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Bisrat Woldemichael Handiso Genocide of thought
censorship in Ethiopia
Bisrat Woldemichael Handiso (1983) is an Ethiopian journalist who worked as an editor for different local newspapers. He was one of the founders of the Ethiopian Journalists Forum (EJF), an independent association made up of largely young journalists who advocate for greater press freedom in his country. In this function he ran trainig workshops and discussions on press freedom, visited journalist in prison and hospital and facilitated medical assistance for them. EJF was accused of being an illegal...
Non-fictie
Engels | 58 pagina's (ePub2, 1,5 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Monique Schouten The five principes of effective coaching
meet your unconscious coach and step out of your comfort zone
The five principles of effective coaching Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Non-fictie
Engels | 95 pagina's (ePub2, 1,2 MB) | Uitgeverij Marmer, Baarn | 2015
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A.T. Vergunst Bridge to Genesis
Aan de hand van kleine gedeelten uit Genesis wordt dit oudtestamentische bijbelboek uitgelegd. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | ePub2, 0,8 MB | de Banier uitgeverij, Apeldoorn | 2015
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Tomislav Kezharovski Annihilation/Likvidacija
censorship in Macedonia
The Macedonian authorities use very heavy-handed methods to crush criticism and investigations into political corruption. Free expression is under increasing threat. More than half of Macedonia’s citizens are scared to openly express their opinions. Journalists are pushed into self-censorship fearing that telephones and emails are monitored. The case known as ‘Likvidacija’, Macedonian for ‘Annihilation’ gives a breathtaking example of power abuse as on May 2013 the investigating journalist Tomislav...
Non-fictie
Engels | 128 pagina's (ePub2, 1,7 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Bui Thanh Hieu Speaking in silence
censorship in Vietnam
In the holiday paradise Vietnam, social media are allowed only to provide and exchange personal information. Bloggers and cyberdissidents who dare to question the government’s legitimacy or domestic policies are ruthlessly suppressed. Political blogger Bui Thanh Hieu (1972) nevertheless uses the Internet to criticize politically hot topics, such as Vietnam’s territorial claims within China as well as its handling of land disputes with the Catholic Church. In response to this, Hieu was arrested, his...
Non-fictie
Engels | 57 pagina's (ePub2, 1,6 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Alfred Scheepers A survey of buddhist thought
General in its approach, yet penetrating, this book allows the reader to become acquainted with the highlights of Buddhist philosophy. It not only treats the ideas of the founder of the religion, but follows the development of his thought through the ages. It points out how these ideas were used by the psychologists of the Abhidharma, how they issued in the mystical conceptions of Mahayana. But before all, the book treats the more intellectual notions about time and being as found in the Madhyamaka...
Non-fictie
Engels | 19 pagina's (PDF, 5 MB) | Olive Press, Amsterdam | 2015
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Lydia Muijen Love heals
why not do it more
“Love Heals, why not do it more” is filled with inspirational short poems of timeless truths and with her personal experiences. Lydia Muijen wrote a new collection of poems about a world that could use a little more kindness. With a bubbling curiosity for nature, Lydia indirectly raises questions as: How can we start to heal the world we live in; what would the world look like if there were a little more kindness in it; and what would the world look like from the perspective of a tree? She poses...
Fictie
Engels | 65 pagina's (ePub2, 8,1 MB) | Nederlandse Auteurs Uitgeverij, Blaricum | 2015
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Arne Peter Braaksma Human dignity
eleven defenders of human rights at close range
Verhalen van elf mensenrechtenactivisten.
Non-fictie
Engels | 325 pagina's (ePub2, 3,3 MB) | Pixel Perfect Publications, 's-Gravenhage | 2015
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Jenny Colgan Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery
A Novel
For fans of Elin Hilderbrand, Jojo Moyes, and Jane Green, Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery is an irresistible novelmoving and funny, soulful and sweetabout happiness, heartache, and hope. And recipes. A thriving bakery. A lighthouse to call home. A handsome beekeeper. A pet puffin. These are the things that Polly Waterford can call her own. This is the beautiful life she leads on a tiny island off the southern coast of England. But clouds are gathering on the horizon. A stranger threatens to...
Engels | ePub3, 1,3 MB | William Morrow Paperbacks, [Nederland] | 2021
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Jojo Moyes After you
Na de dood van Will raakt Lou in een depressie, loopt een aantal botbreuken op na een val van haar dak en staat plotseling de tot dan toe onbekende dochter van Will bij haar op de stoep die ze vervolgens in huis neemt.
