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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.

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Engels | ePub2, 5,7 MB | De Fontein, Utrecht | 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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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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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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Peter Corijn True leaders deliver

an essential guide to mission success

GREAT BUSINESS LEADERS FOCUS ON DELIVERING RESULTS. THEY WANT TO WIN AND MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD. BUT HOW TO GET THERE? That’s the subject of Peter Corijn’s acclaimed book. Based on extensive executive experience and research, the core pillars that lead to mission success are revealed. The author not only provides a compelling explanation of the “what”, but also offers crucial guidance on the “how” of creating and capturing value in the marketplace. Lots of proven tools are shared...

Non-fictie

Engels | 300 pagina's (ePub2, 3 MB) | Owl Press, Ghent | 2023

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Yvonne Gillissen The ducks

In this series we meet a cheerful, playful little woodsy who gradually discovers itself in a world full of small adventures and wonders. Fiction. Woodsy Dapplefluff is a fantasy figure with distinctive characteristics and human features recognizable to children (from 4-6 years). Each part can be read on its own, but they are all connected. All together they form "THE WORLD OF WOODSY DAPPLEFLUFF" Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | 3 pagina's (ePub3, 3,2 MB) | Xpath Design, 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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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Blind Timo and the baker's daughter

novel

It is a love story. About a boy, blind, but free as a bird. And about the sweet, headstrong daughter of a stubborn baker. She, too, was free. With a dying girl of wealthy parents, whom they took in their unconditional love and set her free. It happened in a fishing village on the Côte d'Azur, during the summer of 1957. As long as no one interfered with them, everything went well. Has it really happened? Has this love story stood out in the Akasha Chronicles that much that a writer could pick it...

Engels | 188 pagina's (PDF, 0,6 MB) | [Artscience], [Amsterdam] | 2023

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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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Ralph Bunschoten The Apples of Milors

Embark on a breathtaking adventure through the realm of Flameheath in "The Apples of Milors," the poignant story of Anath Milor, a fearless warrior determined to rise above his family's violent legacy. As a respected and admired fighter, Anath inspires knights and commoners alike, all while seeking to distance himself from his cruel father's tainted reputation. Despite his noble intentions, Anath finds that the Milor name is synonymous with darkness, and the very realm he's sworn to protect now stands...

Engels | 96 pagina's (ePub3, 0,6 MB) | Godijn Publishing, [Hoorn nh] | 2023

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Epicureanism and scientific debates

antiquity and late reception

Epicureanism is not only a defence of pleasure: it is also a philosophy of science and knowledge. This edited collection explores new pathways for the study of Epicurean scientific thought, a hitherto still understudied domain, and engages systematically and critically with existing theories. It shows that the philosophy of Epicurus and his heirs, from antiquity to the classical age, founded a rigorous and coherent conception of knowledge. This first part of a two-volume set examines more specifically...

Engels | 350 pagina's (PDF, 7 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2023

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Rani De Vadder Evil wears a crown

Welcome on board the Queen Mary ... if you dare. Flashbacks of a forgotten, dark part to her past, force Maeve to go back to the place where it all began: one of the most haunted places on earth, the RMS Queen Mary. She convinces her reluctant friends to come along. Once arrived on the ship, they find themselves constantly tormented by invisible forces, while trying to figure out why Maeve gets flashbacks. Will they be able to solve the mystery? Tamara Arts is the author of the dark, paranormal thriller...

Engels | ePub2, 0,4 MB | Hamley Books, [Sint-Amands] | 2023

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Ellen van Herk At home in the Algave

After her mother's death, Tessa, a Dutch woman, discovers that her father is a Portuguese. Impulsively, she travels to the Algarve to find him. She meets Viv, an English woman living on her father Jorge's estate. However, the marvellous Quinta Esteves in the village of Fábrica is less beautiful than it seems. Soon it turns out that behind the attractive front many family secrets are hidden. Meanwhile, something special develops between Tessa and the eldest son, but what if she says that she is family?...

Engels | 224 pagina's (ePub2, 0,6 MB) | Ellessy, Prinsenbeek | 2023

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Kelly Weekers Happy Life 365

the art of a joyous mindset

Engels | 184 pagina's (ePub2, 2,7 MB) | Moonshot Publishing B.V., Laren | 2023

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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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