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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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Albert A. Anderson Fading of the Light
A Love Story
"The Fading of the Light: A Love Story" is Albert A. Anderson’s touching account of the loss of his wife to Alzheimer’s disease. The poems contained in this collection were a way for him to deal with the effects this incurable illness had not only on his wife, but on him and their nearest and dearest. In publishing this incredibly personal journey, he hopes he can bring some solace to readers in a similar situation, who have to deal with a slow yet inevitable loss. Albert A. Anderson, Ph.D.,...
Engels | 56 minuten (41 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Booth Tarkington Penrod
Eleven-year-old Penrod Schofield and his wistful dog Duke go on a hilarious romp through turn of the century Indianapolis. "Penrod" (1914) chronicles his life, loves, and mostly the trouble he gets into. His adventures in pre-World War I Midwest have been likened to those of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain), and this first collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington was followed by two further episodes: "Penrod and Sam" (1916) and "Penrod Jashber" (1929). Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American...
Engels | 5 uur 58 minuten (264 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Anna Hamlin Weikel Betty Baird's Ventures
"'Oh, this indigent family of ours! I certainly must bestir myself and do something to support it,' said Betty Baird, airily, to her mother, yet looking determined, and straightening herself up among the cushions piled high on the broad window-seat in her room." Betty is back home with her parents on Long Islands, when she discovers her father is struggling to pay back the mortgage. She decides to help. But can a young girl in 1907 earn enough money to make a difference? And does Betty have the...
Engels | 6 uur 34 minuten (290 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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A. Frank. Pinkerton Won by Crime
"'It is no use!' she cried, at last, pushing back the mass of thick black hair falling over her white brow; 'I shall never be able to get India by heart, unless I can see the places. I wish papa would let us go reconnoitering amongst the ruined temples and other mysterious buildings; it is so annoying staying here day after day, never seeing anything outside the palace.'" In "Won by Crime", the Portuguese Viceroy Don Garcia has brought his daughter Lianor and nephew Pantaleone to the wild island...
Engels | 1 uur 20 minuten (58 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
Luisterboek (digitaal)
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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F. Scott Fitzgerald B. J. Harrison Reads The Offshore Pirate
“You see, this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding--it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.” Ardita, a beautiful and bored young Flapper, is hanging out on her uncle's yacht when it's suddenly captured by pirates. When Ardita meets and falls in love with the charming captain she knows she's been right to reject the boring and rich society men. But a truth lurks around the corner that will make her question everything she thinks she...
Engels | 1 uur 13 minuten (53 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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Booth Tarkington Penrod and Sam
"During the daylight hours of several autumn Saturdays there had been severe outbreaks of cavalry in the Schofield neighbourhood. The sabres were of wood; the steeds were imaginary, and both were employed in a game." "Penrod and Sam" (1916) is the sequel to "Penrod" (1914). Set before World War One, it focuses on Penrod Schofield and his best friend Sam Williams as they go on hilarious adventures. Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. Originally from Indianapolis,...
Engels | 6 uur 27 minuten (283 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Colleen S. Myers Blood Will Tell
Twilight meets Divergent. Unbeknownst to 18-year old Isabelle, her dad inserted a vital DNA sequence into her blood that made her resistant to the Immortalus virus, but unlocked other capabilities that prove to be the key to the war between the human and vampire race. Colleen S. Myers in an American writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the author of "The Solum" series, the "Hometown Heroes" series, and the "Blood" series. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 6 uur 27 minuten (284 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Augusta Huiell Seaman The Girl Next Door
Marcia Brett tells her friend Janet that the old, broken-down house next door, which they always thought was empty and abandoned, is apparently not so. An old, veiled woman lives there, and so does a pretty, blond girl of about their age. They discover that this girl, Cicely Marlowe, came to live with old Mrs. Benedict after her mother’s death, but she doesn’t know why, or she is. All she does know is that she must remains mostly unseen, not look out the windows, or talk to anyone. Augusta Huiell...
Engels | 4 uur 12 minuten (188 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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David Baldacci Ondergronds
Amos Decker en zijn FBI-collega Alex Jamison worden naar het plaatsje London in North-Dakota gestuurd. Daar komen ze er al spoedig achter dat het door gas- en oliewinning snel groeiende stadje een broeinest is van problemen. De enorme voorraad schaliegas in de bodem trekt een diverse groep nieuwkomers aan die stuk voor stuk van plan zijn zo snel mogelijk rijk te worden. Deze plotselinge groei levert een hoop trammelant op, van vechtpartijen en drugs tot prostitutie en… moord. Decker en Jamison zijn...
