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Laurence Bollen | Mugisha Maisha Safari

The nature of humankind emits light

Mukisa was an inquisitive Muslim boy who was gradually brainwashed from when he was 8 years old to help recruit other children from the Kampala ghettos to become child soldiers. Mukisa has a close relationship with his mother Ayana and his true faith and refuses to accept the situation. When it becomes unbearable, escaping to Europe is his only option. This means leaving everything behind, including his mother and sisters. In Europe, he falls into the hands of human traffickers and is forced to sell...

Engels | 196 pagina's (ePub3, 0,9 MB) | Droomvallei Uitgeverij, Breda | 2022

E-book
Yvonne Gillissen Building a house

In this series we meet a cheerful, playful little woodsy who gradually discovers itself in a world full of small adventures and wonders. Fiction. Woodsy Dapplefluff is a fantasy figure with distinctive characteristics and human features recognizable to children (from 4-6 years). Each part can be read on its own, but they are all connected. All together they form "THE WORLD OF WOODSY DAPPLEFLUFF" Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Fictie

Engels | 3 pagina's (ePub3, 1,2 MB) | Xpath Design multimedia producties, Amsterdam | 2022

E-book
Emma Leads Claire

historical roman

Claire Hodiamont, just seventeen years old as an unmarried woman, gets on the carriage to Cette, on her way to a new life. She has been offered a job at Maison Hanon. Justine, her employer, makes a design that Freule Coultier wears to the mayor's ball. The design hits like a bomb! Maison Hanon gets more customers and more fame. Claire is knocked over roughly one day as she is walking home. She looks into the most terrifying eyes she's ever seen. When she scrambles to her feet, she finds a package...

Fictie

Engels | 200 pagina's (ePub2, 1,3 MB) | Ambilicious, Breda | 2022

E-book
William Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida

Troilus and Cressida is set during the later years of the Trojan War, faithfully following the plotline of the Iliad from Achilles' refusal to participate in battle to Hector's death. Essentially, two plots are followed in the play. In one, Troilus, a Trojan prince (son of Priam), woos Cressida, another Trojan. They profess their undying love, before Cressida is exchanged for a Trojan prisoner of war. As he attempts to visit her in the Greek camp, Troilus glimpses Diomedes flirting with his beloved...

Fictie

Engels | ePub2, 2,3 MB | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022

E-book
Abraham de Kock Pardidoe

chronicles of a wandering humanitarian

Is it better to spend your life moving from place to place, forever having new adventures, meeting interesting people and accepting new challenges, or would it be a curse -- to be always unrooted and adrift, like a wandering spirit far from home? Born in the Dutch colony of New Guinea and raised in the Netherlands, Abraham de Kock spent his professional life travelling the world and working for the UN, rising to the position of acting country director of the World Food Programme in North Korea. Between...

Engels | 160 pagina's (ePub2, 14 MB) | Uitgeverij Gopher, 's-Hertogenbosch | 2022

E-book
Carin Vijfhuizen How persistent, that tropical blue sky

poetic verses

'Images that touch us make words redundant.' -- Anne Wil Petterson This collection of poetic verses provides a fascinating insight into everyday life in an African village. By establishing a homestead, we not only enjoy the view from the veranda, but live with the people in the village as they creatively secure a livelihood, consult their spirits, healers and prophets and fear the power of the witches. We experience the remnants of the colonial period and the governance of the village, chieftaincy...

Fictie

Engels | 173 pagina's (ePub3, 11 MB) | Elikser Uitgeverij, Leeuwarden | 2022

E-book
Fritz H. Schröder Memoires of my personal and professional life

1937 - 2017

Fritz Schröder is a retired professor of urology. He functioned as the head of the Department of Urology at Erasmus University in Rotterdam from 1977 to 2002. He was born, raised and trained in Germany and in the USA. His professional life was determined by his clinical activities, oncological research mainly concerning prostate cancer and the training of young urologists. Next to his professional life he took care of his family together with his wife Maren and continued to play cello which is his...

Non-fictie

Engels | 300 pagina's (PDF, 5,2 MB) | Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022

E-book
René van Rooij The virus of God

25 years after covid-19; a novel

Towards the middle of the twenty-first century, the Covid-19 ('Corona') crisis of the early twenties, which killed millions, is forgotten. Yet the virus has changed Planet Earth irreversibly. It laid bare the naked fact that the world had become too dependent on traditional forms of nutrition, communication and transportation. When the virus had finally been defeated, brilliant minds applied themselves to developing innovative techniques to elevate what remained of humanity to an entirely different...

Fictie

Engels | 610 pagina's (ePub2, 0,9 MB) | Aspekt Publishers, Soesterberg | 2022

E-book
George Fargo The labyrinth of the soul

The Labyrinth of the Soul - A modern-day parable When Jason Leonard decides to take a few days off for himself to sail on the Mediterranean, he cannot imagine the adventure that awaits him. Stranded after a shipwreck, he enters a magical labyrinth, in which he encounters a series of strange but inspiring "life coaches". A ragtag group of dieties, shamans and shape-shifters, they help the lost but searching Jason find his way out of the maze and back to his family. In doing so, they accompany him...

