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'The thrill is that you're actually figuring it out on your own. You're engaging with another language, not just parroting it... It's an excellent way to start, and leaves the listener thinking, Hey, Ich kann do dis.' - New Yorker, David Sedaris, humorist and author, on learning Dutch with the...

Read by the author, Molly Jong-Fast. An honest, heartbreaking and brutally funny memoir about losing a mother you never really had - and a comfort to anyone who loves someone who drives them crazy. 'I was just bowled over by this book' - Nigella Lawson 'A gripping memoir about mothers and...

A unique and brilliant way of teaching languages. - Stephen Fry in Rescuing the Spectacled Bear Looking for a convenient intermediate language course that fits your lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? The original no-books, no-homework, no-memorizing...

Een nieuwe reeks van de makers van de populairste geschiedenispodcast Iedereen heeft wel een oom, buurvrouw, vriend(in) of collega die dol is op smeuïge geschiedenisverhalen. Over excentrieke koningen bijvoorbeeld, of juist heldendaden van gewone mensen. De populaire podcast Alle Geschiedenis Ooit gaat iedere week op zoek naar precies dit soort anekdotes. In dit boek gaat die zoektocht verder. In Alle Geschiedenis Ooit - Nederland , het eerste deel in deze reeks, nemen de makers je in korte, pakkende verhalen mee door de hoogtepunten uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis.

Life has always been a banquet for Sappho, one to be savored to the fullest. Following a magnificent destiny, her strange and sensual odyssey has carried her to the far corners of the ancient world, from Delphi to Egypt, to the Land of the Amazons, and the realm of Hades. For Sappho, it was always about love—love that seduced her into a plot to depose a dictator, and love that made her trade an unwanted marriage bed of a despised and drunken husband for a seemingly endless series of lovers, both male and female.

Although most famous for her bestselling fiction, including Fear of Flying and Any Woman's Blues, Erica Jong started her publishing career as a poet. The celebrated author enjoys an international reputation for her verse. An essential collection of poetry, Becoming Light includes early poems previously uncollected in book form, selections from her previous books, and many new poems. Erica Jong's poetry exhibits her rare gifts for inventiveness, wit, vigor, honesty, and accessibility. Critics have generously praised Jong's unique poetic voice.

Jung Chang arriveerde in 1978 op 26-jarige leeftijd in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, als onderdeel van een Chinees studiebeursprogramma. Ze bevond zich in het Londen van punk, politieke protesten en Ziggy Stardust en voelde zich alsof ze op de maan was geland. Toch zou zij zich hier uiteindelijk definitief vestigen. Zij en haar medestudenten waren allemaal opgegroeid in volledige isolatie van het Westen, en bang voor wat er zou gebeuren als ze een van de strenge regels zouden overtreden die hun door hun regering waren opgelegd.

God Money & Me will enable you to create a pathway to financial freedom and will equip you to establish a financial foundation for future generations. Paul and his wife, Maree, are the pioneers and Senior Leaders of LIFE, a multi-campus, multinational church, committed to seeing its city changed, its nation influenced, and the world touched. Paul's passion and mission is to live and lead by example, as he believes we only fully discover our potential when we live authentic, faith-inspired, God-dependent lives.

Machen was the foremost defender of orthodox Christianity in the early 20th century, critiquing the drift of theological modernism into unbelief. Machen fought for the historic Christian faith in a time when many Protestants were abandoning the Bible. Machen founded Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, as well as being instrumental in the formation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

He's training an elite team of wolves. She's a witch with a dangerous secret. The magic they make together is wild. Daniel Wilding's family is being meticulously stalked by the Wolf Hunter. Daniel takes a leave from the army to fight back by assembling a team of white wolves; shifters who can tap into an ancient witchy magic. The only problem? The sexy witch brought in to train them is stirring up the wild magic inside him; magic he'd rather keep buried.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025 “With propulsive humor and perspective on her annus horribilis, Jong-Fast achieves the memoir’s transformative work of alchemy, arming us all with lines so good you won’t just want to underline them, you will...

This is a biography of Arthur Franklin Perkins, a Presbyterian minister serving in Merrill, Wisconsin in the 1920's and 1930's. For his bold stand for truth, and against error and unbelief, Perkins was persecuted and prosecuted by his own Presbytery.

Mia Strong had nooit verwacht dat ze op tweeëntwintigjarige leeftijd al beslissingen zou moeten nemen over de rest van haar leven. Is ze bereid een menselijk proefkonijn te worden? Moet ze alvast aan haar testament beginnen? Wil ze ooit aan kinderen beginnen (en zo ja, met wie dan)? Ze kan de grote vragen des levens niet ontlopen; niet als ze haar drieëntwintigste verjaardag nog wil vieren. Mia wil, nu haar leven aan een zijden draadje hangt, niets liever dan vertrouwen op Adam Drake, maar hij heeft haar al eerder gekwetst.

A missionary/pastor who rejoiced in the songs of Zion and loved to lead the people of God in singing his praises, Robert K. Churchill reflects on the formation of the of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. In heart and life, Bob echoed the cry of the apostle: "Woe is me if I preach not the gospel." He delighted unceasingly in the "Marvelous grace of our loving Lord...grace that is greater than all our sin." He was zealous for the whole counsel of God and had to proclaim it.

In Honoring the Elderly, author and Presbyterian minister Brian L. De Jong combines biblical insights with practical advice for eldercare. His work shows you both the importance and the realities of caring for your aging parents or other loved ones. With insightful questions at the end of each section, Honoring the Elderly is a valuable resource for couples, families, and classes discussing eldercare.

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의사, 변호사, 기자는 어쩌다 사기꾼에게 속아 넘어갔을까?" 인간의 본성과 심리학 이론, 생생한 실제 사건을 넘나들며 현직 검찰 수사관이 파헤치는 속임수의 세계 얼마 전 의사, 변호사, 기자, 약사, 교사 등 전문직...

광복과 분단, 군사독재와 민주화운동, 신자유주의와 시민운동…역사의 분수령에서 우리는 어떤 논쟁을 벌였고, 어떤 역사를 선택했는가?이 책은 사회학자 김호기 교수와 역사학자 박태균 교수가 1945년부터 2018년까지 한국...

기업의 존재 이유, 기업을 살아 움직이게 하는 핵심을 다시 돌아본다! 웅진그룹의 총수 윤석금 회장이 첫 번째 책 『긍정이 걸작을 만든다』에 이어 10년 만에 두 번째 책 『사람의 힘 : 영원한 세일즈맨 윤석금이 말한다』를...

In 1938 sculptor Karl Duldig, his wife Slawa Horowitz-Duldig—inventor of the modern foldable umbrella—and their baby daughter Eva, left their home in Vienna for an uncertain future. They found a brief refuge in Singapore before arriving in Sydney on 25 September 1940. Australia was at war: they were classified as enemy aliens and interned in an isolated camp in northern Victoria.