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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Boreal bushcraft

living in the wild from the wild; novel

What if you disconnect from society altogether? Urban nomads know what that's like, but they continue to live in the city in frayed corners and live on a kind of handouts and what others throw away. In countries with lots of nature and few inhabitants per square kilometer, some daredevils disconnect completely. They make a place where they live and live entirely self-sufficiently. Bushcraft is called that, the skill of living in the wild from the wild. They do have some trade with the "inhabited...

Engels | 206 pagina's (PDF) | [Artscience], [Amsterdam] | 2023

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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen When the climate goes feral

coming of age in a tipping world; novel

All the sawmill's forest is lost in devastating fires. After years of drought, a period of torrential rain breaks out. The barren slopes no longer hold water, and a black tidal wave rages through the river valley. Eleven-year-old Mindra and her invalid grandmother are the last inhabitants of a village near the abandoned sawmill, high on the mountainside. She rescues some survivors, who become her new family. The world is tipping and they must make it on their own. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | 262 pagina's (PDF, 1 MB) | [Artscience], [Amsterdam] | 2023

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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Temple of Zong? Never heard of.

novel

Indochina, 1951. Tonkin and northern Annam have been liberated by the Vietminh. In the south, the French are fighting a vicious battle to keep the corrupt regime in Saigon in power. We meet him in Nha Trang, an Annamese port town where he debarked from a French ocean liner in search of a monastery that a dream said had to be somewhere in the mountains of Annam. It was not the only reason for his quest: he had inherited a chest with unusual contents a small skeleton. Accompanying the chest was a manuscript...

Engels | 188 pagina's (PDF, 0,8 MB) | [Artscience], [Amsterdam] | 2023

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Elle Kennedy The Graham effect

a novel

De ijshockeyteams van twee universiteiten worden samengevoegd. Gigi krijgt privélessen van Ryder. Er onstaat een relatie.

Fictie

Engels | 415 pagina's (ePub2, 5,9 MB) | Love Books, Amsterdam | 2023

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Jeremy Denisty | Dado Van Peteghem The Virtual Economy

A guide for leaders to thrive in the 3rd age of the Internet

There is a new generation waiting on our doorsteps, flourishing in virtual worlds and virtual communities. They think and act differently, from leisure over work and everything in between. The third wave of the Internet is unfolding in front of our eyes, but what is it about and which opportunities will the emerging virtual economy create for businesses, governments & society at large? How do you win in a world enabled by blockchains, immersive virtual environments and ubiquitous AI platforms? This...

Engels | 288 pagina's (ePub2, 9,4 MB) | Pelckmans uitgevers, Kalmthout | 2023

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Merijne Bloem And now me

assertiveness in a nutshell

Assertiveness is an everyday thing. How do I stand up for myself? How do I clearly state my boundaries? How do I address another person's behavior? How do I make myself look better? Not everyone has mastered this, which is why there still is an enormous interest in assertiveness training. Not to mention the piles of books and articles written on the subject. Assertiveness The And now me loose-leafed booklet is a mini-course on assertiveness for people who want to be more assertive without losing...

Engels | 40 pagina's (PDF, 0,6 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2023

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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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Tim van Rooijen ABC for anxiety and stress relief

life lessons

ABC for Anxiety and Stress Relief This is a book filled with life lessons by someone who is still learning about life. The lessons in this book are all examples of tips, theories and exercises I have learned during some of the hardest times in my life. Due to these experiences and lessons I am now able to see these hard times as the times that have developed me the most. I would like to encourage anyone dealing with anxiety or trying to cope with a lot of stress to read this book. I hope that some...

Non-fictie

Engels | 200 pagina's (ePub2, 0,5 MB) | Paris Books, [Bodegraven] | 2023

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Marijn van der Poll Rightbrainer

survival handbook of original thoughts

Inzichten van de Nederlandse ontwerper (1973) over de werking van ideeën en hoe creatief denken ingezet kan worden om complexe problemen op te lossen.

Non-fictie

Engels | 152 pagina's (ePub2, 0,3 MB) | Lev., Amsterdam | 2023

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Vivian Helena Murdered in cold blood

To get away from her troublesome ex-boyfriend for a while, Kate decides to supervise a ski camp for children at the Les Portes du Soleil ski resort. Before the children have even arrived, the camp is overshadowed by a murder. When another death occurs a day later, the camp is stopped. Kate no longer knows who she can trust. Especially for her roommate Tristan, she has extremely conflicting feelings for. Fear and attraction are dangerously close to each other while a heavy snowstorm rages outside....

Engels | 203 pagina's (ePub2, 0,7 MB) | Zors Books, [Edegem] | 2023

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Peter Römer DeKok and the lost child

Rechercheur DeKok wordt geconfronteerd met twee moordzaken. Hij vermoedt dat het gaat om een oude vete in de onderwereld.

