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Dominic Barker Blart

the boy who set sail on a questionable quest

"Innocent - who believes what everyone says all the time - and Kupverstich the Strange - an explorer-come-scientist whose ingenious explanations for the natural world have one thing in common: they're all wrong. They must"

Engels | 336 pagina's (2,4 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014

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Dominic Barker Blart

the boy who didn't want to save the world

"Surprise. So when a great wizard visits and explains that humankind depends on Blart joining his quest, Blart says no - until the wizard threatens his pigs. Reluctantly, Blart embarks on a very epic quest stuffed with brilliant characters: a feisty princess who likes dragons, a warrior who's a big softie at heart, a disaffected dwarf, and evil Zorab, trapped in a mountain, waiting for his minions to dig him out..."

Engels | 320 pagina's (2,3 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014

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Hugh Barker Hedge Britannia

"Creations. Fromformal garden features to emphatically rustic barriers, Hugh exploresour hedges in all their diversity. Hedge Britannia offers a wittyinsight into the history of hedges and the way they relate to ourculture as well as our landscape. Hugh travels the breadth of Britainmeeting fellow enthusiasts who range from horticultural experts to theBrixton man who lovingly cultivated a whale-shaped hedge and ran intotrouble with the local council."

Engels | 336 pagina's (13 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014

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Jennifer Lynn Barnes Deadly little scandals

Sawyer weet imniddels wie haar vader is maar had het misschien liever niet geweten. Ze zit nog met vragen en die kunnen worden beantwoord wanneer ze wordt uitgenodigd voor een meisjesgenootschap. Vanaf ca. 14 jaar.

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Engels | 344 pagina's | Penguin Books, London | 2024

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Jennifer Lynn Barnes Little white lies

Om hun geheimen te bewaren gebruiken de volwassenen in deze wereld veel leugentjes om bestwil. Vanaf ca. 14 jaar.

Fictie

Engels | 387 pagina's | Penguin Books, London | 2024

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Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending

A masterpiece... I would urge you to read - and re-read ' Daily Telegraph**Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011**Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is retired. He's had a career and a single marriage,...

Engels | ePub2, 0,3 MB | Vintage Digital, [Nederland] | 2011

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Julian Barnes Hm, hé, ha: kunst en woorden

Deze tweetalige uitgave ‘Hm, hé, ha: Kunst en woorden’ bevat de prikkelende tekst die Julian Barnes uitsprak ter gelegenheid van de tweede Joost Zwagerman Lezing in november 2019 te Alkmaar. We lijken niet in staat schilderijen te bekijken zonder erop los te leuteren. Waarom hebben we niet genoeg aan de schilderijen? En waarom verwachten we dat de kunstenaars zelf zo behulpzaam zijn hun eigen prestaties te verwoorden? Of dat critici dat voor hen doen? Woorden zijn niet altijd vrienden van de kunst.’...

Non-fictie

Engels | Nederlands | 64 pagina's (ePub2) | Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2019

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Damian Barr Maggie & me

"It's 12 October 1984. An IRA bomb blows apart the Grand Hotel in Brighton. Miraculously, Margaret Thatcher survives. In small-town Scotland, eight-year-old Damian Barr watches in horror as his mum rips her wedding ring off and packs their bags. He knows he, too, must survive. Damian, his sister and his Catholic mum move in with her sinister new boyfriend while his Protestant dad shacks up with the glamorous Mary the Canary. Divided by sectarian suspicion, the community is held together by the sprawling...

Engels | 288 pagina's (0,7 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014

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Emily Barr This summer's secrets

Bijzonder verhaal waarin geheimen uit het verleden de hoofdrol spelen en waarin alles samenkomt in een sprankelende zomder vol mooie, jonge mensen in Cliff House. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Fictie

Engels | 421 pagina's | Penguin Books, UK | 2023

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James Barr Setting the desert on fire

"It is 1916. The Allies are struggling in the Great War. The Ottoman Sultan calls for a pan-Islamic jihad against all non-Muslims except Germans. But Sharif Husein, ruler of the holy city of Mecca, is smarting under Turkish rule, fomenting Arab nationalism and lobbying the British to support him. It seems to the British a good idea secretly to encourage an Arab revolt. Setting the Desert on Fire is a masterly account of this key moment made legendary by T. E. Lawrence, but here filled with a wide...

