A female patient has escaped from a Massachusetts federal mental institition. Before she fled she left some encoded clues about mind control, eugenics and CIA drug trials. The investigating officers fear that they have stumbled into something far more dangerous than the usual missing person scenario.

A writer's circle in Chichester is delighted when a publisher agrees to address one of their meetings, but when that same publisher turns up dead they find themselves and their unpublished ambitions under close police scrutiny.

It is winter, 1991. Inspector Kurt Wallander's team at the Ystad police station face a new challenge: two corpses, frozen together in a gruesome embrace, have been washed ashore on the remote Swedish coastline. The dead men were Eastern European criminals, but what looks like a gangland hit takes on a much more sinister aspect when Wallander travels across the Baltic Sea to Latvia, a nation in the throws of the massive upheaval that will lead to its independence from the Soviet Union. Wallander is thrown into an icy, alien world of police surveillance, veiled threats and lies, coming to understand what it is to live in a nation in which democracy is still a dream. Only his dogged, almost subconscious desire to see justice done will lead him to the shadowy figures he pursues.

One frozen January morning at 5 a.m., Inspector Wallander responds to what he expects is a routine call out. When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death, his wife lies barely alive beside hs shattered body, victims of violence beyond reason. The woman supplies Wallander with his only clue: the perpetrators may have been foreign. When this is leaked to the press, racial hatred is unleashed.Kurt Wallander is a senior police officer at Ystad, a small town in the wind-lashed Swedish province of Skane. His life is a shambles. His wife has left him, his daughter refuses to speak to him, even his ageing father barely tolerates him. He works tirelessly, eats badly and drinks the nights away in a lonely, neglected flat. But now winter closes its grip on Ystad, and Wallandar, his tenacious efforts closely monitored by the tough minded (and disarmingly attractive) district attorney Anette Brolin, must forget his trouble, and throw himself into a battle against time and xenophobia.

The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case even though there is no obvious suspect. But then Wallander learns of a determined stalker, and soon enough, the cops catch up with him. But when his alibi turns out to be airtight, they realize that what seemed a simple crime of passion is actually far more complex—and dangerous. The search for the truth behind the killing eventually uncovers an assassination plot, and Wallander soon finds himself in a tangle with both the secret police and a ruthless foreign agent. 

In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea lived a Stone Age tribe which survived into the 20th century - the Kurelu. Matthiessen joined the Harvard-Peabody Expedition of 1961 which set out to study the tribe as unobtrusively as possible, living among the Kurelu for two seasons. The result was this account, not of the expedition but of a lost culture: the Kurelu's timeless rhythms of work and play, or warriorship, feasting and funerals.

Everyone is always telling Stone Barrington that he's too smart to be a cop, but it's pure luck that places him on the streets in the dead of night, just in time to witness the horrifying incident that turns his life inside out. Suddenly he is on the front page of every New York newspaper, and his life is hopelessly entwined in the increasingly shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country's hottest and most beautiful television anchorwoman. No matter where he turns, the case is waiting for him, haunting his nights and turning his days into a living hell. Stone finds himself caught in a perilous web of unspeakable crimes, dangerous friends, and sexual depravity that has throughout it one common thread: Sasha.

Meet Charlie. An everyday bloke. Good news is, he has a job. Bad news is, it's in a photo kiosk. He whiles away the hours with his rather eccentric colleague George. But appearances can be deceptive. You see, there is one line of work where taking the world at face value can be very foolish indeed. Where trusting someone -- anyone -- is the most dangerous thing you can do. The truth is, Charlie and George have not been very honest with each other. The truth is, this isn't their number one career choice. Their real jobs are a hell of a lot more dangerous. It's time to come clean. But the truth could very well kill them...

Rose`s early life was full of tragedy. Her father disappeared one night, presumed drowned and her twin brother died when he was only ten, on a bike that had been his cherished birthday present. No wonder that she depends on her husband, Michael. He is the only certainty in her life, and provides the love and stability that her own family background lacked. All Rose asks of Michael is complete fidelity, and when she has cause to doubt him she devises a terrible revenge. Michael has planned an anniversary trip to Venice for the two of them. But as they ride in gondolas, dine on delicious seafood and wander the sights of this most romantic of cities, Rose, racked with secret jealousy, is making plans. By the time they return, Michael will have become seriously ill - although not so ill that he cannot recognize the fact that something truly dreadful has happened to him. In this chilling novel Gillian White explores the most destructive of human weaknesses - jealousy.

Richard Gardner lives in the commuter village of Haverscot, with his troublesome wife and stepsons. He strikes up a friendship with the new occupant of The Willows , and is drawn into crime and violence - caused by someone with a deadly intention.

During a burglary, a young woman is raped. The fact that her father made no attempt to protect her shatters the family more than the actual violation. When the rapist is freed, one of the family decides to apply their own justice.

A tremendously engaging account of the turbulent relationships between the Pre-Raphaelite painters and the models who seemed to embody their dreams. Two photo inserts.

Organisaties laten veel commerciële ruimte onbenut, omdat ze niet goed weten wat hun klanten werkelijk beweegt. Niet verwonderlijk, want 90% van wat klanten beweegt speelt zich af in het onbewuste. Inzicht in de onbewuste drijfveren biedt enorme kansen om binnen te komen in het hoofd van de klant: van business doen naar relaties bouwen en van Operational Excellence naar Customer Excellence. Dit biedt bovendien dé kans op een doorbraak in klanttevredenheid, die nu nog vaak blijft steken rond de 7. Een misleidend cijfer, want zo'n voldoende blijkt onvoldoende.

