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The book of requiems
from the earliest ages to the present period
Few western musical repertories speak more to the imagination than the Requiem mass for the dead. The Book of Requiems presents in-depth essays on the most important works in this tradition, from the origins of the genre up to the present day. Each chapter is devoted to a specific Requiem, and offers both historical information and a detailed work-discussion. Conceived as a multi-volume essay collection by leading experts, The Book of Requiems is an authoritative reference publication intended as...
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 5,1 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2022
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The book of requiems
from the earliest ages to the present period
Few western musical repertories speak more to the imagination than the Requiem mass for the dead. Yet, surprisingly, despite the significance of Requiem settings for our musical culture, the literature concerning them is sparse. The Book of Requiems presents essays on the most important works in this tradition, from the origins of the genre up to the present day. Each chapter is devoted to a specific Requiem, and offers both historical information and a detailed work-discussion. Conceived as a multi-volume...
Engels | 274 pagina's (PDF, 7,8 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2023
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Michel Faber The Book of Strange New Things
I am with you always, even unto the end of the world ... ' Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a lifetime. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Bea, he boards a flight for a remote and unfamiliar land, a place where the locals are hungry for the teachings of the Bible - his 'book of strange new things'. It is a quest that will challenge Peter's beliefs, his understanding of the limits of the human body and, most of all, his love for Bea. The Book of Strange New Things is a wildly...
Engels | ePub2, 7 MB | Canongate Books, [Nederland] | 2021
E-book
Jan Van Caneghem The book that helps you become the epic designer of our tomorrows
... and that everyone needs to read
The book that helps you become the EPIC designer of our tomorrows wants to convince you about the need for creative thinking and, in an applied form, design thinking . We investigate the nature of creative thinking and how that is undervalued in education and corporate life. We gather an understanding of the emphasis on R&D in organisations and governmental support and why it is harming businesses and the people they work for. With the EPIC design maturity model , we help to emphasise that empathy,...
Engels | 216 pagina's (ePub3, 1,6 MB) | BORGERHOFF & LAMBERIGTS, Brussel | 2022
E-book
Markus Zusak The Book Thief
The life-affirming number one international bestseller
Life affirming, triumphant and tragic ... masterfully told... but also a wonderful page-turner' Guardian'Brilliant and hugely ambitious' New York Times'Extraordinary' Telegraph___HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the...
Engels | ePub3, 11 MB | Transworld Digital, [Nederland] | 2016
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Markus Zusak The book thief
In 1939 komt de 9-jarige Liesel bij pleegouders terecht van wie ze leert lezen. Boeken worden heel belangrijk voor Liesel. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 553 pagina's | Black Swan, [London] | 2014
Gedrukt boek
Ed Hawkins Bookie gambler fixer spy
"A startling and powerful journey to the very core of India's illegal bookmaking industry that exposes the scale of corruption and the match-fixing that now runs rife throughout world cricket. For several years Ed Hawkins made friends with India's illegal bookmakers - men who boast turnover of hundreds of millions of dollars per cricket match - as well as the corruption officers of the International Cricket Council who are trying to shut them down. It's a shady world and rumours abound. But then...
Engels | 240 pagina's (2,2 MB) | Bloomsbury Publishing, [London] | 2014
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Olga Tokarczuk The Books of Jacob
In the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas begin to sweep the continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his persona; visited by what seem to be ecstatic experiences, Jacob Frank casts a charismatic spell that attracts an increasingly fervent following. In the decade to come, Frank will traverse the Hapsburg and Ottoman empires, throngs of disciples in his thrall as he reinvents himself again and again, converts...
Engels | ePub3, 13 MB | CB Digitale Distributie B.V, [Nederland] | 2021
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Penelope Fitzgerald The Bookshop
From the Booker Prize-winning author of 'Offshore', 'The Blue Flower' and 'Innocence' comes this Booker Prize-shortlisted story of books and busybodies in East Anglia. This, Penelope Fitzgerald's second novel, was her first to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It is set in a small East Anglian coastal town, where Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. 'She had a kind heart, but that is not much use when it comes to the matter of self-preservation....
Engels | ePub2, 0,5 MB | Fourth Estate, [Nederland] | 2021
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The bookshop
Weduwe Florence Green opent in 1959 een boekwinkel in een klein Engels kustplaatsje, maar houdt daarbij geen rekening met enkele kwaadwillende personen die haar het leven moeilijk willen maken.
