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Josie Ferguson The silence in between
De bouw van de Berlijnse Muur in 1961 heeft grote gevolgen voor het gezin van een vrouw in Oost-Berlijn.
Fictie
Engels | 341 pagina's | Doubleday, London | 2024
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Chukwuebuka Ibeh Blessings
Een Nigeriaanse jongen probeert om te gaan met zijn homoseksualiteit in een vijandige omgeving.
Fictie
Engels | 249 pagina's | Viking, UK | 2024
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Ilyon Woo Master slave husband wife
Waargebeurd verhaal over het jonge slaafgemaakte echtpaar Ellen en William Craft dat in 1848 uit de slavenstaat Georgia vlucht naar het vrije Philadelphia in Noord-Amerika.
Non-fictie
Engels | 410 pagina's | Ithaka, London | 2024
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Centraal Museum MODA
Moroccan fashion statements
Hedendaagse, toonaangevende en vernieuwende mode in Marokko en van Marrokaans-Nederlandse ontwerpers.
Non-fictie
Arabisch | Berber | Engels | Nederlands | 175 pagina's | WBOOKS, Zwolle | 2024
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Stephen Fry Odyssey
Moderne hervertelling van het epos over de mythische held Odysseus.
Non-fictie
Engels | 409 pagina's | Michael Joseph, UK | 2024
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Sven Biscop This Is Not a New World Order
Europe Rediscovers Geopolitics, from Ukraine to Taiwan
If every event in international politics is a turning point, one can only go and lie down, out of sheer dizziness. In reality, we have been living in the same multipolar world for more than three decades. Europeans are only now again getting used to how such a world of great powers works. In the process, the European Union has rediscovered the importance of geopolitics. Without geopolitical awareness, crafting good strategy is impossible. But not every problem is geopolitical, and strategy covers...
Engels | 101 pagina's (ePub2, 1,2 MB) | Owl press, Edegem | 2024
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Koen van Zon | Matthew Broad | Aleksandra Komornicka | Paul Reef | Alessandra Schimmel | Jorrit Steehouder The Unfinished History of European Integration
Revised Edition
The Unfinished History of European Integration is a companion to the history of the European Union. From the aftermath of the First World War to the EU of 27 member states and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it guides the reader past the main events, crucial sites and key actors that shaped the EU we know today. How did it evolve from a market project to a geopolitical force, what explains the expansion of its membership, institutions, policies and the resistance to this growth, and why does it function...
Engels | 288 pagina's (ePub2, 3 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2024
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John Grisham | Jim McCloskey Framed
astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions
Tien schokkende verhalen over het falen van het Amerikaanse rechtssysteem, waardoor onschuldige mannen veroordeeld werden voor misdaden die ze niet begingen.
Non-fictie
Engels | 346 pagina's | Doubleday, New York | 2024
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Marit Kout | Aad Windig Amsterdam in kleur
1950-1970; 1950-1970
Stadsbeelden van Amsterdam uit de jaren 1950-1970.
Non-fictie
Engels | Nederlands | 208 pagina's | WBOOKS, Zwolle | 2024
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Kai Bird | Martin J. Sherwin American Prometheus
the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Biografie van de baanbrekende Amerikaanse natuurkundige (1904-1976) en directeur van het Manhattan Project, die verantwoordelijk was voor de ontwikkeling van de atoombom tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Met zwart-witfoto’s.
Non-fictie
Engels | 721 pagina's | Vintage Books, New York | 2024
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Tim Winton Juice
Een naamloze man, op de vlucht met een verwilderd kind in een dystopische wereld die geteisterd wordt door verzengende hitte, vertelt zijn levensverhaal aan een onbekende.
Fictie
Engels | 512 pagina's | Picador, London | 2024
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Anne Applebaum Autocracy, Inc.
the dictators who want to run the world
Analyse van het wereldwijde netwerk van autocratieën en de manier waarop zij samenwerken om meer macht en welvaart te vergaren, met aandacht voor wat democratische landen kunnen doen om dit netwerk van dictators een halt toe te roepen.
