Annemie de Vries Book order (chronological)

Geschiedenis van de Palestijnse kwestie vanuit Palestijns perspectief. Met enkele zwart-witfoto's.

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SALT PATH AND THE WILD SILENCEPre-order the latest book from global bestselling author Raynor Winn, and follow her journey across Great Britain exploring our relationship to the land, and to each other__________ We're a long way from 'nearly there' the path winds higher and higher, until it almost disappears As the fracture lines between nations grow wider, how do we relate to each other, and to the land on which we live and the world around us? Are we united enough to see protection of the environment as a priority?These are the questions Raynor asks herself as she embarks on her most ambitious walk to date alongside her husband Moth - from the dramatic beauty of the Cape Wrath Trail in the north-west corner of Scotland, to the familiar territory of the South-west Coast Path.Chronicling her journey across Great Britain with trademark luminous, exquisite prose, Raynor maps not only the physical terrain, but also captures the collective consciousness of a country facing an uncertain path ahead.__________

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2020 WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2020 WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020 'Really, really special' CHRIS PACKHAM 'An extraordinary voice and vision' ROBERT MACFARLANE Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of Dara McAnulty's world, from spring to summer, autumn to winter, on his home patch, at school, in the wild and in his head. Evocative, raw and beautifully written, this startling and special book vividly explores the natural world from the perspective of an autistic teenager coping with the uprooting of home, school, and his mental health, while pursuing his life as a conservationist and environmental activist. In a work of power and hope, Dara recalls his sensory encounters in the wild - with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites, hen harriers, frogs, dandelions, Irish hares and more - while drawing a moving portrait of a young activist dealing with change, and a family making their way in the world. 'One of the most talented and passionate writers of our era' STEVE SILBERMAN

Raynor Winn en haar man Moth zijn al meer dan dertig jaar samen. Hun oude boerderij in Wales hebben ze in de loop der tijd steen voor steen opgeknapt en omgebouwd tot een goedlopende B&amp;B. Dan raken ze binnen een paar dagen alles kwijt: ze verliezen hun huis door een speculatieschandaal en ze krijgen te horen dat Moth een ernstige ziekte heeft. Ze hebben niets meer over en nog maar weinig tijd. Met de moed der wanhoop nemen ze een impulsief besluit: ze gaan het eeuwenoude South West Coastal Path lopen, weg van alles en iedereen. Het is een tocht van duizend kilometer. Met twee rugzakken en een kleine tent beginnen ze hun wandeltocht door het oeroude, verweerde landschap van rotsen, kliffen, zee en lucht. En dan gebeurt het. Met elke stap, door iedere ontmoeting, en ondanks alle moeilijkheden die ze onderweg tegenkomen, verandert hun tocht verder in een bijzondere ontdekkingsreis. <i>Het zoutpad</i> is een inspirerend, openhartig en schitterend geschreven verhaal over het omgaan met verdriet, de helende kracht van de natuur en de herontdekking van de ware betekenis van het leven, als je alles bent kwijtgeraakt.

*NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CAREY MULLIGAN AND ZOE KAZAN*On 5 October 2017, the New York Times published an article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey that helped change the world.Hollywood was talking as never before. Kantor and Twohey outmanoeuvred Harvey Weinstein, his team of defenders and private investigators, convincing some of the most famous women in the world - and some unknown ones - to go on the record. Three years later, it led to his conviction. This is how they did it. 'Feels like a Hollywood film in the making' Daily Telegraph'Has the morally satisfying arc of a thriller, with all the suspense. For lovers of Spotlight' i 'Totally gripping' Jon Ronson 'Cinematic, remarkable' Guardian'Seismic. Examines what happens when a bully is cornered' Observer'All the President's Men for the #MeToo era' Washington Post'A binge-read of a book. Adrenaline-spiking' Los Angeles Times

The new Logan McRae novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of CLOSE TO THE BONE and A SONG FOR THE DYING. One mistake can cost you everything When you catch a twisted killer there should be a reward, right? What Acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae gets instead is a development opportunity out in the depths of rural Aberdeenshire. Welcome to divisional policing catching drug dealers, shop lifters, vandals and the odd escaped farm animal. Then a little girl s body washes up just outside the sleepy town of Banff, kicking off a massive manhunt. The Major Investigation Team is up from Aberdeen, wanting answers, and they don t care who they trample over to get them. Logan s got enough on his plate keeping B Division together, but DCI Steel wants him back on her team. As his old colleagues stomp around the countryside, burning bridges, Logan gets dragged deeper and deeper into the investigation. One thing s clear: there are dangerous predators lurking in the wilds of Aberdeenshire, and not everyone s going to get out of this alive "

The sparkling new novel from Number One bestselling author Cathy Kelly told with her unique blend of Irish warmth and humour. Sisters Cassie and Coco have been there for each other ever since their mother disappeared when they were children. Responsible Cassie spends every moment trying to be perfect wife and mum, but can't help feeling she's getting it all wrong. Commitment-phobic Coco adores running her vintage dress shop - but since a disastrous break-up, her love life's become an antique. Their lives are full to the brim - so why do they both feel that something is missing? As the sisters try to find their way to lasting happiness, fate has a few surprises in store as the past makes a sudden appearance in the present . . .

