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On Green Liberty
A political philosophical treatise
Paperback || Floris Van den Berg || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
ON GREEN LIBERTY calls us to the inconvenient truth of applying consistently the liberal outlook. Van den Berg extends John Stuart Mill’s no-harm principle to include non-human animals and future generations. ON GREEN LIBERTY notes that, just as there is consensus among all contemporary political parties that slavery is unacceptable, so also should the exploitation of non-human animals and the harm done to future generations by degrading planet Earth be unacceptable. Green liberalism is l...
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We, Together, and I
A Personal Reflection on Me and on Us in 2019's London, during 2020's Corona Pandemic, and Beyond
Paperback || Helen Nurdina de Graaff || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
Who are we? Who are we together? And who am I?
We are on this world together. Yet there is every single one of us making choices, making friends, making memories. Life is full of experiences, full of lessons. This book is a personal essay in which Helen Nurdina de Graaff (1999) shows the beauty of vulnerability. She explores life lessons of living in 2019’s London and during 2020’s corona pandemic. She explores imaginations for the future. She explores the ways humans come together or dri...
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(3) Voyage to Laputa
Creativity Explored
Paperback || Hans Kokhuis || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
Water is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen, the magic is in the combination water. Likewise combining different creative talents is an exciting challenge. Voyage to Laputa reviews the traps, opportunities and magic in steering the creative process, leadership and different intelligences in practice.
The journey explores different models of organization, design and scenarios with AI. It is about our relationship to the new, our sense of wonder. And, about transparancy for the ethical conseq...
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The Tragedy of Dogmas
Science, Religion, Civilization and the Secular Liberal Democratic State
Paperback || Folkert Castelein || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
Do we survive as a species of 10 billion people on Earth? Then we must build our society better and quicker than so far using our collective brain. Freedom, inclusion, and respect for all? This study shows that our dogmas are a tragedy for the development of our civilization on earth. We are a fast growing population on a planet with limits. Increasing inequality is a threat. Too many are living in the past with dogmatic religion, nationalism, racism, and many are living in fear for the futur...
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Piano Improvisation
Paperback || Myriam Hunink || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
Piano improvisation is playing with music – playing in the true sense of the word. It is a game: set yourself some rules and be as creative as possible within that framework of restrictions. This book is a guide on how to improvise. It contains some exercises to get started and appendices with the most important information about keys, scales, chords, harmony, melody, and rhythm to help you. The main part of the book consists of 21 examples: a short description, a recipe for an improvisati...
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Rose Petals and Jasmine Flowers
A Journey through Authentic Indonesia
Paperback || Barbara Bahtiar || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
Barbara Bahtiar has travelled extensively through Europe and Indonesia. Rose Petals and Jasmine Flowers, a Journey through Authentic Indonesia, is her first book about her beloved country Indonesia, its customs, religion, culture, nature and kindhearted people.
She has visited her family in Indonesia several times, but taking part in a traditional wedding ceremony rich with religious and culture significance, inspired her to write Rose Petals and Jasmine Flowers, a Journey through Authentic ...
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Facts and Stories
About facts and ...
Paperback || Peter Alons || Brave New Books
A quote that is widely attributed to Thomas Fuller, M.D. (1654 – 1734) reads: "Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong." This quote leads people straightaway towards a wholesome way of working in establishing which information is relevant and needed, and which basic forms this information has. But because the practice of everyday life is virtually full of infringements of Thomas Fuller's statement above, it was inevitable t...
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Peaches with Cream - Roses with Thorns
Paperback || Jill Kramer || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
A sudden encounter with Patrick turns Olivia’s world upside down. After having coffee together that same day, they lose touch. Months later, Olivia receives a message via social media from him. It is the beginning of a stormy, passionate online romance. Not easy, words can easily be misinterpreted. But they both feel that there is something really special between them.
Months later Olivia gets a phone call from her journalist friend Ella, who tells her some terrible truths about Patrick. T...
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God hide's inside in you.
Find God - What does it take to know God?
Paperback || Chloe Cavelli || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life. God created you. Not only that, he loves you so much that he wants you to know him now and spend eternity with him. Jesus said, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." Jesus came so that each of us could know and understand God in a personal way. Jesus alone can bring meaning and purpose to life.
What keeps us from knowing God?
"Lift up the stone...
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Icecold purgatory
Hardcover || Stefan Groen || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
As our existence ended, so did our hope. As we were banished away from the warmth, we came to realize that we dug our own grave. Our inventions had turned against us. The only thing that is left, is snow and stone. Our lives are hanging on a frozen thread, making our lives futile in this world.