Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Harry Potter books Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Author	J. K. Rowling
Illustrators	Thomas Taylor (UK) Mary GrandPré (US)
Genre	Fantasy
Publishers	Bloomsbury (UK) Arthur A. Levine/ Scholastic (US) Raincoast (Canada)
Released	30 June 1997 (UK) 1 September 1998 (US)
Book no.	One
Sales	Unknown
Story timeline	31 October 1981 22 June 1991–5 June 1992
Chapters	17
Pages	223 (UK) 309 (US)
ISBN	0747532699
Followed by	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling and featuring Harry Potter, a young wizard. It describes how Harry discovers he is a wizard, makes close friends and a few enemies at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and with the help of his friends thwarts an attempted comeback by the evil wizard Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents when Harry was one year old.
The book was published on 30 June 1997 by Bloomsbury in London, while in 1998 Scholastic Corporation published an edition for the United States market under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The novel won most of the UK book awards that were judged by children, and other awards in the USA. The book reached the top of the New York Times list of best-selling fiction in August 1999, and stayed near the top of that list for much of 1999 and 2000. It has been translated into several other languages and has been made into a feature-length film of the same name.
Most reviews were very favourable, commenting on Rowling's imagination, humour, simple, direct style and clever plot construction, although a few complained that the final chapters looked rushed. The writing has been compared to that of Jane Austen, one of Rowling's favourite authors, of Roald Dahl, whose works dominated children's stories before the appearance of Harry Potter, and of the Ancient Greek story-teller Homer. While some commentators thought the book looked backwards to Victorian and Edwardian boarding school stories, others thought it placed the genre firmly in the modern world by featuring contemporary ethical and social issues.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, along with the rest of the Harry Potter series, has been attacked by several religious groups and banned in some countries because of accusations that the novels promote witchcraft. However, some Christian commentators have written that the book exemplifies important Christian viewpoints, including the power of self-sacrifice and the ways in which people's decisions shape their personalities. Educators regard Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and its sequels as an important aid in improving literacy because of the books' popularity. The series has also been used as a source of object lessons in educational techniques, sociological analysis and marketing.

Wanita Berumur 700 Tahun

Wajah Perempuan Berusia 700 Tahun

Tahu bagaimana wajah perempuan Cina yang berumur 700 tahun? Coba tengok foto di atas. Inilah temuan mumi terbaru di Cina, yang secara kebetulan terungkap ketika pekerja sedang membangun jalan di Cina bagian Timur baru baru ini.

Yang luar biasa adalah kondisi tubuh si mumi masih sangat bagus. Diperkirakan, perempuan ini adalah pejabat tinggi semasa Dinasi Ming (1368-1644). Ia ditemukan di kota Taizhou, Provinsi Jiangsu. Arkeolog Cina terkejut dengan bagaimana bagusnya kondisi kulit, ramput, alis, dan wajah si perempuan. Seakan-akan perempuan ini baru meninggal beberapa tahun lalu. Ia mengenakan pakaian dari sutera yang masih terawat.

Mumi ditemukan di dalam kota kayu di kedalaman dua meter dari permukaan tanah. Apa yang ia kenakan dan bagaimana kondisi dirinya memperlihatkan bagaimana kehidupan masa lalu Cina. Dari ujung rambut hingga ujung kaki, bisa disebutkan kondisi mumi ini sangat lengkap dan baik.

Biografi UNGU

Ungu adalah grup musik Indonesia yang beranggotakan Pasha (Sigit Purnomo S.S./penyanyi), Makki (Makki O. Parikesit/bass), Enda (Franco Medjaya Kusuma/gitar), Onci (Arlonsy Miraldi/gitar), dan Rowman (M. Nur Rohman/drum).

Grup musik ini didirikan pada 1996, dengan Makki sebagai satu-satunya personil awal yang masih aktif sampai sekarang. Sampai tahun 2007 mereka telah menghasilkan 4 album dan 2 album mini.

Album pertama Ungu dirilis 6 Juli 2002 bertajuk LAGUKU. Sebelumnya, Ungu ikut mengisi 2 lagu (Hasrat dan Bunga) di album kompilasi KLIK bersama Lakuna, Borneo, Piknik, dan Energy. Meski terbilang sukses, album ini perdana mereka mendapat Platinum Award setelah hampir 2 tahun album ini dirilis.

Album kedua pun dirilis Desember 2003 bertajuk TEMPAT TERINDAH yang menjagokan lagu Karena Dia Kamu.

MELAYANG, album ketiga mereka dirilis Desember 2005. Album ini mencetak rekor dengan mengantungi doble platinum (penjualan lebih dari 300.000 kopi) pada bulan pertama peredarannya. Gaung lagu andalan album ketiga ini, Demi Waktu merambah sampai negeri Jiran dan diperebutkan 4 perusahaan label Malaysia yang menginginkan hak edarnya.

Album mini SURGAMU dirilis bulan September 2006 untuk menyambut bulan Ramadhan 1427 H. Pada minggu pertama, album ini mencetak penjualan 150 ribu kopi.

Album reguler keempat Ungu bertajuk UNTUKMU SELAMANYA dirilis di empat negara di Asia. Album yang mengandalkan lagu Kekasih Gelapku, Cinta dalam Hati, Apalah Arti Cinta dan Ijinkan Aku ini dirilis pada tanggal 9 Agustus 2007 di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10 Agustus 2007 di Singapura, 12 Agustus 2007 Hongkong, dan puncaknya 15 Agustus 2007 di Jakarta, Indonesia.

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