In Bij de Zusters op kostschool getuigen vrouwen van hun kleurrijke en uiteenlopende persoonlijke ervaringen. Enerzijds zijn deze positief, anderzijds voelde de vrouwen zich als onderworpenen aan een uiterst strak regime niet zelden beroofd van al hun vrijheid. `in dit boek vertelt iedere vrouw haar eigen waarheid.

Autobiografisch verslag van het herstel van een hersenbloeding, daarnaast een inventarisatie van de angsten die hiermee gepaard gaan, vooral de angst om met veel beperkingen verder te moeten leven.

Renate Dorrestein is niet alleen de auteur van tientallen boeken, zij schreef bovendien talloze artikelen en gaf vele lezingen. In dit boek presenteert zij de praktijk van haar schrijversleven aan de hand van een selectie van teksten die onder meer laat zien hoe lang zij al bezig is bepaalde thema's te exploreren. Samen vormen die teksten een indrukwekkend schaduwoeuvre en geven ze de bronnen van Dorresteins werk prijs. Wat evenmin eerder tussen twee kaften belandde, is Dorresteins correspondentie met lezers, redacteuren, boekverkopers en collega's. Bij elkaar laten deze hoogst uiteenlopende verbale uitingen onverwachte facetten van 'een schrijversleven' zien.

The discovery of fundamental laws of nature has influenced the fate of Homo sapiens more than anything else. Has modern physics already understood these laws? Many puzzles formulated by Albert Einstein or Paul Dirac are still unsolved today, in particular the meaning of fundamental constants. In this book, it is argued that a rational description of nature must do without any constants. A thorough analysis of the history of physics leads to the conclusion that there is a serious problem with what have been considered the basis of reality for centuries: Space and time. These may be the most accessible concepts for human perception, but are probably unsuitable for a basic understanding of nature. A methodological and historical analysis shows, however, that the underlying problem of physics is deep, unexpected and fatal: the concepts of space and time themselves, the basis of science since Newton, could be fundamentally inappropriate for the description of reality, although-or precisely because-they are so easily accessible to human perception. A new understanding of reality can only arise from mathematics. By exploring the three-dimensional unit sphere, which could replace the concepts of space and time, the author presents a mathematical vision that points the way to a new understanding of reality.

When Dr Ben Goldacre saw someone on daytime TV dipping her feet in an Àqua Detox' footbath, releasing her toxins into the water and turning it brown, he thought he'd try the same at home. L̀ike some kind of Johnny Ball cum Witchfinder General', using his girlfriend's Barbie doll, he gently passed an electrical current through the warm salt water. It turned brown. In his words: b̀efore my very eyes, the world's first Detox Barbie was sat, with her feet in a pool of brown sludge, purged of a weekend's immorality.' Dr Ben Goldacre is the author of the BAD SCIENCE column in the Guardian and his book is about all the b̀ad science' we are constantly bombarded with in the media and in advertising. At a time when science is used to prove everything and nothing, everyone has their own b̀ad science' moments from the useless pie-chart on the back of cereal packets to the use of the word v̀isibly' in cosmetics ads. This book will help people to quantify their instincts that a lot of the so-called s̀cience' which appears in the media and in advertising is just wrong or misleading. Satirical and amusing and unafraid to expose the ridiculous it provides the reader with the facts they need to differentiate the good from the bad.

The archaeology of early Rome has progressed rapidly and dramatically over the last century. The excavation of the shrine of Aeneas at Lavinium and the report of walls of the Romulean city discovered on the slopes of the Palatine Hill are two of the widely reported major developments of the last quarter century. Less well-known are the richly furnished tombs of the seventh century BC, once known solely from the tombs at Praeneste, and now documented by finds throughout Latium. The largest necropolis of the early Latian Iron Age, some 600 tombs, has been explored at Osteria dell'Osa. In Rome, patrician houses of the sixth century BC have been excavated beside the Sacra Via. New archaic inscriptions, notably that of Publius Valerius from Satricum, have been found, and the authenticity of the inscription once thought to be the earliest example of Latin writing (the graffito of the "Praeneste Fibula") has been challenged.
The Archaeology of Early Rome and Latinum fills the need for an English guide to these discoveries and the many controversies resulting from them. In preparation, the author interviewed most of the leading figures in current research on the early periods of Rome and has illustrated the book with over 130 photographs, maps and line drawings

With new and updated material.

Now, for the first time, Kissinger gives us in a single volume an in-depth, inside view of the Vietnam War, personally collected, annotated, revised, and updated from his bestselling memoirs and his book Diplomacy.

Many other authors have written about what they thought happened—or thought should have happened—in Vietnam, but it was Henry Kissinger who was there at the epicenter, involved in every decision from the long, frustrating negotiations with the North Vietnamese delegation to America's eventual extrication from the war.

Here, Kissinger writes with firm, precise knowledge, supported by meticulous documentation that includes his own memoranda to and replies from President Nixon. He tells about the tragedy of Cambodia, the collateral negotiations with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, the disagreements within the Nixon and Ford administrations, the details of all negotiations in which he was involved, the domestic unrest and protest in the States, and the day-to-day military to diplomatic realities of the war as it reached the White House.