Fictie

Engels | ePub2, 5,7 MB | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023

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The book of requiems

from the earliest ages to the present period

Few western musical repertories speak more to the imagination than the Requiem mass for the dead. Yet, surprisingly, despite the significance of Requiem settings for our musical culture, the literature concerning them is sparse. The Book of Requiems presents essays on the most important works in this tradition, from the origins of the genre up to the present day. Each chapter is devoted to a specific Requiem, and offers both historical information and a detailed work-discussion. Conceived as a multi-volume...

Engels | 274 pagina's (PDF, 7,8 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2023

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KuroDalaiJee Anarchy of the body

undercurrents of performance art in 1960s Japan

In Anarchy of the Body, art historian KuroDalaiJee sheds light on vital pieces of postwar Japanese avant-garde history by contextualizing the social, cultural, and political trajectories of artists across Japan in the 1960s. A culmination of years of research, Anarchy of the Body draws on an extensive breadth of source material to reveal how the practice of performance by individual artists and art groups during this period formed a legacy of resistance against institutionalization, both within the...

Non-fictie

Engels | PDF, 57 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2023

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A.C. Baantjer DeKok and Variations on Murder

As has been her habit since the death of her husband, Mrs. Van Haesbergen does nightly rounds in the large office building where she resides. Her husband had been the building superintendent, and an apartment on the top floor came with the job. One night she encounters the managing director in the boardroom, sitting in his chair at the head of the table. She hastily walks up to him, and to her horror, she finds him dead. She rushes up to her apartment to call someone, but who? Deciding it better...

Engels | ePub2, 5,8 MB | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023

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Adrian Stone Zoon van de duivel

In een door godsdiensttwisten verscheurd land probeert een monnik de vrede te redden door het bestrijden van de machtige Cataris-sekte.

Nederlands | 350 pagina's | Luitingh Fantasy, Amsterdam | 2010

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Merline Lovelace Kleintje op de stoep

Je vindt niet elke dag een baby op de stoep... Biljonair Blake Dalton is verbijsterd wanneer hij een baby'tje aantreft bij de voordeur - en het is totaal onbekend wie de moeder is. Op stel en sprong moet er een kindermeisje worden ingehuurd. Gelukkig is Grace Templeton meteen beschikbaar om deze taak op zich te nemen. Niet alleen is ze bijzonder goed in haar werk, ze is bovendien zo aantrekkelijk dat hij haar graag wat beter zou willen leren kennen. Maar dan komt hij erachter dat ze niet bij toeval...

Nederlands | 122 pagina's | Harlequin Holland, Amsterdam | 2013

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Oscar Wilde Het portret van Dorian Gray

Een jongeman behoudt zijn stralend jeugdige uiterlijk, terwijl zijn geschilderde portret zijn toenemende innerlijke aftakeling onthult.

Fictie

Nederlands | 216 pagina's (ePub2, 0,4 MB) | L.J. Veen Klassiek, Amsterdam | 2016

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Robert Louis Stevenson Het zonderlinge geval van Dr. Jekyll en den heer Hyde

De vermaarde arts dr. Henry Jekyll vindt een middel uit dat de kwade kant van zijn persoonlijkheid, die hij Edward Hyde noemt, oproept. Met een tegengif kan hij terugkeren naar zijn goede ik, maar dit tegengif wordt steeds minder effectief. Hierdoor kan hij zijn kwade evenbeeld steeds minder in toom houden, met alle gevolgen van dien. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Fictie

Nederlands | 80 pagina's (ePub2, 0,5 MB) | Saga Egmont, [København] | 2018

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Mattel Thomas de Stoomlocomotief - Alle Locomotieven Vooruit - Verhalenbundel 2

Thomas en zijn vrienden beleven allerlei leuke en spannende avonturen. In dit verhalenboek ga je mee op drie avonturen uit de nieuwe tv-serie 'Alle locomotieven vooruit!'. In het eerste verhaal gaan twee avonturenclubs diep de Oude Mijn in om een geheimzinnige schat te zoeken. In het tweede verhaal moeten Thomas en Percy tien eigenwijze koeien naar McColl’s boerderij brengen. En in het derde verhaal organiseren de locomotieven hun eigen concert met zelfgemaakte instrumenten van de onderhoudswerf....

Nederlands | ePub3, 60 MB | Saga Kids, [Nederland] | 2023

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Mattel Thomas de Stoomlocomotief - Alle Locomotieven Vooruit - Verhalenbundel 1

Thomas en zijn vrienden beleven allerlei leuke en spannende avonturen. In dit verhalenboek ga je mee op drie avonturen uit de nieuwe tv-serie 'Alle locomotieven vooruit!'. In het eerste verhaal racen onze favoriete locomotieven tegen de klok om een raket op tijd af te leveren voordat hij gelanceerd wordt. In het tweede verhaal probeert Thomas de hele dag stil te zijn, zodat Anna en Clarabel niet moe en kribbig wakker worden. En in het derde verhaal laat Thomas per ongeluk een enorme draak door de...

Nederlands | ePub3, 56 MB | Saga Kids, [Nederland] | 2023

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