Engels | 384 pagina's (3,4 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014

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J. M. Barrie Peter Pan Complete Text

Meet Peter Pan, the magical boy who refuses to grow up. One night, while looking for his shadow, Peter and Tinker Bell fly into the home of the Darling family. In no time, Peter has the Darling children soaring through the air, out the window, and off to Neverland, an island where mermaids swim, the lost boys roam, and the evil pirate, Captain Hook, plots his revenge. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | ePub3, 21 MB | HarperFestival, [Nederland] | 2021

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Susan Barrie The Marriage Wheel

Federica is a hard-working 23-year-old who takes up a job as the chauffeur of the wealthy businessman Humphrey Lestrode. Not pleased with having a female driver, Lestrode is not too corteous towards Federica. When her family arrives at his cottage, things quickly change, and Federica is not at all happy at the attention her employer shows towards her attractive sister. Yet, as it turns out, she is not the only sister Humphrey has his eyes set on. The romantic tale written under one of Ida Pollock’s...

Engels | 4 uur 50 minuten (212 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Susan Barrie The Gates of Dawn

Richard Trenchard was a man used to having his way, so when he wants his sister to pass over her secretary Melanie Brooks as a companion to his young niece, she has to succumb to his will. When Melanie turns up late to their first meeting, he is not happy. Yet things slowly begin to kindle between the two, and she has to acknowledge the romantic surroundings that Richard keeps placing them in – the English countryside and the Australian Alps – are the perfect setting for a budding love affair. ...

Engels | 7 uur 50 minuten (344 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Susan Barrie Wild Sonata

Melanie has been the ward of Sir James and called the estate of Wroxford Priory her home. When Sir James dies and the new heir – his nephew – arrives, things are not off to a great start. Thinking that Melanie is the maid, Sir Luke gives out orders and causes Melanie to move out. Yet their relationship soon changes as Sir Luke does his best to woo Melanie, whose feelings also begin to heat up. Enticing her to move back in, things soon take a different turn for the two. The novel written under one...

Engels | 4 uur 30 minuten (197 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Susan Barrie The Quiet Heart

Alison had married for convenience, and when her husband died, she still had his three daughters to look after in Leyden Hall. When she meets the new master of the hall, architect Sir Charles Leyden, she finds him to be distant and quite intimidating. Yet when Sir Charles falls ill and she cares for him, she must admit that there is a softer side to him that she finds rather alluring. Does she stand a chance with this man, especially since his attentions appear to be directed at her stepdaughter...

Engels | 4 uur 39 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Susan Barrie Victoria and the Nightingale

Victoria survives a car accident along with her employer’s son and begins to care for the boy, who is now fatherless. Sir Peter kindly enough provides the two with a place to stay. Yet Sir Peter’s fiancée who also inhabits the place is far from kind towards Victoria, whose feelings for the man of the house slowly begin to deepen. How can Victoria maintain this new-found stability in her life and the affections of Sir Peter over this vicious other woman? The romantic novel mapping out a dramatic...

Engels | 4 uur 29 minuten (197 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Susan Barrie The Stars of San Cecilio

Lisa’s magical time at Costa Brava is about to come to an end and tomorrow she must head back to London to find work. Then, as if by fate, a handsome stranger by the name of Julio Fernandez approaches her, blowing her plans apart. He offers her a job as a governess to his young daughter, and she is thrilled at the prospect of staying and getting close to this alluring man. Yet, it seems, that she is not the only woman eager to settle herself in Senor Fernandez' life and may need to fight to claim...

Engels | 5 uur 35 minuten (246 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Susan Barrie The Wings of the Morning

No one is more surprised than Kathy when she receives an invitation from Lady Fitzosborne for some weekend festivities. Usually, such invitations are extended to her more attractive two sisters. She prepares to make herself useful and instead manages to catch the eye of a Portuguese aristocrat. The mystery man woos her, setting off events almost too dreamy to be true. Yet as their relationship deepens, Kathy soon discovers that there is more to the man than meets the eye. The Cinderella-like romance...

Engels | 5 uur 33 minuten (243 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Susan Barrie Mountain Magic

When Toni Darcy was rescued from a bad employer and a poor situation by Kurt Antoine, she was grateful. She would now be working at his new hotel in Tyrol, Austria. Yet the attractive manageress of the hotel did not seem all that pleased with Toni’s presence. At least she had the protection of Kurt, whose attentions certainly stirred Toni’s feelings... The love tale dating back to the 20th century was written by Susan Barrie, one of the pseudonyms of the beloved romance writer Ida Pollock. A must-read...

Engels | 3 uur 50 minuten (168 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Susan Barrie Night of the Singing Birds

Angela is part Spanish and part English, having spent her youth in Spain. Thus a part of her protests to an arranged marriage to Don Felipe Martinez, as intriguing and charming as he may be. Torn between mixed feelings, she must decide: will she marry Don Felipe and surrender to her budding desires or choose differently? The 20th-century story was written under Susan Barrie, a pseudonym of the master of romance, Ida Pollock. A must-read for fans of literary romance and surprising twists of fate....

Engels | 4 uur 53 minuten (214 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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