As compelling and exciting as Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August, Ending the Vietnam War also reveals insights about the bigger-than-life personalities—Johnson, Nixon, de Gaulle, Ho Chi Minh, Brezhnev—who were caught up in a war that forever changed international relations. This is history on a grand scale, and a book of overwhelming importance to the public record.

Korte overpeinzingen van de Nederlandse schaakgrootmeester met name over de gevolgen van zijn hersenbloeding.

Nagelaten proza van de Nederlandse schrijver (1963-2008): columns, poëzierecensies, verhalen en fragmenten van een onvoltooide roman.

Overzicht van belangrijke wetenschappelijke ontwikkelingen op het gebied van de natuurwetenschappen vanaf de achttiende eeuw.

THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS tells the story of how science, revolutionary politics, and the dream of a new economy converged to produce both the metric system and the first struggle over globalization.
Amidst the scientific fervor of the Revolution two French scientists, Delambre and Mechain, were sent out on an expedition to measure the shape of the world and thereby establish the metre (which was to be one ten-millionth the distance from pole to equator). Their hope was that people would use the globe as the basis of measure rather than an arbitrary system meted out by the monarchs. As one scientist went north along the French meridian and the other south, their experiences diverged just as radically. After seven years, they received a hero's welcome upon their return to Paris. Mechain, however, was obsessed over a minute error in his calculations that he'd discovered and concealed, and which eventually drove him to his grave. His death forced his colleague Delambre to choose between loyalty to his friend and his science.

The paperback of the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals how the earth became the shape it is today. This book will change the way you see the world - permanently.

The face of the earth, criss-crossed by chains of mountains like the scars of old wounds, has changed constantly over billions of years. Its shape records a remote past of earthquakes, volcanos and continental drift, and the ongoing subtle shifts that bring our planet alive.

Richard Fortey introduces us to the earth's distinct character, revealing the life that it leads when humans aren't watching. He follows the continual movement of seabeds, valleys, mountain ranges and ice caps and shows how everything - our culture, natural history, even the formation of our cities - has its roots in geology. In Richard Fortey's hands, geology becomes vital and exhilarating and unmistakably informs our lives in the most intimate way.

Je kunt wel generaliserende aannames doen, maar zelf vind ik het nog altijd zinvoller om te horen wat mensen zelf te zeggen hebben", aldus journalist en wetenschapper Nikki Sterkenburg. Ze heeft altijd al een fascinatie gehad voor ontoegankelijke werelden, of het nu om die van bankiers, accountants ("ook die hebben het nodige te verbergen"), jihadisten of radicaal- en extreemrechtse activisten gaat. Sterkenburg wil weten wie zij zijn, wat hen beweegt en hoe ze te werk gaan. Zeker nu ze niet langer makkelijk te herkennen zijn aan een swastika op de arm, maar juist hun activisme combineren met een baan en een rijk sociaal leven buiten de beweging. 00Drie jaar lang volgt ze ruim veertig radicaal- en extreemrechtse activisten. Van nazi's met wehrmachthelmen in de keuken tot de moskeebezetters van Identitair Verzet en de oprichters van Erkenbrand. Ze bezoekt demonstraties, besloten bijeenkomsten en borrels en interviewt mensen thuis. 0'Maar dat mag je niet zeggen' is een beklemmend verslag waarbij je wordt geconfronteerd met de enge, radicale vooroordelen van anderen, maar ook met die van jezelf. 00.

Ontboezemingen van een emeritus hoogleraar over zijn vroegere lidmaatschap van onder andere de communistische partij, waar hij met forse zelfkritiek op terugkijkt.

The most dramatic, revealing and little-known story in Turkey's history - which illuminates the nation

'Through the spellbinding career of a single, ill-fated leader, Jeremy Seal illuminates a bitterly divided country' Colin Thubron

'Read this book if you're interested in Turkey. Read it if you're interested in power, hubris and redemption. Read it' Christopher de Bellaigue, author of The Islamic Enlightenment

In the spring of 2016 travel writer Jeremy Seal went to Turkey to investigate perhaps the most dramatic, revealing and little-known episode in the country's history - the 'original' coup of 1960, which deposed the traditionalist Prime Minister Adnan Menderes. The story of Menderes - to his adoring supporters the country's founding democrat; to his sworn enemies its most infamous traitor - goes to the heart of the feud that continues to rage between the Western and secular ambitions of a minority elite and the religious and conservative instincts of the small-town majority. A Coup in Turkey is a thrilling account of the events leading up to the coup and the trials and executions that followed, a story of political subterfuge and score-settling, courtroom drama, state execution, authoritarian intolerance and ideological division.

Seal travels through President Erdogan's Turkey, tracking down eye-witness accounts from survivors of the Menderes era in Istanbul, the historic metropolis, and the new capital at Ankara. As he expertly guides us through this extraordinary story, so the compelling parallels between past and present become strikingly clear, and he illuminates this troubled nation with a deep sympathy and love for the people and places he writes about. By focussing on one key event - one which many Turks regard with shame - this evocative, gripping portrait of Turkey recentres our understanding of the past and makes sense of one of Europe's most bewildering yet intriguing neighbours.

