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Golda
Israels premier Golda Meir moet het gevaar van de gecombineerde aanval van Egypte, Syrie en Jordanie op Sinai en de Golandvlakte zien af te wenden.
Fictie | Biografie | Oorlogsroman | Thriller
Film
Behind the Candelabra
Levensverhaal van de beroemde pianovirtuoos in Las Vegas Liberace die een intieme relatie aangaat met een veel jongere man, die geheel wil bezitten en hem zelfs met behulp van plastische chirurgie op hemzelf wil laten lijken.
Fictie | Biografie
Film
Emily
Biografie over het leven van de Engelse schrijfster Emily Brontë, de middelste van de drie zussen Brontë.
Fictie | Biografie
Film
Jeffrey Archer A Prison Diary I - Hell
Prisoner FF8282 gazes out from confinement on what he deems must be a glorious summer’s day, rays of sunlight bursting through the barred windows of his cell. Within the thick prison walls separating society from its dangerous criminals, a multitude of harrowing fates unfold, seldomly explored by the public. First-time offenders thrown in cells with hardened criminals, several inmates becoming heroin addicts and a system riddled with flaws. However, even in prison the sunlight cannot be kept out....
Engels | 7 uur 5 minuten (312 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jeffrey Archer A Prison Diary III - Heaven
A flicker of light almost appears at the end of the tunnel for prisoner FF8282, as he is transferred to North Sea Camp near Boston, Lincolnshire, a D-category prison. Under a less strict regime, the prisoners can enjoy a more relaxed set of rules, while slowly preparing to someday rejoin the world outside the walls. However, a minor breach of conditions gets him sent off to the notorious HMP Lincoln facility for twenty-two days, where more traumatic experiences await. "Heaven" is the third book...
Engels | 9 uur 38 minuten (460 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jeffrey Archer A Prison Diary II - Purgatory
Long days of boredom in confinement, the general inefficiency of prison bureaucracy and a critically over-stretched prison service. The tediousness of prison life kicks in for prisoner FF8282, also known as author Jeffrey Archer, in the second volume of his best-selling series The Prison Diaries. Still his fellow inmates show inspiring spirit and courage, amid an otherwise gloomy prison landscape, revealing that even in the darkest hours light can always be found. In 2001 August 9th, Jeffrey Archer...
Engels | 7 uur 27 minuten (340 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Charles Rivers The Earp Brothers
"The Earp Brothers" weaves the lives of the Earp brothers into one entertaining and educational narrative. It explains the origins of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the controversial details that continue to be debated today. Of all the colorful characters that inhabited the West during the 19th century, the most famous of them all is Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), who has long been regarded as the embodiment of the Wild West. Charles Rivers (Editors) in an independant publisher, which had created...
Engels | 2 uur 46 minuten (123 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Rudyard Kipling American Notes
"In American Notes", the Anglo-Indian Rudyard Kipling visits the USA, and the travel-diary that came out of it offers an interesting view of the America of the 1880's. Kipling affects a wide-eyed innocence and expresses astonishment at features of American life that differ from his own, not least the freedom (and attraction) of American women. However, he scorns the political machines that make a mockery of American democracy, and whilst exhibiting the racist attitude that has made him controversial...
Engels | 2 uur 45 minuten (119 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Marcelle Kellermann A Packhorse Called Rachel
A story of courage, fear, and defiance based on the author's own personal experience. "A Pack Horse Called Rachel" is the remarkable tale of a young woman, half Jewish, caught in the extraordinarily brutal world of 1944 France. Rachel moves through the pages of the book with her faithful dog Nourse, touching lives as her work with the Maquis based in the Auvergne takes her perilously close to danger on a day to day basis. The story is based on personal experience. The description of historical events...
Engels | 5 uur 23 minuten (239 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Sue Chambers A Magical Sense
Sue has been living with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) since 1985. In this very personal audiobook, she explores how MS has affected her, physically and mentally, and provides valuable advice for others in the same position. Throughout the book, Sue's humour comes through making it a life affirming read. It is a must read for anyone affected by MS. A diagnosis of MS was the start of a journey for Sue. This book tells of that journey, from the initial shock of the diagnosis through the education process...
