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Theo IJzermans | Lex Eckhardt The floor is yours!
public speaking
Having to speak in public ranks as number four in the top ten list of most frightening things in life - according to reliable research carried out in the Netherlands. Not being in control is a frequent cause of anxiety. This makes the fear of speaking in public the odd one out in this top ten, because speaking in front of a group is a skill you can learn, a fear that you can overcome... The same research showed that the fear of public speaking decreases in ratio to the amount of practice and experience....
Non-fictie
Engels | 80 pagina's (ePub2, 1,8 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Marieta Koopmans Feedback
mastering the art of giving and receiving feedback
Do you tend to keep your comments about others to yourself? Is there a difference between giving feedback to an employee, a colleague or your boss? Do you avoid praising others for their efforts? Many people would answer these questions with a resounding yes. They are uncomfortable dealing with feedback and would rather sidestep the issue entirely. But open, honest communication enables others to learn and grow, which improves their performance in the future. It is a well-accepted fact that feedback...
Non-fictie
Engels | 95 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Jan Schouten | Wim van Beers Result-oriented management
Obtaining maximum results by ensuring clear agreements between managers and employees. This is what result-oriented management (ROM) is about. It is a management style that is particularly successful. ROM is based on the fact that people get more enjoyment from their work and obtain better results if they know clearly what is expected of them, if they are involved in defining targets, have sufficient room to decide how they can meet them and are given feedback about their performance. Managers define...
Non-fictie
Engels | 84 pagina's (ePub2, 2 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Tessa Gottschal | Marijke de Waal Malefijt Migraines and headaches
causes and solutions
This "Migraines and Headaches" is outstanding because of its diverse therapeutical approach and its practical attitude in dealing with this common aggravating affliction. A unique questionnaire helps to trace the real nature of the problems. Each migraine or headache has its own cause. The following causes of headaches/migraines are dealt with: vascular problems, a stressed system, hormonal imbalance, spine and neck afflictions, lowered resistance, infections, metabolic and digestive problems (including...
Non-fictie
Engels | 130 pagina's (ePub2, 7,2 MB) | Gottswaal VOF, Zuid-Scharwoude | 2019
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Geert Mak The angel of Amsterdam
seven city stories
Many people star in this Amsterdam chronicle but the one and only protagonist is the city itself. The Angel of Amsterdam combines the dissection of the Dutch capital with a series of personal portraits. It brilliantly reveals the magic, the feel, the rituals and the forgotten world behind and beneath present-day Amsterdam. This special edition of The Angel of Amsterdam offers the international audience not only stellar writing by one of the finest of Dutch authors, but also a unique glimpse into...
Non-fictie
Engels | 177 pagina's (ePub2, 2,2 MB) | Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2014
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Baantjer DeKok and the mask of death
Women are checking in to Slotervaart Hospital, but not checking out. According to hospital files, they were never even there. Inspectors DeKok and Vledder are called upon to investigate this alarming disappearing act. Eerily, the people closest to these vanishing women all comment on a change in their faces: they have become listless, fatigued, and seemingly wear a ‘mask of death’. All indications point to foul play, but the bodies have yet to turn up. DeKok is stumped as to how these women are...
Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023
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Baantjer DeKok and the dead lovers
Inspector DeKok and his partner Vledder are ordered to protect the eccentric Manfred Nettelhorst’s art treasures, exhibited during a special showing in Amsterdam. But before the exhibition has come to a close, the two detectives are called away to a nearby apartment building to investigate the murder of a man handcuffed to a radiator, shot execution style. That same night, an exquisite silver ewer is stolen from the exhibition. Following the trail, DeKok stumbles across an invisible line between...
Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023
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Jan Schouten I won't let them get to me
self-management stress and tension
Almost everyone today suffers from stress at some point or another and to a lesser or greater extent. Tension, feeling haunted, a feeling of not being able to cope any more, either at home or at work. How stress arises, how it manifests itself, and above all, what you can do about it is covered in this book. It also contains a number of practices that will help readers to overcome stress problems. Jan Schouten is a psychotherapist, organisational consultant and writer. In 1977 he introduced the concept...
Non-fictie
Engels | 96 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
E-book
Baantjer DeKok and murder by installment
Although at first it seemed to be a case for the narcotics division, this latest crime soon evolves into a series of sinister murders, which seem almost impossible to solve. Never before have inspectors DeKok and Vledder been so involved in a case where murder, drug smuggling, and child prostitution are almost daily occurrences. Blackmail enters the picture, and meanwhile bodies continue to be found. In the past even a single murder used to dominate the front pages of the newspapers for weeks, but...
Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023
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.. Baantjer DeKok and murder on Blood Mountain
At the request of the Belgian police, Inspectors DeKok and Vledder attend the funeral of a murder victim. The body was fished out of Antwerp’s Scheldt River, but brought back to Amsterdam to be laid to rest there. During the service DeKok spies the face of a man long known to be dead. Further bodies are discovered, apparently they too were poisoned and dumped in the river. DeKok is forced to venture from his beloved Amsterdam and travel to Bloedberg (“Blood Mountain”), a notorious neighborhood in...
Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023
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Baantjer DeKok and the death of a clown
Without the slightest trace, an antique jewel collection disappears from a house along one of the great canals in Amsterdam. Inspector DeKok feels compelled to help the victim of the theft, unknowingly signing up for a homicide case, as well. Soon after commencing his investigation into the robbery, DeKok and his partner Vledder are called to the foot of The Criers’ Tower. A clown lies dead along the canal with a large, shining knife protruding from his back, creating a blossom of blood around the...
Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023
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Baantjer DeKok and the geese of death
DeKok takes on Igor Stablinsky, a man accused of bludgeoning a wealthy old man and his wife. To DeKok’s unfailing eye the killing urge is visibly present in the suspect during questioning, but did he commit this particular crime? All signs point to one of the few remaining grand estates in Holland. The answer lies within a strange family, suspicions of incest, deadly geese, and a horrifying mansion. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023
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Baantjer DeKok and murder by melody
Inspector DeKok finds himself in the midst of outwardly disparate motives and personalities surrounding the deaths of two reformed junkies and their landlady, a former prostitute. However, there is one connection in the madness, because music threads its way among and around the list of suspects and victims. DeKok discovers that the trail leading to this melodious murderer is as long as a symphonic masterpiece. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023
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Baantjer DeKok and the somber nude
A beautiful, free-spirited young woman has gone missing, and those closest to her fear for her life. Inspector DeKok is soon called upon to find out her whereabouts. It quickly becomes clear that this Nanette may have harbored a dark side, one that embraced blackmail, emotional cruelty, and a wicked selfishness. The more DeKok learns of the beguiling Nanette, the more he feels that he is on the trail of a dead woman. DeKok’s suspicions are confirmed with a phone call: the dismembered body of a...
Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023
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Baantjer DeKok and the dead harlequin
Inspector DeKok is faced with a grotesque double murder in a well-known Amsterdam hotel. He finds the murder victims looking like macabre wooden harlequins. Inspector DeKok must unravel clues from two unexpected characters: a six-year-old girl who has trouble sleeping, and a respected accountant who seeks DeKok’s advice on committing the perfect crime. But when DeKok meets with the murderer, he tries everything possible to prevent the man from giving himself up to the police… Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023
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An educational pilgrimage to the United States
travel diary of Raymond Buyse, 1922
In 1922, a young Belgian 'pedologist' named Raymond Buyse accompanied the famous Dr. Ovide Decroly on a study tour of the United States of America. They met with well-known American professors to learn more about the 'scientific' study of the child and especially about applied American psychology. Buyse noted his impressions of the trip in a diary. These are scribbles, sometimes difficult to decipher, written on loose sheets, held together by a ring binder. They reflect the culture shock experienced...
Non-fictie
Engels | Frans | 150 pagina's (PDF, 9,5 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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Louis Couperus Psyche
Psyche is based on Apuleius' story of Cupid and Psyche. It tells us about the king's daughter of that name and her two sisters, Emeralda and Astra. After the death of their father, Emeralda, the eldest sister, ascends to the throne of the Kingdom of the Past. Fearing her unscrupulous sibling, Psyche flees the castle on the back of the flying steed Chimera. She plunges into the unknown world outside the castle walls. On her magical journey she comes into contact with a Satyr, the Sphinx, weeps a river,...
Fictie
Engels | 200 pagina's (ePub2, 24 MB) | Reith|Hendriks & partners, Rotterdam | 2021
E-book
Omar Chajjaam Kwatrijnen
Engelse bewerking van kwatrijnen van de Perzische dichter (1048-1123) met vertaling.
Non-fictie
Engels | Nederlands | ePub2, 0,5 MB | [De Bezige Bij], Antwerpen | 2010
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