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Olga Tokarczuk The Books of Jacob
In the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas begin to sweep the continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his persona; visited by what seem to be ecstatic experiences, Jacob Frank casts a charismatic spell that attracts an increasingly fervent following. In the decade to come, Frank will traverse the Hapsburg and Ottoman empires, throngs of disciples in his thrall as he reinvents himself again and again, converts...
Engels | ePub3, 13 MB | CB Digitale Distributie B.V, [Nederland] | 2021
E-book
A. M. Vedsø Olesen The Seer of Midgard
Snehild is born amidst a raid on a stormy, winter night. She is delivered by a mystical jötunn woman and as she slips into the world, the Norns breathe a prophecy over her. Years later, Himlinge, the royal seat of Sialand, is suffering from political unrest. King Tormod suspects his brother-in-law is plotting against him. Royal advisor Brynjulf Raveneye worries about which of the twin princes should be heir to the throne. The high priestess Ragnfrid grows jealous of the local herbalist who is...
Engels | 12 uur 53 minuten (584 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Ben Okri Incidents at the shrine
Acht verhalen die zich gedeeltelijk in Afrika en voor een ander deel in Londen afspelen.
Fictie
Engels | 144 pagina's (ePub, 0,2 MB) | Random House, [Nederland] | 2018
E-book
Allison Ochs Would I have sexted back in the 80s?
a modern guide to parenting digital teens, derived from lessons of the past
Since smartphones have made their debut, a clear sense of frustration can be felt by parents around the globe. Be it social media, bullying, porn, gaming, tv-series or sexting; parents are overwhelmed or insecure as they struggle to keep up with the yet newest app. Drawing on stories from her past, Allison Ochs reminds us of what it was like to be a teen. She makes you smile while making fun of her teen self. Her answers to today's problems are realistic ways to approach your teens who are dealing...
Non-fictie
Engels | 116 pagina's (ePub2, 5,9 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2020
E-book
John O'Mill Light verse in Dutch and double Dutch
Bloemlezing uit de light verse van de Nederlandse dichter (1915-2005).
Non-fictie
Engels | Nederlands | 174 pagina's (ePub2, 0,9 MB) | Nijgh & Van Ditmar, Amsterdam | 2012
E-book
Aislinn O’Loughlin Big Bad Me
Are you ready to unleash the wolf within? When Evie Wilder discovers she is a werewolf, the last thing she expects is to go into hiding with the burden of her weird and wonderful powers. But when her mum suddenly goes missing, she needs to harness her wolfish side to save her mum and save herself. And with animal attacks increasing and not a single vampire slayer in sight to help, Evie is on her own. Or so she thinks... Weaving a twisted tale filled with supernatural delight, "Big Bad Me" is the...
Engels | 8 uur 6 minuten (366 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Gabriella Nugent Colonial legacies
contemporary lens-based art and the democratic republic of Congo
In Colonial Legacies, Gabriella Nugent examines a generation of contemporary artists born or based in the Congo whose lens-based art attends to the afterlives and mutations of Belgian colonialism in postcolonial Congo. Focusing on three artists and one artist collective, Nugent analyses artworks produced by Sammy Baloji, Michèle Magema, Georges Senga and Kongo Astronauts, each of whom offers a different perspective onto this history gleaned from their own experiences. In their photography and video...
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 51 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2021
E-book
Laura Nowlin If he had been with me
Autumn en Finn zijn hun hele jeugd onafscheidelijk maar als ze naar de middelbare school gaan, verandert alles. Vanaf ca. 14 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 389 pagina's | Sourcebooks Fire, Naperville, Illinois | 2019
Gedrukt boek
Gary Northfield Bundle with the Britons!
Julius Zebra wil graag zijn vrijheid terug. Maar de Romeinse keizer wil dat hij nog één ding voor hem doet. Voordat Julius het weet, is hij op weg naar Engeland. Met veel stripachtige tekeningen in zwart-wit. Vanaf ca. 9 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 269 pagina's | Walker Books, London | 2016
Gedrukt boek
Lawrence Norfolk John Saturnall's feast
In het 17de-eeuwse Somerset wordt een weesjongen met een perfecte neus voor aroma's opgenomen in de keukens van een edelman. Hij werkt zich met behulp van zijn moeders geheime boek op tot een topkok.
