Reintje Ghoos Books

Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him.

If you look enough, you can find stories pretty much anywhere. They don't even have to be your own. Or so would-be-novelist Maurice Swift decides early on in his career. A chance encounter in a Berlin hotel with celebrated author Erich Ackerman gives Maurice an opportunity. For Erich is lonely, and he has a story to tell ; whether or not should is another matter. Once Maurice has made his name, he finds himself in need of a fresh idea. He doesn't care where he finds it, as long as it helps him rise to the top. Stories will also make him beg, borrow and steal. They may even mak him do worse.

'Extraordinary...smart, sophisticated, suspenseful - and important. If you try one new thing this year, make it Star of the North' LEE CHILD __________________________ North Korea and the USA are on the brink of war. A young American woman disappears without trace from a South Korean island. The CIA recruits her twin sister to uncover the truth. Now, she must go undercover in the world's most deadly state. Only by infiltrating the dark heart of the terrifying regime will she be able to save her sister...and herself. ___________________________ 'Tense and compelling.' James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of NOMAD

Krimi. In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings. But when a local property developer shows up dead, 'The Thursday Murder Club' find themselves in the middle of their first live case. The four friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, might be octogenarians, but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?

Na elke aanslag gaan we voor meer veiligheid - en hopen we op meer vrede. Maar is dat genoeg? Thomas d'Ansembourg en David Van Reybrouck vragen zich af of geweld zich echt enkel met geweld laat bestrijden. Vrede is een vak. De opvoeding tot vrede moet net zo vanzelfsprekend zijn als gymnastiek en lichamelijke verzorging. Dit essay pleit voor mindfulness, geweldloze communicatie en compassie op school, op het werk en thuis. Zweverig? Recente wetenschappelijke inzichten bewijzen hoe deze technieken werkelijk leiden tot een beter zelfbeeld, betere leerprestaties en wederzijds begrip. Ze verhogen de mentale hygiëne, zowel van mens als maatschappij. Als tien minuten stilzitten per dag volstaat, waarom doen we er dan decennia over om die gewoonte in te voeren?