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How Civil Wars Start
And How to Stop Them
2022 || Paperback || Barbara F. Walter || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Sunday Times Smart Thinking Book of the Year 2022 • New York Times Bestseller
• WINNER OF THE GLOBAL POLICY INSTITUTE AWARD • BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Financial Times, The Times, Esquire, Prospect
'When one of the world's leading scholars of civil war tells us that a country is on the brink of violent conflict, we should pay attention. This is an important book' Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, authors of How Democracies Die
Civil wars are the biggest danger to world peace today - this boo...
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The Storyteller
Tales of Life and Music
2022 || Paperback || Dave Grohl || Veltman Distributie Import Books
The long-awaited autobiography of the legendary Nirvana and Foo Fighters rock star, Dave Grohl
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Creativity
A Short and Cheerful Guide
2022 || Paperback || John Cleese || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Creativity is usually regarded as a mysterious, rare gift that only a few possess. John Cleese begs to differ, and in this short, immensely practical and often very amusing guide he shows it's a skill that anyone can acquire. Drawing on his lifelong experience as a writer, he shares his insights into the nature of the creative process, and offers advice on how to get your own inventive juices flowing.
'Humorous and practical ... Whether you're hoping to write a novel or paint a masterpiece, y...
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Lost & Found
A Memoir
2022 || Paperback || Kathryn Schulz || Veltman Distributie Import Books
An extraordinary gift of a book, a tender, searching meditation on love and loss and what it means to be human. I wept at it, laughed with it, was entirely fascinated by it. I emerged feeling a little as if the world around me had been made anew.”—Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk and Vesper Flights
An enduring account of joy and sorrow from one of the great writers of our time, The New Yorker’s Kathryn Schulz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
“Our lives do indeed deserve and rewar...
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How to avoid a climate disaster
2022 || Paperback || bill gates || Veltman Distributie Import Books
In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.
Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes ...
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Burning Questions
Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021
2022 || Hardcover || Margaret Atwood || Veltman Distributie Import Books
In this brilliant selection of essays, the award-winning, best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything from debt and tech to the climate crisis and freedom and the importance of how to define granola—and seeks answers to Burning Questions such as...
• Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?
• How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating?
• How can we...
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What Writers Read
35 Writers on their Favourite Book
2022 || Hardcover || Pandora Sykes || Veltman Distributie Import Books
In this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are.
WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM :
NICK HORNBY * RUTH OZEKI * ANN PATCHETT * BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH * MARIAN KEYES * ELIZABETH STROUT * DEBORAH LEVY * TESSA HADLEY * ELIF SHAFAK * GEORGE THE POET * LEILA SLIMANI * ALI SMITH * DEREK OWUSU ...
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The Sister
The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea
2022 || Paperback || Sung-Yoon Lee || Veltman Distributie Import Books
This first book on Kim Jong Uns powerful sister, tipped to be his successor, is a readable, jaw-dropping insight into a secretive and murderous dynasty.
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The Light We Carry
Overcoming In Uncertain Times
2022 || Hardcover || Michelle Obama || Veltman Distributie Import Books
An upcoming title to be published by Penguin Random House UK.
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The Wim Hof Method
Activate Your Potential, Transcend Your Limits
2022 || Paperback || Wim Hof || Veltman Distributie Import Books
'I've never felt so alive' JOE WICKS
'The book will change your life' BEN FOGLE
My hope is to inspire you to retake control of your body and life by unleashing the immense power of the mind.
'The Iceman' Wim Hof shares his remarkable life story and powerful method for supercharging your strength, health and happiness. Refined over forty years and championed by scientists across the globe, you'll learn how to harness three key elements of Cold, Breathing and Mindset to master mind over matter ...