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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
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Cathy Birchall Touching the World
"Touching the World" is the extraordinary story of Cathy Birchall, a blind woman, who set off with her companion Bernard Smith, to become the first blind person ever to circle the world on a motorbike, an 18-year-old BMW R100. What transpired has become an inspirational, worldwide story that challenges people to question their own self-imposed boundaries. From desolate and dangerous mountain roads, difficult border crossings and numerous mechanical breakdowns, to climbing Wayna Picchu (first ever...
Engels | 19 uur 7 minuten (835 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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R. J. Belle After
Meet eight combat-injured men who sustained life-altering injuries. Hear eight inspiring stories of heroism and the re-building of independent, productive and fulfilling lives after seemingly impossible circumstance. Hear how these incredible men manage to reshape their lives after combat. It also sets these stories within the context of current veteran healthcare, and injury, suicide, and disability statistics, and looks briefly at the impacts on the caregivers who support these men. R. J. Belle...
Engels | 3 uur 41 minuten (160 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Harry de Jong De duivel ligt altijd op de loer
een persoonlijke zoektocht door 45 jaar rock and roll geschiedenis
Bundel vol lezenswaardige verhalen van sterren van de popmuziek die samen een fraai tijdsbeeld geven van de jaren, 1974 tot 2019, waarin de Heerenveense journalist Harry de Jong (1952) achter zijn internationale helden aan ging om ze te interviewen
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 699 pagina's | Band of Books, [Gaanderen] | 2020
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Rudyard Kipling American Notes
"In American Notes", the Anglo-Indian Rudyard Kipling visits the USA, and the travel-diary that came out of it offers an interesting view of the America of the 1880's. Kipling affects a wide-eyed innocence and expresses astonishment at features of American life that differ from his own, not least the freedom (and attraction) of American women. However, he scorns the political machines that make a mockery of American democracy, and whilst exhibiting the racist attitude that has made him controversial...
Engels | 2 uur 45 minuten (119 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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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
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Steven Plant England's Best Haunted Pubs and Inns
Discover some of the most haunted pubs and inns around England. Steven Plant will take around the UK, stopping at local establishments that are famous for their unusual guests. Through Bruce Cullen’s excellent narration, you will discover another side of British pub life, and be taken to the following locations: The Bate Hall (Macclesfield, Cheshire), The Nutshell (Bury St Edmunds), The Miners Arms (Eyams, Peak District), The Viaduct Tavern (London). Steven Plant is a British author of non-fiction....
Engels | 1 uur 39 minuten (72 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Steven Plant England's Best Haunted Places
Discover some of the most haunted places around England. Whether you believe in the paranormal, or are just looking for a good scare on a dark night, Steven Plant’s travel through England will take you to some of the most famous, and frightening, places in the UK. Through Bruce Cullen’s excellent narration, you will discover haunted cinemas and encounter ghostly figures in grand estates. This book’s will take to the following locations: Blackpool, Pluckley Village, the Hellfire Caves, Morley Rectory,...
Engels | 2 uur 17 minuten (99 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Henrik Ibsen Little Eyolf
In Henrik Ibsen's play "Little Eyolf" we meet Alfred Allmer and his wife Rita, whose marriage and relationship has been strained ever since their son, Eyolf, fell from a table as an infant and became lame. Alfred has been burying himself in work, writing his philosophical thesis on 'human responsibility’. Meanwhile, Rita still feels a lot of desire towards Alfred and is jealous of everyone who comes near him. But when little Eyolf is lured away by the Rat-Wife and drowns in a lake, the couple must...
Engels | 2 uur 36 minuten (114 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Henrik Ibsen The Master Builder
Master Builder Halvard Solness is an ageing architect who has not achieved what he wanted, neither in art nor in love. He fears and bullies his juniors, and thinks he is going mad. His wife and mistress try to care for him as best they can, without themselves getting hurt in return. The situation is further fraught by the arrival of young and seductive Hilda Wangel, who also plays a part in Ibsen's previous drama "The Lady from the Sea." The Norwegian playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)...
Engels | 2 uur 56 minuten (128 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Marcelle Kellermann The Interpreter
This story is set during the occupation of France of 1940-44, during which time the author fought as a member of the Resistance. It follows her interrogation, imprisonment and her subsequent unexpected release by the German Nazi Officer Frank Van Heugen, the official interpreter in the German Kommandatur of Vichy France. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 4 uur 33 minuten (202 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Walter Parks Jesus
The Missing Years
The Bible tells us of Jesus' birth and of His being in the temple in Jerusalem when He was a boy of 12. But then there is no further mention of Him until about 20 years later when He starts His ministry. Where was He? Why did the Bible not say? After an intensive search and study of The Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient documents, I found where God gave instructions, through His Prophets, for the preparation of a place in the wilderness for His Son Jesus. The instructions were followed. A place...
Engels | 4 uur 11 minuten (183 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Sandra Kooke Speel!
de lessen van Jan Wijn
De levensbeschrijving van pianist en pianoleraar Jan Wijn, die meerdere generaties pianisten heeft opgeleid.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 180 pagina's | ISVW Uitgevers, Leusden | 2020
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Miro Gavran Vier verhalen en een toneelstuk
Fictie | Verhalenbundel
Nederlands | 193 pagina's | KLIN, Amsterdam | 2020
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Corjan Matsinger Heilige herrie
geloven in de popmuziek
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 160 pagina's | Nuijten & Schipperheijn Motief, Amsterdam | 2020
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William Shakespeare Julius Caesar & Antonius en Cleopatra
Shakespeare in gewoon Nederlands
Moderne vertaling van de toneelstukken 'Julius Caesar' en 'Antonius en Cleopatra' van William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 246 pagina's | [Brave New Books], [Nederland] | 2020
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Sigiswald Kuijken Blijf bij ons, Bach
het verhaal van een innige relatie
Persoonlijk verslag van barokviolist Sigiswald Kuijken over hoe hij tot Bach is gekomen, met een bespreking van vele werken van J.S. Bach.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 247 pagina's | Lannoo, [Tielt] | 2020
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Dimitri Visch In 10 stappen een succesvolle DJ-carrière
geef je dj-carrière een boost, krijg meer boekingen en groei als ondernemer
Stappenplan voor het opbouwen van een carrière als zelfstandig ondernemende dj.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 93 pagina's | Expertboek, [Breda] | 2020
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Jeroen van Merwijk Was volgend jaar maar vast voorbij
365 dagen op rijm
Bundel met de 365 liedteksten die cabaretier en liedjesschrijver Jeroen van Merwijk een jaar lang elke dag op zijn Facebook-pagina plaatste.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 312 pagina's | Uitgeverij Brooklyn, [Leiden] | 2020
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Michel van Zeist Fred Kaps, meestergoochelaar
Kleurrijke en levendige biografie van meester-goochelaar Fred Kaps alias Bram Bongers (1926-1980) , die onder meer drievoudig wereldkampioen goochelen werd.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 256 pagina's | Sumtip BV, Veenendaal | 2020
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