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Kikuko Tsumura There's no such thing as an easy job

Een Japanse vrouw zoekt alleen werk waarbij ze niet hoeft te lezen, schrijven of veel te denken en ervaart dat er geen makkelijke banen zijn.

Engels | 401 pagina's | Bloomsbury Publishing, London | 2020

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Avenue 5

Door een storing raakt een ruimteschip met 5000 passagiers uit koers en zal pas over drie jaar terugkeren op aarde.

Fictie

Film
Frances Cha If I had your face

a novel

Vier jonge vrouwen in Zuid-Korea vertellen beurtelings over hun leven.

Fictie

Engels | 272 pagina's | Ballantine Books, New York | 2020

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Superman

Red Son

Nadat het ruimteschip van baby Kal-El in de Oekraïne is neergestort, groeit hij op als superman in de Sovjet-Unie.

Fictie

Film
Alex Reeve The butcher of Berner Street

Als in 1881 journalist Leo Stanhope in Londen een anonieme brief krijgt over een moord in een club waar worstelwedstrijden plaatsvinden, gaat hij op onderzoek uit.

Fictie

Engels | 381 pagina's | Raven Books, London | 2020

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Tineke van Putten | Riek Verploegh Examenbundel vwo Engels

Non-fictie

Engels | Nederlands | 280 pagina's | ThiemeMeulenhoff, Amersfoort | 2020

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

Acht afleveringen over detective Hercule Poirot die moorden op verschillende mensen en verschillende plekken onderzoekt.

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Film
Vincent Cobb Nemesis

What really happens to the "lost children" of this world and what really goes on in the mind of a serial killer. Nemesis links a young psychic girl’s vision to a pedophile serial killer’s seven young victims and her efforts to identify the murderer to a young woman police officer before a total mental collapse. The killer remains at large, the horror ceases, but for how long? Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | 11 uur 31 minuten (501 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Booth Tarkington Penrod and Sam

"During the daylight hours of several autumn Saturdays there had been severe outbreaks of cavalry in the Schofield neighbourhood. The sabres were of wood; the steeds were imaginary, and both were employed in a game." "Penrod and Sam" (1916) is the sequel to "Penrod" (1914). Set before World War One, it focuses on Penrod Schofield and his best friend Sam Williams as they go on hilarious adventures. Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. Originally from Indianapolis,...

Engels | 6 uur 27 minuten (283 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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John Stuart Mill Mill’s On Liberty

John Stuart Mill’s "On Liberty" was first published in 1859. In the 21st century this text confirms Socrates’ claim that "it is only the life of true philosophy that scorns the life of political ambition" (Plato’s Republic, 521). Mill’s thinking about freedom in civic and social life examines fundamental principles shared among conservative, liberal, and radical politicians. The life of true philosophy stands outside the political battles that are rampant in society and seeks the political wisdom...

Engels | 6 uur 11 minuten (277 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Charles Miner Thompson The Calico Cat

Solomon has hated the Calico Cat ever since he bought the house in Ellmington and he has tried his very best to drive her away, but with no luck. As he tries once more to get rid of the cat, he triggers a vicious series of events that ends with lies, the arrest of a boy, and a guilty conscience. Charles Miner Thompson (1864-1941) was an American author and journalist, who worked as an editor at the Youth’s Companion, a children’s magazine that ran from 1827 to 1929. Thompson is mostly remembered...

Engels | 2 uur 30 minuten (110 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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A. Frank. Pinkerton Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express

In this High Victorian detective novel, Dyke Darrel investigates the robbery of the Central Railroad’s midnight express, during which Dyke’s friend Arnold Nicholson, a messenger, was murdered. He is helped by his sister Nell, with whom he was supposed to go on holiday. Dyke Darrell turns "the Gotham of the North" - as he calls Chicago - upside down in search of the culprit. On the way he encounters old ennemies, kidnappers and masquerades, as he tries to solve "the most audacious crime of my remembrance."...

