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Tom Burgis Cuckooland

where the rich own the truth

Journalistiek verslag over een kleine groep machtige welgestelden die alles koopt, inclusief de waarheid en het nieuws, door middel van corruptie en manipulatie.

Non-fictie

Engels | 307 pagina's | William Collins, London | 2024

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Bernie Sanders | John Nichols It's OK to be angry about capitalism

Uiteenzetting van de politieke visie van de Amerikaanse senator (1941), waarbij hij het moderne kapitalisme bekritiseert.

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Engels | 293 pagina's | Crown, New York | 2023

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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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Arne Zuidhoek Normandie

Her novel design and lavish interiors led many to consider her the greatest of ocean liners. Despite this, Normandie was not a commercial success. During service the flagship of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, made 139 westbound transatlantic crossings and held the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing at several points during her service career. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | 48 pagina's (ePub2, 36 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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Bert Lamers SS Australis

The ss 'Australis' was a well known ocean liner which entered service in 1940 as the ss 'America' for the United States Lines. The ship was sold to the Greek Chandris Lines in 1964 and served until 1977 very succesfully on the route Western-Europe-Australia-New Zealand. Later the route became a full round-the-world-service. After her Australian period the liner sailed under the names of 'America' (for the third time), 'Italis', 'Noga', 'Alferdoss' and finally 'American Star'. In this volume of Liners...

Engels | 52 pagina's (ePub2, 43 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2024

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Realist biography and European policy

an innovative approach to European policy studies

The method of biographical story-telling applied to newly emerging fields of research. Realist Biography and European Policy is the first concerted attempt to integrate the separate strands of (critical) realism as a developed philosophy for social science with biographical narrative methods as a concrete methodological approach. The main goal is to demonstrate that the combination of critical realism and biographical methods is not only possible, but it is exceptionally well suited for the exploration...

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Engels | 228 pagina's (PDF, 2,9 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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Jantinus Mulder S-class destroyer Piet Hein ex HMS Serapis

Ordered by the Royal Navy in 1941, the destroyers of the 5th Emergency Flotilla became known as S-class and served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II. In the last months of the war, three were transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy for service in the Far East. HMS Serapis was renamed HNLMS Piet Hein and served in the Indonesian War of Independence and saw action in the Korean War. She was sold for scrap in 1962. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | 52 pagina's (ePub2, 22 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2024

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Elusive Russia

current developments in Russian state identity and institutional reform under President Putin

Since President Putin came to power, Russia's domestic political process underwent continuous changes. Up till now it remains unclear whether Russia is on the road towards becoming a fullfledged democracy or if it is diverting from this path. Elusive Russia brings together the views of four leading Russia experts on Russian state identity and institutional reform. Marie Mendras, Luke March, Irina Busygina and Andrei Zakharov share their original approaches on some key components of today's russian...

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Engels | 90 pagina's (PDF, 1 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017

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Tomislav Kezharovski Annihilation/Likvidacija

censorship in Macedonia

The Macedonian authorities use very heavy-handed methods to crush criticism and investigations into political corruption. Free expression is under increasing threat. More than half of Macedonia’s citizens are scared to openly express their opinions. Journalists are pushed into self-censorship fearing that telephones and emails are monitored. The case known as ‘Likvidacija’, Macedonian for ‘Annihilation’ gives a breathtaking example of power abuse as on May 2013 the investigating journalist Tomislav...

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Engels | 128 pagina's (ePub2, 1,7 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015

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Yuval Noah Harari Sapiens

a brief history of humankind

Geschiedenis van de evolutionaire ontwikkeling van de mensheid vanaf de homo sapiens tot in de 21ste eeuw.

Non-fictie

Engels | 502 pagina's | Vintage, London | 2024

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Laurence Bollen | Mugisha Maisha Safari

The nature of humankind emits light

Mukisa was an inquisitive Muslim boy who was gradually brainwashed from when he was 8 years old to help recruit other children from the Kampala ghettos to become child soldiers. Mukisa has a close relationship with his mother Ayana and his true faith and refuses to accept the situation. When it becomes unbearable, escaping to Europe is his only option. This means leaving everything behind, including his mother and sisters. In Europe, he falls into the hands of human traffickers and is forced to sell...

