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Nick Harkaway Karla's choice
a John le Carré novel
Een gepensioneerde Britse spion keert terug voor een laatste klus nadat een Russisch agent is overgelopen. De zaak leidt hem al snel terug naar Oost-Berlijn, waar hij op het spoor komt van zijn grootste vijand...
Fictie
Engels | 297 pagina's | Penguin Viking, UK | 2024
Gedrukt boek
Poppy Kuroki Gate to Kagoshima
Een jonge vrouw uit de 21e eeuw belandt in het Japan van 1877 waar tijdens de Sastuma opstand samuari strijden voor het behoud van hun levenswijze tegen de dienstplichtigen van de keizer.
Fictie
Engels | 294 pagina's | Magpie Books, London | 2024
Gedrukt boek
Paul Theroux Burma sahib
a novel
Beschrijving van de vijf jaar (1922-1927) die de latere auteur George Orwell, dan nog Eric Blair geheten, doorbrengt in de Britse kolonie Burma waar hij wordt opgeleid tot politieman.
Fictie
Engels | 390 pagina's | Hamish Hamilton, UK | 2024
Gedrukt boek
Raymond Rutting Staan voor recht
het Openbaar Ministerie in beeld; The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service in focus
Fotoboek over de dagelijkse gang van zaken op het Openbaar Ministerie.
Non-fictie
Engels | Nederlands | 183 pagina's | Boom, [Amsterdam] | 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
Gedrukt boek
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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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
E-book
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
E-book
Aleksej Navalny Patriot
a memoir
Het levensverhaal van Aleksej Navalny.
Non-fictie
Engels | 479 pagina's | Alfred A. Knopf, New York | 2024
Gedrukt boek
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
E-book
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
Gedrukt boek
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
E-book
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
E-book
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
E-book
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
E-book
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
Gedrukt boek
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
E-book
Molly X. Chang To gaze upon wicked gods
Een wereld vol magie wordt overheerst door de superieure technologie van Romeinen. Verzet lijkt zinloos, medewerking is onvermijdelijk.
Fictie
Engels | 350 pagina's | Penguin Books, UK | 2024
Gedrukt boek
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
Gedrukt boek
Margaret A. Hagerman Children of a troubled time
growing up with racism in Trump's America
Interviews met kinderen over racisme in de Verenigde Staten tijdens het presidentschap van Trump.
Non-fictie
Engels | 229 pagina's | New York University Press, New York | 2024
Gedrukt boek
2024