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Arus Balik

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Novel sejarah karangan Pramoedya Ananta Toer yang menceritakan Kedatangan Portugis di Bumi Nusantara dengan latar awal Abad XVI, yaitu ketika surutnya pengaruh Majapahit dan naiknya pamor Kesultanan Demak. Tokoh utama dalam novel ini adalah Wiranggaleng, seorang pemuda desa yang ikut berjuang dalam Invasi ke Malaka yang dipimpin oleh Pati Unus.

Practical Reverse Engineering

Alexandre Gazet, Bruce Dang, and Elias Bachaalany

Analyzing how hacks are done, so as to stop them in the future Reverse engineering is the process of analyzing hardware or software and understanding it, without having access to the source code or design documents. Hackers are able to reverse engineer systems and exploit what they find with scary results.

Basic Economics

Sowell, Thomas · by Hammam Cahaya

Letters to Milena

Franz Kafka

A profound, moving collection of correspondence between Franz Kafka and his Czech translator, Milena Jesenská. Beginning as simple business exchanges in 1920, the letters quickly blossomed into a deeply passionate, agonizing, and vulnerable epistolary love affair that captures Kafka's existential anxieties and emotional intensity.

Phaedo

Plato

Set in Socrates' final hours before his execution, this dialogue explores the immortality of the soul and the philosophical meaning of death.

Animal Farm

George Orwell

A sharp allegorical novella where farm animals overthrow their human masters, only to find themselves under a new, more brutal tyranny led by the pigs.

Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy - Revised Edition

Greg Dean · by Hammam Cahaya

Perempuan di Titik Nol

Nawal El Saadawi

Sebuah novel yang sangat kuat dan memilukan berdasarkan kisah nyata seorang tahanan wanita di Mesir. Buku ini mengeksplorasi tema penindasan patriarki, harga diri, dan pencarian kebebasan seorang wanita di tengah masyarakat yang mengekangnya.

Symposium

Plato

A lively, drunken dinner party where guests—including Socrates—take turns delivering speeches on the nature, origins, and purpose of Love (Eros)

Sampar

Albert Camus

Sebuah alegori yang mencekam tentang ketangguhan manusia di hadapan penderitaan. Cerita ini berfokus pada perjuangan para dokter dan penduduk kota Oran saat wabah mematikan menyerang dan mengisolasi mereka dari dunia luar.

Guns Germs Steel

Jared Diamond

A grand exploration of human history that seeks to answer why some civilizations flourished while others collapsed. Diamond argues that the gaps in power and technology between societies were shaped by environmental and geographical factors rather than intellectual or genetic differences.

Dunia Sophie

Jostein Gaarder

Sebuah novel petualangan misteri sekaligus pengantar sejarah filsafat Barat yang dikemas secara memikat. Cerita bermula ketika Sophie Amundsen, seorang gadis remaja, mulai menerima surat-surat misterius berisi pertanyaan-pertanyaan filosofis, yang membawanya dalam perjalanan intelektual melintasi pemikiran para filsuf besar mulai dari zaman Yunani Kuno hingga abad ke-20.

Arus Balik

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Sebuah novel sejarah epik yang merekam momen krusial kejatuhan Nusantara pada abad ke-16. Pramoedya dengan cerdas menggambarkan "arus balik" sejarah: bagaimana kekuatan maritim Jawa yang awalnya jaya dan ekspansif ke utara, berbalik menjadi lemah, terpecah belah oleh ego feodal, hingga akhirnya takluk di bawah penetrasi kolonial Barat yang bergerak ke selatan.

Sang Alkemis

Paulo Coelho

Sebuah novel alegoris yang mengisahkan perjalanan Santiago, seorang pemuda penggembala dari Spanyol menuju piramida di Mesir demi mencari harta karun. Sepanjang petualangannya, ia menemukan bahwa kekayaan sejati terletak pada keberanian untuk mengikuti "Legenda Pribadi" dan kemampuan untuk mendengarkan suara hati serta membaca tanda-tanda semesta.

Historical Materialism Book Series

John Riddel

This work examines the development of Marxist theory through a historical lens, often focusing on the early years of the Communist International. It provides deep context on how social, economic, and material conditions drive the evolution of political movements and human history.

