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Ten Of The Most Controversial BooksSome books attract a lot of controversy and even calls for banning the book from members of the public or those in religious or political organizations. Some qualities common in the most controversial books include religious degradation or slurs, foul language, violence, racism, extreme political views, and vivid or graphic sexual descriptions.Here are some of

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Jago Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi SMP Information and communication technology is one of the lessons that must be mastered by junior high school students. This book is presented in the materials used by students at every level of junior high school classroom, complete with exercises and practice of computer and internet knowledge.Teknologi informasi dan komunikasi merupakan salah satu

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SI BAROAR: The Origin Surname of Nasution (Source: www.pustakasumut.com) There is a story about a magic Baroar in Mandailing, South Tapanuli which became known as King of the Sakti, or in terms Mandailing called "Nasaktion". It is said also by stories of old people, who bear the title The Emperor Baroar Aru is the origin of the tribe (clan) Nasution. Nasution clan that grown rapidly in the

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SI BAROAR : Asal Mula Marga Nasution (Sumber: www.pustakasumut.com) Tersebutlah kisah Si Baroar yang sakti di daerah Mandailing, Tapanuli Selatan yang kemudian dikenal sebagai Raja Yang Sakti atau dalam istilah Mandailing disebut “Nasaktion”.Konon pula menurut kisah dari orang-orang tua, Si Baroar yang bergelar Sultan Di Aru adalah asal mula dari suku (marga) Nasution. Marga Nasution yang

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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and IndonesiaNovel yang berjudul “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia” ini merupakan pengalaman pribadi Elizabeth Gilbert saat berusia 34 tahun pasca bercerai dari suaminya.Berhari-hari ia sedih dan kecewa dengan perceraiannya serta kegagalannya membina hubungan baru dengan pria

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The Lost Symbol Review"The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown is a sequel to "Da Vinci Code" which was released Tuesday (15/9/2009). This novel tells the conspiracy secret society of Freemasonry in the United States government. Brown still presents the story of symbols expert Robert Langdon with a quick story and make readers difficult to divert from the page. His novel is also controversial, as usual.

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ALL ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSONThe books below are books actually written by Michael Jackson. Read about him from his own words. Or in other cases they are a chance to read his poems, see hand written lyrics or previously unreleased photos and much more.MOONWALKThis book was Michael Jackson's first autobiography published by Doubleday in 1988. The book was released in both

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G20 Summit: Barack Obama is a Fan of Harry Potter President Obama may be the world's most famous man but he became positively star struck in the presence of the Harry Potter author J K Rowling.By Andrew Pierce Last Updated: 10:24PM BST 02 Apr 2009The President made a beeline for Miss Rowling, at the end of the Downing Street G20 dinner, and told her that he had read all her books himself

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The Tales of Harry PotterThe Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book of children's stories by British author J. K. Rowling. It purports to be the storybook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last book of the Harry Potter series.The book was originally produced in a limited edition of only seven copies, each handwritten and illustrated by J. K. Rowling. One of them

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JK Rowling writes new book of fairy tales from Harry Potter universeBy Nigel Reynolds, Arts CorrespondentLast Updated: 5:40PM GMT 01 Nov 2007It is a bibliophile's dream and ultimate literary prize - a brand new JK Rowling book, handwritten and hand-illustrated by the author herself, lavishly bound and issued in an edition of just seven personalised copies. In an extraordinary

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Rare Superman Comic Book Sells for $317,200 POSTED: March 14, 2009NEW YORK (AP) — A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. The previous owner of Action Comics No. 1 bought it for less than a buck. It’s one of the highest prices ever paid for a comic book, a likely testament to the volume’s rarity and its excellent condition, said

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March 10, 2009 -- Updated 1206 GMT (2006 HKT)Rare Harry Potter Book Fetches $19,000 at AuctionStory Highlights The soft-cover "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is one of 200 copies. The 223-page book includes an autograph from author J.K. Rowling. The winning bid of $19,120 bypassed auctioneers' expectations(CNN) -- A first-edition Harry Potter book was sold for about $19,000,

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Menulis untuk Menggali dan Membuang James W. Pennebaker “Orang-orang yang menuliskan pikiran dan perasaan terdalam mereka tentang pengalaman traumatis menunjukkan peningkatan fungsi kekebalan tubuh dibandingkan dengan orang-orang yang menuliskan masalah-masalah remeh-temeh,” ungkap Dr. James W. Pennebaker, seorang psikolog, dalam bukunya yang menampung hasil risetnya, Opening

