With fifty-three paintings on paper Ed van der Kooy (The Hague, 1956) reflects on the current juncture, at which a volatile pandemic, racial riots and a persistent climate crisis dominate news reports. Sometimes the pictures are dark and intense. Sometimes they just appear to be idyllic, because there is a snake in the grass, disturbing the dream. In a painterly respect, too, nothing seems to be self-evident.

At his request, his daughter Floortje van der Kooy (The Hague, 1993) writes her refl...

This book deals with the subject of fire safety and the design of fire resistant steel structures for buildings according to Eurocode 3.

• Chapter 1 describes the objectives of fire safety based on the behaviour of a fire and discusses the measures that a designer can take to meet the fire safety requirements found in building regulations.

• Chapter 2 deals with the calculation of the fire resistance of a steel structure. The simple calculation model is suitable for tension members, beams...

This is no ordinary English book.

Encompass: A Journey Into English 2 is the story of two

people embarking on a journey through some of life’s

most compelling and exciting moments, in one of the

world’s most fascinating places, Asia. We follow the story

of Jake and Tim as they venture into new beginnings,

both as a couple and on their own.

Exploring such a diverse and beautiful part of the world

calls for some equally eye-catching illustrations that

bring this journey to life. In this boo...

High sensitivity is a sensitive subject, both literally and figuratively. This is because not everyone is aware of this way of “being”. In fact, many people have wondered for years why they sometimes react so intensely to their surroundings, why they are so concerned about what others think of them. Or why events can affect them deeply, why certain sounds and images annoy them or why they cannot sleep well.

You simply have to learn to live with it, is an often-heard response. It may seem ...

This comparative study investigates court politics in four kingdoms that succeeded the south Indian Vijayanagara empire during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries: Ikkeri, Tanjavur, Madurai, and Ramnad. Building on a unique combination of unexplored Indian texts and Dutch archival records, this research offers a captivating new analysis of political culture, power relations, and dynastic developments.

In great detail, this monograph provides both new facts and fresh insights that contest exi...

Written through a constant exchange between LGBTQIA+ young people, researchers, professionals and foster families, this book offers a valuable tool to improve the practice with LGBTQIA+ youth at a personal, organizational, and policy levels. This book shows the powerful influence of relationships and networks for the LGBTQIA+ young person growing up in child protection and welfare systems. LGBTQIA+ youth need meaningful connections with individuals within their communities in order to be able...

Do you understand the construction of the horse cart? Can you explain why a tipple-top toy will tipple? Why don't we have a space elevator yet? And more.

The explanations of these riddles may seem complex at first sight, but they are simple when you use your creativity and lateral thinking. In this book, 'Technical riddles', a collection of technical riddles are explained in detail with many providing hyperlinks to resources for even more information related to the subject. Technical riddles ...

For half a century, the Earth has given man dominion over his own reproduction and the reproduction of all animals and plants on Earth. We are therefore indebted to repair the damage we cause. Meat and eggs for consumption are now exclusively produced by artificial insemination and with breeding and incubators. 

Coronavirus, African swine fever, annual Influenza viruses are the result of diseases in animals that can also pass to humans. More than 300 million farm animals in the EU spend thei...