Engels | 5 uur 17 minuten (229 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Flag day
In 1995 hoort twintiger Jennifer, journaliste, dat haar vader John Vogel in de gevangenis zit wegens valsemunterij. In terugblikken wordt verteld hoe dat gekomen is en welke relatie Jennifer en haar broer met hun vader hadden.
Fictie | Biografie
Film
Eddie Rickenbacker Fighting the Flying Circus
"Fighting the Flying Circus" is fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker WWI memoir. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, which ended the war with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. The circus mentioned in the title refers to the German squadron commanded by the famous Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) was an American World War I pilot. He was the most successful fighter ace in that war and received...
Engels | 10 uur (437 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Cathy Birchall Touching the World
"Touching the World" is the extraordinary story of Cathy Birchall, a blind woman, who set off with her companion Bernard Smith, to become the first blind person ever to circle the world on a motorbike, an 18-year-old BMW R100. What transpired has become an inspirational, worldwide story that challenges people to question their own self-imposed boundaries. From desolate and dangerous mountain roads, difficult border crossings and numerous mechanical breakdowns, to climbing Wayna Picchu (first ever...
Engels | 19 uur 7 minuten (835 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Mozart in love
Tijdens het werk aan de opera 'Don Giovanni' wordt Mozart verliefd op de jonge en getalenteerde sopraan Zuzanna.
Fictie | Biografie | Historische roman
Film
Amy Bloom White houses
Eleanor Roosevelt, de vrouw van Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president van de Verenigde Staten, heeft een jarenlange innige relatie met de journaliste Lorena Hickok.
Fictie | Biografie | Historische roman
Engels | 216 pagina's | Granta, London | 2018
Gedrukt boek
Colm Tóibín The magician
Het levensverhaal van van de beroemde Duitse schrijver Thomas Mann (1875-1955), vanaf zijn jeugd in Lübeck, zijn huwelijk met de halfjoodse Katia Pringsheim, hun ballingschap naar Zwitserland en de VS en zijn nadagen.
Fictie | Biografie | Historische roman
Engels | 437 pagina's | Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, UK | 2021
Gedrukt boek
Robert Harris Dictator
De Romeinse politicus en redenaar Cicero wordt in 58 v. Chr. verbannen uit Rome. Wat volgt zijn vijftien turbulente jaren tot aan Cicero's dood in 43 v. Chr.
Fictie | Biografie | Historische roman | Politieke roman
Engels | 449 pagina's | Hutchinson, London | 2015
Gedrukt boek
The duchess
In 1774 wordt de zeventienjarige Georgiana Spencer uitgehuwelijkt aan William Cavendish, hertog van Devonshire, een van de machtigste mannen van Engeland. Hij wil dat ze voor hem een opvolger baart, maar is verder meer geïnteresseerd in zijn honden. Georgiana stort zich in het sociale leven van de Engelse upper-class.
Fictie | Biografie | Historische roman
Film
Ambrose Bierce Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War
In "Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography," Bierce recounts some of his experiences as a soldier. At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment. In February 1862 he was commissioned First Lieutenant, and served on the staff of General William Babcock Hazen as a topographical engineer, making maps of likely battlefields. Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh (April 1862), a terrifying experience that became a source...
Engels | 1 uur 39 minuten (73 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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G. Schwartz Rembrandt
an audio course on the artist's life and work
In this lecture series, art historian Gary Schwartz surveys the life, time and work of Rembrandt van Rijn. He reflects on both the 17th century historical context in which Rembrandt emerged as an artist, as well as on his superb techniques. Schwartz presents the listener with a unique re-introduction to the artist's biography in which he gives a vivid description of Rembrandt's life and his rich and varied drawings, etchings and paintings, such as the Nightwatch. Inhoud College 1. A Dutch artist's...
Engels | 4 uur | Home Academy, The Hague | 2008
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