Fictie
Engels | 416 pagina's (ePub, 3,6 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Saskia Noort Stromboli
a novel
Hundreds of thousands of readers enjoy the joined column by writers' couple Sara and Karel on a daily basis, where they report openly about their life as a family. But behind this facade of their bohemian lifestyle a daily life filled with envy, resentment and even violence is festering. After another nocturnal escalation it's game over: Sara decides to leave Karel. Soon after Sara becomes isolated - nobody wants anything to do with her any longer. In order to get her life back on track she checks...
Fictie
Engels | ePub2 | Lebowski, Amsterdam | 2021
E-book
Lotte van den Noort Unsinkable
Catherine (18, ik persoon) wil heel graag in Amerika een nieuw leven beginnen. Als ze als kamermeisje kan werken aan boord van de Titanic, twijfelt ze geen moment. Maar haar broer Colin, die heeft meegewerkt aan het ontwerp van het schip, waarschuwt haar dat het schip gedoemd is om te zinken. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Engels | 339 pagina's | Hamley Books, [Sint-Amands] | 2021
Gedrukt boek
Christopher Nolan Dunkirk
Het verhaal van de evacuatie van 300.000 geallieerde militairen uit de Duitse omsingeling op Belgisch grondgebied in mei en juni 1940.
Fictie
Film
Jennifer Niven All the bright places
Violet en Finch (17, afwisselend ik-figuur) ontmoeten elkaar boven op de klokkentoren van school. Allebei overwegen ze er vanaf te springen. Finch leert Violet opnieuw van het leven te genieten. Maar lukt hem dat zelf ook? Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 300 pagina's (ePub, 2,1 MB) | Penguin Books, [Nederland] | 2018
E-book
Jennifer Niven All the bright places
Violet en Finch (17, afwisselend ik-figuur) ontmoeten elkaar boven op de klokkentoren van school. Allebei overwegen ze er vanaf te springen. Finch leert Violet opnieuw van het leven te genieten. Maar lukt hem dat zelf ook? Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 388 pagina's | Penguin Books, London | 2015
Gedrukt boek
Marieke Nijkamp This is where it ends
De vier Amerikaanse tieners Autumn, Claire, Sylvia en Tomas worden gevolgd tijdens een 54 minuten durende schietpartij op hun highschool in Alabama. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 285 pagina's | Sourcebooks Fire, Naperville, Illinois | 2016
Gedrukt boek
Friedrich Nietzsche Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy
From the Spirit of Music
"The Birth of Tragedy" stands alongside Aristotle’s "Poetics" as essential works for all who seek to understand poetry and its relationship to human life. In this, his first book, Nietzsche developed a way of thinking about the arts that unites the Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus as the central symbol of human existence. Although tragedy serves as the focus of this work, music, visual art, dance, and the other arts can also be viewed using Nietzsche’s analysis and integration of the Apollonian and...
Engels | 3 uur 15 minuten (141 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Susin Nielsen* We are all made of molecules
De dertienjarige hoogbegaafde Stewart en de veertienjarige beautyqueen Ashley (afwisselend ik-figuur) zijn ineens tot elkaar veroordeeld als stiefbroer en -zus. En hun levens waren al niet eenvoudig. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 323 pagina's | Andersen Press, London | 2016
Gedrukt boek
Juliet Nicolson Abdication
"England, 1936. After the recent death of George V, the nation has a new king, Edward VIII. But for all the confident pomp and ceremony of the accession, it is a turbulent time. Terrible poverty and unemployment affect many, but trouble few among the ruling elite; for others, Oswald Mosley's New Party, which offers a version of the fascism on the rise in Germany, seems to offer the vision of the future. Nineteen-year-old May Thomas has just disembarked at Liverpool Docks after making the long journey...
Engels | 368 pagina's (0,7 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
E-book
Nick Hornby About a Boy
THE MILLION COPY NO. 1 BESTSELLER THAT BECAME AN ACCLAIMED FILM STARRING HUGH GRANT AND NICOLAS HOULT ''A very entertaining and endearing read'' The Times Thirty-six-year-old Londoner Will loves his life. Living carefree off the royalties of his dad''s Christmas song, he''s rich, unattached and has zero responsibilities - just the way he likes it.But when Will meets Marcus, an awkward twelve-year-old who listens to Joni Mitchell and accidentally kills ducks with loaves of bread, an unlikely friendship...
Engels | ePub3, 4,1 MB | Penguin Books Ltd, [Nederland] | 2005
E-book
Engels