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Peter Green

    22 december 1924

    Deze auteur, die overstapte van een carrière als architect naar schrijver, brengt een uniek perspectief op misdaadromans, voortkomend uit ervaringen met intriges en mogelijke schimmige praktijken die hij in zijn professionele leven is tegengekomen. Zijn debuutroman volgt een architect die tijdens een grote overstroming op een moord stuit, waardoor hij gedwongen wordt een amateurdetective te worden om zijn carrière en leven te beschermen. De schrijfstijl van de auteur is gevormd door zijn achtergrond in het schrijven van voorstellen en een diepe waardering voor familiegeschiedenissen, waaronder humoristische oorlogsverhalen en journalistieke ondernemingen, waardoor zijn fictie zowel spanning als authentieke details bevat.

    Daniel Libeskind
    Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. : A Historical Biography
    Scotland's Railways in the 1980s and 1990s
    The Parthenon
    Captured at Arnhem
    Celiac Disease (Updated 4th Edition)
    • Celiac Disease (Updated 4th Edition)

      • 384bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      "Celiac disease is a hereditary autoimmune condition that damages the lining of the small intestine so that it cannot properly absorb food. Without essential nutrients, the entire body begins to suffer. The disease is triggered by gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. The only "cure" for the disease is a life-long gluten-free diet. The disease affects nearly 1 in every 100 people in the United States--50 percent of whom remain undiagnosed and untreated. Although the primary target of injury is the small intestine, CD can and often does affect the entire body. Complications from the disease can include infertility, liver disease, osteoporosis, anemia, and other autoimmune diseases (such as Type 1 diabetes and Thyroid disease), neurological conditions, and even cancer."--Provided by publisher

      Celiac Disease (Updated 4th Edition)
      4,4
    • Elite Allied airborne troops were to provide a corridor into northern Germany, but the Operation failed and more than 6,000 men were captured in around a fortnight.

      Captured at Arnhem
      4,5
    • The Parthenon

      • 172bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      Democracy's symbolic birthplace, the famed Acropolis, stands today as a rubble-strewn reminder of the glory that was Greece. The ancient citadel, once the center of Athenian religion and civic pride, is surmounted by half a dozen ruined buildings, among them the most famous temple in the Western world, the Parthenon.

      The Parthenon
      4,0
    • This biography portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Writing for the general reader, the author provides gritty details on Alexander's darker side while providing a gripping tale of Alexander's career.

      Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. : A Historical Biography
      4,2
    • Daniel Libeskind

      • 167bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      This volume examines the architectural work of Daniel Libeskind and features sketches, plans, models and images of completed buildings. Jacques Derrida, Bernhard Schneider and Mark C. Taylor contribute essays.

      Daniel Libeskind
      4,0
    • The Prime of Life

      • 608bladzijden
      • 22 uur lezen

      The second volume of Simone de Beauvoirs autobiography, starting at the age of 21.

      The Prime of Life
      4,2
    • Wonders of Man: The Parthenon

      • 172bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      Democracy's symbolic birthplace, the famed Acropolis, stands today as a rubble-strewn reminder of the glory that was Greece. The ancient citadel, once the center of Athenian religion and civic pride, is surmounted by half a dozen ruined buildings, among them the most famous temple in the Western world, the Parthenon.

      Wonders of Man: The Parthenon
      3,5