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Zora Neale Hurston | Oluale Kossola Barracoon
Oluale Kossola, overlevende van het laatste slavenschip
Het relaas van een van de laatste naar Amerika getransporteerde tot slaafgemaakten, in 1927 geïnterviewd door schrijfster en antropologe Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960).
Non-fictie
Nederlands | Engels | 267 pagina's | De Geus, Amsterdam | 2019
Gedrukt boek
Eddie Rickenbacker Fighting the Flying Circus
"Fighting the Flying Circus" is fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker WWI memoir. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, which ended the war with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. The circus mentioned in the title refers to the German squadron commanded by the famous Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) was an American World War I pilot. He was the most successful fighter ace in that war and received...
Engels | 10 uur (437 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness
Before its 1902 publication, Heart of Darkness appeared as a three part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It was classified by the Modern Library website editors as one of the '100 best novels' and part of the Western canon. The story centres on Charles Marlow, who narrates most of the book. He is an Englishman who takes a foreign assignment from a Belgian trading company as a river boat captain in Africa. Heart of Darkness exposes the dark side of European colonization while exploring the three...
Engels | 4 uur 38 minuten (211 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Charles Rivers The Earp Brothers
"The Earp Brothers" weaves the lives of the Earp brothers into one entertaining and educational narrative. It explains the origins of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the controversial details that continue to be debated today. Of all the colorful characters that inhabited the West during the 19th century, the most famous of them all is Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), who has long been regarded as the embodiment of the Wild West. Charles Rivers (Editors) in an independant publisher, which had created...
Engels | 2 uur 46 minuten (123 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Eva Vriend Where the Zuiderzee once raged
a story of community spirit, entrepreneurship, and the intimate bond with the water
‘Where the Zuiderzee Once Raged’ by Eva Vriend is a story of the true heroes of the coast, represented by four fisher families from Urk, Volendam, Spakenburg, and Wieringen. Eva Vriend weaves together their family histories into an epic tale of their intimate bond with water, the resilience that has guided them forward, and the fishing tradition in their blood. The charming towns around the IJsselmeer delight visitors with their authentic facades, fishing boats, and picturesque harbors. The people...
Non-fictie
Engels | 359 pagina's (ePub2) | Atlas Contact Publishers, Amsterdam | 2022
E-book
Geert Mak The many lives of Jan Six
a portrait of an Amsterdam dynasty
Geschiedenis van de Amsterdamse patriciërsfamilie vanaf de zestiende eeuw tot en met de periode vlak na de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Non-fictie
Engels | ePub2, 4,2 MB | Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2017
E-book
Yuval Noah Harari Sapiens
a brief history of mankind
Geschiedenis van de evolutionaire ontwikkeling van de mensheid vanaf de homo sapiens tot in de 21ste eeuw.
Engels | 498 pagina's | Vintage Books, London | 2014
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Geert Mak The many lives of Jan Six
a portrait of an Amsterdam dynasty
Geschiedenis van de Amsterdamse patriciërsfamilie vanaf de zestiende eeuw tot en met de periode vlak na de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Non-fictie
Engels | 440 pagina's | Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2017
Gedrukt boek
Toni Morrison The origin of others
Zes colleges van de Afro-Amerikaanse schrijfster (1931) over rassenrelaties in de literaire en de echte wereld, gegeven aan Harvard University in 2016.
Engels | 114 pagina's | Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Massachusetts) | 2017
Gedrukt boek
Menachem Kaiser Plunder
a memoir of family property and stolen Nazi treasure
Non-fictie
Engels | 277 pagina's | Scribe, Melbourne | 2021
Gedrukt boek
Misha Buster Untamed fashion in USSR
Overzicht van de mode in de Sovjet-Unie ten tijde van de perestrojka.
Non-fictie
Engels | 78 pagina's | Editie Leesmagazijn, [Amsterdam] | 2013
Gedrukt boek