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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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Beat Poet Experience The Beat Poet Experience
"The Beat Poet Experience" is formed around the poetry and dynamism of performance artist David O'Kelly, paying more than a passing nod to the Beat Poets of the 60’s. It embraces warmly all that we love and hate about ourselves with a wry twist of phrase and some of the hottest jazz licks his side of New Orleans... Reflecting the major works of Beat works such as Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" (1956), William S. Burroughs's "Naked Lunch" (1959) and Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" (1957), the Beat Poet Experience...
Engels | 1 uur 12 minuten (55 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Marcelle Kellermann The Interpreter
This story is set during the occupation of France of 1940-44, during which time the author fought as a member of the Resistance. It follows her interrogation, imprisonment and her subsequent unexpected release by the German Nazi Officer Frank Van Heugen, the official interpreter in the German Kommandatur of Vichy France. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 4 uur 33 minuten (202 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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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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Steven Plant England's Best Haunted Places
Discover some of the most haunted places around England. Whether you believe in the paranormal, or are just looking for a good scare on a dark night, Steven Plant’s travel through England will take you to some of the most famous, and frightening, places in the UK. Through Bruce Cullen’s excellent narration, you will discover haunted cinemas and encounter ghostly figures in grand estates. This book’s will take to the following locations: Blackpool, Pluckley Village, the Hellfire Caves, Morley Rectory,...
Engels | 2 uur 17 minuten (99 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Steven Plant England's Best Haunted Pubs and Inns
Discover some of the most haunted pubs and inns around England. Steven Plant will take around the UK, stopping at local establishments that are famous for their unusual guests. Through Bruce Cullen’s excellent narration, you will discover another side of British pub life, and be taken to the following locations: The Bate Hall (Macclesfield, Cheshire), The Nutshell (Bury St Edmunds), The Miners Arms (Eyams, Peak District), The Viaduct Tavern (London). Steven Plant is a British author of non-fiction....
Engels | 1 uur 39 minuten (72 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Henrik Ibsen Little Eyolf
In Henrik Ibsen's play "Little Eyolf" we meet Alfred Allmer and his wife Rita, whose marriage and relationship has been strained ever since their son, Eyolf, fell from a table as an infant and became lame. Alfred has been burying himself in work, writing his philosophical thesis on 'human responsibility’. Meanwhile, Rita still feels a lot of desire towards Alfred and is jealous of everyone who comes near him. But when little Eyolf is lured away by the Rat-Wife and drowns in a lake, the couple must...
Engels | 2 uur 36 minuten (114 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Henrik Ibsen The Master Builder
Master Builder Halvard Solness is an ageing architect who has not achieved what he wanted, neither in art nor in love. He fears and bullies his juniors, and thinks he is going mad. His wife and mistress try to care for him as best they can, without themselves getting hurt in return. The situation is further fraught by the arrival of young and seductive Hilda Wangel, who also plays a part in Ibsen's previous drama "The Lady from the Sea." The Norwegian playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)...
Engels | 2 uur 56 minuten (128 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Walter Parks Jesus
The Missing Years
The Bible tells us of Jesus' birth and of His being in the temple in Jerusalem when He was a boy of 12. But then there is no further mention of Him until about 20 years later when He starts His ministry. Where was He? Why did the Bible not say? After an intensive search and study of The Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient documents, I found where God gave instructions, through His Prophets, for the preparation of a place in the wilderness for His Son Jesus. The instructions were followed. A place...
