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Karma Brown Recipe for a perfect wife
a novel
Als in 2018 een vrouw in de kelder van haar huis brieven vindt van een vorige bewoonster, gaat ze op zoek naar haar geheim.
Fictie
Engels | 322 pagina's | Dutton, [New York] | 2020
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Matthew Hall The black art of killing
Leo Black, docent aan de universiteit van Oxford, kan zijn leven als soldaat bij de SAS nog niet gedag zeggen nu hem wordt gevraagd te helpen bij het oplossen van een aantal misdaden.
Fictie
Engels | 455 pagina's | Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Books, London | 2020
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Umi Sakurai A man & his cat
Belevenissen van een oude man en zijn kat uit een dierenwinkel. Manga. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 155 pagina's | Square Enix Manga, [El Segundo, CA] | 2022
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Machteld van der Gaag Catwalks & Cowboys
Catwalks & Cowboys is set in London, Paris, New York and Goliad, a little town in Texas. It’s the story of Hazel Bernard, a London based copywriter who – after being unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend – flees to Paris to drown her sorrows for a weekend. There, she ends up on a barstool next to Ali, a celebrated and eccentric fashion designer. As it turns out, Ali carries the weight of the haute couture crisis on his shoulders. Under the influence of Margaritas and whiskey, they brainstorm away....
Engels | 7 uur 57 minuten (686 MB) | LuisterEffect, Prinsenbeek | 2020
Luisterboek (digitaal)
George van Houtem The Dirty Tricks of Negotiating
Discover and master the rules of negotiation
Expert negotiator George van Houtem teaches in a step-by-step approach the tricks of the trade. He explains the techniques and strategies that happen during negotiations, and how pitfalls can be avoided. Van Houtem explains how you can gain control and steer negotiations to your advantage. After The Dirty Tricks of Negotiating you'll master the art of negotiation and never be tricked again. Instead, you'll be using the tricks. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 2 uur 55 minuten (252 MB) | Bookora, Zeist | 2020
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Tijn Touber Time Bender
The man who came to save Earth
Just when the situation on planet Earth is becoming unbearable, a mysterious man shows up to save the day. According to Time Bender our planet is the most precious jewel of the cosmos, because it carries the DNA of just about every species in the universe. That’s why our forefathers called it the Living Library and many galactic wars have been fought over her. As time is short and the stakes are high a pact of friends is formed to save the Living Library from the grips of evil. Time Bender is a fast-paced...
Engels | 5 uur 52 minuten (507 MB) | London Books, Bodegraven | 2020
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Joanne Carlton Hell City
Final stop
She wakes up in a burning city. On the first day, the monsters discover her. On the second day, she learns how to defend herself. On the third day, a dog saves her life. And that changes everything. Hell City, the final stop. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 2 uur 34 minuten (222 MB) | Bookora, Zeist | 2020
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Edwin Alexander Theft of the Master
"Theft of the Master" aims to appeal to the reader seeking more from a novel than a good read. This is an intricate web of stories speckled with an assortment of finely described characters spanning different historical periods and continents. The story moves along at a terrific rate and entices the reader to discover how the circle will be completed. This is the story of an ancient religious icon pilfered at the end of WWII and its consequences for a family and a nation. "Theft of the Master" has...
Engels | 10 uur 23 minuten (499 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Oscar Wilde B. J. Harrison Reads The Canterville Ghost
B.J. Harrison breathes life into one of Oscar Wilde’s first short stories, "The Canterville Ghost". The American Hiram B. Otis and his family move to a castle in Canterville Chase in the English countryside. They soon discover that they are not alone in the castle and that the ghost of an old tenant, Sir Simon de Canterville, is with them. Yet the family is not so easily scared, even if the ghost can take many shapes and forms. The short story from the late 19th century mixes humor with the macabre....
Engels | 1 uur 12 minuten (54 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Oscar Wilde B. J. Harrison Reads Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Sometimes self-fulfilling prophecies are not all they seem. Lord Arthur Savile is a young British aristocrat about to get married. Mr. Podgers tells people’s fortunes, and he has bad news for the groom: he will commit murder. Unable to get the thought off his mind, he decides to get it over with before entering into marriage, but things do not go as planned. Hear the darkly humorous short story “Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime” by Oscar Wilde from the late 19th century brought to life by B.J. Harrison....
