Ronald J.H. Jonkers Book order (chronological)

Original publication and copyright date: 2011.

Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece by one of the world's greatest thinkers. It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory. To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders.

Een afscheidsfeestje in een New Yorks hotel loopt uit op een familiedrama omdat de aanwezigen verschillend oordelen over hun moeder en grootmoeder.

In this brilliant sequel to the phenomenally successful A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME Stephen Hawking unravels the amazing theoretical breakthroughs that have happened during the decade that followed the publication of that bestseller. In an erudite yet accessible style Hawkins guides us through the evolution of Einstein's relativity, the uncertainty principle, quantum mechanics, five string theories, M-theory and the mysterious p-branes that seem to pave the way for that grail of theoretical physics - the big TOE - the Theory of Everything. He conveys the excitement felt at present within the scientific community as he travels with us through an Alice in Wonderland universe of ten dimensions; which might be just one of the many alternative histories, where black holes evaporate, superstrings curl up on themselves and parallel universes contract to nothing. Beautifully illustrated throughout, with original artwork commissioned for this project, THE UNIVERSE IN A NUTSHELL is guaranteed to be the biggest science book of 2001.

Wanneer een vrouw stervende is, probeert haar familie zo goed mogelijk om te gaan met heel verschillende emoties.

In het achttiende-eeuwse Londen raakt een jonge, arme portretschilder verstrikt in intriges, affaires en misdaad.

Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North

Een vrouw wordt, samen met de zestien andere vriendinnen van haar minnaar, in de steek gelaten; vervolgens richt zij haar aandacht op anderen om op haar beurt weer nieuwe relaties en ongeluk te veroorzaken.

Een groep neurobiologen analyseert de wereldgeschiedenis in al haar facetten tijdens een 14-daagse woeste tocht met rubberboten over de rivier de Colorado. Naast de biologische evolutie van de mens en de werking van de hersenen, wordt veel aandacht besteed aan de culturele ontwikkeling. De overbevolking en de roofbouw op de aarde worden in al hun bedreigende consequenties besproken.

An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion--his sense of smell--leads to murder. In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift-an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and frest-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume"--the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brillance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity. Translated from the German by John E. Woods.

A novel featuring Phaedrus, the mythical alter ego of Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". It is the story of a clash of opposites - a catastrophic-comic encounter between the philosophizing, introspective Phaedrus and the outgoing, sexually aggressive Lila.

An extraordinary modern novel in the Victorian tradition, Charles Palliser has created something extraordinary--a plot within a plot within a plot of family secrets, mysterious clues, low-born birth, high-reaching immorality, and, always, always the fog-enshrouded, enigmatic character of 19th century -- London itself." You read the first page and down you wonderfully fall, into a long, large, wide world of fiction." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Voorzien van drie tovervoorwerpen, een steen die angst wegneemt, een fluit die macht over mensen geeft en een stok met geheimzinnige eigenschappen, is Spitsoor op zoek naar zichzelf.

Venezianische Garten legen Phosphorbrände an die Fluchtwege der Katakomben, eine Stimme am Telefon spricht vom Zorn des Imperators, und Ovid, der unglücklichste Dichter der Antike, tritt zur Eröffnung eines Stadions vor einen Strauß Mikrophone und sagt: Bürger von Rom... Die letzte Welt hat ihren Ursprung im Feuer. Es ist eigentlich nur ein Zimmerbrand, der die Schreibstube einer römischen Villa verwüstet. Was dieses Feuer unvergeßlich macht, ist der Umstand, dass es von Ovid entfacht wurde: was da brennt, ist sein Hauptwerk, die Metamorphosen, eine grausame Enzyklopädie der antiken Verwandlungsmythen. Die letzte Welt ist ein utopischer Roman, in dem die Antike auf bedrohliche Weise mit einer unbekannten Zukunft zusammenschießt.