Fictie
Film
Rachel Burton A Bookshop Christmas
A winter tale of love rekindled in a cherished York bookstore. Megan Taylor, a young widow, finds comfort in organising book clubs and author events in her family bookstore nestled within the snow-dusted cobbled streets of York. When prize-winning author Xander Stone literally bumps into her and trashes her taste in books, Megan can sense that her self-imposed hibernation from romance might be at an end. Their view on literature clash, leading to animated debates that breathe a new passion into her...
Engels | 8 uur 31 minuten (379 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Jenny Colgan The Bookshop on the Shore
A Novel
A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan. Desperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her four year old son Hari. She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where shouting football fans keep them awake all night. Haris dad, Jaz, a charismatic but perpetually...
Engels | ePub3, 1 MB | William Morrow Paperbacks, [Nederland] | 2019
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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Boreal bushcraft
living in the wild from the wild; novel
What if you disconnect from society altogether? Urban nomads know what that's like, but they continue to live in the city in frayed corners and live on a kind of handouts and what others throw away. In countries with lots of nature and few inhabitants per square kilometer, some daredevils disconnect completely. They make a place where they live and live entirely self-sufficiently. Bushcraft is called that, the skill of living in the wild from the wild. They do have some trade with the "inhabited...
Engels | 206 pagina's (PDF) | [Artscience], [Amsterdam] | 2023
E-book
De Boss baby
2 film collection
Tim (7) is niet blij wanneer hij een broertje krijgt. De baby draagt een pak en aktetas en is erg bazig. Ook baby Tina is een Boss Baby. Ze stuurt haar vader Tim en oom Ted op pad met een belangrijke opdracht. Vanaf ca. 6 jaar.
Fictie
Film
Maureen Johnson The box in the woods
Stevie Bell (17) is weer thuis nadat ze de moorden op haar middelbare school heeft opgelost. Dan krijgt ze een berichtje van de eigenaar van een zomerkamp. Wil Stevie niet eens kijken naar de onopgeloste Box in the Woods-zaak uit 1978? Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 383 pagina's | Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, NY | 2021
Gedrukt boek
Roald Dahl Boy
De schrijver Roald Dahl (1916-1990) vertelt over zijn jeugd, aan de hand van foto's en stukjes uit brieven die hij aan zijn moeder schreef toen hij op kostschool zat. Vanaf ca. 11 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 218 pagina's | Puffin, UK | 2016
Gedrukt boek
Richard Van Emden Boy soldiers of the Great War
"The youngest soldier who fought in the Great War is believed to have been just twelve years old. Many thousands of other boys are known to have faked eye tests, inflated their small chests and stood on tiptoes to bluff their way into a war of unforeseen horror. How and why so many under-aged boys were able to get to the battlefields is a complex mystery of World War I, and until Richard van Emden's classic account, largely unexplored.Boy Soldiers of the Great War tells for the first time the incredible...
Engels | 416 pagina's (5,5 MB) | Bloomsbury Paperbacks, [London] | 2014
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Ashley Thorpe The Boy to Beat the Gods
Yearning to save his sister from the mighty Orishas, Kayode stumbles upon a magical fruit that infuses him with unpredictable powers! With a trickster god, a spiky princess, and a fisherboy by his side, Kayode embarks on an epic adventure to save his sister. But beware! Each Orisha is more powerful than the last. Can Kayode control his newly acquired half-god strength before it runs out? A fast-paced adventure where one brave boy squares off against six formidable gods, this story details the importance...
Engels | 7 uur 27 minuten (333 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Terry Deary | Helen Flook The boy who cried horse
"1180 BC. Young Acheron is a liar. Everybody knows it. Troy is under siege and Acheron tells tales of Trojan bravery to entertain Prince Paris and the beautiful Helen at the palace. But when a stranger comes to the city to announce that the Greeks have departed, leaving a special gift of a wooden horse, Acheron is suspicious. He races to tell Prince Paris about the Greek plot, but will anyone at the palace believe him? Er, no, actually! As Aesop said, "There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks...
Engels | 64 pagina's (4,3 MB) | A&C Black Childrens & Educational, [London] | 2014
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Charlotte Labee Brain under Strain
Your 10-Week Guide to a More Balanced Mind
Overstimulated and stressed, that’s how we often feel in today’s society. And to no surprise: the speed at which the world has changed over the past 30 years is much higher than your brain can keep up with. From early in the morning to late at night, your brain has to deal with a large number of stimuli: through your work, your phone, and social media. In this book, Brain Balance Expert Charlotte Labee provides you with practical tools to balance your mind, and your life. Charlotte offers valuable...
Engels | 9 uur 21 minuten (808 MB) | Kosmos Uitgevers, Utrecht | 2024
Luisterboek (digitaal)
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