Arus Balik

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Novel sejarah karangan Pramoedya Ananta Toer yang menceritakan Kedatangan Portugis di Bumi Nusantara dengan latar awal Abad XVI, yaitu ketika surutnya pengaruh Majapahit dan naiknya pamor Kesultanan Demak. Tokoh utama dalam novel ini adalah Wiranggaleng, seorang pemuda desa yang ikut berjuang dalam Invasi ke Malaka yang dipimpin oleh Pati Unus.

The Linux Programming Interface

Michael Kerrisk

Widely regarded as the "bible" of Linux system programming. This massive, definitive guide covers the Linux system call interface and library functions in exhaustive detail, making it essential for anyone building deep, system-level applications.

Learning eBPF

Liz Rice

A practical guide to one of the most exciting technologies in the Linux kernel. This book explains how to write and deploy eBPF programs to safely extend the kernel's capabilities for networking, security, and observability without changing kernel source code.

Bumi Manusia

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Karya agung yang berlatar pada masa kolonial Hindia Belanda, mengisahkan perjuangan Minke—seorang pemuda pribumi yang cerdas—melawan ketidakadilan hukum dan sosial, serta cintanya kepada Annelies Mellema yang membawa ia pada kedewasaan politik.

Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman

A groundbreaking book that argues that our EQ—the ability to manage our emotions and understand others—is often more important than IQ for success in career, relationships, and overall well-being.

Orang Asing

Albert Camus

Sebuah novel yang mengeksplorasi konsep "absurdisme" melalui tokoh Meursault, seorang pria yang tidak terikat secara emosional dan terlibat dalam pembunuhan tanpa alasan yang jelas di Aljazair yang terik.

A History of Western Philosophy

Bertrand Russell

A comprehensive and witty survey of Western thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century. Russell contextualizes philosophers within their social and political environments, making complex ideas accessible to the general reader.

The Republic

Plato

Plato’s most famous work, detailing the search for Justice and the blueprint for an ideal city-state ruled by "Philosopher Kings."

Apology

Plato

A dramatized version of the speech Socrates gave at his trial, defending his life’s work against charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens.

1984

George Orwell

A chilling dystopian novel set in a world of perpetual war and omnipresent government surveillance, introduced concepts like Big Brother and Thoughtcrime.

Statesman

Plato

A technical inquiry into the nature of political leadership, attempting to define the "true statesman" and the best forms of government.

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A complex family drama involving a murdered father and his four very different sons, exploring deep themes of faith, free will, and morality.

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

A sweeping story of a tragic adulterous affair set against the backdrop of high-society Russia, contrasted with a parallel story of rural life and spiritual seeking.

Dead Souls

Nikolai Gogol

A satirical masterpiece following a middle-class gentleman who travels the countryside buying "dead souls" (deceased serfs) for a bizarre financial scheme.

The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

An epic narrative poem describing Dante's journey through Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Heaven).

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Often called the first modern novel, it follows a delusional Spanish nobleman who fancies himself a knight-errant and sets out on a series of comedic, often disastrous, adventures.

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

A tragic critique of the American Dream, told through the eyes of Nick Carraway as he watches the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby pursue a lost love.

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

A witty comedy of manners centered on Elizabeth Bennet as she navigates social pressures, family meddling, and her own prejudices against the wealthy Mr. Darcy.

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A psychological thriller focusing on Raskolnikov, a student who murders a pawnbroker to prove a theory and is subsequently consumed by guilt and paranoia.

Chess Fundamentals

José Raúl Capablanca

Best Russian Short Stories

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

A massive, epic chronicle of five aristocratic families during the Napoleonic Wars, blending historical fact with philosophical inquiry into the forces that shape history.

The Art of Rhetoric

Aristotle

A foundational treatise on the art of persuasion. Aristotle explores how to construct convincing arguments using three pillars: Ethos (credibility), Logos (logic), and Pathos (emotion), providing a manual for effective public speaking and debate.

SIRAH NABAWIYAH

Muhammad Nashiruddin al-Albani

Orang-Orang Terbungkam

Albert Camus

How LLMs Work: From Beginner to Expert

Fauzan · by fauzan.nadhif

Learning Kernel Security, Exploitation, and eBPF

Lori