Op de plaats van de Stopera in Amsterdam lag ooit Vlooienberg, een aangeplempt eiland in de Amstel. In de zeventiende eeuw ontstond hier een levendige migrantenbuurt met houthandelaren, kooplieden, middenstanders, ambachtslieden, enz. van alle religieuze gezindten en uit alle hoeken van de wereld. Het eiland vormde het kerngebied van de Amsterdamse Jodenbuurt, tot de vernietigingen in de twintigste eeuw.

Maarten Hell reconstrueert het dagelijks leven vanaf de aanleg in 1596 tot 1815. Hij laa...

Explores the lives of over forty men and women – great and otherwise – whose pioneering journeys beyond the Irish shore played a profound role in world history.

A guide to the Greek and Roman Myths. It features a blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient myths in a modern context, discussing the afterlives of the myths and the relevance of their messages. It includes factfiles on heroes and heroines and family trees of the gods.

Spanning some 4,000 years and drawing anecdotes and quotations from ancient sources, Where War Began is a lively narrative of the origins of war in a region that is still afflicted by war and that still shapes global politics.

A spectacular, vivid, ground-breaking work of history which takes us into the mind and lives of medieval woman.

The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money-the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance an...

A revised and updated edition of this magisterial and sweeping history of modern Africa.

A charming and beautifully-written gift book about cats and the women who love them, from internationally bestselling novelist Belinda Alexandra.