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Detective and mystery stories. When THE EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK was published, the Observer declared: 'The book is superb, both as a thriller and as a novel of social observation.' Now, with that same astute social observation, narrative drive, and richness of plot and character, Stephen Carter returns us to the New England university town of Elm Harbor, where the murder of a renowned African-American economist opens a door on the racial complications of the town's past, on one family's secrets, and on the most hidden and powerful bastions of African-American political influence. At the centre are Lemaster and Julia Carlyle. He is president of the university, she is a dean at the divinity school - African-Americans living in 'the heart of whiteness'. Lemaster's connections lead to the President of the United States, his old college room-mate. Julia is connected to the dead man, Kellen Zant, her lover before she met Lemaster. The meeting point of these connections - a murder committed and covered up in Elm Harbor thirty years ago, and the shocking plans carried out by a fraternity of the 'darker nation' - forms the core of a mystery that deepens even as Julia, guided by clues left her by Zant, closes in on the politically earth-shattering motive behind his murder. Suspenseful from first to last, galvanising in its exploration of the profound difference between allegiance to ideas and to people, NEW ENGLAND WHITE is a resounding confirmation of STEPHEN CARTER'S gifts as a writer of fiction.

reisImpressies van de Nederlandse schrijver (1933- ) bij zijn omzwervingen door Spanje.

Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941) is rightly regarded as one of the founders of modern anthropology. This volume is the author's own abridgement of his great work, and was first published in 1922. It offers the thesis that man progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought.

"At the end of the twentieth century, scientists understand better than ever before the scope of the Universe and its origins; the variety of objects it contains, from quasars and pulsars to galaxies; and the inner workings of our own Sun. But such has been the pace of progress, especially in the past couple of decades, that the story has been fragmented, with no single, user-friendly guide to present the broad sweep as well as the detailed discoveries." "Companion to the Cosmos tells the whole story of the Universe and the people who made the discoveries." "The Companion begins with an extended introduction in which Gribbin sets out the present state of knowledge and explains the key discoveries of twentieth century cosmology: the Universe is evolving and growing. The main section of the book, an A-Z encyclopedia, is a mixture of lengthy feature articles on major subjects (for example, black holes, gravity, our Galaxy, life in the Universe, supernovae), shorter entries, and biographies of the scientists. In the final section, "Timelines," cosmological discoveries are set out alongside key dates in general history and the history of science, from the time of the ancient astronomers of Greece up to the present day."

De geschiedenis van Nederland in de eerste decennia van de twintigste eeuw, toen op economisch, cultureel en sociaal-maatschappelijk terrein een sterke vooruitgang te zien was.

Geschiedenis van de Franse militaire expeditie naar Egypte in 1798, die plaatsvond onder leiding van Napoleon.

Een jonge vrouw, die vervreemd is van haar echtgenoot, voelt zich in haar eenzaamheid aangetrokken tot de jachtopziener, die haar wekt tot een intens sensueel en seksueel leven.

In Mexico spelende roman met autobiografische inslag, waarin op vaak chaotische wijze de vertwijfeling wordt getekend van een aan de drank verslaafde man.

Is de hemel een organisatie die op het punt staat begrepen en opgerold te worden door de technologisch hoogontwikkelde mens van de twintigste eeuw?De ontdekking van de hemel (1992) is een totaalroman waarin alle thema's en obsessies uit het werk van Harry Mulisch in 65 hoofdstukken bijeenkomen. Dit monumentale boek is tegelijk een psychologische roman, een filosofische roman, een tijdroman, een ontwikkelingsroman, een avonturenroman en een alles overkoepelend mysteriespel. '- Opdracht volbracht. De zaak is rond.

Foto's met toelichtende tekst van de Olympische Spelen in Amsterdam in 1928.

De gefingeerde autobiografie van de Romeinse keizer P. Aelius Hadrianus (76-138).

In de overgangstijd tussen Middeleeuwen en Renaissance spelende roman over de geestelijke vrijwording van de mens, belichaamd in een Vlaamse chirurgijn en filosoof met moderne denkbeelden.

Bijdragen in proza, poëzie en beeldende kunst van vrienden van de Nederlandse letterkundige bij diens 70e verjaardag.

De beroemde filosoof Thomas Hobbes wordt beschouwd als de grondlegger van de Engelse politiek en rechtsfilosofie en als de eerste denker die een zuiver seculiere theorie over het politiek gezag formuleerde.

This concise biography is written with great wit and panache, but also has a serious purpose: to make us face up to the moral bankruptcy of Napoleon`s dictatorship. Johnson tells the whole story: his astonishing gift for figures and calculation, his mastery of cannon, his audacious, hyperactive and aggressive generalship and his simple battle tactics; his complete control of propaganda and the success of the cultural presentation of the Empire, the Code Napoleon, his failure as an international statesman, as Europe grew to hate him; his marshals and ministers; his wives, mistresses, personal style and working methods; the British blockade and the Continental System, the mistakes in Spain and Russia. The escape from Elba, the events leading up to Waterloo and the battle itself, which gets a full treatment, is particularly riveting.

Biografie van de Weense Alma Schindler (1879-1964), die achtereenvolgens getrouwd was met de componist Gustav Mahler, de architect Walter Gropius en de schrijver Franz Werfel.

Ervaringen van een oorlogsvrijwilliger in Indonesië in de periode december 1945-mei 1948.

No longer able to read community in terms colored by a romantic nostalgia for homogeneity, closeness and sameness, or the myth of rational choice, we nevertheless face an imperative to think the common. The prominent scholars assembled here come together to articulate community while thinking seriously about the tropes, myths, narratives, metaphors, conceits, and shared cultural texts on which any such articulation depends. The result is a major contribution to literary theory, postcolonialism, philosophy, political theory, and sociology.

Autobiografie van de Franse schrijfster (1804-1876).

Beschrijving van de streek ten noorden van Parijs met veel aandacht voor de historie.

Keuze uit de verhalen en de interviews van de Nederlandse journalist (1924-1992).

Geschiedenis van de christelijke kerken in Europa tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.