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The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano — Krakatoa.
The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa — the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster — was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly
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Sharlot Citra is whisked from Los Angeles to her mother's native Indonesia, where she finds herself fake dating the son of one of the wealthiest families in Indonesia, and she is surprised when she actually starts to fall in love with the boy, the country, and the big family she never knew before.
3) Lord Jim
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A young Englishman branded as a coward seeks personal redemption for an act of selfishness.
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Bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann knows how to push the limits of romantic suspense to new, breathtaking heights. Potent, gripping, and explosive, OUT OF CONTROL is a roller coaster ride of a novel– as a single act of loyalty becomes a desperate struggle for survival. . . .
Savannah von Hopf has no choice. To save her uncle’s life, she goes in search of Ken “WildCard” Karmody, a guy she barely knew in...
Savannah von Hopf has no choice. To save her uncle’s life, she goes in search of Ken “WildCard” Karmody, a guy she barely knew in...
5) Indonesia
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Indonesia"--Provided by publisher.
6) Indonesia
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Presents information on the geography, climate, people, religions, languages, festivals and customs of Indonesia.
10) Indonesia
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Briefly explores the history, culture, geography, typical weather, wildlife, and peoples of Indonesia. Includes a timeline and glossary.
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Just when it seems that international crook Nicolas Fox has been captured for good, he pulls off his greatest con of all: he convinces the FBI to offer him a job, working side by side with Special Agent Kate O'Hare. Problem is, teaming up to stop a corrupt investment banker who's hiding on a private island in Indonesia is going to test O'Hare's patience and Fox's skill -- if the two don't kill each other first.
12) Indonesia
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Provides information on the people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture of Indonesia.
13) Indonesia
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Examines the country's geography, history, importance in the world, politics, economy, people and culture as well as the challenges facing it today.
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A curious combination of moral sermonizing and alluring women, Indonesian TV reflects the spirit of a country still rooted in religious values, but with a keen awareness of the modern secular world. Its most popular soap operas are the Islamic ones - yet viewers are also tuning in to dangdut music concerts featuring risqué female singers and to a hit talk show hosted by a transsexual, along with Western-style news broadcasts and political satire....
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A look into a time gone by in Indonesia. A 1977 filmed visit with a Prince of Bali, and his feudal court of Chokorda Agung in Ubud, a principality of Bali, by Asian arts expert Faubion Bowers, who lived there in the late 40s. The visit includes the palace grounds, a skit composed by the Prince, and a popular Balinese dance (Truna Jaya, in which a teenage girl dances the part of a young man.) Also: an interview with Rudolph Bonnet, an elderly Dutch...
17) The last whalers: three years in the far Pacific with a courageous tribe and a vanishing way of life
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A journalist draws on his immersive visits to the remote Indonesian island of the Lamalerans, the world's last subsistence whalers, to profile their way of life and illuminate how their indigenous culture is succumbing to the modern world.
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"After an ultra-romantic honeymoon across Europe, Meddy Chan and her husband Nathan have landed in Jakarta to spend Chinese New Year with her entire extended family. Chinese New Year, already the biggest celebration of the Lunar calendar, gets even more festive when a former beau of Second Aunt's shows up at the Chan residence bearing extravagant gifts--he's determined to rekindle his romance with Second Aunt and the gifts are his way of announcing...