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Notities over journalistiek naar aanleiding van met name Franse literatuur.

Analytische annotatie: Autobiografie van de Weense vrouw (1879-1964), die achtereenvolgens getrouwd was met de componist Gustav Mahler, de architect Walter Gropius en de schrijver Franz Werfel.

Brieven van de Franse schrijver (1894-1961) uit de jaren dertig, aan de vriendinnen die hij tussen zijn twee grote liefdes door leerde kennen.

Dagboek van de Vlaamse letterkundige (1928- ).

De correspondentie tussen de Nederlandse dichter (1888-1976) en zijn oom en tante.

This book, by the editor of the journal Incognita, takes the reader on a fantastic journey through a wide range of cultures and traditions to examine the phenomenon of ecstatic visionary experiences. From Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Taoist Immortals to the imaginative fiction of Jorge Luis Borges. The author provides a comprehensive tour of otherworldly journeys common from immemorial times among shamans, magicians and witches, and illustrates their connection with such modern phenomena as altered states of consciousness, out-of-body experiences, and near-death experiences.

Proefschrift aan de filosofische faculteit van de Katholieke Universiteit Brabant over de verhouding tussen economische en ethische drijfveren, bestaande uit een literair en wetenschappelijk deel. Het is de neerslag van een poging tot reflectiviteit: de complexiteit van de auteur bepaalt de structuur van het onderzoek. 'Een pruik van paardenhaar' vertelt de geschiedenis van een bankier, zijn ex-echtgenote en zijn achttiende-eeuwse voorzaat Julia. 'Over het lezen van een boek' bespreekt een thema uit het werk van econoom, filosoof en Nobelprijswinnaar Amartya Sen.

Zoet is het Licht. Het bijbelse boek De Prediker bevat vragen over God en mens, over leven en dood, over goed en kwaad en over wijs en dwaas. De teksten zijn indringend. Deze uitgave brengt het zeer geliefde bijbelboek in een nieuwe vertaling, die - anders dan andere vertalingen - rekening houdt met de structuur van de oorspronkelijke tekst. Daarmee is deze vertaling verrassend anders geworden dan de gangbare.

Aan de hand van de thema's Religie, Stand en natie, laten de auteurs van deze bundel zien welk een belangrijke rol verzuiling heeft gespeeld in de Nederlandse geschiedenis en welke nieuwe inzichten twintig jaar onderzoek naar verzuiling heeft opgeleverd.

From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage.

Most of us take for granted that our books are vertical on our shelves with the spines facing out, but Henry Petroski, inveterately curious engineer, didn't.  As a result, readers are guided along the astonishing evolution from papyrus scrolls boxed at Alexandria to upright books shelved at the Library of Congress. Unimpeachably researched, enviably written, and charmed with anecdotes from Seneca to Samuel Pepys to a nineteenth-century bibliophile who had to climb over his books to get into bed, The Book on the Bookshelf is indispensable for anyone who loves books.

Beschrijving van ontstaan en eigenlijk en oneigenlijk gebruik van de term

Belief in a spirit world, and a blissful or agonizing afterlife, is one of the most pervasive and deeply-rooted characteristics of religion. This volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of this basic religious theme. Most of the case studies are drawn from Jewish and Christian tradition, providing in-depth coverage of Judaism and Christianity from late Antiquity through the Medieval period. There are also examples from Islamic, Japanese, and Chinese traditions for a comparative perspective with Western traditions.Several chapters deal with the formative period of Jewish and Christian apocalypticism, which is concerned not only with the end of the physical world but also with the eternal heavenly world. These chapters are also important for illustrating the development of mysticism in Western traditions.

The most distinctive aspect of this book is that it does not deal with antiquity alone, but juxtaposes the historical essays with a survey of modern day, near-death experiences. It raises issues of fundamental importance for the psychology of religion as well as for its history

The most distinctive aspect of this book is that it does not deal with antiquity alone, but juxtaposes the historical essays with a survey of modern day, near-death experiences. It raises issues of fundamental importance for the psychology of religion as well as for its history.

With My Education: A Book of Dreams William S. Burroughs pushes on into new territory, once again committing the unspeakable crime of questioning the reality structure. Dreams have always been a rich source of imagery in Burroughs' work. In this book they are a direct and powerful force. Hundreds of dreams - intense, vivid, visionary - form the spiraling core of a unique and haunting journey into perception. Exploring and embodying Burroughs' provocative ideas on writing, painting, consciousness and creativity, My Education is profoundly personal, and may be as close to a memoir as we will see.

Bloemlezing van gedichten en verhalen over de Watersnoodramp van 1953.

Our age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy. We see it everywhere - from Pearl Harbor to 9/11, from the assassination of John F. Kennedy to the death of Princess Diana. In this age of terrorism, the idea of conspiracy can fuel radical or fringe elements to violence. The author, a journalist, sees a pattern among these inflammatory theories. They use similarly murky methods to insinuate their claims: they link themselves to the supposed conspiracies of the past; they carefully manipulate their evidence, to hide its holes; they rely on the authority of dubious academic sources. Most important, they elevate their believers to an elite, a group of people able to see beyond lies to a higher reality. In this book, the author carefully probes and explodes a dozen of the major conspiracy theories. He examines why people believe them, and makes an argument for a true skepticism: one based on a thorough knowledge of history and a strong dose of common sense--From publisher description.