Fictie | Thriller
Nederlands | 416 pagina's (ePub2, 1,3 MB) | A.W. Bruna Uitgevers, Amsterdam | 2020
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Brian S. Ference Purgatory of the Werewolf
What's worse than realizing you're a werewolf? Being chased by a monster hunter with a demon eye. Dorian survived being eaten alive, but time is running out to save himself and his loved ones before the full moon. He flees England and enlists with the Royal Navy hoping to escape the monster. But will his ship carry him to a new life before the full moon or plunge him into the horror of war? This is the second book in "The Wolf of Dorian Gray" series. Brian S. Ference is an American author from...
Engels | 6 uur 7 minuten (267 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Courtney Walsh Ik zie je bij de vuurtoren
roman
‘Ik zie je bij de vuurtoren’ van Courtney Walsh speelt zich af op het eiland Nantucket. Twaalf jaar geleden hebben jeugdvrienden Cody Boggs en Louisa Chambers een pact gesloten: op 30 juli zullen ze samen hun gedeelde dertigste verjaardag vieren bij de vuurtoren van Nantucket. Maar een verschrikkelijke gebeurtenis drijft hen uit elkaar. Jaren later kruisen hun paden weer als ze allebei ingehuurd zijn om te werken aan een inzamelingsactie voor de kustwacht van het eiland. De hereniging brengt niet...
Nederlands | 329 pagina's (ePub2, 6 MB) | KokBoekencentrum Uitgevers, Utrecht | 2023
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Charles Miner Thompson The Calico Cat
Solomon has hated the Calico Cat ever since he bought the house in Ellmington and he has tried his very best to drive her away, but with no luck. As he tries once more to get rid of the cat, he triggers a vicious series of events that ends with lies, the arrest of a boy, and a guilty conscience. Charles Miner Thompson (1864-1941) was an American author and journalist, who worked as an editor at the Youth’s Companion, a children’s magazine that ran from 1827 to 1929. Thompson is mostly remembered...
Engels | 2 uur 30 minuten (110 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Ian Buruma Het Churchillcomplex
opkomst en ondergang van de Anglo-Amerikaanse orde
Ian Buruma’s nieuwste boek: ‘Het Churchillcomplex’. In 1945 werd West-Europa bevrijd door de Engelsen en de Noord-Amerikanen. Het VK en de VS waren toonbeelden van vrijheid, openheid en democratie. Na brexit en de verkiezing van Donald Trump is weinig meer over van dat beeld. Hoe is het zover gekomen? Waarom worden beide landen nu bestuurd door leiders die alles waar Churchill en Roosevelt voor hebben gestreden met voeten treden? Vanuit de onverwachte wending die de politiek van beide landen genomen...
Non-fictie
Nederlands | ePub2, 4,3 MB | Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2020
E-book
S.A. Cosby Een laatste uitweg
Een man heeft de criminaliteit achter zich gelaten en leidt een eerlijk bestaan, totdat de spanning en het snelle geld opnieuw lonken.
Fictie | Psychologische roman | Thriller
Nederlands | ePub2, 4 MB | The House of Books, Amsterdam | 2022
E-book
Nancy Jooyoun Kim Het laatste verhaal van Mina Lee
Aangrijpende en hartverscheurend mooie New York Times-bestseller over de ware betekenis van familie.Het is een mysterie voor Margot Lee waarom haar moeder Mina de telefoon niet meer opneemt. Als ze afreist naar haar ouderlijk huis in Los Angeles, komt ze erachter dat haar moeder onder verdachte omstandigheden is overleden. Ze beseft dat ze eigenlijk niets weet over een van de belangrijkste personen in haar leven. Die ontdekking dwingt haar tot het ontrafelen van haar moeders geschiedenis.Toen Mina,...
Fictie | Familieroman
Nederlands | 307 pagina's (ePub2, 1,1 MB) | HarperCollins, Amsterdam | 2021
E-book
Karlijn van Houwelingen Dit is Amerika
over status, macht en sekse in Trumps macholand
Journalistieke reportage over de maatschappelijke positie van vrouwen in de Verenigde Staten en de rol die ze kunnen spelen bij de komende presidentsverkiezingen.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 164 pagina's (ePub2, 3,4 MB) | Hollands Diep, Amsterdam | 2020
E-book
Robert Pobi Onder druk
Als een bomaanslag op een grote bijeenkomst in het Guggenheim museum meer dan 700 slachtoffers maakt, wordt dr. Lucas Page, ex-FBI, ingeschakeld omdat meer rekenkracht nodig is om alle informatie te verwerken.
Fictie | Thriller
Nederlands | 448 pagina's (ePub2, 6 MB) | Luitingh Sijthoff, Amsterdam | 2020
E-book