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The butler
Levensverhaal van een Afro-Amerikaanse butler die 34 jaar werkte op het Witte Huis en acht Amerikaanse presidenten diende. Aan de hand van dit verhaal wordt de rassenongelijkheid in de loop van de 20e eeuwse geschiedenis behandeld.
Fictie | Biografie | Roman over het rassenvraagstuk
Film
John Steinbeck East of Eden
Het leven van een Amerikaanse familie vanaf de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog tot en met het eerste kwart van de 20e eeuw. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 105 pagina's | Pearson Education, Harlow | 2008
Gedrukt boek
Michael Chabon Moonglow
Een man vertelt op zijn sterfbed aan zijn kleinzoon over zijn leven tijdens en na de Tweede Wereldoorlog die in verschillende opzichten zijn leven heeft getekend.
Fictie
Engels | 430 pagina's | 4th Estate, London | 2017
Gedrukt boek
Alex George A good American
Wel en wee van een Duitse emigrantenfamilie die begin 20e eeuw een bestaan opbouwt in Missouri, mede tegen de achtergrond van de gebeurtenissen uit de Amerikaanse geschiedenis.
Fictie | Familieroman | Historische roman
Engels | 387 pagina's | Penguin Books, London [etc.] | 2013
Gedrukt boek
Edgar Wallace The Green Rust
A millionaire is taken suddenly ill, and sensing his mortality, he asks his attorney to do him one last favor - to find and secretly watch over his missing niece, the daughter of his profligate deceased sister. This niece at the appropriate time would become heir to his millions. However, the millionaire is mysteriously murdered, stabbed to death in his sick bed. Oliva Cresswell, the unsuspecting niece, has been a cashier in a large West End store for five years when she meets a Mr. Beale, a self...
Engels | 9 uur 45 minuten (452 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Natalie Sumner Lincoln The Red Seal
Nothing is what it seems to be as events unfold in this entertaining mystery by Natalie Sumner Lincoln. Red seals and red herrings abound and will keep you guessing all the way through the final chapter! Natalie Sumner Lincoln (1881-1935) was an American novelist. A prolific writer, she is best known for her mystery and crime novels, such as "The Red Seal" (1920), "The Moving Finger (1918), and "The Cat’s Paw" (1922). Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 5 uur 28 minuten (255 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes
One day, an ape named Kala finds a small human boy in the jungles of Africa. She names him Tarzan ("White skin" in ape language), and raises him as her own. In time, differences between himself and his tribe become clear to Tarzan, and when he finds a human-made cabin with books and photographs, he starts to understand why. Little does he know that his encounters with other humans have only just begun. This 1912 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs was first published in a pulp magazine and quickly became...
Engels | 9 uur 12 minuten (421 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Jane Smiley Some luck
Walter en Rosanna zijn een jong Amerikaans echtpaar dat in 1920 kiest voor het boerenleven en in de daaropvolgende decennia geconfronteerd wordt met een veranderende samenleving.
Fictie | Familieroman
Engels | 623 pagina's | Picador, London | 2015
Gedrukt boek
Jeffrey Archer Sons of Fortune
Separated at birth by a desperate nurse who loses a millionaire’s son to cot death, twin boys grow up without any knowledge of the other. Nat Cartwright lives with his middle-class birth parents and grows up to becomes a war hero in the Vietnam War before returning home to run for office in the Republican party. Fletcher Davenport becomes the only son of the millionaire couple. After graduating from Yale, he builds a reputation as a prolific criminal defence lawyer before he too delves into politics...
Engels | 16 uur 10 minuten (705 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Arthur B. Reeve The Poisoned Pen
"The Poisoned Pen" is a collection of twelve of Professor Kennedy's adventures. In these, Reeve uses the newest technologies of the early 1900s, which were nothing short of revolutionary for the time. The title story for example features the use of special inks, some appearing and others disappearing in sunlight, making the pursuit of a murderer incredibly difficult for the professor. Each story offers a fascinating look at life in the early 20th century, as well as being loaded with adventure, action,...
Engels | 10 uur 13 minuten (449 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Arthur B. Reeve The Silent Bullet
"The Silent Bullet" contains twelve of Professor Kennedy's adventures. Reeve uses the newest technologies of the early 1900s, which were nothing short of revolutionary for the time. In the title story, for example, everyone is wondering how somebody could have been killed by a bullet without anyone having heard the detonation. In "The Deadly Tube" an evil doctors hurts his patients using x-rays. "The Terror in the Air" follows the development of the gyroscope for aeroplanes. Each story offers a...
