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Sofie Sun Drugs for the mind

censorship in China

In the eyes of the Chinese authorities books are too often Drugs for the Mind. Sofie Sun (1986) chose this remarkable description as the title of her investigation into censorship and literature in the People's Republic of China. She interviewed representatives of three groups of authors who each have their own view about censorship: writers with no official status living and working in the People’s Republic of China, writers in exile, and those who are members of the Chinese Writers Association....

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Engels | 104 pagina's (ePub2, 1,7 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015

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Bui Thanh Hieu Speaking in silence

censorship in Vietnam

In the holiday paradise Vietnam, social media are allowed only to provide and exchange personal information. Bloggers and cyberdissidents who dare to question the government’s legitimacy or domestic policies are ruthlessly suppressed. Political blogger Bui Thanh Hieu (1972) nevertheless uses the Internet to criticize politically hot topics, such as Vietnam’s territorial claims within China as well as its handling of land disputes with the Catholic Church. In response to this, Hieu was arrested, his...

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Engels | 57 pagina's (ePub2, 1,6 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015

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Dr. Jetske All about your skin

have skin 3 times more beautiful in 3 months

Dr. Jetske Ultee asks, "Do you, too, dream of having beautiful skin? Have you already spent a small fortune on creams, lotions and serums, pursuing that dream? If so, you probably discovered some time ago that those products often promise the earth, but don't actually do that much. The more I have delved into the workings of cosmetics, the more shocked I have become by the nonsense, the half-truths and the out-and-out lies that we are bombarded with by adverts, commercials, and on the labels of all...

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Engels | ePub3, 3,4 MB | Uncover Skincare, Rotterdam | 2015

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Eric Kollen The Amsterdam Tinkerbells

an erotic LGBT tale

Fifteen-year-old Fabian is on his way from New York to Düsseldorf with his father. When one of the passengers becomes ill, the aircraft has to land in Amsterdam, a city under the spell of the imminent Gay Pride. Together with the handsome blond doctor Rodric and the flamboyant Brazilian Rafaela, they decide to postpone their journey to Düsseldorf and instead to throw themselves into the festivities. Fabian is bursting with excitement, for the next day is his sixteenth birthday. Not just any age,...

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Engels | 58 pagina's (ePub2, 0,6 MB) | Eric Kollen, Amsterdam | 2015

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Patricia Snel The expat

Dutch expat Julia de Rijck uses husband Paul's telescope to spy on Dave across the pool in their luxury Singapore condominium. Despite their mutual attraction there is something about the man that makes Julia uneasy. When Dave's maid, Angelica, dies in suspicious circumstances, Julia gets pulled into a world of secrets and discovers a less visible Singapore of exploitation and prostitution. The Expat is a gripping story of greed, love, infidelity and crime in Singapore. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

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Engels | 223 pagina's (ePub2, 1 MB) | The House of Books, Amsterdam | 2015

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Howard Nemerov The Melodramatists

Nemerov’s first novel, ‘The Melodramatists’ is a parody of life in 20th Century America. When wealthy Nicholas Boyne is committed to a mental health facility, his two daughters, Claire and Susan, are left to their own devices. Susan embarks on an ill-fated affair with her psychiatrist, while Claire undergoes a spiritual awakening and sets about a plan to convert the family home into a retreat for the rehabilitation of prostitutes. Brutally funny and packed with wry observations, this is an ideal...

Engels | ePub3, 0,6 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Madame de Villeneuve Beauty and the Beast

Originally published as ‘La Belle et la Bête’, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve's 'Beauty and the Beast' was published in 1740 and is the oldest known version of this fairytale. “A tale as old as time”, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is the bewitching fantasy romance story of Belle – a young woman imprisoned in the magical castle of a monstrous yet princely beast, where she is forced to “be our guest”. This is an epic story that has captured generations of readers and will be enjoyed by fans of both film...

Engels | ePub3, 0,2 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe / F Faust

Goethe’s ‘Faust’ is considered to be his Magnum Opus and one of the best works of German literature ever completed. It is a universal tale of belonging, love, despair and finding ones purpose. Faust is a man in anguish; having dedicated his life to the sciences, to understanding the world around him he now sees that he has learnt all that he can. He is distraught by the notion that he cannot be at one with the cosmic universe and attain the highest form of knowledge. Seeing this, The Devil wagers...

Engels | ePub3, 0,4 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Jeffrey Archer Willy and the Killer Kipper

Willy series

The world’s largest submarine The Neptune is missing, lost somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. When Willy hears about it, he sets out right away with rambunctious Randolph, his fuzzy teddy, to rescue the crew of The Neptune. Along the way he’ll meet Sybil Seagull, The Rightaway Bird and Boris the Blue Whale, who will help him take on Konrad the Killer Kipper who has taken the crew of the Neptune hostage. Can Willy and his new found friends save the crew before they become Konrad’s lunch?...

Engels | ePub3, 10 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Jeffrey Archer By Royal Appointment

In the nation of Littleland, King Benefactor and Queen Echo have decided to host a grand racing tournament to find the fastest car in the land. All seven cars show up, with The Speedy Car and The Flashy Car expected to win. Nobody gives The Square car much of a look, with his square wheels, square engine, square seats and square tyres - how could he possibly win? But this rambunctious little car will win the hearts of the people with his passion and steadfast determination in this wholesome and...

