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Ptolemy Ptolemy's tetrabiblos in the translation of William of Moerbeke
Claudii Ptolemaei liber iudicialium
First ever edition of the Latin translation of Ptolemy's masterwork. This is the first edition ever of Moerbeke's Latin translation of Ptolemy's celebrated astrological handbook, known under the title Tetrabiblos or Quadripartitum (opus). Ptolemy's treatise (composed after 141 AD) offers a systematic overview of astrological science and had, together with his Almagest, an enormous influence up until the 17th century. In the Latin Middle Ages the work was mostly known through translations from the...
Non-fictie
Engels | Latijn | 456 pagina's (PDF, 6,6 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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Adri Blonk Love
Love and happiness: few people will not be looking for these things in their life. Sometimes the search takes up a lifetime. Especially where unconditional love and happiness are concerned, it is not an easy quest. People often look for the answer in money, possessions, prestige, power, relationships and the like. They tend to find that while these can contribute to short-term happiness, they are not a permanent solution. People need to look beyond these things to discover where they can find true...
Non-fictie
Engels | 244 pagina's (PDF, 0,5 MB) | U2pi BV, Den Haag | 2019
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Rutger Koopmans Your life, your rules
taking back control
In 2008 Rutger Koopmans decided to quit his job as a banker. He wanted to pursue new avenues and explore other talents. Over the following decade this decision brought great excitement to his working life, although it was not all plain sailing. However, he was driven by a motto borrowed from Johan Cruyff, the famous Dutch footballer whose business affairs he had managed: I would prefer to go down with my own principles than with someone else's. In Your Life, Your Rules Koopmans shares his experiences...
Non-fictie
Engels | 174 pagina's (ePub3, 0,6 MB) | Brandt, Amsterdam | 2019
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Maurits v. Falkenreck Dutch decay
an entrepreneurial answer to the decline of the Dutch welfare state
In this book, Maurits v. Falkenreck describes the decay of the Dutch welfare state, and also presents his innovative projects to counter this decay. During his years as an innovator and entrepreneur, he discovered the failing innovation system and culture in which he was operating. This resulted in a sharp and refined analysis of what he calls 'The Political Ecosystem'. Based on this model and the philosophical concept of 'Model-Platonism', Falkenreck has created a thorough system analysis of Western...
Non-fictie
Engels | 323 pagina's (PDF, 36 MB) | Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2021
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Jessica A. Verhagen Forgotten children
chronicle about a transport of children for food from west to east in the Netherlands during the Second World War March 19 – June 23 1945
Non-fictie
Engels | 176 pagina's (PDF, 18 MB) | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2021
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Textual mobility and cultural transmission
Textual Mobility and Cultural Transmission is the first publication of the research and documentation Centre for the Study of English Literatures in Dutch Translation. The first part explores the notion of 'textual mobility' from a theoretical, book historical and descriptive perspective. Having thus established a broad and dynamic framework, the second part subsequently provides four case studies on Byron, Carlyle, Woolf and Beckett. Tekstmobiliteit en Culturele Overdracht is de eerste publicatie...
Non-fictie
Engels | Nederlands | 116 pagina's (PDF, 1 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
E-book
John Lennon | Jean Jullien Imagine
Stel je voor...een wereld van vrede. Een vredesduif vliegt over de wereld om een boodschap van liefde en vriendschap te verspreiden. Prentenboek met kleurrijke illustraties met de liedtekst van Imagine van John Lennon in het Engels en het Nederlands. Vanaf ca. 6 t/m 11 jaar.
Non-fictie
Engels | Nederlands | 32 pagina's | Leopold, Amsterdam | 2017
Gedrukt boek
Home
the joy of interior styling
Fotoboek over woninginrichting, ingedeeld naar jaargetijde, met suggesties voor bijpassende kleurcombinaties.
Non-fictie
Engels | 155 pagina's | Lannoo, Tielt | 2017
Gedrukt boek
J.D. Rockefeller Kanye West
Bondige Engelstalige biografie over hiphop artiest Kanye West
Non-fictie
Engels | 33 pagina's | [CreateSpace], [Scotts Valley, CA] | 2016
Gedrukt boek
Onaje X.O. Woodbine Black Gods of the asphalt
religion, hip-hop, and street basketball
Onaje Woodbine geeft door observatie en interviews een inkijk in het sociale leven van een groep Afro-amerikaanse straatbasketballers.
Non-fictie
Engels | 204 pagina's | Columbia University Press, New York | 2016
Gedrukt boek
Arianna Piazza Hip hop stylography
street style and culture
Muziek, mode, dans, en nog veel meer: een hommage aan de wereld van hiphop. Een gids van de hiphop-stijl, van muziek tot film, van sneakers tot tatoeages, van de straat tot de modellenwereld. Met veel foto's in kleur en zwart-wit.