Non-fictie
Engels | 228 pagina's | Allen Lane, UK | 2024
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Aleksej Navalny Patriot
a memoir
Het levensverhaal van Aleksej Navalny.
Non-fictie
Engels | 479 pagina's | Alfred A. Knopf, New York | 2024
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Edwin Hoogschagen Fokker C.11w
The sturdy Fokker C.XIw was designed and built for service in the Royal Netherlands Navy. Development started in early 1934. The biplane scout was the first Dutch aircraft which could be catapult launched. At that time, a new flagship for the Netherlands East Indies Squadron was under construction and would receive a Heinkel K 8 catapult. Fifteen aircraft were ordered and served as long-range reconnaissance for the fleet from 1936 to 1942. It was mainly operated in the Netherlands Indies and stationed...
Engels | 56 pagina's (ePub2, 19 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2024
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Daniel Silva A death in Cornwall
Gabriel Allon onderzoekt de verdwijning van een schilderij van Picasso dat in de oorlog is gestolen van een kunstverzamelaar.
Fictie
Engels | 416 pagina's | HarperCollinsPublishers, London | 2024
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The Dutch Sherlock
Forty Years of Detective Work by the Famous Dutch Forensic Pioneer Co van Ledden Hulsebosch
In the beginning of the 20th century, inspired by the Sherlock Holmes novels of Arthur Conan Doyle, scientists began to make their appearance at the crime scene. It was quickly discovered that studying the ‘silent witnesses’, crime-related physical evidence and traces, could provide a wealth of information. In many countries pioneers started to shape this new science area by formulating key principles and introducing novel methods and instrumentation. In the Netherlands, Co van Ledden Hulsebosch...
Engels | 368 pagina's (ePub2) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2024
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Benjamin Roberts Sex, Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll in Rembrandt’s Time
Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll in Rembrandt's Time focuses on the generation of rich young men that grew up in the seventeenth century in the Dutch Republic. These men had more money to spend on clothes, music, and recreation than the generation before them. This fascinating account of male adolescence in the Dutch Republic reveals how young men including Rembrandt van Rijn disregarded conservative values and rebelled against the older generation, and consequently created a new youth culture that was...
Engels | 200 pagina's (ePub2, 5,4 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2024
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Discovering the Dutch
On Culture and Society of the Netherlands. Third, revised edition
What do you need to know about the Netherlands? The third edition of Discovering the Dutch explores the urgent question of Dutch identity through a rich tapestry of themes that span culture, history, geography, and society. From the legendary William of Orange to today’s populist movements, from sea power to innovative water management, from pillarization to postcolonial diversity, and from the timeless paintings of Rembrandt to the vibrant pulse of contemporary literature, this volume unveils the...
Engels | 416 pagina's (ePub2) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2024
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Arne Zuidhoek Achille Lauro
The Italian cruise ship Willem Ruys was built between 1939 and 1947. When it was sold to the Italian Lauro Organization in 1966, it was renamed after the company owner Achille Lauro. After being hijacked by Palestinian warriors (PLO), in October 1985, the blue liner and cruiser made international headlines. Swept by a catastrophic fire Achille Lauro sank December 2, 1994, off the Somalian coast. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 48 pagina's (ePub2, 25 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2024
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Bert Lamers America
The s.s. 'America' was an ocean liner which entered service in 1940 for the United States Lines. She was designed by the famous naval architect William Francis Gibbs. In the 54 years between her introduction and her wrecking in 1994, she had eight different owners (of which one twice) and sailed under the names of 'America' (carrying this name three different times), 'West Point', 'Australis', 'Italis', 'Noga', 'Alferdoss' and 'American Star'. She served most in passenger service as s.s. 'America'...
Engels | 52 pagina's (ePub2, 29 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2024
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