Fictie

Engels | 124 pagina's (ePub2, 5,4 MB) | Vergouw Publishing, Amsterdam | 2022

E-book
Octave Mirbeau Calvary

a novel

Years and years have passed. Everything that I loved is now dead. Everything that I knew has taken on a new appearance. The church has been rebuilt. It now has an embellished doorway, arched windows, fancy gutter-spouts representing ﬂaming mouths of demons; its new brick belf-ry laughs gaily into the blue; in place of the old house there now rises an elaborate Swiss cottage built by the new proprietor who, in the enclosure, has increased the number of colored glass balls, small cascades and plaster...

Fictie

Engels | 304 pagina's (PDF, 0,9 MB) | Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022

E-book
Andrew Miller The slowworm's song

Een Britse Oud-militair ontvangt een dagvaarding voor een onderzoek naar een incident dat veertig jaar eerder plaatsvond in Noord-Ierland.

Fictie

Engels | 276 pagina's | Sceptre, London | 2022

Gedrukt boek
Frances Liardet Think of me

In de jaren ’70, tien jaar na de dood van zijn vrouw, stuit een Britse oud-gevechtspiloot op een sjaal die hem vreemd bekend voorkomt. Als hij vervolgens de dagboeken van zijn overleden echtgenote vindt, komt zijn leven in een heel ander daglicht te staan.

Fictie

Engels | 373 pagina's | 4th Estate, London | 2022

Gedrukt boek
William Boyd The romantic

the real life of Cashel Greville Ross; a novel

De dagboeken van een fictieve Britse man (1799-1882) weerspiegelen de politieke en culturele geschiedenis van de 19e eeuw.

Fictie

Engels | 450 pagina's | Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, UK | 2022

Gedrukt boek
Julie Myerson Nonfiction

a novel

Met een verslaafde dochter, een lastige jeugd en een huwelijk onder druk kijkt een auteur naar haar leven. Wat gebeurt er allemaal en hoe heeft het zover kunnen komen?

Fictie

Engels | 278 pagina's | Corsair, London | 2023

Gedrukt boek
Graham Brown Clive Cussler's Dark vector

Kurt Austin en Joe Zavala zijn op zoek naar een schat in een Chinees scheepswrak. Ze onderbreken de zoektocht omdat er een schip met geheime supercompters is verdwenen.

Fictie

Engels | 401 pagina's | Michael Joseph, UK | 2022

Gedrukt boek
Laura McVeigh Lenny

A magical tale of family, loss and the healing power of the imagination and hope. In the Ubari Sand Sea in 2011, during the First Libyan Civil War, a mysterious pilot falls from the sky – a sky devil - and makes a home with the family of the little boy who rescues him. A year later, Roseville, Louisiana is faced with the threat of the ever-rising water levels, in the aftermath of economic crisis and corporate environmental damage. 10-year-old Lenny Lockhart is losing the people and the things dearest...

Engels | 9 uur 11 minuten (426 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Pippa James The Happiness Project

Prepare to be captivated by one of the most poignant and heart-warming books you will read this year, perfect for readers who loved One Day in December. Alison’s perfect world has fallen apart. Her beloved larger than life mother-in-law, Maggie, has just passed away. Every afternoon they’d talk and laugh over a pot of tea - and Maggie was secretly the glue that held Alison’s family together. Now she’s trying to figure out a future without her... With a little help from her two best friends, Alison...

Engels | 7 uur 58 minuten (356 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Maurice Leblanc Madame Imbert's Safe, the Adventures of Arsene Lupin the Gentleman Burglar

A classic crime caper featuring the daring gentleman-thief turned detective, Arsène Lupin, a master of disguise, a criminal genius, and a man intent on righting wrongs when Justice can't be bothered. In this gripping tale, Lupin has set himself a challenge: to rob the millions stashed in Madame Imbert's safe. But Imbert’s private mansion is a fortress. Can Lupin outwit the police and unlock the secrets within the safe? Guaranteed to keep you guessing until the very end, this tale is perfect for...

Engels | 21 minuten (16 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Kennedy Kerr Daughters of Magpie Cove

Connie stared out at the quiet Cornish sea as the hazy early morning light bathed the horizon in a beautiful golden glow. She inhaled the salty, cleansing ocean air, looked down at the handwritten note and wiped away the lone tear that had started to fall... Connie hasn’t been back to Magpie Cove – a seaside fishing village nestled between the cliffs – for years. When she thinks of the cove’s cobbled streets and cheerful cottages, she has to fight to push down memories she’d rather keep buried in...

Engels | 6 uur 38 minuten (296 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Kennedy Kerr Secrets of Magpie Cove

Lila had a favourite rock to sit on towards the back of the cove, where she often ate her breakfast, gazing out at the tumbling Cornish sea. As the sun rose that morning, Lila wished with all her heart that the grey-green waves could wash away her old life. That Magpie Cove would help her move on, and to forget... When aspiring pastry chef Lila Bridges flees her life in the city after a heartbreaking tragedy, she finds herself working behind the counter at Magpie Cove’s most beloved local establishment...

Engels | 6 uur 36 minuten (295 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

Luisterboek (digitaal)