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Amerika na 1492 in intercultureel perspectief
De beeldvorming over de 'Nieuwe Wereld' was de voorbije decennia aan fundamentele veranderingen onderhevig. Het perspectief bleef echter vaak westers. Dit vijfde volume in de reeks Historisch denken volgt zowel de voetstappen van de veroveraars als van de overwonnenen. Van ontdekking tot ontwrichting analyseert chronologisch de gebeurtenissen in Amerika na 1492. De 'ontdekking' van Amerika door Columbus resulteerde in een ontmoeting met de oorspronkelijke bewoners van het continent, waarna de ontginning...
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Nederlands | PDF, 13 MB | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2021
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Jeffrey Archer Sons of Fortune
Separated at birth by a desperate nurse who loses a millionaire’s son to cot death, twin boys grow up without any knowledge of the other. Nat Cartwright lives with his middle-class birth parents and grows up to becomes a war hero in the Vietnam War before returning home to run for office in the Republican party. Fletcher Davenport becomes the only son of the millionaire couple. After graduating from Yale, he builds a reputation as a prolific criminal defence lawyer before he too delves into politics...
Engels | 16 uur 10 minuten (705 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads When the World Was Young and Moon-Face
"When the World Was Young" introduces us to a thief named Dave Slotter, who intends to steal from James Ward - a famous and wealthy businessman. However, while Slotter walks through Ward’s property, he encounters a wild barbarian and is forced to fight for his life. Will Slotter escape from the wild man who wants to kill him? Who is the barbarian and what is he doing on Ward’s lands? Will the thief succeed in his plan? "Moon-Face" introduces us to John Claverhouse, a man who is unreasonably despised....
Engels | 1 uur (44 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Manon Jensma | Hendrik Hoekstra Expeditie Twin Amerika
samen op de motor van Alaska naar Patagonië
Hendrik heeft een droom: op de motor van Alaska naar het meest zuidelijke puntje in Patagonië rijden. Het avontuur is geboren als zijn vrouw Manon na een liftvakantie in de Verenigde Staten thuiskomt en zegt: 'Dit smaakt naar meer.' De lange weg naar beneden kan beginnen. Een gezonde balans tussen discipline en nieuwsgierigheid zorgen voor onvergetelijke momenten op hun reis naar het einde van de wereld. Ze zien beren op de weg in Canada, stranden in de jungle van Guatemala en pakken een zeilboot...
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 288 pagina's (ePub3) | Uitgeverij Kleine Uil, Groningen | 2021
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T.A. Williams Second Chances in Chianti
Alice thought her future was set in stone until her past came knocking... Alice Butler starred in a successful US sitcom until tensions in the cast and crew caused the show to be cancelled. Now, five years later and working towards her dream job in art history, she’s called back for a revival of the show. It can only end in disaster, surely? Flown to a villa in Chianti to meet with the rest of the cast, Alice must decide where her future lies – with her boyfriend, David, who laps up the Hollywood...
Engels | 7 uur 35 minuten (338 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Mattel Barbie - Sisters Mystery Club 2 - The Haunted Boardwalk
Barbie, her sisters and all of their puppies are out for an evening stroll on the boardwalk. They decide to go visit Barbie’s friend Nikki, who works at a pirate themed mini-golf place called Crossbones. The evening takes a spooky turn when Nikki reveals that she thinks Crossbones is haunted! Luckily, no secret is safe from the super sleuthing sisters! Another major mystery for The Sisters Mystery Club. Come on an amazing adventure with Barbie and all her friends! Solve mysteries with secret doors,...
Engels | 27 minuten (21 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Mattel Barbie - Sisters Mystery Club 3 - The Secret Sea Monster
It is a misty day at the beach, and Barbie’s friends Teresa and Nikki are out having fun, while Barbie is at home helping her younger sister with a pesky bike chain. They decide to race each other, but the competition comes to a halt when they suddenly spot a mysterious, dragon-like figure in the water. What could this be? Better call the Sisters Mystery Club and their loyal puppies! No secret is safe from the super sleuthing sisters. Come on an amazing adventure with Barbie and all her friends!...
Engels | 26 minuten (20 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Mattel Barbie - Sisters Mystery Club 4 - Message in a Bottle
Barbie, her sisters and their loyal puppies are enjoying a beautiful day at the beach. But the otherwise ordinary day takes an unexpected turn, when visiting Barbie’s friend Teresa at the lifeguard station. Teresa reveals four sandy bottles she has stumbled upon, each of them containing a message! Could these be secret messages? Another major mystery case for the super sleuthing sisters! Come on an amazing adventure with Barbie and all her friends! Solve mysteries with secret doors, sea monsters...
Engels | 20 minuten (16 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Felice Picano The Lure
Shocking and controversial, The Lure has become a classic of gay fiction with its candid description of New York’s gay subculture. The works of Felice Picano need little introduction. As one of the founding members of The Violet Quill, the foremost post-Stonewall gay writing movement, (other members included Edmund White and Andrew Holleran), Picano has published many acclaimed works of both fiction and non-fiction. First published in 1979, The Lure rocketed Picano to commercial literary fame....
Engels | 15 uur 23 minuten (671 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Leopard Man's Story
"King" Wallace is a lion-tamer, who has been viciously murdered by a man who hated him. Now everyone wants to know who the murderer is. The "Leopard Man" is a leopard trainer with mysterious scars on his arms. He finds out that the murderer attended every performance of the lion-tamer in hope of seeing the lion tear his trainer apart. Who is the murderer and why did he hate the lion trainer so much? Who does the "Leopard Man" suspect and will he be able to reveal the truth? What will happen to...
