Op 15 maart 2013 werd Dynie Schuurman op een rotonde aangereden door een zware vrachtwagen. Een ongeluk dat uiteindelijk haar beide benen kostte. Bert Vondeling, haar man, stuurde een jaar lang e-mails aan familie,collega's en vrienden om iedereen op de hoogte te houden. In het begin dagelijks, later - 'toen de storm wat ging luwen' - met grotere tussenpozen.Al deze mails, aangevuld met enkele 'klaagzangen' die Bert voor zichzelf schreef, vertellen het

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Social enterprise is an up and coming phenomenon around the world. Businesseswith the primary aim of bettering the world. Social enterprises are claiming a distinct place amongst commercial enterprises, charities, and public sector organizations.This book paints an inspiring picture of the social enterprise, what it is and what it is not. How it works and what the challenges are. With a wide range of examples from the Netherlands, most of which can be found elsewhere across the world. A book ...

Met zijn ‘Kronieken van de Westhoek’ gaat schrijver Ivan Vanherpe op zoek naar het verleden van zijn eigen streek en dat van Vlaanderen met wie de Westhoek voortdurend wel en wee deelt. Een empathische zoektocht naar lang vervlogen gebeurtenissen. De auteur rekent onderweg af met de saaiheid en het theoretisch karakter van de geschiedenislessen uit zijn jeugd. Geschiedenis hoef je niet te memoriseren maar moet je zelf beleven. Enkel zo kan je werkelijk grip krijgen op wat voorbij is.

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Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions.

On October 1, 2009, the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding. And what an eventful and tumultuous six decades it had been. During that time, under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China was transformed from one of the world's poorest countries into the world's fastest growing major economy, and from a weak state barely able to govern or protect its own territory to a rising power that is challenging the United States for global i...

Seals and Sealing Handbook, Sixth Edition provides comprehensive coverage of sealing technology, bringing together information on all aspects of this area to enable you to make the right sealing choice. This includes detailed coverage on the seals applicable to static, rotary and reciprocating applications, the best materials to use in your sealing systems, and the legislature and regulations that may impact your sealing choices. Updated in line with current trends this updated reference prov...

Manufacturing and Design presents a fresh view on the world of industrial production: thinking in terms of both abstraction levels and trade-offs. The book invites its readers to distinguish between what is possible in principle for a certain process (as determined by physical law); what is possible in practice (the production method as determined by industrial state-of-the-art); and what is possible for a certain supplier (as determined by its production equipment). Specific processes consid...

This third edition of Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism presents human rights in action, focusing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings. By combining conceptual analysis with an emphasis on procedures and mechanisms of implementation, this volume provides a multidimensional overview of human rights. After examining briefly the history of human rights, the author analyses the intellectual framework that forms thebasis of their legitimacy.

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"Brilliant, funny . . . the best math teacher you never had."-San Francisco ChronicleOnce considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called "sexy." From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues to grow by leaps and bounds. How can we catch schools that cheat on standardized tests? How does Netflix know which movies you'll...

This third edition apprises users of the MMPI-2/MMPI-2-Restructured Form (RF) for the ever-changing landscape of this dynamic personality/psychopathology instrument and its expanding utility in a variety of contexts. Two new chapters addressing the RC scales and the MMPI-2-RF are included in this updated text. Additionally, over 450 new references have been incorporated into the book, with information gathered and organized for practical clinical and forensic applications.

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