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Pedro Moura Visualising small traumas
contemporary Portuguese comics at the intersection of everyday trauma
Portugal's vibrant comics scene originated as early as the 19th century, bringing forth brilliant individual artists, but has remained mostly unknown beyond Portugal's borders to this day. Now a new generation employs this medium to put into question hegemonic views on the economy, politics, and society. Following the experience of the financial crisis of the past decades and its impact on social policies, access to and rules of public discourse, and civil strife, comics have questioned what constitutes...
Non-fictie
Engels | 237 pagina's (PDF, 2,9 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2022
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F.H. Schröder Memoires of my personal and professional life
1937 - 2017
Fritz Schröder is a retired professor of urology. He functioned as the head of the Department of Urology at Erasmus University in Rotterdam from 1977 to 2002. He was born, raised and trained in Germany and in the USA. His professional life was determined by his clinical activities, oncological research mainly concerning prostate cancer and the training of young urologists. Next to his professional life he took care of his family together with his wife Maren and continued to play cello which is his...
Non-fictie
Engels | 300 pagina's (PDF, 5,2 MB) | Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022
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Justus Lipsius Monita et exempla politica
In 17th-century intellectual life, the ideas of the Renaissance humanist Justus Lipsius (1547-1606) were omnipresent. The publication of his Politica in 1589 had made Lipsius' name as an original and controversial political thinker. The sequel, the Monita et exempla politica (Political admonitions and examples), published in 1605, was meant as an illustration of Lipsius political thought as expounded in the Politica. Its aim was to offer concrete models of behavior for rulers against the background...
Non-fictie
Engels | Latijn | PDF, 11 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2022
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The truths of psychoanalysis
Truth has always been a central philosophical category, occupying different fields of knowledge and practice. In the current moment of fake news and alternative facts, it is mandatory to revisit the various meanings of truth. Departing from various approaches to psychoanalytic theory and practice, the authors gathered in this book offer critical reflections and insights about truth and its effects. In articulations of psychoanalysis with (for instance) philosophy, ethics, and politics, the reader...
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 3,4 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2022
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Petrus de Arvernia | Marco Toste Petrus de Alvernia
Questiones super I-VII libros Politicorum; a critical edition and study
This volume is the first complete critical edition of Peter of Auvergne's Questiones super I-VII libros Politicorum. The Questiones was produced at the Faculty of Arts of Paris sometime between late 1291 and 1296 and is the earliest surviving commentary in question form on Aristotle's Politics. As the introduction explains, the Questiones was philosophically innovative and became the most influential question commentary on the Politics in the Middle Ages. The volume also includes a critical edition...
Non-fictie
Engels | Latijn | 902 pagina's (PDF, 15 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2022
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Rogier Overman Van Mensendieck naar oefentherapie
een bewogen geschiedenis van de Opleiding tot oefentherapeut-Mensendieck van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (1921-2021)
In Van Mensendieck naar Oefentherapie beschrijft historicus Rogier Overman de bewogen geschiedenis van de 100-jarige Opleiding tot oefentherapeut-Mensendieck van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam. In 1921 begonnen met drie Scandinavische leerlingen in Den Haag groeide deze opleiding uit tot de innovatief flexibele hbo-opleiding die zij anno 2021 is. In het boek komt naast de ontstaansgeschiedenis van de opleiding, de 'kwestie-Cesar' en de Tweede Wereldoorlog ook de wettelijke erkenning van de beroepsgroep...
Non-fictie
Engels | 302 pagina's (ePub2, 8,2 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2022
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J.A.E. Vermaat Soviet manipulation of 'religious circles', 1975-1986
The term "religious circles" was coined by the World Peace Council (WPC), an organization that during the Cold War was linked to the propaganda apparatus of the Atheist Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). In declassified reports Western intelligence services described the WPC as a Communist Party front organization. The communists of the former Soviet Union are usually referred to as "the Soviets." The Moscow-oriented communists also availed themselves of the Christian Peace Conference (CPC),...
Non-fictie
Engels | 58 pagina's (PDF, 0,6 MB) | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022
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Jennifer L. Armentrout The problem with forever
Na een heftige start van haar leven in gewelddadige pleeggezinnen komt een meisje als ze 17 is op een high school haar enige vriend en beschermer uit haar jeugd tegen, waarna een romance volgt.
