The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by polemical bestsellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach "Intelligent Design" in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of these extremes. As Thomas Dixon shows in this balanced and thought-provoking introduction, a whole…
Arabian Nights, atau yang kita kenal sebagai Kisah 1.001 Malam adalah koleksi dongeng, cerita rakyat, anekdot dan fabel dari Persia, Arab, India dan Mesir, yang dikompilasi selama ratusan tahun. Tiga kisahnya yang paling terkenal adalah Ali Baba, Aladdin, dan Sinbad Sang Pelaut. Kisah 1.001 Malam yang tertua berasal dari fragmen-fragmen naskah sekitar tahun 800-an Masehi. Kumpulan naskah itu t…
Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally best-selling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai - the happiness of always being busy - as revealed by the daily habits of the world's longest-living people. "Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years." (Japanese proverb) According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai - a reason for living. And ac…