Nico Groen Livres

Previously unpublished archival material, photographs, and eyewitness testimony offer a look at Nazi Germany from Hitler's rise to power to the end of World War II

From the acclaimed author of The Old Ways and Landmarks -- an essay on the beauty and joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a book Every book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves both participants the richer. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt. From one of the most lyrical writers of our time comes a perfectly formed gem, a lyrical celebration of the power and preciousness of the given book.

Mensen laten net als andere dieren sporen na; paden die in de loop der tijden door menselijke voeten, karrenwielen, paarden, ezelshoeven en door regen, ijs en wind zijn uitgesleten. Een voetafdruk van menselijk leven in het landschap. Macfarlane volgt deze paden en spoort de verhalen op die ermee verbonden zijn. Het is de derde keer dat Robert Macfarlane ons meeneemt op zijn tochten door de natuur. In Hoogtekoorts onderzocht hij de menselijke fascinatie voor huiveringwekkende bergtoppen. In De laatste wildernis ging hij op zoek naar de ongerepte natuur in Engeland en Ierland. In De oude wegen , het laatste deel van het drieluik, richt Macfarlane zijn zoektocht juist op de door mensen betreden natuur.

" Adventures in Human Being , with its deft mix of the clinical and the lyrical, is a triumph of the eloquent brain and the compassionate heart." -- Wall Street Journal We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory, an enigma of bone and muscle, neurons and synapses. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to well-being, or the why the foot holds the key to our humanity? In Adventures in Human Being , award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the human body, offering a guide to its inner workings and a celebration of its marvels. Drawing on his experiences as a surgeon, ER specialist, and family physician, Francis blends stories from the clinic with episodes from medical history, philosophy, and literature to describe the body in sickness and in health, in living and in dying. At its heart, Adventures in Human Being is a meditation on what it means to be human. Poetic, eloquent, and profoundly perceptive, this book will transform the way you view your body.

Molotov - ruthless apparatchik, participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purge - was also an ardent bibliophile. Molotov's library and his magic lantern became the prisms through which Rachel Polonsky renewed her vision of Russia.

In Birds and Us, award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling journey through this mutual history with birds, from the ibises mummified and deified by Ancient Egyptians to Renaissance experiments on woodpecker anatomy, from Victorian obsessions with egg collecting to the present fight to save endangered species and restore their habitats. Weaving in stories from his own life as a scientist, including far-flung expeditions to wondrous Neolithic caves in Spain and the bustling guillemot colonies of the Faroe Islands, this rich and fascinating book is the culmination of a lifetime's research and unforgettably shows how birds shaped us, and how we have shaped them.

Enfant, Helen rêvait d’être fauconnier. Elle nourrit des années durant son rêve par la lecture. Devenue adulte, elle va avoir l’occasion de le réaliser. De manière brutale et inattendue, son père, journaliste qui a marqué profondément sa vision du monde, s’effondre un matin dans la rue. Terrassée par le chagrin, passant par toutes les phases du deuil, le déni, la colère, la tristesse, Helen va entreprendre un long voyage physique et métaphysique. Elle va se procurer un rapace de huit semaines, le plus sauvage de son espèce, Mabel. Réputé impossible à apprivoiser. Elle va s’isoler du monde, de la ville, des hommes. Et emprunter un chemin étonnant.

Overzicht van allerlei zaken betreffende reizen en vervoer. Met quiz en gekleurde foto's en tekeningen. Vanaf ca. 14 jaar.

Overzicht van allerlei zaken betreffende sport, cultuur en ontspanning.

/ 9064075913 / Various / Nederlands / Dutch / Néerlandais / Niederländisch / hard cover / 29 x 22 cm / 343 .pp /

Verklarend woordenboek van filosofen, filosofische stromingen en filosofische begrippen.

Geschiedenis van de filosofie van 636 v. Chr. tot en met de twintigste eeuw.