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Menulis Bebas, Menulis Tanpa Tekanan dan Ancaman Peter Elbow adalah Profesor Bahasa dan Direktur Program Menulis di University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amerika Serikat. Demikian indentitas Elbow ini dapat kita baca di sampul belakang bukunya, Writing without Teachers, yang diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Indonesia pada tahun 2007 dan diterbitkan oleh iPublishing. Karya-karya Elbow

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Menulis yang Memberdayakan Menulis bukan kegiatan enteng. Tentang hal ini, semua orang yang pernah mencicipi kegiatan menulis pastilah tahu. Namun, tidak semua orang tahu bahwa ada cara yang nyaman dan mengasyikkan sekaligus memberdayakan dalam membangkitkan potensi menulis. Cara-cara menulis tersebut dapat menjadikan seseorang—yang ingin mencicipi kegiatan menulis—tiba-tiba “kaget

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Volumes to Go Before You DieBy WILLIAM GRIMES www.nytimes.com Published: May 23, 2008 An odd book fell into my hands recently, a doorstopper with the irresistible title “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.” That sounds like a challenge, with a subtle insult embedded in the premise. It suggests that you, the supposedly educated reader, might have read half the list at best. Like

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Simak Beberapa Kiat dan Tips Menulis Berikut . . . Tips menulis bagi pemulaOleh : Haryo Bagus HandokoBagi Anda yang ingin memulai menulis sebagai karir utama atau sekedar hobi untuk mengisi waktu luang, berikut ini beberapa tips yang mungkin akan membantu Anda. Tulisan ini dibuat bukan untuk maksud sok menggurui, tapi dibuat sekedar untuk berbagi pengalaman dengan para pembaca yang

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JURUS MENEMBUS MEDIA CETAKOleh : Vita Priyambada (Forum Penulis Kota Malang) - Disampaikan pada Sarasehan Menulis Produktif : Kiat Menembus Penerbit, Koran dan Lomba-Lomba Kepenulisan, UKM Penulis (UKMP) Universitas Negeri Malang, 24 November 2006Setiap orang bisa menulis. Untuk menjadi penulis yang baik, ketrampilan menulis harus terus menerus dilatih. Selanjutnya tetapkan tujuan, untuk

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Pramoedya Ananta Toer Dari Wikipedia bahasa Indonesia, ensiklopedia bebasPramoedya Ananta Toer (Blora, Jawa Tengah 6 Februari 1925 – Jakarta 30 April 2006) secara luas dianggap sebagai salah satu pengarang yang produktif dalam sejarah sastra Indonesia. Pramoedya telah menghasilkan lebih dari 50 karya dan diterjemahkan ke dalam lebih dari 41 bahasa asing.Masa Kecil Pramoedya dilahirkan di

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Pramoedya Ananta Toer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPramoedya Ananta Toer (6 February 1925 – 30 April 2006) was an Indonesian author of novels, short stories, essays, polemic and histories of his homeland and its people. His works span the colonial period, Indonesia's struggle for independence, the occupation by Japan during WWII, as well as the post-colonial authoritarian regimes of

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Biographical Article: PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER "I'm bored with being an author," Pramoedya Ananta Toer pronounced in late 1984. Properly, he said, he should have just been a farmer, like his childhood aspirations. However, he was still carrying out his "duty to report" after having been released from Buru Island for around five years. Pram it seems has no skills aside

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SIKAP DAN PERAN KAUM INTELEKTUAL DI DUNIA KETIGA* Pramoedya Ananta Toer Dunia Ketiga Dunia Ketiga adalah belahan umat manusia yang setelah Perang Dunia II bersama dengan negerinya terbebas dari penjajahan Barat. Dengan Barat dimaksudkan juga Jepun. Penjajahan Barat diawali oleh pemburuan akan rempah-rempah Nusantara, terutama Maluku, dikembangkan melalui pengacak-acakan (kacau-bilau) seluruh

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DJAKARTAPramoedya Ananta ToerAlmanak Seni 1957 Sekarang tiba gilirannja: dia djuga mau pergi ke Djakarta.Aku takkan salahkan kau, mengapa kau ingin djadi wargakota Djakarta pula. Besok atau lusa keinginan dan tjita itu akan timbul djuga. Engkau di pedalaman terlampau banjak memandang ke Djakarta. Engkau bangunkan Djakarta dalam anganmu dengan segala kemegahan jang tak terdapat di tempatmu

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SASTRA, SENSOR, DAN NEGARA: Seberapa Jauh Bahaya Bacaan? *)Pramoedya Ananta Toer Saya warganegara Indonesia dari ethnik Jawa. Kodrat ini menjelaskan, bahwa saya dibesarkan oleh sastra Jawa, yang didominasi oleh sastra wayang, lisan mau pun tulisan, yang berkisah tentang Mahabharata dan Ramayana versi Jawa, serta kunyahan-kunyahan atasnya dengan masih tetap