'A wonderful writer' Robert Macfarlane

De mens is een beest, zeiden de koningen. Een zondaar, zeiden de priesters. Een egoïst, zeiden de boekhouders. Al eeuwen is de westerse cultuur doordrongen van het geloof in de verdorvenheid van de mens.Maar wat als we het al die tijd mis hadden? In dit boek verweeft Rutger Bregman de jongste inzichten uit de psychologie, de economie, de biologie en de archeologie. Hij neemt ons mee op een reis door de geschiedenis en geeft nieuwe antwoorden op oude vragen. Waarom veroverde juist onze soort de aarde? Hoe verklaren we onze grootste misdaden? En zijn we diep vanbinnen geneigd tot het kwade of het goede?Adembenemend, weids en revolutionair - De meeste mensen deugen herschrijft niet alleen de geschiedenis, maar werpt ook nieuw licht op onze toekomst

Op 3 mei 1938 wordt Adolf Hitler door Mussolini in Italië ontvangen voor een bezoek aan Rome, Napels en Florence. Enkele weken eerder heeft Hitler de Anschluss van Oostenrijk afgekondigd en Mussolini bereidt zich voor op de afkondiging van een ongekend strenge rassenwetgeving. Toch zijn er nog velen in Italië die hopen dat er een einde komt aan de machtswellust van de twee regeringsleiders. Antonio Scurati reconstrueert met koortsachtige precisie het beangstigende delirium van Mussolini, in de waan dat hij de beslissingen van de Führer kan beïnvloeden terwijl hij zich ervan bewust is hoe onvoorbereid Italië op de oorlog is. 'M. De laatste dagen van Europa' beslaat de periode van 1938 tot en met 1940: het hoogtepunt van het zelfbedrog van fascistisch Italië, dat buigt voor de rassenwetten en het bondgenootschap met nazi-Duitsland. Scurati beschrijft hiermee de laatste dagen van een Europa dat niet in staat bleek te ontsnappen aan het kwaad van het totalitarisme: een tragische en krachtige roman, vol waarschuwingen voor onze toekomst.

Beschrijving van de activiteiten van de Colonne Henneicke, een groep van zo'n 50 Nederlandse jodenjagers.

About the Book : - With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world, and over four decades he lived the original rock and roll life: taking the chances he wanted, speaking his mind, and making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done.

Now, at last, the man himself tells us the story of life in the crossfire hurricane. And what a life. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records as a child in post-war Kent. Learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones. The Rolling Stones` first fame and success as a bad-boy band. The notorious Redlands drug bust and subsequent series of confrontations with a nervous establishment that led to his enduring image as outlaw and folk hero. Creating immortal riffs such as the ones in `Jumping Jack Flash` and `Street Fighting Man` and `Honky Tonk Women`. Falling in love with Anita Pallenberg and the death of Brian Jones. Tax exile in France, wildfire tours of the US, `Exile on Main Street` and `Some Girls`. Ever increasing fame, isolation and addiction. Falling in love with Patti Hansen. Estrangement from Mick Jagger and subsequent reconciliation. Solo albums and performances with his band the Xpensive Winos. Marriage, family and the road that goes on for ever.

In a voice that is uniquely and intimately his own, with the disarming honesty that has always been his trademark, Keith Richards brings us the essential life story of our times.

Once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend.

About the Author : - Keith Richards was born in London in 1943. A guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and cofounder of the Rolling Stones, he has also released solo albums with his band, The X-Pensive Winos. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Patti Hansen. James Fox was born in Washington, D.C., in 1945 and has known Keith Richards since the early 1970's when he was a journalist for the Sunday Times in London. His books include the international bestseller White Mischief. He lives in London with his wife and sons.

Interviews met cabaretiers aan de hand van de Tien Geboden.

Keuze uit de brieven van de Duitse letterkundige (1819-1898).

Memoires van de schrijfster (1891-1977) die vele bekende kunstenaars kende.

Dagboek van de Duitse toneelschrijver (1813-1863).

Keuze uit het dagboek van de Franse letterkundige (1872-1956).

Autobiografische schetsen van de Nederlandse letterkundige (1912- ).

Het werk van Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837) vormt een hoogtepunt in de Italiaanse literatuur. Als dichter wordt hij in één adem genoemd met Dante, Petrarca en Tasso maar ook in het proza excelleert hij. Zijn leven was een onafgebroken gevecht tegen frustraties en tegenslagen. In het gezin Leopardi leidde het autoritaire optreden van de stugge en gierige moeder tot een verstikkende sfeer van harteloosheid en wantrouwen. Bovendien was Leopardi fysiek in ernstige mate gehandicapt. Het is op zich zelf een wonder dat hij desondanks een dergelijke geestkracht en energie ten toon kon spreiden zoals die in zijn omvangrijke oeuvre aantoonbaar is. Ronduit verbluffend zijn aantal en aard van zijn geschriften, vertalingen van klassieken, filologische commentaren, kritische tekstuitgaven.