Fictie | Psychologische roman | Romantische verhalen
Engels | ePub3, 2,9 MB | Penguin, [Nederland] | 2021
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Arnaldur Indriðason The shadow killer
Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog onderzoeken de IJslandse rechercheurs Flóvent en Thorson de moord op een handelsreiziger.
Fictie | Thriller
Engels | ePub3, 3,4 MB | Vintage Digital, [Nederland] | 2021
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Michel Houellebecq Submission
As the 2022 French Presidential election looms, two candidates emerge as favourites: Marine Le Pen of the Front National, and the charismatic Muhammed Ben Abbes of the growing Muslim Fraternity. Forming a controversial alliance with the political left to block the Front National s alarming ascendency, Ben Abbes sweeps to power, and overnight the country is transformed. This proves to be the death knell of French secularism, as Islamic law comes into force: women are veiled, polygamy is encouraged...
Engels | ePub3, 1,1 MB | Vintage Digital, [Nederland] | 2021
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Tess Gerritsen Playing with fire
Violiste Julia Ansdale wil achterhalen waarom een indringende melodie, waarvan ze de bladmuziek in Rome vond, een gevaarlijk effect heeft op haar dochtertje.
Fictie | Thriller
Engels | ePub3, 1,7 MB | Transworld Digital, [Nederland] | 2021
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Niccolo Ammaniti Anna
FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2017It is four years since the virus came, killing every adult in its path. Not long after that the electricity failed. Food and water started running out. Fires raged uncontrolled across the country. Now Anna cares for her brother alone in a house hidden in the woods, keeping him safe from 'the Outside', scavenging for food amid the packs of wild dogs that roam their ruined, blackened world. Before their mother died, she told them to love each other and never part....
Engels | ePub2, 3,6 MB | Canongate Books, [Nederland] | 2021
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Henry James The Portrait of a Lady
Henry James is as solitary in the history of the novel as Shakespeare is in the history of poetry' Graham Greene Isabel Archer's main aim in life is to protect her independence. She is not interested in settling down and compromising her freedom for the sake of marriage. However, on a trip around Europe with her aunt, she finds herself captivated by the charming Gilbert Osmond, who is very interested in the idea of adding Isabel to his collection of beautiful artworks... Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | ePub2, 0,8 MB | Vintage Digital, [Nederland] | 2021
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Roderik Bender | Theo IJzermans How can I turn a mountain back into a molehill?
rational effectiveness training for advanced students
How Can I Turn a Mountain Back into a Molehill? Rational Effectiveness Training for Advanced Students The enormous success of The Stumbling Blocks of the Mind makes one thing eminently clear: there is a great need for a method to improve the way that we deal with certain work situations that cause stress, frustration and non-productive behaviour. Rational Effectiveness Training (RET) is exactly that kind of method. With 'How Can I Turn a Mountain Back into a Molehill?' IJzermans and Bender have produced...
Non-fictie
Engels | 106 pagina's (ePub2, 1,8 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Josephine Cox Lonely Girl
De 15-jarige Rosie, enig kind, zou het thuis, op het Engelse platteland, aangenaam moeten hebben, maar haar moeders grillige karakter verstoort de harmonie binnen het gezin.
Fictie | Familieroman
Engels | 400 pagina's (ePub, 3,8 MB) | Harper Collins, [Nederland] | 2018
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Dean R. Koontz Ashley Bell
Als Bibi, een kerngezonde jonge vrouw, de ene dag met kanker wordt gediagnosticeerd en de volgende dag genezen wordt verklaard, blijkt dat tijdens een séance een reden te hebben; ze moet het leven van Ashley Bell redden, maar waarom?
Fictie | Thriller
Engels | 656 pagina's (ePub, 1,5 MB) | Harper Collins, [Nederland] | 2018
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Jennifer Niven All the bright places
Violet en Finch (17, afwisselend ik-figuur) ontmoeten elkaar boven op de klokkentoren van school. Allebei overwegen ze er vanaf te springen. Finch leert Violet opnieuw van het leven te genieten. Maar lukt hem dat zelf ook? Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Psychologische roman
Engels | 300 pagina's (ePub, 2,1 MB) | Penguin Books, [Nederland] | 2018
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Marion Zimmer Bradley Lady of the Trillium
Torn between love and duty, a reluctant young acolyte will be called on to magically save her imperiled world in this enthralling chapter of the Saga of the Trillium Of the three royal siblings who made up the Petals of the Living Trillium, only Lady Haramis survives nine hundred years after the events that nearly devastated their realm. But the Archimage is old and ill, and a successor must be found if Ruwenda is to remain safe and protected. In Princess Mikayla, Haramis recognizes the ideal candidate....
Engels | ePub2, 2 MB | Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, [Nederland] | 2015
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