In this important book, an eminent authority presents a new perspective on affirmative action, investigating its actual consequences in the United States and in other countries where it has been in effect. Evaluating his empirical data, Thomas Sowell concludes that race preference programs worldwide have not met expectations and have often produced the opposite of what was originally intended.

In what is both a radical approach to the Bible, and a fundamental return to its narrative prose, Robert Alter reads the Old Testament with new eyes—the eyes of a literary critic. Alter takes the old yet simple step of reading the Bible as a literary creation.

Roger Scruton argues that to understand adequately the roots of Islamic terrorism, one must understand both the unique historical evolution of the state and the dynamic of globalization. Scruton reveals the philosophical and theological roots of the current clash of civilizations. He addresses issues such as the conflict between Islam and secular law, notions of citizenship, fulfilling the human need for belonging, and why globalization provokes such an apparent desire for revenge against the West in some Islamic minds. Scruton's narrative raises fundamental questions about the West's ability to recover and defend its own religious heritage while limiting the harmful effects of its decadent hyper-individualism and the culture of repudiation it has sparked both within its own societies and the societies it touches. Finally, Scruton calls for the West to re-examine some of its assumptions about such matters as immigration, multiculturalism, progress and prosperity.

Nederlanders en Nederland, bezien door de bril van een Amerikaan die geruime tijd in ons land woonde en werkte. Steven Stupp beschrijft in Beneden de zeespiegel zijn weg van ‘cultuurschok’ naar ‘begrip’, van zijn eerste kennismaking met ons ambtelijk apparaat, tot het doorgronden van het even praktische als transcendente concept ‘gezelligheid’. Hij beziet de virtuoze hersenacrobatiek waarmee Nederlanders er onder alle omstandigheden in slagen iets groots in hun kleinheid te ontdekken, vooral bij sportevenementen. Persoonlijke belevenissen en anekdotes, altijd geestig en bij vlagen hilarisch (bijvoorbeeld over de subtiliteit van het leren van een vreemde taal), geven kleur aan zijn verhaal. Wij Nederlanders willen niet veel aannemen van een ander, zeker niet van buitenlanders. Maar toch blijkt dat er graag gelezen wordt over wat men van ons vindt.

aCampos makes his case against the afat killsa dogma with unimpeachable evidence. "The Obesity Myth" should be required reading for every health professional in America. I believe any open-minded person who reads this book will conclude that weave been duped by a pack of self-serving lies. And we cannot get at the truth without first recognizing those lies. "The Obesity Myth" is a great place to start.a aGlenn A. Gaesser, Ph.D., professor and director, Kinesiology Program, University of Virginia

Is your weight hazardous to your health? According to public-health authorities, 65 percent of us are overweight. Every day, we are bombarded with dire warnings about Americaas aobesity epidemic.a Close to half of the adult population is dieting, obsessed with achieving an arbitrary aideal weight.a Yet studies show that a moderately active larger person is likely to be far healthier (and to live longer) than someone who is thin but sedentary. And contrary to what the fifty-billion-dollar-per-year weight-loss industry would have us believe medical science has not yet come up with a way to make people thin.

After years spent scrutinizing medical studies and interviewing leading doctors, scientists, eating- disorder specialists, and psychiatrists, Professor Paul Campos is here to lead the backlash against weight hysteriaaand to show that we can safeguard our health without obsessing about the numbers on the scale. But "The Obesity Myth" is not just a compelling argument, grounded in the latest scientific research; itas also a provocative, wry exposA(c) of the culture that feeds on our self-defeating war on fat. Campos will show:
* How the nationas most prestigious and trusted mediasources consistently misinform the public about obesity
* What the movie industryas love affair with the afat suita tells us about the relationship between racial- and body-based prejudice in America
* How the skinny eliteawith their asupersizeda lifestyles and gas-guzzling SUVsaproject their anxieties about overconsumption on the poorer and heavier underclass
* How weight-loss mania fueled the impeachment of Bill Clinton
In this paradigm-busting read, Professor Campos challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the medical, political, and cultural meaning of weight and brings a rational and compelling new voice to Americaas increasingly irrational weight debate.

Thomas Sowell's indispensable examination of the most popular economic fallacies
In Economic Facts and Fallacies, Thomas Sowell exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues in a lively manner that does not require any prior knowledge of economics. These fallacies include many beliefs widely disseminated in the media and by politicians, such as fallacies about urban problems, income differences, male-female economic differences, as well as economic fallacies about academia, about race, and about Third World countries.
Sowell shows that fallacies are not simply crazy ideas but in fact have a certain plausibility that gives them their staying power--and makes careful examination of their flaws both necessary and important.

Frances Cairncross is the media editor for The Economist magazine. With this book she offers an analysis of the changes taking place in the telecommunications industry and the effects these will have on business and society.

Historisch overzicht van de melkvoorziening en -handel in Nederland, mede aan de hand van interviews, waarbij de nadruk valt op de rol van de familie Menken.

Interviews met 'cultuurdragers' die tijdens de dertiger jaren van de twintigste eeuw actief waren in het culturele leven. Welke gebeurtenissen uit die periode hebben de meeste indruk gemaakt, en wat betekende crisis en politieke onrust voor hen persoonlijk? Onder de geïnterviewden zijn: Max Dendermonde, A.M.W.J. Hammacher, Angèle Manteau, Adriaan Morriën, Rob Nieuwenhuys, Max Nord, Siegfried E. van Praag en Charles Wentinck.