Engels | 4 uur 11 minuten (183 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Miro Gavran Vier verhalen en een toneelstuk
Fictie | Verhalenbundel
Nederlands | 193 pagina's | KLIN, Amsterdam | 2020
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William Shakespeare Julius Caesar & Antonius en Cleopatra
Shakespeare in gewoon Nederlands
Moderne vertaling van de toneelstukken 'Julius Caesar' en 'Antonius en Cleopatra' van William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 246 pagina's | [Brave New Books], [Nederland] | 2020
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Leo Blokhuis Berlijn
In 2013 verraste David Bowie de wereld, na tien jaar stilte, met de single ‘Where Are We Now?’ Daarin greep hij terug op zijn jaren in Berlijn: een tijd waarin hij zichzelf als artiest hervond, en met ‘Heroes’ een van zijn allergrootste hits schreef. Wat maakt Berlijn tot zo’n bijzondere muziekstad? Leo Blokhuis neemt de lezer mee naar de jaren twintig van de vorige eeuw – de jaren van Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Weill en Bertolt Brecht, maar ook de tijd van de eerste experimenten met elektronische muziek....
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 257 pagina's (ePub2, 88 MB) | De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam | 2020
E-book
Marcel Langedijk Igone
de biografie
Het openhartige en eerlijke verhaal van de enige Nederlandse soliste ter wereld. Op vierjarige leeftijd wordt Igone de Jongh betoverd door de balletvoorstelling The Sleeping Beauty op videoband. Vanaf dat moment weet ze: ik wil naar de balletschool. Naar de top. Dansen wordt haar leven en allesomvattende passie. Maar om de top te bereiken, is passie niet genoeg. Het gaat om keihard werken en heel veel offers brengen. Zo sprookjesachtig als de wereld van het klassieke ballet op het toneel is, achter...
Non-fictie
Nederlands | ePub2 | Spectrum, Amsterdam | 2020
E-book
Philip Kennicott De Goldbergvariaties
een verhaal over Bach en rouw
Het instuderen van Bachs Goldbergvariaties helpt de auteur de dood van zijn moeder te verwerken.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | ePub2 | Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2020
E-book
William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
World Classics
Does Romeo and Juliet really need an introduction? Of all William Shakespeare’s plays, this might be the best known to date. Lamentable tragedies, star-crossed lovers and feuding families: if you somehow haven’t managed to read the all-time romantic tragedy classic, this is your sign to do so. In the midst of a violence and disputes, two young lovers find each other in a world that continuously contradict their attempt to attain eternal love and happiness. The age-old vendetta between the Montagues...
Engels | ePub2, 0,5 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2020
E-book
Yorick Coolen Natuurlijk Haarlem
Impressies van de lokale fauna en flora in en rond de stad Haarlem.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 99 pagina's | Uitgeverij Indeknipscheer, Haarlem | 2020
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Don Duyns Van Wormrot tot Schijn
Bont vormgegeven uitgave met daarin een verzameling toneelteksten van Don Duyns (1967).
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 629 pagina's | Uitgeverij International Theatre & Film Books, Amsterdam | 2020
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William Shakespeare De koopman van Venetië
Shakespeare in gewoon Nederlands
Vertaling in hedendaagse Nederlandse prozazinnen van het beroemde komische toneelstuk van William Shakespeare (1564-1616) over de liefde tussen Bassanio en Portia en de verwikkelingen rond de sluwe harteloze geldschieter Shylock.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 121 pagina's | New Brave Books, [Rotterdam] | 2020
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Suzanne van Lohuizen Zelfportret in stukken
Bundel met toneelteksten van Suzanne van Lohuizen (1953-2019), hoofdzakelijk geschreven voor jeugdtheater.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 471 pagina's | Uitgeverij International Theatre & Film Books, [Amsterdam] | 2020
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Robert Castermans De klucht Nu noch (Toe maar) in hedendaags Nederlands, andere kluchten, sproken en boerden
onderbroekenlol in middeleeuwse literatuur
Hertaling van de Middeleeuwse klucht 'Nu noch (toe maar)' over een man die onder de plak zit bij zijn vrouw en daaronder vandaan probeert te komen; met daarnaast samenvattingen van andere kluchten en boerden.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 117 pagina's | Brave New Books, [Amsterdam] | 2020
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