect X
Keigo Higashino · 2011
Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley · 2006
Now more than ever: Aldous Huxley's enduring masterwork must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit<br/>"A masterpiece. ... One of the most prophetic dystopian works." —Wall Street Journal<br/>Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. “A genius [who] who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine” (The New Yorker), Huxley was a man of incomparable talents: equally an artist, a spiritual seeker, and one of history’s keenest observers of human nature and civilization. Brave New World, his masterpiece, has enthralled and terrified millions of readers, and retains its urgent relevance to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying work of literature. Written in the shadow of the rise of fascism during the 1930s, Brave New World likewise speaks to a 21st-century world dominated by mass-entertainment, technology, medicine and pharmaceuticals, the arts of persuasion, and the hidden influence of elites.<br/>"Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English." —Chicago Tribune
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · 2018
Isaac Asimov
I, Robot
Isaac Asimov · 2008
They mustn't harm a human being, they must obey human orders, and they must protect their own existence.. .but only if doing so doesn't violate rules one and two. With these Three Laws of Robotics, humanity embarks on perhaps its greatest adventure: the invention of the first positronic man. <br/> <br/>Isaac Asimov's I, Robot launches readers on an adventure into a not-so-distant future where man and machine struggle to redefine life, love, and consciousness itself. For the scientists who invented the earliest robots weren't content that their creations should remain programmed helpers, companions, and semisentient worker- machines. And soon the robots themselves, aware of their own intelligence, power, and humanity, aren't satisfied either. Now human men and women find themselves confronting telepathic robots, robot politicians, robots gone mad, and vast robotic intelligences that may already secretly control the world in the next great evolutionary struggle for survival. And both man and robot are asking the same questions: What is human? And is humanity obsolete? <br/>--back cover