Engels | 10 minuten (7,3 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The Infernal Trap
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. Fifty thousand francs are stolen from Nicolas Dugrival’s jacket and Arsène Lupin is the main suspect. When Dugrival commits suicide, his widow swears revenge and sets an inescapable trap for our hero... The fourth story in Maurice Leblanc’s collection "The Confessions of Arsene Lupin" about gentleman thief and criminal mastermind, Arsene Lupin. A classic detective series perfect for readers who love Arthur Conan Doyle’s...
Engels | 52 minuten (37 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jeffrey Archer The Eleventh Commandment
Connor Fitzgerald is the CIA’s most deadly assassin. On the brink of his retirement, he is sent to Russia for one last hit. Except this isn’t just another job. After a fall out between the CIA and the White House over the assassination of a prominent Colombian politician, his boss is now using the Russian Mafia to cover her tracks. Fitzgerald is not going to St Petersburg to kill, he’s going to die. A page-turning, political thriller about espionage and betrayal by the acclaimed British writer,...
Engels | 10 uur 51 minuten (475 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Wiebren Rijkeboer Rootsrock
53 singer-songwriters in de periode 1980-2000 die rocken
In meer dan vijftig stukken beschouwt Wiebren Rijkeboer het rootsrocklandschap van de jaren tachtig en negentig. In Rootsrock - 53 singer-songwriters in de periode 1980 - 2000 die rocken neemt Rijkeboer de lezer mee naar begin jaren tachtig wanneer het onder zware concurrentie van punk en new wave moeilijke tijden zijn voor vele Amerikaanse singer- songwriters en meer rootsrock-georiënteerde artiesten. Tien jaar later staat het er beslist beter voor met de Amerikanen en hun inmiddels klassiek geworden...
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Nederlands | 166 pagina's (ePub3, 4,9 MB) | Kleine Uil, Groningen | 2021
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Roy J. Snell The Blue Envelope
First published in 1922, ‘The Blue Envelope’ is a mysterious adventure from popular children’s author Roy J. Snell. Set in Alaska, young cousins Lucille and Marian are spending the winter here working as a schoolteacher and an artist respectively. However, when a mysterious and important letter arrives, the girls have an adventure ahead of them as they must ensure it gets to the right person and doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. Full of danger and adventure, this is a thrilling tale which will charm...
Engels | 4 uur 32 minuten (201 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Roy J. Snell The Purple Flame
Published two years after the conclusion of Roy J. Snell’s earlier novel ‘The Blue Envelope’ we re-join the plucky Marian in ‘The Purple Flame’ as she and her cousin Patsy work together to care for the family reindeer herd after Marian’s father was taken ill. The girls are faced with a range of challenges – from blizzards to poachers, and hungry wolves to treacherous mountain passes, and must overcome them all in order to survive. How will the girls cope with so many odds stacked against them? A...
Engels | 4 uur 22 minuten (196 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Karla Zimmerman | Kate Armstrong | Carolyn Bain | Amy C. Balfour | Ray Bartlett | Loren Bell USA's best trips
51 amazing road trips
Engelstalige reisgids met 51 autoroutes in de Verenigde Staten.
Non-fictie
Engels | 679 pagina's | Lonely Planet, [Dublin] | 2021
Gedrukt boek
Anke Brouwers Mooi zijn en zwijgen
de machtige vrouwen van de Amerikaanse stille film
Informatieve en vlotgeschreven essays over de beginjaren van de Amerikaanse film en de vrouwen die hier bij betrokken waren.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 287 pagina's | Uitgeverij Vrijdag, Antwerpen | 2021
Gedrukt boek
Brecht Decoene 9/11
20 jaar complotdenken
Onderzoek naar de oorsprong en aantrekkingskracht van de complottheorieën die opdoken na 9/11, en die nog altijd zeer veel mensen in hun greep houden.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 175 pagina's | ASP, Brussel | 2021
Gedrukt boek
Annejet van der Zijl Fortuna's kinderen
een trans-Atlantische familiekroniek
Zou iemand in San Francisco beseft hebben dat de deftige mevrouw de Fremery ooit gedoopt was als slavin? En dat ze als kind door haar vader naar Nederland was gesmokkeld omdat ze in haar geboorteland Amerika haar leven niet zeker was? Kinderen van fortuin begint bij avonturier Leon Herckenrath die in 1818 zijn hart verloor aan een jonge slavin en volgt hun oudste dochter en haar Hollandse man tijdens hun avonturen in Goldrush-Californië. En hoe verging het hun nazaten, met hun ongebruikelijke erfenis...
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Nederlands | 210 pagina's (ePub2, 6,7 MB) | Hollands Diep, Amsterdam | 2021
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Political exile in the global twentieth century
Catholic Christian democrats in Europe and the Americas
This book focuses on the political exile of Catholic Christian Democrats during the global twentieth century, from the end of the First World War to the end of the Cold War. Transcending the common national approach, the present volume puts transnational perspectives at center stage and in doing so aspires to be a genuinely global and longitudinal study. Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century includes chapters on continental European exile in the United Kingdom and North America through...
Non-fictie
Engels | 319 pagina's (PDF, 5,8 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2021
E-book