This may be the most useful tool for writing to come along since the computer. The Observation Deck is a 160-page book by Naomi Epel presenting the writing secretsinsights, tips, exercisesof today's most talented writers. It's paired with 50 inspiring flash cards to break the spell of writer's block and overcome hurdles to creativity. Great for both beginning and seasoned writers, The Observation Deck offers encouragement and ingenious strategies from great writers who've been there. This little box, tailor-made for writers, is loaded with effective techniques to get the writing going, right now.

Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product that we buy. But where do fonts come from and why do we need so many? Who is behind the businesslike subtlety of Times New Roman, the cool detachment of Arial, or the maddening lightness of Comic Sans (and the movement to ban it)? Simon Garfield embarks on a mission to answer these questions and more, and reveal what may be the very best and worst fonts in the world. Type faces are now 560 years old, but we barely knew their names until about twenty years ago, when the pull-down font menus on our first computers made us all the gods of type. Beginning in the early days of Gutenberg and ending with the most adventurous digital fonts, Garfield unravels our age old obsession with the way our words look. This book investigates a range of modern mysteries, including how Helvetica took over the world, what inspires the seemingly ubiquitous use of Trajan on bad movie posters, and what makes a font look presidential, male or female, American, British, German, or Jewish. From the typeface of Beatlemania to the graphic vision of the Obama campaign, fonts can signal a musical revolution or the rise of an American president. This book is a must-read for the design conscious that will forever change the way you look at the printed word. 

Biografie van de oprichter en directeur van uitgeverij De Bezige Bij.

Our eyes constantly see things which are not really there. Appealing to all ages, the author provides a journey into these deceptions, providing diagrams and illustrations to explore the ways in which our eyes and brains can be tricked. All kinds of illusions, from secret messages to moving pictures and impossible shapes, are revealed and explained. Many of the illustrations are in 3-D, and a pair of 3-D glasses is supplied with the book.

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This is the best encyclopedic, photo-intensive price guide and reference book for more than 16,000 vintage and obscure toys from the late 1880s to today. All of the 45,000 prices have been reviewed and updated from the eighth edition, with many increasing. This guide includes many hard-to-find toys that aren't found in other toy price guides.

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.

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"Kate Atkinson's dazzling Life After Life, one of the top selling adult books of 2014, explored the possibility of infinite chances, as Ursula Todd lived through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. In A God in Ruins, Atkinson turns her focus on Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy would-be poet, RAF bomber pilot, husband and father as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century. For all Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face living in a future he never expected to have. A God in Ruins is a masterful companion to Life After Life, and will prove once again that Kate Atkinson is one of the finest novelists of our age."

Bronnen en belevingsvormen van de rooms-katholieke vroomheid in de Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden in de 17e eeuw.

Centraal staat de vraag naar de mate van drukpersvrijheid in de zeventiende eeuwse Republiek. Inventarisatie van de censuurwetgeving en de uitvoeringspraktijk in de Noordelijke Nederlanden. Bijzondere aandacht voor de reacties van wereldlijke en kerkelijke instanties op geschriften voor, tijdens en na het drukproces. Publicatie maakt deel uit van de reeks, die verschijnt in het kader van het door het NWO mogelijk gemaakte Prioriteitsprogramma 'Nederlandse cultuur in Europese contexts. In dit programma wordt vanuit verschillende cultuurwetenschappelijke disciplines onderzoek verricht naar de plaats en de functie van de Nederlandse cultuur in internationaal, met name Europees verband. Dit onderzoek concentreert zich op het ijkpunt 1650.

Cultuurhistorische causerie over zesduizend jaar lezen.

Wanneer werd voor het eerst een tocht om de wereld gemaakt? Sinds wanneer zijn vrouwen in Nederland stemgerechtigd? Kunnen diamanten verbranden? Welke beroemde modeontwerper werd in 1997 in Miami vermoord? Van wie is de uitspraak 'Ik weet dat ik niets weet'? Welke disciplines vormen tezamen de Noorse combinatie?
Feitenkennis en wetenswaardigheden bieden een houvast in het dagelijks leven. Maar wat hoor je te weten en wat zou je moeten weten? Is het voldoende als je een uitgebreide kennis hebt van een bepaald vakgebied of zou je van alle markten thuis moeten zijn?

In De grote algemene-ontwikkelingstest zijn meer dan 1000 kennisvragen verzameld, gerangschikt op vakgebied. Bij elke vraag staan vier antwoorden, waarvan er maar één de juiste is. Achterin zijn de goede antwoorden en een uitleg te vinden. Het boek staat vol met de meest uiteenlopende feiten, maar is ook zeer geschikt als alternatief voor een avondje Triviant.

Many of us struggle with time. Even though we think we are good time managers we often feel that there is more to be squeezed from each hour of the day. Creating a purposeful life is not another book about organizing your email. Indeed it isn't a time 'management' book at all. Instead it will help you build a better relationship with time. It is a practical guide that's full of tips on how to unearth your unique purpose in life and enjoy a more sustainable relationship with time. If you feel that sometimes the meaning and purpose of your life aren't clear to you and that time is flying by; or if you feel unfulfilled in life and are considering a change of career; or you've read all the time management books and still feel that time flies by and you want some practical tips that are easy to implement and which will have long-lasting effects, then Creating a purposeful life is for you. The book will help you examine your current relationship with time, develop your own purposeful life action plan, overcome barriers to change, use your time more intentionally, plan your career and choose some ideas to sustain you on your journey. Based on Richard Fox's intensive international research into our relationship with time, it is thought-provoking and practical at the same time, presented in small packages which can be digested individually or put together into a larger action plan.