Engels | 3 uur 58 minuten (179 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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A. Frank. Pinkerton Won by Crime

"'It is no use!' she cried, at last, pushing back the mass of thick black hair falling over her white brow; 'I shall never be able to get India by heart, unless I can see the places. I wish papa would let us go reconnoitering amongst the ruined temples and other mysterious buildings; it is so annoying staying here day after day, never seeing anything outside the palace.'" In "Won by Crime", the Portuguese Viceroy Don Garcia has brought his daughter Lianor and nephew Pantaleone to the wild island...

Engels | 1 uur 20 minuten (58 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Amy le Feuvre Probable Sons

Little Milly is left an orphan after the death of her mother and she is sent to live with her bachelor uncle, Sir Edward Wentworth. The latter has no use for children, especially of the female variety, but as the days go by he is warmed by his niece’s bright and endearing personality. She loves to tell him stories from her daily life and of her friends the Maxwells, who live in the forest. Milly is also a fierce believer and this makes her uncle realise just how much he has lost touch with his own...

Engels | 2 uur 7 minuten (94 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Walter Parks Jesus

The Missing Years

The Bible tells us of Jesus' birth and of His being in the temple in Jerusalem when He was a boy of 12. But then there is no further mention of Him until about 20 years later when He starts His ministry. Where was He? Why did the Bible not say? After an intensive search and study of The Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient documents, I found where God gave instructions, through His Prophets, for the preparation of a place in the wilderness for His Son Jesus. The instructions were followed. A place...

Engels | 4 uur 11 minuten (183 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Anna Hamlin Weikel Betty Baird's Ventures

"'Oh, this indigent family of ours! I certainly must bestir myself and do something to support it,' said Betty Baird, airily, to her mother, yet looking determined, and straightening herself up among the cushions piled high on the broad window-seat in her room." Betty is back home with her parents on Long Islands, when she discovers her father is struggling to pay back the mortgage. She decides to help. But can a young girl in 1907 earn enough money to make a difference? And does Betty have the...

Engels | 6 uur 34 minuten (290 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Miranda Watson | James Rosone Prelude to World War III

In the not-too-distant future, the United States loses its status as a world Superpower. With the military cut to a barebones level and American leaders focused solely on the nation's internal struggles, the door will open for new powers to emerge on the world stage. In the wake of this power vacuum, China and Russia begin to flex their military muscles and expand their dominance in the world. They have the most up-to-date technological innovations ready for battle: railguns, unmanned drone tank...

Engels | 9 uur 4 minuten (400 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Anna Hamlin Weikel Betty Baird

Betty Baird, the daughter of Doctor Baird, a Presbyterian minister of the village of Weston, is sent away to the Pines, a boarding school. At first, she is ridiculed by the more popular, and wealthier girls. But soon, Betty charms them with her unique and captivating personality, and she and her new friends go on many lighthearted adventures. This is the first volume in Anna Hamlin Weikel’s Betty Baird series, which was extremely popular among young girl in the early 1900s. The audiobook version...

Engels | 5 uur 1 minuut (223 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Claes Johansen Anita’s Homecoming

The warm blood trickled over her fingers. His body contracted as he stared at her, a rattling sound passing his lips. Then his knees suddenly caved in and he collapsed in front of her, letting the gun drop onto the floor. She quickly bent down to pick it up. For a moment he lay on the rug staring up at her with profound indignation. It came as no surprise to her. She knew it was a characteristic of psychopaths that for all their ruthlessness towards others, their self-pity was limitless. On a cold...

Engels | 7 uur (322 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Claes Johansen The Boatman and the Boy

By now the sun was up, and through the periscope he minded he could see the stony plateau in front of the position. On the other side of it were the outskirts of the jungle where the enemy was hiding and building his camps, preparing for new attacks. He observed the vastness of the wild jungle stretching north and west, pierced by hundreds of hilltops, each surrounded by a white fog. French Indochina was a gigantic and mysterious place, and he was gradually losing hope that he would ever find what...

Engels | 7 uur 38 minuten (358 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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