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MA'AF: Atas Nama Pengalaman oleh Pramoedya Ananta Toer REPRODUCED FROM MAJALAH PROGRES, No. 2, 1992. Sudah terbit. Sejak 17 Agustus 1945 aku menjadi warganegara Indonesia, sebagaimana halnya dengan puluhan juta orang penduduk Indonesia waktu itu. Waktu itu umurku 20. Tetapi aku sendiri berasal dari etnik Jawa, dan begitu dilahirkan dididik untuk menjadi orang Jawa, dibimbing oleh

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Tailalat (Cerita ulang tahun untuk sahabat Bob Hering)Pramoedya Ananta Toer Ada sidikjari, tapi jarang disebut tentang sidikwajah. Dan tailalat tak lain dari bagian sidikmuka. Yang akan kuceritakan padamu bukan tailalat tunggal, tapi kembar, simetrik mengapit batang hidung. Dan itulah satu-satunya yang pernah kulihat dalam hidupku. Awal tahun 1946. Sebagai pembantu-letnan aku mendapat

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I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IN HER By PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER Time magz - Sunday, Jul. 29, 2001I don't blame President Sukarno for my arrest in the early 1960s. I blame the army. But being a political prisoner in the early 1960s was very different from being a captive of later regimes. Sukarno's political opponents were free to visit their families, to go out walking within a limited area if

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Surat Terbuka Pramoedya Ananta Toer kepada Keith Foulcher Jakarta, 5 Maret 1985 Demi Demokrasi 2 (1985); an English translation is in Indonesia Reports, cultural and social supplement (August 1986) Salam, Surat 26 Februari 1985 saya terima kemarin, juga surat terbuka Achdiat K. Mihardja untuk teman-teman (sarjana) Australia yang dilampirkan.

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The Book That Killed Colonialism As the West clamored for spices, the novelist 'Multatuli' cried for justice.By PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER*About 50 years ago, at a diplomatic reception in London, one man stood out: he was short by European standards, and thin, and he wore a black fezlike hat over his white hair. From his mouth came an unending cloud of aromatic smoke that permeated the reception hall

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THE FACT ABOUT STEPHEN KINGStephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author, screenwriter, musician, columnist, actor, film producer and director. Having sold an estimated 300-350 million copies of his books, King is best known for his work in horror fiction, in which he demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the genre's history. He has also written science fiction, fantasy,

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A Review of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne by Donald S. Whitney Rhonda Byrne, The Secret (New York: Atria Books, 2006) 198 pages. A video by the same title was released earlier in 2006. I had never watched an entire episode of Oprah until her program on The Secret. In the promo for the show, Oprah announced that the program would present “the secret” to making more money

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Foreword (Excerpt) By J.K. Rowling Not until sometime in 2002 did I finally crack, and do the thing that people assumed I did daily. I Googled Harry Potter. I knew, of course, that there were fan sites out there. My postbag was full of mentions of them, my readers assuming that I was au fait with what was

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Books written and inspired by Obama get an election boostBy Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY With a huge election bounce, sales of books by and about President-elect Barack Obama are soaring:The Audacity of Hope, his 2006 book on politics and faith, is No. 8, up from No. 43, on the USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list to be published Thursday. Dreams From My Father, Obama's 1995 memoir, reissued in 2004,

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The Satanic Verses Summary The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published in 1988 and inspired in part by the life of Muhammad. The title refers to what are known as the satanic verses. According to early Muslim biographies of Muhammad, Muhammad was tricked into revealing these verses as part of the Qur'an by Satan and he later retracted them, saying the angel Jibreel had

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No Sex Please, We're Vampires The 'Twilight' romance novels have a surprisingly hot-and-bothered fan base: mothers and daughtersBy Susan Elgin, Newsweek Web Exclusive: Jul 21, 2008 Updated: 5:43 p.m. ET Jul 21, 2008When Sara Swiokla borrowed the romance novel "Twilight" from a friend at school, she knew how she wanted to enjoy it: under the covers with a flashlight, reading the

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Tempat Favorit Para KolektorMemburu buku tua ternyata bisa jadi seni tersendiri. Modalnya tak cukup uang, tetapi juga butuh ketekunan dan kesabaran. Rasa puas akan terlontar saat buruan berhasil digapai. Kisah sukses perburuan pun bisa jadi latar belakang cerita yang akan membekas dalam ingatan.Di Jakarta, tak banyak lokasi yang bisa dijadikan

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