Het verschijnsel van de 'private press' deed zijn intrede in Nederland in 1910 met de oprichting van de bibliofiele uitgeverij De Zilverdistel. Naar voorbeeld van The Kelmscott Press en andere Engelse private presses vormde Jean-Francois van Royen haar later om tot een 'eigen-pers'. De Zilverdistel is het beginpunt van een relatief klein, maar uitermate dynamisch, creatief en invloedrijk onderdeel van de Nederlandse boekcultuur. In 'Het ideale boek' passeert 100 jaar private press de revue. Bibliofiele series als Palladium bepaalden in het interbellum mede de boekvormgeving. Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog werden circa duizend clandestiene uitgaven vervaardigd door zo'n negentig drukkers en uitgevers. In de tweede helft van de vorige eeuw kwam het genre private press tot grote bloei, onder meer door de veranderingen in de grafische industrie. Leraren, kunstenaars, grafici en vele anderen begonnen uit liefhebberij met een eigen drukpers."

In dit boek beschrijft de begaafde kunstenares Susan Seunke op heldere wijze de technieken waarmee ze haar fraaie en gedetailleerde aquarellen maakt, van het nat in nat en nat op droog schilderen tot glaceren, wassen van verflagen onder de kraan, sponsen en spatten. Ook schenkt ze ruime aandacht aan het creëren van licht-donkercontrasten, aan behoud van licht in het werk en aan het maken van kaders. Elk van deze onderdelen illustreert ze met duidelijke smaakvolle werkstukken, die vaak in verschillende fasen van totstandkoming worden getoond.

"When Jinx Kingsley, respected fashion photographer and only daughter of millionaire Adam Kingsley, is found unconscious in the wreckage of a mysterious car accident on an abandoned airfield, the police suspect a suicide attempt. Blood samples taken at the scene reveal an alarmingly high blood-alcohol level, and authorities discover that just one day prior to the accident, neighbors found an unconscious Jinx parked in her garage with the car engine running. Matters are further complicated when it is learned that Jinx's fiance has run away with her best friend, and neither can be located for questioning." "Dazed, confused, and suffering from post-traumatic amnesia, Jinx is placed in an exclusive private clinic, where she struggles to regain her memory with the help of Dr. Alan Protheroe. As their professional relationship grows and the dialogue between them deepens, Protheroe starts to see Jinx as the woman she really is: brilliant, strong-willed, and by her own admission far too proud to kill herself. At first, Jinx can remember nothing about her alleged suicide attempt. But with Protheroe's help, memories begin to surface - memories of desperation and absolute terror."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

When elderly Ailsa Lockyer-Fox is found dead in her garden, dressed only in nightclothes and with blood stains on the ground near her body, the finger of suspicion points at her wealthy, landowning husband, Colonel James Lockyer-Fox. A coroner's inquest gives a verdict of 'natural causes' but the gossip surrounding him refuses to go away. Why? Because he's guilty? Or because resentful women in the isolated Dorset village where he lives rule the roost?

Shenstead is a place of too few people and too many secrets. Friendless and alone, his reclusive behaviour begins to alarm his London-based solicitor, Mark Ankerton, whose alarm deepens when he discovers that James has become the victim of a relentless campaign which accuses him of far worse than the death of his wife. Allegations which he refuses to challenge . . . So begins a bitter war of resentment, and an unlikely alliance between strangers, whose clearer eyes and compassionate natures reveal evil for what it really is . . .

An old woman is found dead in her bath, her wrists slashed - an apparent suicide. But bizzarely she is wearing a scold's bridle on her head - adorned with a crown of nettles. By the author of The sculptress.

In this hypnotic novel of psychological suspense, a homeless man is found starved to death in the garage of a ritzy London home. The police chalk it up to an unfortunate accident, but a journalist, Michael Deacon, is intrigued. Amanda Powell, a socialite whose wealthy husband vanished five years ago after being accused of embezzlement, is just as interested as Michael in finding out who died in her garage. They have no idea that this simple story will unveil a web of deceit that is an appalling as the people behind it.

The Memory Game is a psychological thriller of rare power. It also introduces a major new voice in British fiction. This novel is about families and their hidden worlds, about returning to the past and leaving the past behind.

Elfen tekenen lijkt moeilijk omdat u ze nooit ziet. Toch is het eenvoudig u elfen voor te stellen, omdat ze nauw verwant zijn aan mensen, vooral aan kinderen. De vleugels, het belangrijkste kenmerk van elfen, kunt u overnemen van verschillende bronnen, zoals de vorm van bladeren of de vleugels van vogels en vlinders. In dit boek wordt u op weg geholpen door een echte elfenkunstenaar door u een heleboel ideeën aan te reiken en een reeks sjablonen aan te bieden van elfengezichten en figuren die kunt natekenen of kopiëren.

A 20-year-old murder, committed during a climate of intolerance, is at the center of this superb psychological novel. When "Mad Annie" Butts, a black woman afflicted with Tourette's syndrome, dies in the street in front of her London home, police call it an accident. But M. Ranelagh, the young teacher who finds her dying neighbor and tells the story, believes otherwise. And Ranelagh's obsessive quest for justice or, as some believe, revenge leads her to pursue the case for years while living abroad, before personally investigating and confronting her former neighbors.

Bio- en bibliografische informatie over de kinderboekenschrijfster (1911-1995). Rijk geïllustreerd met werk van haar vaste illustratoren en voorzien van zwart-wit foto`s.

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