Zie hier het perspectief voor de 9+ organisatie: de onderneming die volledig gebouwd is op het fundament van klantbeleving. De auteurs leggen in tien inspirerende hoofdstukken uit hoe organisaties in alle commerciële bedrijfsprocessen veel relevanter kunnen worden in de belevingswereld van de klant. Deze organisaties verwerven mindshare met een hoger marketshare als gevolg. De bonus? Volledig tevreden en daardoor loyale klanten.

Het 'Nederlandse Kunst Boek' biedt een overzicht van de hoogtepunten van zes eeuwen beeldende kunst in ons land. Werk van ruim 300 Nederlandse schilders, beeldhouwers en fotografen wordt erin afgebeeld en beschreven - van Jeroen Bosch tot Karel Appel en van Hendrick de Keyser tot Rineke Dijkstra.

Het Brexit-referendum heeft het Verenigd Koninkrijk in een existentiële crisis gestort. Noord staat tegenover Zuid, jong tegenover oud, arm tegenover rijk. 'FD'-correspondent Mathijs Schiffers was erbij toen de Britten tot hun verrassende besluit kwamen om de Europese Unie te verlaten. Hoe kan het dat de gevestigde orde zo op het verkeerde been werd gezet? Is de afstand tussen politici en het volk te groot geworden? Is de Brexit de wraak van de achterblijvers? Of heeft de landenunie simpelweg zijn beste tijd gehad en moet de EU voor meer afvallers vrezen? Schiffers ging op zoek naar antwoorden. Hij sprak met mensen uit alle uithoeken van het eilandenrijk, voor en na het referendum, en maakte een studie van 's lands excentrieke politici. Het resultaat is een informatief maar lichtvoetig relaas, met een kritische maar liefdevolle analyse van de Britse samenleving.

In dit boek beschrijft Regina Grüter de geschiedenis van het Nederlandse Rode Kruis tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Wat waren de prioriteiten van de organisatie en het in mei 1940 opgerichte Londense Comité van het Nederlandse Rode Kruis? Hoe bemoeilijkten de bepalingen van de geallieerden de hulpverlening? En wat ging er wel goed? Lokale Rode Kruisafdelingen en -vrijwilligers zetten zich met gevaar voor eigen leven in voor slachtoffers van de bombardementen en de heftige eindstrijd. Zo hing het succes van de organisatie als geheel af van individuele initiatieven, persoonlijke moed en vindingrijkheid. Pas in 2005 erkende het Rode Kruis dat het in de tweede Wereldoorlog weinig tot niets heeft gedaan om de joodse gemeenschap te helpen.

The archetypal rebel artist and bohemian, the painter Augustus John (1878-1961) broke free from a stifling Welsh provincial background to become as famous for his flamboyant and unruly life as for his brilliant portraiture. When the John papers became available to scholars in the 1980s, startling new information was uncovered, leading Michael Holroyd to revise his celebrated life of the artist. The result is a freshly insightful revised version of one of the definitive modern English biographies. In this new version, Holroyd recounts the complete story of John and his circle. It is a tale of three countries - Wales, England, and France - and three formidable women who helped to shape his life: his tragic wife, Ida, mother of five; his muse and model, the famous Dorelia; and his mysterious sister Gwen, an artist of at least equal stature who was also Rodin's mistress.

Rupert Murdoch is one of the most powerful men in the world today. As chief executive of News Corporation, he controls a global media empire which boasts some of the major players in newspapers, television, publishing and the movie business. In the English-speaking world, and increasingly in 'untapped' but potentially lucrative markets such as China, he wields an influence as political kingmaker second to none.
How did he do it? How did this empire, a loose 'archipelago' of media islands large and small, come to be so successful and influential?
Building on many years' research and featuring many previously undisclosed revelations, THE MURDOCH ARCHIPELAGO is the most definitive survey yet of Murdoch's life and times; how power flows from influence; and whether this should (or if it can) be regulated.

Een Parijzenaar van Arabische afkomst verandert en vervalst als beginnend advocaat zijn eigen identiteit in een joodse en maakt in New York carrière.

From the author of Perceiving Ordinary Magic, this book proposes that both science and Buddhism offer powerful insights into human nature that can help to bring about profound changes in our lives and our society.

Jeremy Hayward argues that a radical uprooting of our beliefs about reality is necessary if we are to resolve our confusion about our world and ourselves. Only a profound examination of human perception—a process by which worlds and selves are created and re-created ever moment—will provide the clarity and confidence we seek.

Shifting Worlds, Changing Minds is an in-depth, non-technical analysis of the perceptual process, drawing on the latest data from cognitive science—the "new science of mind." Added to these are insights gained from the Buddhist practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation. The results of this analysis and practice can free us from dependence on belief systems. We are presented with a genuine revolution in the understanding of consciousness, and the possibilities for awareness and compassion are revealed.

Studie over de strategie ten aanzien van literaire vertalingen van de uitgevers Het Spectrum, J.M. Meulenhoff, Contact en L.J. Veen in de periode 1945-1970.

An authority on eighteenth-century music explores the background and composition of Messiah and gives the complex subsequent history of the work. Paintings, engravings, caricatures, and facsimiles of Handel's autograph score illustrate the text.