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Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," writes Charles Dickens in the opening of this dark and meaningful classic novel. It is the year 1775 and Jarvis Lorry is tasked with a secret mission for his employer. 17-year-old Lucie Manette joins him on his travels from London to Paris and is shocked to learn that her father is alive and has been released from eighteen years in a Paris prison. Set in the two metropolises just prior (and during) the French Revolution, Dickens paints a distinct...

Engels | 15 uur 20 minuten (701 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Beatrix Potter The Tale Of Peter Rabbit

This original, authorised version has been lovingly recreated electronically for the first time, with reproductions of Potter's unmistakeable artwork optimised for use on colour devices such as the iPad. The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first published by Frederick Warne in 1902 and endures as Beatrix Potter's most popular and well-loved tale. Re-originated in 2002 to mark the centenary of publication bringing it closer to the original edition, six illustrations were restored, four that were removed...

Engels | ePub3, 22 MB | Warne, [Nederland] | 2010

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Beatrix Potter The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle

Little Lucie meets the hedgehog Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle in her tiny cottage, and together they deliver fresh laundry to all the animals. This is the original first edition from 1905 of Beatrix Potter’s much beloved, whimsical classic “The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle”.Beatrice Potter (1866-1943) was an English writer, illustrator, and scientist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” (1902) and “The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle” (1905). Bron: Flaptekst,...

Engels | ePub3, 0,2 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2019

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C.J. Tudor The taking of Annie Thorne

Joe Thorne is op de vlucht voor zijn schuldeisers en keert terug naar het mijnwerkersdorpje waar hij is opgegroeid, vindt werk op zijn voormalige middelbare school en betrekt de woning waar een docente zelfmoord heeft gepleegd.

Fictie

Engels | 358 pagina's | Penguin Books, UK | 2019

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Carol Wyer Take a Chance On Me

A laugh-out-loud feel good romantic comedy

Charlie's marriage is over - but that does not mean that her life is. It is just down to her besty Mercedes to convince her of that! Mercedes draws up the perfect bucket list and begins a one-woman mission to lift Charlie's spirits. Before long, Charlie is belly-dancing, bungee-jumping and much more...including rekindling her love life with handsome journalist Jake. But she is having so much fun as the bucket list grows - and has questions about Jake. Should she stick to the single life of adventure...

Engels | 10 uur 3 minuten (495 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

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Sue Roberts Take a Chance on Greece

When a health scare forces Orla, 29, to move in with her secretive father, she decides it's time to swap family drama for sun-soaked Greek beaches. After checking into a charming B&B, she realises the turquoise sea isn't the only eye-catching sight. Her neighbour, brooding writer Georgios, is in dire need of inspiration – and Orla seems to be the muse he's been waiting for. But over candlelit dinners and Greek wine, he persuades Orla to share her past. As soon as she does, however, Georgios abruptly...

Engels | 7 uur 29 minuten (331 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024

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Rhonda Roumani Tagging freedom

Kareem (13) wordt in 2011 naar de VS gestuurd vanwege de onrust in Syrië. Hier zoekt hij met zijn nichtje Samira een plek in de Amerikaanse samenleving. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.

Fictie

Engels | 282 pagina's | Union Square Kids, New York | 2023

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Henrico de Gandavo Syncategoremata

Henrico de Gandavo adscripta

The Stadsbibliotheek of Brugge houses a manuscript (ms. 510, f. 227ra-237vb) that holds a short logical text on the Syncategoremata, e.g. words that are not subjects or predicates in proposition. In this manuscript the text is ascribed to Henry of Ghent, who was a leading thinker of the second half of the thirteenth century. The highly interesting text contains some typical themes of Henry of Ghent, e.g. the distinction between esse essentiae and esse existentiae, which further supports the attribution...

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Engels | Latijn | 160 pagina's (PDF, 2,7 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2011

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Symbolic communication in late medieval towns

This volume addresses symbolic forms of communication in the late medieval towns of the Low Countries, northern France and the Swiss Confederation. In context of State centralisation, the political autonomy of these towns was threatened by tensions with higher levels of power. Within this conflict both rulers and towns employed symbolic means of communication to legitimise their power position. The intensive use of rituals like theatreplays and gift-exchange demonstrates that symbolic forms of communication...

Non-fictie

Engels | 147 pagina's (PDF, 1,1 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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John Grisham Sycamore Row

Vlak voor zijn dood wijzigt een rijke man, die eind jaren tachtig van de 20e eeuw woont in een racistisch stadje in Mississippi, zijn testament: hij onterft zijn familie en laat alles na aan zijn zwarte huishoudster. Vervolg op 'A time to kill'.