Engels | 1 uur 21 minuten (60 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Claes Johansen The Boatman and the Boy
By now the sun was up, and through the periscope he minded he could see the stony plateau in front of the position. On the other side of it were the outskirts of the jungle where the enemy was hiding and building his camps, preparing for new attacks. He observed the vastness of the wild jungle stretching north and west, pierced by hundreds of hilltops, each surrounded by a white fog. French Indochina was a gigantic and mysterious place, and he was gradually losing hope that he would ever find what...
Engels | 7 uur 38 minuten (358 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Anna Charlotta Petricevic GONE
Three teenage boys disappear from an exclusive suburb in Sydney. The kidnappers contact the boys' families - but two of the boys' dead bodies are found floating in the harbour before any ransom sums have been paid. DS Morgan Callaghan has taken time off work for personal reasons, but now he's called in to lead the investigations of the kidnappings and the murders - and once again, Morgan must face cruelty and violent deaths... During the course of the investigations, it becomes known that inner...
Engels | 10 uur 24 minuten (452 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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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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F. Scott Fitzgerald B.J. Harrison Reads Bernice Bobs Her Hair
"He wondered idly whether she was a poor conversationalist because she got no attention or got no attention because she was a poor conversationalist." Bernice is having a difficult summer trying to fit in with her popular cousin Marjorie and her friends. But when Marjorie helps her become a society girl and she wins the affections of a certain young man, a battle of wits and wills ensues between the two cousins. In classic 90s makeover movie style, 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair' is the 1920s equivalent...
Engels | 1 uur 1 minuut (44 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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F. Scott Fitzgerald B.J. Harrison Reads The Cut-Glass Bowl
"Evylyn, I’m going to give a present that’s as hard as you are and as beautiful and as empty and as easy to see through." When New York housewife Evylyn Piper receives a cut-glass bowl from a former boyfriend as a wedding gift, it's like the bowl brings a curse along with it. As years go by, a downward spiral seems to engulf her family and all she has to blame is that cursed bowl. Fitzgerald's descriptions are vivid and spellbinding. In 'The Cut-Glass Bowl' he explores themes of unrealized dreams...
Engels | 54 minuten (39 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Oscar Wilde B.J. Harrison Reads The Happy Prince and Other Tales
B.J. Harrison reads "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" which consists of various children’s stories by Oscar Wilde. Originally published in 1888, the work includes five memorable stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket". It features unforgettable characters, such as the happy prince who has never experienced sorrow and a nightingale who accepts a rose for the ultimate sacrifice. These tales have inspired countless...
Engels | 52 minuten (38 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Zara Zenia Alien Gladiator's Mate
Can these two mates live in together in harmony? Carina is tired of working hard with manual labor to help serve the now broken down Earth’s society. She wants to have new experiences. She knows the only way off the planet is through Celestial Mates, the mail order bride service, so she decides to sign up. She finally gets selected and gets picked up by a spaceship to take her to her new life. Little does she know, one of her friends who has always had a crush on her, climbs aboard the spaceship...
Engels | 4 uur 4 minuten (177 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Peter Gotthardt The Adventures of the Elves 2
The Sorceress, Black Raven
Continuing the entertaining and beautiful saga about the elves’ adventures, "The Sorceress, Black Raven" is about a tournament taking place in the king’s court. Acorn, our young and brave protagonist, is among the participating knights. As he is about to start, however, a raven flies towards the king and snatches his crown. And, of course, it is up to Acorn and Rosehip to follow the bird and retrieve the crown. Their remarkable adventure is marked by new friendships, dangerous situations, and sudden...
Engels | 15 minuten (11 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Inger Gammelgaard Madsen The Cleaner 6
Cleaning Up
The new information in the case makes Roland Benito re-examine the prison guard’s suicide. Now he knows for certain who Uwe Finch really is, and he decides to let Anne Larsen know. She was the one who obtained Uwe Finch’s fingerprint, and in the past, Roland has found out that Anne can be of great help in police investigations. Bertram is shocked to find out what has happened to his mum, but suddenly Anne Larsen, the reporter from TV2 East Jutland, shows up. Bertram breaks down in front of Anne,...
Engels | 48 minuten (38 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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2020