Non-fictie
Engels | 169 pagina's | 24 ORE Cultura, Milano | 2017
Gedrukt boek
Peter Lindbergh Peter Lindbergh: a different vision on fashion photography
Monografie over de Duitse, vanuit Parijs werkende modefotograaf met een overzicht van zijn fotografisch oeuvre tussen 1978 en 2015.
Non-fictie
Duits | Engels | Frans | 522 pagina's | Taschen, Cologne | 2016
Gedrukt boek
Jury Smit The little history of the Netherlands for dummies®
Overzicht van de Nederlandse geschiedenis van de prehistorie tot koning Willem-Alexander.
Non-fictie
Engels | 143 pagina's | BBNC uitgevers, Amersfoort | 2016
Gedrukt boek
The little orange handbook
Holland for newcomers
Informatie voor buitenlandse studenten en expats over de Nederlandse samenleving, cultuur en taal.
Non-fictie
Engels | 220 pagina's | Xpat Scriptum Publishers, Schiedam | 2016
Gedrukt boek
Anthony Ham | Gregor Clark | Duncan Garwood | Catherine Le Nevez | Isabella Noble | John Noble | Regis St Louis Spain
top sights, authentic experiences
Non-fictie
Engels | 324 pagina's | Lonely Planet, [Dublin] | 2021
Gedrukt boek
Jim Morris | Sylla Pahladsingh The eight great beacons of cultural awareness
navigating the cultural landscape
The book that you are holding is the indispensable guide to cultural awareness. Are you working in an international environment, with people from different countries? Working internationally requires specific competences and relationship skills. Getting to know other cultures can be fun and enlightening. Yet, at times, you might find communication challenging and puzzling, sensing emotions and observing reactions that more often deal with the deeper level of culture. Despite our good intentions,...
Non-fictie
Engels | 144 pagina's (PDF, 4,2 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2016
E-book
Niels Shoe Meulman Shoe is my middle name
written paintings and painted words
Ever since he picked the graffiti name Shoe in 1979, Niels Meulman has been carving out his own path towards the international art world. Being a graffiti pioneer from Amsterdam, he worked with American counterparts such as Dondi White, Rammellzee and Keith Haring in the 1980s. He made the transition from the streets to fine art with a unique fusion of calligraphy and graffiti, which he named Calligraffiti. This soon became a worldwide phenomenon and now plays a significant role within Urban Contemporary...
Fictie | Non-fictie
Engels | 345 pagina's (ePub3, 89 MB) | Lebowski, Amsterdam | 2016
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Wim Denslagen Observations on urban aesthetics
London, Paris and New York
London, Paris and New York were each designated as 'capital of the world' in the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Besides their cultural importance, they were also admired for their beauty. How travellers described these cityscapes is the theme of this book. Why is it interesting to look at these cities through the eyes of travellers from the past who visited places, which have changed over time? Well, firstly, because if you always restrict your views on architecture by only looking...
Non-fictie
Engels | 156 pagina's (ePub2, 22 MB) | U2pi, Voorburg | 2016
E-book
Vincent Vermeulen What we can learn from the butler
Waarom zijn butlers zo'n innemende, correcte personen die altijd klaar staan en nooit een steek laten vallen? Omdat dat hun beroep is, zegt u? Fout: in de allereerste plaats is het een levenswijze, een constant het-beste van jezelf vragen. Ze gebruiken daarvoor technieken die ieder van ons kan aanleren. Want zeg nu zelf, zijn we niet allemaal toe aan verbetering? In dit boek leert Vincent Vermeulen, ervaren butler en directeur van de 'School for Butlers & Hospitality', hoe kennis over etiquette,...
Non-fictie
Engels | 192 pagina's (ePub2, 0,8 MB) | Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, Ghent | 2016
E-book
Jacqueline den Breejen Midnight train
“Oh no, wait! The train! The midnight train! The midnight train from Moingona! It’s coming here. At 12 o’clock. It’s coming to Honey Creek. The midnight train will crash in Honey Creek! I must stop the midnight train!” July 6, 1881, at 11:00, by Honey Creek, Iowa (USA). A storm, a bridge, a crash. A train that is coming. And a 16-year-old girl. Can Kate Shelley stop the midnight train? Een waargebeurd verhaal. Geschikt voor 8 tot12-jarigen met een basiskennis van Engels. Voor gebruik op school of...
Fictie | Non-fictie
Engels | 10 pagina's (ePub2, 1,6 MB) | De Banier Bv, Apeldoorn | 2016
E-book
Non-fictie