Books

Met “Gebeten” brengt Bruno Lowagie nu een tijdsdocument waarin hij zijn persoonlijke verhaal vertelt tegen de achtergrond van de technologische evolutie van de afgelopen veertig jaar.

Som flygvärdinna vid Pan American World Airways 1963-71 fick jag vara med om många roliga och spännande resor som jag är mycket tacksam för. Hälften av vad du betalar för boken kommer att gå till en världsfredsfond.

The iText story, told by its original developer. In this book, Bruno Lowagie describes how he created the open source PDF library iText, why it was important to create a company for iText, and how he grew the business from the pre-revenue start-up phase to a multi-million-dollar exit.

There’s a narrative pedalled globally. I question its validity. The narrative states the majority of problems experienced in the Western world happen because our societies are being continually oppressed by people like me: privileged educated 'cisgender' heterosexual white 'Christian' males aka ‘The White Patriarchy’. Apparently I'm the problem!

Figuring out your life after hard times.

This is a fine tale of resilience in the face of great odds.Taken captive in May 1940, as part of the British Expeditionary Force, the author's detachment were defending the retreat to Dunkirk. Tragedy struck. Trevor escaped death by a whisker before being taken prisoner and spending the rest of the war in a POW camp, Lamsdorf on the Polish border.

The autobiography of a mathematician and a religious fanatic. The most mindblowing thing you ever read.

Living through the lockdown in Italy is recounted with raw honesty through the eyes of a woman in Sicily, as she copes with her nephew's worsening coronavirus, isolation, and financial ruin, yet finds solace in shared meals made with love by her husband, and the simple beauty of nature.

The deeply personal story of the struggles and successes of a girl who grew up in poverty in Greece, was the first in her family to graduate from high school, gained a doctorate from the University of Cambridge, immigrated to Canada as a university professor, and became a successful and innovative role-model for women in geology.

DESCANT is an anthology on the theme of love, life, and grief. This anthology connects the facets of love which has its root in trust, the essence of life found to exist in and out of love, and grief as a phase of denial to something once loved.

Are you dating? Married? Hope to be one of those? Are you a guy that feels clueless? Are you a woman that doesn't understand what is up with the guys and why they are clueless? This is a book for you. I was clueless. After years of going through the darkness, I learned a thing or two. These are the lessons I learned and wish someone had told me.

My secret? I did it while I was young! A very cliche thing to say, but not at all a cliche thing to do. Here l share how I have approached the decisions which have empowered me to have control of my life, including: Define what “happiness” means to youIdentify your life goalsCreate an actionable plan to achieve those goals and much more!

Gerbrand Fenijn, auteur van tientallen boeken voor de jeugd, kijkt terug op bijna een eeuw van de geschiedenis, zoals hij deze heeft beleefd.