Dr. Li clarifies numerous long-standing puzzles, such as the true nature of Mao's feelings toward the United States and the Soviet Union. He describes Mao's deliberate rudeness toward Khrushchev and reveals the actual catalyst of Nixon's historic visit. Here are also surprising details of Mao's personal depravity (we see him dependent on barbiturates and refusing to wash, dress, or brush his te…
Zhu Rongji, the Premier of China from 1998 to 2003, the unswerving economic reformer who helped to tame rampant inflation and put China firmly on the path to international economic integration, became a respected and popular figure among world business leaders, heads of state, diplomats, and particularly among progressive reformers within China. Zhu Rongji Meets the Press --a collection of the …
Tribute to Aung San (1945-47) in the form of documents selected and edited by Dr. Maung Maung from Aung San's own speechs and writings, together with the memories and appreciative essays by Burmese and Western cotemporaries of Aung San, with a who's who.
Buku ini berisi mengenai 33 profil budayawan Indonesia, buku ini memperkenalkan kepada khalayak ramai khususnya generasi muda, para tokoh budayawan, figur mereka, pemikiran dan falsafah hidup mereka.
This book contains: 1. Dedication for Indonesian 2. Haji Mohammad Lukminto founder of the Sritex Group 3. 8 Principles for succes in managing the Textiles industry 4. H.M. Lukminto: A multi-dimensional man 5. Loyalty: Willing to die for his friends Etc.
Great Canadian Speeches features 50 momentous and powerful speeches in Canadian history, each testament the skilful use of language to inspire political change. Whether it be Lester Pearson addressing the Royal Canadian Legion during the height of the Flag Debate or Pierre Trudeau's 1980 Referendum speech at the Paul Sauvé Arena, this book brings to life the pivotal moments in the history o…
The brief tenure of Alexander Dubcek, the charismatic and courageous leader of Czechoslovakia during the heady "Prague Spring" of 1986, rocked the foundations of European communism. Dubcek, who believed in "Socialism with a human face", brought what Andrei Sakharov called "the breath of freedom" to the Iron Curtain Countries. But the Soviet invasion of August 1968 and Dubcek's removal from powe…
Bagaimana situasi poitik nasional pada saat-saat terakhir sebelum Gus Dur dilengserkan? Benarkah Gus Dur menangis saat mengeluarkan dekrit pembubaran DPR? Semua jawabannya ada di buku ini, yang merupakan rekam jejak perjalanan pemerintahan Gus Dur , mulai dari pencalonan, proses pemilihan, ketika berada di Istana Negara, sampai kembali ke Ciganjur. Pemerintahan yang singkat, namun sangat pentin…
Hillary Rodham Clinton is known to hundreds of millions of people around the world. But few outside his close friends and family have heard the story of his extraordinary journey. She writes with candor, humor, and passion about her upbringing in suburban, middle-class America in the 1950s and her transformation from Goldwater Girl to student activist to controversial First Lady. Living History…
Selain memuat bocoran-bocoran kontroversial, termasuk yang menyangkut Indonesia, buku ini juga menyingkap fakta-fakta kontroversial tentang Julian Assange dan Wikileaks, antara lain : - Apakah benar markas Wikileaks berada di dalam bungker yang tahan serangan nuklir? - Bagaimana cara kerja Wikileaks sehingga bisa mendapat begitu banyak dokumen rahasia negara ? - Siapa investor di balik or…