Fictie | Romantische verhalen
Engels | 474 pagina's | HQ. one place. many stories, London | 2022
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Emiko Jean Tokyo dreaming
Izumi Tanaka (18) heeft ontdekt dat ze een Japanse prinses is. Ze is daarom verhuisd van de VS naar Japan. Lukt het haar om haar moeder weer samen te brengen met haar koninklijke vader? En wie van haar twee aanbidders zal ze kiezen? Boek met eenvoudig taalgebruik. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Romantische verhalen
Engels | 324 pagina's | Macmillan Children's Books, London | 2022
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Elle Kennedy Misfit
Welcome to Sandover Prep, where the delinquents roam…and you can’t trust a soul. Finding out your mom is marrying some rich dude you’ve never met is enough to make any eighteen-year-old guy’s head spin. But for RJ SHAW, it only gets worse: he’s being sent to Sandover Prep for senior year. If there’s one place a misfit hacker like RJ doesn’t belong, it’s an ivy-covered all-boys boarding school for rich delinquents. RJ knows his stay at Sandover will be temporary. Which means there’s no point making...
Fictie
Engels | 383 pagina's (ePub2, 0,7 MB) | Love Books, [Amsterdam] | 2022
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Mack Apes
how much we look alike
Leer alles over de bijzondere wereld van mensapen. Met foto’s en illustraties. Makkelijk te lezen. Voorlezen vanaf ca. 6 jaar, zelf lezen vanaf ca. 8 t/m 11 jaar.
Non-fictie
Engels | 73 pagina's | Clavis, New York | 2023
Gedrukt boek
Perry Pierik The Red Army stumbles
Russian campaign 1941
The start of operation 'Barbarossa' was the beginning of one of the most dramatic campaigns in World History. Two titans clashed. The summer of 1941 was catastrophic to the Red Army. However, they were able to keep their position. This blood drenched marvel is what this book is about, which shows that heroism and terror go hand in hand when it comes to stopping German attackers at the gates of Moscow. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Non-fictie
Engels | 136 pagina's (PDF) | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022
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Liesbet Slegers Ship captains and what they do
Dit informatieve prentenboek beantwoordt de vraag wat een kapitein doet. Engelstalig. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.
Non-fictie
Engels | 27 pagina's | Clavis, New York | 2023
Gedrukt boek
Mac Barnett The three billy goats gruff
Non-fictie
Engels | 44 pagina's | Scholastic, London | 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 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 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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Tricia Levenseller Blade of Secrets
The Bladesmith Duology
The lushly romantic, magical first volume in the epic Bladesmith duology by bestselling YA fantasy sensation Tricia Levenseller''An addictive page-turner... Be prepared to laugh, cry, and gasp'' Mary E. Pearson, author of The Remnant ChroniclesEighteen-year-old Ziva prefers metal to people. She spends her days tucked away in the forge, safe from society and the anxiety it causes her, using her gift to craft unique weapons imbued with magical power.When Ziva takes a job from a powerful warlord, the...
Engels | ePub3, 1,4 MB | Pushkin Children's Books, [Nederland] | 2022
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Tricia Levenseller Master of Iron
The Bladesmith Duology
The heart-stopping, epic sequel to Blade of Secret by bestselling YA fantasy sensation Tricia Levenseller"Exciting, romantic, and filled with magic... a book you''ll want to read right away- and then reach for that sequel" JODI MEADOWS, co-author of My Lady Jane, on Blade of SecretsEighteen-year-old Ziva may have defeated a deadly warlord, but the price was almost too much. Ziva is forced into a breakneck race to a nearby city with the handsome mercenary, Kellyn, and the young scholar, Petrik, to...
Engels | ePub3, 3,4 MB | Pushkin Children's Books, [Nederland] | 2022
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Tricia Levenseller The Shadows Between Us
A sumptuous, addictive story of ambition and love from YA fantasy sensation Tricia Levenseller ‘A wicked fun romp with corsets and jewelled daggers’ Emily R. King, author of The Hundredth Queen SeriesNo one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King''s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra, tired of being overlooked, has a plan to gain power: woo...
Engels | ePub3, 0,8 MB | Pushkin Children's Books, [Nederland] | 2022
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