"Fluid and poetic as well as terrifying." ?New York Times Book Review"Dazzling . . .

a seamless mixture of magic realism, satire and futuristic fiction." ?San Francisco Chronicle"Impressive . . .

a flight of fancy through a dreamlike Brazil." ?Village Voice"Surreal and misty, sweeping from one high-voltage scene to another." ?LA Weekly"Amuses and frightens at the same time." ?Newsday"Incisive and funny, this book yanks our chains and makes us see the absurdity that rules our world." ?Booklist...

See the world in a strand of hair...

Five to ten years form now the majority of all advertising, including TV, radio, print, and outdoor advertising, will be bought through digitla automated trading systems. Imagine a world where people only watch ads they want to watch at moments that suit them, rather than ads we want them to watch at moments that suit us. How would your brand and advertising strategy change? Which of the things you do now would no longer work? Which assets and skills do you lack? Would your job still exist? A...

Wim Daniëls vertelt het verhaal van het Nederlands, van "Hebban olla vogala nestas hagunnan" tot "Hun hebben het gedaan". Hij schetst het ontstaan en de geschiedenis van het Nederlands tegen de achtergrond van een steeds veranderende politieke en maatschappelijke context en blikt ook even vooruit.

Verkrijgbaar in vier talen: Nederlands, Frans, Duits en Engels

De ideale introductie tot onze taal voor uw buitenlandse relaties.

Ever wondered ...

Ever wondered what it would take to write a book, travel the world, or start your own company? These would all be considered dreams for some, and daily activities for others.

Millennials are considered the next leaders of the world. But how do millennials become those leaders? What is necessary for this generation to find their roles and dreams in life?

Well ...

Welcome to the wonderful ramblings of a millennial high on life. The goal of this book is to help you pursue you...

John the Baptist who became Jesus the Christ

For two thousand years John the Baptist has been seen as the one who first predicted the coming of the Messiah and then recognized Jesus as "the Lamb of God" at his baptism in the Jordan River.

John the Baptist, however, was not merely the herald of Jesus. He was Jesus. He became a Christos, an anointed one, after his process of God-realization, symbolized by his baptism in the Jordan.

He became the very Messiah for whom the Jews had waited so lon...

The famous 'Silk Roads' have long evoked a romantic picture of travel through colourful civilizations that connected the western and eastern poles of Eurasia, facilitating the exchange of exotic luxury goods, peoples, pathogens and ideas. But how far back can we trace such interaction? Increasing evidence suggests considerable time-depth for Trans-Eurasian exchange, with the expanding urban networks of the Bronze Age at times anticipating later caravan routes. Tying the Threads of Eurasia app...