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Philip Barclay$aut$375394168 Zimbabwe
"Zimbabwe is a country both blessed and cursed. British diplomat Philip Barclay witnessed the downfall of what used to be Africa's finest country, culminating in the tumultuous events of 2008 when Zimbabwe's people voted against Robert Mugabe. But their desire for change was denied as vicious squads of indoctrinated youths loyal to the ageing dictator launched a campaign of murder, rape and destruction. In the wake of such terror, the economy and public services collapsed, leading to widespread poverty...
Engels | 256 pagina's (1,4 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Mariatu Kamara | Susan McClelland Bite of the mango
"As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry. But when 12-year-old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never arrived. Heavily armed rebel soldiers, many no older than children themselves, attacked and tortured Mariatu. During this brutal act of senseless violence they cut off both her hands.Stumbling through the countryside, Mariatu miraculously survived....
Engels | 224 pagina's (2,2 MB) | Bloomsbury Paperbacks, [London] | 2014
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Howard Jacobson Whatever it is, I don't like it
"It takes a particular kind of man to want an embroidered polo player astride his left nipple. Occasionally, when I am tired and emotional, or consumed with self-dislike, I try to imagine myself as someone else, a wearer of Yarmouth shirts and fleecy sweats, of windbreakers and rugged Tyler shorts, of baseball caps with polo players where the section of the brain that concerns itself with aesthetics is supposed to be. But the hour passes. Good men return from fighting Satan in the wilderness the...
Engels | 368 pagina's (0,9 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Rick Stroud | Victor Gregg Rifleman
"Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at nineteen, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine. Following service in the western desert and at the battle of Alamein, he joined the Parachute Regiment and in September 1944 found himself at the battle of Arnhem. When the paratroopers were forced to withdraw, Gregg was captured. He attempted to escape, but was caught and became a prisoner of war; sentenced to death in Dresden for attempting...
Engels | 1,2 MB | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Rebecca Stott Darwin's ghosts
"Christmas, 1859. Just one month after the publication of On the Origin of Species, Darwin received a letter that deeply unsettled him. He had expected criticism. Letters were arriving every day like swarms, some expressing praise, most outrage and accusations of heresy. But the letter from the Reverend Powell was different. It accused Darwin of failing to acknowledge his predecessors, of having taken credit for a theory that had already been discovered by others, Baden Powell himself and Darwin's...
Engels | 400 pagina's (2,3 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Pascal Borry | Gert Matthijs The human recipe
understanding your genes in today's society
A smart and witty guide to all you want to know about human genetics. Human genetics is not the playground of science alone. Genetics concerns all of us, for we all have DNA, genes, genomes, and chromosomes. Our genes determine partly our appearance and our behaviour, our talents and our health risks. The authors of The Human Recipe use humour to explain what we understand about human genetics. With anecdotes and topical examples, they demonstrate how genetics affects our everyday lives. What if...
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Engels | 232 pagina's (PDF, 3,7 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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Bô Yin Râ Kultmagie und Mythos
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Duits | 39 pagina's (PDF, 0,2 MB) | published by Posthumus Projects Amsterdam, Amsterdam | 2014
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Bô Yin Râ Die Weisheit des Johannes
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Duits | 52 pagina's (PDF, 0,2 MB) | published by Posthumus Projects Amsterdam, Amsterdam | 2014
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Vincent Icke Gravity does not exist
a puzzle for the 21st century
Every scientific fact was born as an opinion about the unknown - a hypothesis. Opinion gradually becomes fact as evidence piles up to support a theory. But what if there are two theories, each of which has produced a myriad of things that correspond perfectly to the phenomena but can't be combined into one? One theory replaced the mystery of gravity with a precise model of space and time. The other theory replaced the mystery of matter with a description of quantum particles. As we understand our...
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Engels | 89 pagina's (ePub2, 1,5 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2014
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Willem Middelkoop The big reset
war on gold and the financial endgame
Kritische analyse van het wereldwijde financiële systeem, met een pleidooi voor grondige hervormingen.
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Engels | 364 pagina's (ePub2, 3,7 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2015
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Simon Singh The Simpsons and their mathematical secrets
Het fascinerende en humoristische verhaal achter de wiskundige grappen in de Amerikaanse animatieserie The Simpsons.
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Engels | ePub, 7,5 MB | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Maarten Hell The little history of Amsterdam for dummies
This guide offers you an overview of the rich history of Amsterdam. Get acquainted with the Dutch capital throughout the ages and learn how Amsterdam developed from a swampy settlement into a trade center of global proportions. The glory days of the Golden Age will be discussed, as well as some black pages from Amsterdam's history, such as slavery, the persecution of Jews during World War II and the Bijlmer disaster. Maarten Hell is a journalist and historian. His work includes several books on the...
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Engels | 124 pagina's (ePub2, 1,4 MB) | BBNC Uitgevers, Amersfoort | 2016
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Alexandra Michalewski La puissance de l'intelligible
la théorie plotinienne des formes au miroir de l'héritage médioplatonicien
La nature des Formes intelligibles d'Antiochus à Plotin. L'ouvrage propose une histoire de l'interprétation de la nature des Formes intelligibles d'Antiochus à Plotin. Il met en lumière l'importance du refus plotinien de l'artificialisme médioplatonicien qui considère les Formes comme des pensées du dieu et subordonne leur causalité à celle du démiurge, fabricant du monde. En considérant les Formes comme des réalités vivantes et intellectives, Plotin bouleverse le sens de la causalité...
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Frans | 280 pagina's (PDF, 2,8 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2014
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