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Steven Sonneveld Geadopteerd zonder identiteit
het verhaal achter mijn adoptie
Zoektocht van een als baby geadopteerde man naar zijn biologische ouders in Libanon.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | Engels | 163 pagina's | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2015
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M. Looijen Over getallen gesproken
een wiskundige ontdekkingsreis; a mathematical voyage of discovery
Herkomst, aard en bijzonderheden van getallen.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | Engels | 514 pagina's | Van Haren Publishing, Zaltbommel | 2015
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Tomislav Kezharovski Annihilation/Likvidacija
censorship in Macedonia
The Macedonian authorities use very heavy-handed methods to crush criticism and investigations into political corruption. Free expression is under increasing threat. More than half of Macedonia’s citizens are scared to openly express their opinions. Journalists are pushed into self-censorship fearing that telephones and emails are monitored. The case known as ‘Likvidacija’, Macedonian for ‘Annihilation’ gives a breathtaking example of power abuse as on May 2013 the investigating journalist Tomislav...
Non-fictie
Engels | 128 pagina's (ePub2, 1,7 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
E-book
Bisrat Woldemichael Handiso Genocide of thought
censorship in Ethiopia
Bisrat Woldemichael Handiso (1983) is an Ethiopian journalist who worked as an editor for different local newspapers. He was one of the founders of the Ethiopian Journalists Forum (EJF), an independent association made up of largely young journalists who advocate for greater press freedom in his country. In this function he ran trainig workshops and discussions on press freedom, visited journalist in prison and hospital and facilitated medical assistance for them. EJF was accused of being an illegal...
Non-fictie
Engels | 58 pagina's (ePub2, 1,5 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Arne Peter Braaksma Human dignity
eleven defenders of human rights at close range
Verhalen van elf mensenrechtenactivisten.
Non-fictie
Engels | 325 pagina's (ePub2, 3,3 MB) | Pixel Perfect Publications, 's-Gravenhage | 2015
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Bui Thanh Hieu Speaking in silence
censorship in Vietnam
In the holiday paradise Vietnam, social media are allowed only to provide and exchange personal information. Bloggers and cyberdissidents who dare to question the government’s legitimacy or domestic policies are ruthlessly suppressed. Political blogger Bui Thanh Hieu (1972) nevertheless uses the Internet to criticize politically hot topics, such as Vietnam’s territorial claims within China as well as its handling of land disputes with the Catholic Church. In response to this, Hieu was arrested, his...
Non-fictie
Engels | 57 pagina's (ePub2, 1,6 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Dina Meza Kidnapped
censorship in Honduras
Freedom of expression in Honduras has been kidnapped. Those who are afraid of the truth attempt to imprison it in the depths of the earth. Kidnapped seeks to expose the problems for freedom of expression in journalism and literature in Honduras, the forms of censorship that have been introduced to conceal the truth, but also the creativity of Hondurans who refuse to be defeated in the face of this oppressive system. Kidnapped describes how the Honduran state, responsible for protecting this right,...
Non-fictie
Engels | 72 pagina's (ePub2, 1,6 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Monique Schouten The five principes of effective coaching
meet your unconscious coach and step out of your comfort zone
The five principles of effective coaching Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Non-fictie
Engels | 95 pagina's (ePub2, 1,2 MB) | Uitgeverij Marmer, Baarn | 2015
E-book
Sofie Sun Drugs for the mind
censorship in China
In the eyes of the Chinese authorities books are too often Drugs for the Mind. Sofie Sun (1986) chose this remarkable description as the title of her investigation into censorship and literature in the People's Republic of China. She interviewed representatives of three groups of authors who each have their own view about censorship: writers with no official status living and working in the People’s Republic of China, writers in exile, and those who are members of the Chinese Writers Association....
Non-fictie
Engels | 104 pagina's (ePub2, 1,7 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Yuval Noah Harari Homo Deus
a brief history of tomorrow
Non-fictie
Engels | 449 pagina's | Harper Perennial, New York | 2018
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Roderik Bender | Theo IJzermans How can I turn a mountain back into a molehill?
rational effectiveness training for advanced students
How Can I Turn a Mountain Back into a Molehill? Rational Effectiveness Training for Advanced Students The enormous success of The Stumbling Blocks of the Mind makes one thing eminently clear: there is a great need for a method to improve the way that we deal with certain work situations that cause stress, frustration and non-productive behaviour. Rational Effectiveness Training (RET) is exactly that kind of method. With 'How Can I Turn a Mountain Back into a Molehill?' IJzermans and Bender have produced...
Non-fictie
Engels | 106 pagina's (ePub2, 1,8 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
E-book
Charles F. Bolden (Jr.) | Owen Edwards | John Mace Grunsfeld | Zoltan Levay Expanding universe
photographs from the Hubble space telescope
Foto's van het heelal die gemaakt zijn door de Hubble-telescoop.
Non-fictie
Engels | Duits | Frans | 255 pagina's | Taschen, Köln | 2015
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Merchants of doubt
Documentaire over de schimmige wereld van zogenaamde deskundigen en andere 'professionele' sceptici die door allerlei corporaties ingehuurd worden om hun licht over een bepaald controversieel onderwerp te laten schijnen.
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David Wootton The invention of science
a new history of the scientific revolution
Geschiedenis van de moderne wetenschap die volgens de auteur begon tussen 1572-1704.
Non-fictie
Engels | 769 pagina's | Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, [Londen] | 2015
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Alex Johnson Improbable libraries
Overzicht in woord en beeld van bijzondere bibliotheken, zoals dierenbibliotheken, minibibliotheekjes en mobiele bibliotheken, uit alle delen van de wereld.
Non-fictie
Engels | 240 pagina's | Thames & Hudson, London | 2015
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Steven Weinberg To explain the world
the discovery of modern science
Engels | 416 pagina's | Penguin Books, UK | 2016
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Lisa Randall Dark matter and the dinosaurs
the astounding interconnectedness of the universe
Engels | 412 pagina's | Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY | 2015
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Laura J. Snyder Eye of the beholder
Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the reinvention of seeing
Monografie over hoe wetenschappers en kunstenaars in het 17e eeuwse Holland onze manier van kijken hebben veranderd door hun experimenten met optische hulpmiddelen.
Non-fictie
Engels | 432 pagina's | W.W. Norton & Company, New York | 2015
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Marc Fumaroli The republic of letters
In deze fascinerende studie onthult de vooraanstaande historicus Marc Fumaroli hoe een denkbeeldige republiek van ideeën en uitwisseling de Italiaanse Renaissance, de Verlichting en de Franse Revolutie. Hij volgt de uitwisselingen tussen Petrarca, Erasmus, Descartes, Montaigne en anderen van de vijftiende tot de achttiende eeuw, via revoluties in cultuur en samenleving. Via onthullende portretten en analyses traceert Fumaroli intellectuele stromingen die zich bezighouden met de kernvraag hoe je...
Non-fictie
Engels | 382 pagina's | Yale University Press, New Haven | 2018
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