Charmian Clift Mermaid Singing

In 1954 Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, with children in tow, left grey post-war London for Greece. Mermaid Singing details the culture shock and sheer delight of their first year on the tiny sponge-fishing island of Kalymnos. Clift paints an evocative picture of the characters and sun-drenched rhythms of traditional life, long before mass tourism descended. A travel writing classic, available for the first time in twenty years with a new introduction by Polly Samson. "Mermaid...

Engels | 8 uur 16 minuten (361 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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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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Global pop, local language

Bijdragen over de rol van taal en dialect in de popmuziek.

Non-fictie

Engels | 352 pagina's | University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, MS | 2003

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