Michael Palin - Monty Python star and television globetrotter - brings the remarkable Erebus back to life, following it from its launch in 1826 to the epic voyages of discovery that led to glory in the Antarctic and to ultimate catastrophe in the Arctic. The ship was filled with fascinating people: the dashing and popular James Clark Ross, who charted much of the 'Great Southern Barrier'; the troubled John Franklin, whose chequered career culminated in the Erebus's final, disastrous expedition; and the eager Joseph Dalton Hooker, a brilliant naturalist - when he wasn't shooting the local wildlife dead. Vividly recounting the experiences of the men who first set foot on Antarctica's Victoria Land, and those who, just a few years later, froze to death one by one in the Arctic ice, beyond the reach of desperate rescue missions, Erebus is a wonderfully evocative account of a truly extraordinary adventure, brought to life by a master explorer and storyteller

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and a man who can make data sing, Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens, and reveals the ten instincts that distort our perspective. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world

Jonathan Holslag schreef het meest urgente boek van dit jaarWij, Europeanen, leven met het gevoel dat de toekomst aan ons voorbijgaat. De crisis woedt als een storm over het continent en zet alle zekerheden op losse schroeven. Maar hebben we echt de boot gemist? En begrijpen we wel goed wat er aan de hand is? Jonathan Holslag beschrijft in De kracht van het paradijs op overrompelende wijze de naoorlogse economische geschiedenis van Europa. Het is een episch verhaal over onze drang naar welvaart en de manier waarop we het noorden zijn kwijtgeraakt. Als chroniqueur van zijn tijd kent Holslag zijn gelijke niet. Tegenover het haarscherpe, ontstellende portret van een continent met een kapseizende economie, plaatst Holslag de mogelijkheid van een nieuwe renaissance. Diep in Europa zit nog steeds de kracht van het paradijs.`Jonathan Holslag heeft een boek geschreven dat gewaagd en elegant is, visionair en stijlvol. Dit is een Europeaan die bereid is moeilijke waarheden te vertellen. - Robert D. Kaplan, auteur van De wraak van de geografie

Just round the corner from St Jarlath's Crescent (featured in MINDING FRANKIE) is Chestnut Street. Here, the lives of the residents are revealed in Maeve Binchy's wonderfully compelling tales: Bucket Maguire, the window cleaner, who must do more than he bargained for to protect his son. Nessa Byrne, whose aunt comes to visit from America for six weeks every summer and turns the house - and Nessa's world - upside down. Lilian, the generous girl with a big heart, and the fiance not everyone approves of. And Melly, whose gossip about the neighbours leads to trouble in the form of the fortune teller, 'Madame Magic'...No one rivals Maeve Binchy for stories of warmth, kindness, love, loss - and life not always turning out as expected.

'Set in a country house hotel on the West coast of Ireland it's full of her trademark warmth, humour and lovable character' Woman The Sheedy sisters had lived in Stone House for as long as anyone could remember. Set high on the cliffs on the west coast of Ireland, overlooking the windswept Atlantic Ocean, it was falling into disrepair - until one woman, with a past she needed to forget, breathed new life into the place. Now a hotel, with a big warm kitchen and log fires, it provides a welcome few can resist. Winnie is generally able to make the best of things, until she finds herself on the holiday from hell. John arrived on an impulse after he missed a flight at Shannon. And then there's Henry and Nicola, burdened with a terrible secret, who are hoping the break at Stone House will help them find a way to face the future... 'This is a book designed to be read in a dark January chill; it begs for a fireside and the sound of wind and rain howling outside ... If you haven't come across her before, you've got a real treat in store'The Lady

De kranten noemen hem 'Birthday Boy'. Al twaalf jaar kidnapt hij meisjes vlak voor hun dertiende verjaardag. Hij eist geen losgeld en laat geen enkel spoor na. Tot de gedupeerde ouders een jaar later een zelfgemaakte verjaardagskaart ontvangen met een foto van hun vermiste dochter ? gekneveld, vastgebonden en gemarteld. Elk jaar stuurt Birthday Boy een nieuwe kaart om de ouders getuige te maken van de lijdensweg van hun kind. Rechercheur Ash Henderson is bepaald niet het prototype keurige agent: hij is gescheiden, onlangs in rang teruggeplaatst, staat onder verdenking van corruptie en heeft enorme schulden. Vijf jaar geleden is zijn dochter Rebecca verdwenen. Ash heeft niemand verteld over de gruwelijke verjaardagspost die hij sindsdien ontvangt, omdat hij onder geen beding van de Birthday Boy-zaak wil worden gehaald. Hij is tot alles bereid om wraak te kunnen nemen op de man die hem zijn dochter heeft afgenomen...