Engels | 8 uur 52 minuten (507 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Anna Hamlin Weikel Betty Baird
Betty Baird, the daughter of Doctor Baird, a Presbyterian minister of the village of Weston, is sent away to the Pines, a boarding school. At first, she is ridiculed by the more popular, and wealthier girls. But soon, Betty charms them with her unique and captivating personality, and she and her new friends go on many lighthearted adventures. This is the first volume in Anna Hamlin Weikel’s Betty Baird series, which was extremely popular among young girl in the early 1900s. The audiobook version...
Engels | 5 uur 1 minuut (223 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads When the World Was Young and Moon-Face
"When the World Was Young" introduces us to a thief named Dave Slotter, who intends to steal from James Ward - a famous and wealthy businessman. However, while Slotter walks through Ward’s property, he encounters a wild barbarian and is forced to fight for his life. Will Slotter escape from the wild man who wants to kill him? Who is the barbarian and what is he doing on Ward’s lands? Will the thief succeed in his plan? "Moon-Face" introduces us to John Claverhouse, a man who is unreasonably despised....
Engels | 1 uur (44 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Frances Hodgson Burnett In the Closed Room
One summer, a fragile and shy little girl and her working-class parents move in as caretakers for a large house in the suburbs that has been hastily abandoned by its owners. After getting settled comfortably in the servants’ apartments, the girl sets out to explore the house. A single room is locked, however, but for some reason the girl has access to it. Inside, she meets another little girl ... just as delicate as herself ... ’In the Closed Room’ (1904) is an eerie ghost story by the author of...
Engels | 1 uur 16 minuten (57 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Edith Wharton Summer
Charity Royall is a 19-year-old girl, bored with her life in a small New England town. Ever since she was adopted by Mr. Royall as a child and saved from a life of poverty on the "mountain", she has been unsure of her place in society. She longs to escape the claustrophobic town and the now widowed Mr. Royall’s unwanted advances. Enter Lucius Harney, sophisticated architect and ambitious city boy. Suddenly, Charity's hopes of escape awaken, as well as her newly found sexuality. But will Lucius Harney...
Engels | 5 uur 41 minuten (287 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Leopard Man's Story
"King" Wallace is a lion-tamer, who has been viciously murdered by a man who hated him. Now everyone wants to know who the murderer is. The "Leopard Man" is a leopard trainer with mysterious scars on his arms. He finds out that the murderer attended every performance of the lion-tamer in hope of seeing the lion tear his trainer apart. Who is the murderer and why did he hate the lion trainer so much? Who does the "Leopard Man" suspect and will he be able to reveal the truth? What will happen to...
Engels | 10 minuten (7,3 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Lester Chadwick Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars
Joe Matson has recently moved to Riverside with his family. The wide-awake country boy, who loves baseball, joins the Riverside's local nine and gets the position he wanted — that of pitcher. When not on the diamond, Joe is assisting his father against the foes who are trying to steal Mr. Matson's machinery patents. This is the first volume volume in the "Baseball Joe" series. Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962) was an American author, who wrote many books for the Stratemeyer Syndicate under various...
Engels | 4 uur 34 minuten (199 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Lester Chadwick Baseball Joe on the School Nine
"Baseball Joe" Matson's great ambition is to go to boarding school and play on the school team. Joe is a wide-awake country boy who loves playing baseball above all. He and his hometown chum Tom Davis enrol in Excelsior Hall and join the school nine. When not on the diamond, Joe is saving lives and assisting his father against the foes who are once trying to steal Mr. Matson's machinery patents. This is the second volume volume in the "Baseball Joe" series. Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962) was...
Engels | 4 uur 39 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Susan Glaspell B.J. Harrison Reads A Jury of Her Peers
"A Jury of Her Peers" is a short story by Susan Glaspell, adapted from her one-act play "Trifles" exploring a murder mystery. The detectives trying to solve the crime are two women, making it one of the first pieces feminist detective fiction. It targets the vainglorious and absent-minded decisions of men, and highlights female’s psychology and powerfulness of feeling. It is a crime and mystery short story that is both fast-paced entertaining, a must read. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales...
Engels | 55 minuten (40 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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