Engels | 196 pagina's (ePub3, 0,9 MB) | Droomvallei Uitgeverij, Breda | 2022

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Bob Woodward War

Journalistiek verslag van de oorlogen tussen Rusland en Oekraïne. Israël en Hamas en de alom aanwezige Donald Trump achter de schermen.

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Engels | 435 pagina's | Simon & Schuster, London | 2024

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Joke Korteweg Breaking new ground

Dutch dredging pioneers

The world-famous Palm Islands in Dubai, the new Afsluitdijk, the Zuiderzee Works, the Delta Works: dredging and offshore company Van Oord is the key player in all these gigantic projects. A hundred and fifty years ago, this extraordinary company was founded by a man called Govert van Oord, an independent trader in osier and other wood products from the Biesbosch region of the Netherlands. In this period, contractors constructed the Nieuwe Waterweg and the North Sea Canal, deepened the rivers and...

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Engels | ePub2, 24 MB | Balans, Amsterdam | 2018

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Hélène van Beek | Martijn van Rheenen Wards of State

Youth care under lock and key in the Netherlands

Wards of State: In the Netherlands, minors who have been placed under state supervision or have been removed from their home environment at the order of Youth Care are what we call wards of state. Youth care in the Netherlands is a market that is driven by perverse incentives, as this book makes clear. A market where expansion and money take precedence over the welfare of young people. A world in which truth and the best possible care are not of paramount importance. The research concerns the...

Engels | 248 pagina's (ePub2, 3,9 MB) | Nobel Boeken, Baarn | 2023

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Kees Klomp | Shinta Oosterwaal Thrive

fundamentals for a new economy

While the world speculates about its post-pandemic state within the traditional economic narrative, unprecedented ecological and social damage prove the current neoclassical economic model to be untenable. In Thrive. Fundamentals for a New Economy, Kees Klomp and Shinta Oosterwaal provide insights into alternative approaches to economics that are sustainable and just for both society and the planet in the long term. In twenty-four essays, internationally renowned economic thinkers like Kate Raworth,...

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Engels | ePub2 | Uitgeverij Business Contact, Amsterdam | 2021

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Berlages Indische reis

een nieuwe vertelling van een vergeten koloniaal verhaal; sebuah narasi baru kisah kolonial yang terlupakan; a new narration of a forgotten colonial story

Eigentijdse benadering van 'Mijn Indische reis' van Berlage.

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Engels | Indonesisch | Nederlands | 319 pagina's | LM Publishers, Edam | 2024

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Bob Roetering Warship 13

Tripartite Minehunter Haarlem

In the eighties, the Royal Netherlands Navy acquired 15 minehunters of the Alkmaar-class. They were deployed worldwide in conflicts (the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Libyan Sea). In all European waters they exercised and cleared historical ordnance. HNLMS Haarlem represents the rich history of the tripartite minehunters of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | 52 pagina's (ePub2, 43 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2023

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Reinier Van Meerten Gravitation by very small 'C particles

of 0.433× 10-50 kg

The author advices us to study ever smaller particles, rather than trying to discover bigger and bigger particles (like the Higgs boson) with ever costlier colliders. His research has produced evidence for a rapid creation of the photon like particles A (acon) from the quantum mechanical VOID, followed by a rearranging of 24 As in a circle, designated as B (belton). Four beltons, arranged into a cross, form the photon like C (cosmon). He shows that particles with a gravitational mass continuously...

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Engels | ePub2, 12 MB | Elikser, Leeuwarden | 2013

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Eva Vriend Where the Zuiderzee once raged

a story of community spirit, entrepreneurship, and the intimate bond with the water

‘Where the Zuiderzee Once Raged’ by Eva Vriend is a story of the true heroes of the coast, represented by four fisher families from Urk, Volendam, Spakenburg, and Wieringen. Eva Vriend weaves together their family histories into an epic tale of their intimate bond with water, the resilience that has guided them forward, and the fishing tradition in their blood. The charming towns around the IJsselmeer delight visitors with their authentic facades, fishing boats, and picturesque harbors. The people...

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Engels | 359 pagina's (ePub2) | Atlas Contact Publishers, Amsterdam | 2022

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