Engels | ePub3, 32 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Jeffrey Archer Willy Visits the Square World

Willy series

Oh no, Yo-Yo the Cat has been mysteriously kidnapped! It’s up to Willy and his faithful teddy Randolph to fly through space to Square World where Yo-Yo has been taken. Here they’ll get the help of Fuzziness, the wise Big Whoosh, Glowsnake and the Upsidedown Bird. Willy will need all the help he can get when he takes on Grumpfuzz and his Thieving Bird before they have Yo-Yo for breakfast. 'Willy Visits the Square World' is a brilliantly loving tale, full of funny characters and beautiful worlds from...

Engels | ePub3, 11 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Ann Henning The Connemara Champion

Connemara Trilogy

‘The Connemara Champion’ is the third and final book in the series about wild young pony Cuaifeach. His owner Doreen is struggling to look after the spirited stallion – but she knows he has it in him to be a champion. Cuaifeach is taken to Dublin to see if he can behave himself as a performance pony, before being entered into the prestigious Ballinalee Show. Will Cuaifeach become the prize-winning champion Doreen knows he can be? There are plenty more mischievous adventures ahead in this delightful...

Engels | ePub3, 0,3 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Ann Henning The Connemara Whirlwind

Connemara Trilogy

Marty MacDonagh is the proud owner of a beautiful, champion Connemara mare named Veronica, who is due to give birth to her very first foal. Just as Veronica gives birth however, a wild whirlwind named the Cuaifeach envelops the stable – and the new foal seems to have inherited the personality of the wild weather which surrounded his birth. A whirlwind from the very start, the young foal gets into all sorts of humorous mischief and causes all kinds of trouble. Will the pony-mad young Doreen be the...

Engels | ePub3, 0,3 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Ann Henning The Connemara Stallion

Connemara Trilogy

‘The Connemara Stallion’ is the second in a trio of books by author Ann Henning about a wild young pony named Cuaifeach. Set in the west of Ireland, Cuaifeach is now in the care of pony-mad Doreen. Spring is approaching, and it’s time to break Cuaifeach in – but the spirited creature is near-impossible to tame, exasperating even the most experienced of handlers. Will anyone ever be able to tame this wild stallion? Full of fun, humour, and hijinks, this is a delightful children’s tale from the best-selling...

Engels | ePub3, 0,3 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Ann Henning Honeylove the Bearcub

‘Honeylove the Bear Cub’ was written by Ann Henning when she was just seven years old, but the story was first published forty years later, when Henning was living in Connemara, Ireland. A sweet tale, ‘Honeylove the Bear Cub’ is suitable for all young readers. Ann Henning Jocelyn was born in Sweden in 1948. Following the death of her father, Ann and her siblings were raised by their mother in remote and beautiful Ed on the Norwegian border. Ann thrived here - by the age of four she was reading,...

Engels | ePub3, 0,3 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Lev Tolstoj War and Peace I

War & Peace

"I'm not looking for 'War and Peace'” is a modern way of saying "keep it short". However, "I am looking for 'War and Peace'" should be on our lips. Leo Tolstoy's masterpiece is a complete semester of Russian and French history, using the zoom button to focus on its impact on families from the aristocracy to the peasants. 'War and Peace I' introduces the five aristocratic families at the heart of the plot. It paints a picture of petty jealousy, pride and forbidden love in the Russian stately homes...

Engels | ePub3, 0,8 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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James Joyce Ulysses

On 16 June 1904 Leopold Bloom wanders the streets of Dublin aimlessly as his wife Molly stays at home sleeping with other men. Having been made an involuntary cuckold, Leopold Bloom lets the soles of his shoes wear out on the pavements between the taverns in which his humiliation is acute, and hides in one memory after another as they haunt him in Dublin's wet fog. Leopold Bloom is the Odyssey of the 20th century, but unlike Homer's ancient warrior hero, Bloom is a modern anti-hero that you can't...

Engels | ePub3, 0,8 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2022

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Fate, providence and moral responsibility in ancient, medieval and early modern thought

studies in honour of Carlos Steel

Essays on key moments in the intellectual history of the West. This book forms a major contribution to the discussion on fate, providence and moral responsibility in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Early Modern times. Through 37 original papers, renowned scholars from many different countries, as well as a number of young and promising researchers, write the history of the philosophical problems of freedom and determinism since its origins in pre-socratic philosophy up to the seventeenth century....

Non-fictie

Engels | Frans | PDF | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2014

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Satoshi Kikuchi From Eckhart to Ruusbroec

a critical inheritance of mystical themes in the fourteenth century

In this thorough textual, historical, and doctrinal study the author seeks to clarify the relationship between two prominent mystics of the fourteenth century: Meister Eckhart, the German Dominican, and Jan van Ruusbroec, the Brabantine Augustinian. Special attention is paid to Ruusbroec's criticism of mystical tenets circulating in Brabant at that time which were both textually and doctrinally related to Eckhart's condemned propositions in the papal bull In agro dominico. This fact implies that...

Non-fictie

Engels | PDF | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2014

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New multicultural identities in Europe

religion and ethnicity in secular societies

How to understand Europe's post-migrant Islam on the one hand and indigenous, anti-Islamic movements on the other? What impact will religion have on the European secular world and its regulation? How do social and economic transitions on a transnational scale challenge ethnic and religious identifications? These questions are at the very heart of the debate on multiculturalism in present-day Europe and are addressed by the authors in this book. Through the lens of post-migrant societies, manifestations...

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Engels | PDF | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2014

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