Fictie

Engels | 550 pagina's | Hodder, London | 2014

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Cassandra Clare Sword catcher

Kel is een zwaardvanger: hij gaat als dubbelganger van de kroonprins van Castellane door het leven, om deze te beschermen. Na een mislukte moordaanslag die Kel overleeft, wordt hij samen met de weldoener Lin Caster meegesleurd in het web van de mysterieuze Voddenraperkoning.

Fictie

Engels | 604 pagina's | TOR, London | 2023

Gedrukt boek
Gabriël Anthonio The Swiss Army Knife for Leaders

A Guide to Leadership with Lasting Impact

In The Swiss Army Knife for Leaders you are inspired and challenged to follow your own path in leadership development and take others with you on this journey. To work on leadership with a positive impact on yourself and your environment. The title of this book refers to the pocket knife of Gabriel Anthonio’s grandfather; teacher, and a great coach for old and young. This book will be a constant companion. You can pick it up anytime and read the chapters separately, according to your needs. You...

Engels | 2 uur 2 minuten (175 MB) | Bookora, Zeist | 2019

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Leo Lionni Swimmy

Door een lumineus idee van Swimmy, een klein zwart visje, gaan hij en al zijn rode broertjes en zusjes als één grote vis zwemmen, zodat vijanden hen niet meer durven aanvallen. Prentenboek met grote, kleurrijke platen. Vanaf ca. 5 jaar.

Fictie

Engels | 32 pagina's | Andersen Press, London | 2015

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Julie Otsuka The Swimmers

Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction''Exquisite'' The New York Times''A tale of grief and memory awash with dark humour and wit'' Spectator "Up there," she says, "I''m just another little old lady. But down here, at the pool, I''m myself."For the people who swim there each day, the local pool is a haven of unexpected kinship and private solace. For Alice, her daily laps have become the ritual that gives her life meaning, even though she may not remember the combination to...

Engels | ePub3, 1,7 MB | Penguin Books Ltd, [Nederland] | 2022

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Nathan Harris The sweetness of water

Tijdens het einde van de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog huurt een boer uit het Zuiden twee net bevrijde tot slaaf gemaakten in tegen normaal loon. Als zijn oneervol uit de Burgeroorlog teruggekeerde zoon ook nog homoseksueel blijkt te zijn, wordt zijn gezin het mikpunt.

Fictie

Engels | 410 pagina's | Tinder Press, London | 2022

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Ian McEwan Sweet Tooth

Een jonge vrouw met een voorliefde voor literatuur wordt in de jaren '70 van de 20e eeuw als lid van de Britse geheime dienst belast met het begeleiden van een veelbelovende schrijver.

Fictie

Engels | 374 pagina's | Vintage Books, London | 2013

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Camilla Lackberg Sweet Revenge

Two gripping novellas from the No.1 international bestselling authorWomen Without MercyIngridÂ gave up her career to support her husband. Now heâ€™s having an affair.BirgittaÂ is avoiding the doctor. No one can see the bruises her husband leaves.VictoriaÂ left Russia to marry a man she met online. But he is nothing like she imagined.Maybe the only way out is to commit three perfect murdersâ€¦Truth or DareBest friends Liv, Martina, Max and Anton are spending New Yearâ€™s Eve together.But each...

Engels | ePub3, 0,7 MB | HarperCollins, [Nederland] | 2022

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Pamela Kent Sweet Barbary

Catherine should have known better when she met the exciting David Barrington that he was trouble. He was handsome and rich and made her visit to Morocco all the more thrilling. Yet he had a terrible reputation with women and was far from Catherine’s type. Can she resist him, despite it all, especially in such a romantic setting? The 20th-century love tale was written by Pamela Kent, a pseudonym of English romance writer Ida Pollock. A must-read for fans of literary romance and surprising twists...

Engels | 4 uur 46 minuten (209 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Alex Vanderstraeten | Robin Kramar Sustainable HRM

from theory to practice

As we face new technological developments and new ways of working, rapid economic growth, globalisation, climate change, growing, inequality and Covid-19, no-one can deny that times are changing fast. Therefore, organisations human resource management also needs to adapt: this is where Sustainable HRM (or SHRM) comes into the picture. But what is Sustainable Human Resource Management? How does it differ from HRM, and what makes it a truly new way of looking at the management of people and organisations?...

Non-fictie

Engels | 216 pagina's (ePub2, 3,3 MB) | OWL PRESS, Ghent | 2021

E-book
Joakim Eriksson Sustainable High Performance - Introduction

Through guided meditation practices, this podcast series provides you with tools to balance your nervous system, to think creatively, recover and boost your empathy as a leader. In this part of the podcast series, Eriksson focuses on sustainable high performance. This episode offers an introduction to how our brain and nervous system responds to stressor and the effects of cognitive functioning. Leadership Meditations - Sustainable High Performance In Mindful Leadership Meditations, the experienced...

Engels | 8 minuten (5,9 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024

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