Crime can be seen as an act of defiance against the rule of law, particularly if is committed with intent. This intension is often to make unlawful gains, whether by theft, corruption or taking part in illegal markets, which in Europe are most often cross-border in nature. This entails that criminal defiance is not just a national issue: theft or fraud can be committed locally, while handling the illicit proceeds may require a cross-border movement. Obviously not every state faces the same de...

A new and refreshing approach for managers, advisors and students with challenging terminology and insights to make organizations future-proof.

This book describes a new paradigm about strategic managing. Aimed at leaders to keep a future-proof course in turbulent times by making the right strategic choices for their organization. Well-known strategy models and approaches for strategy development are hardly applicable for making and implementing strategic choices in the current age of increas...

Swine can be infected with different mycoplasmas. Some of them are important pathogens, causing significant health and welfare issues in pigs and major losses to the swine industry worldwide. Other mycoplasmas are not pathogenic for swine and can be considered commensals. The present book provides up-to-date scientific, clinical and practical information of the most important pathogenic mycoplasmas in swine. Most emphasis has been placed on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, as this is economically th...

Who were Le Corbusier’s photographers? The question is seldom asked yet is germane to under­standing the architect’s work. Le Corbusier used photography to promote modern architecture in ways no others did. He directed the photography of his buildings, selected the images that he liked, cropped them, abstracted them, and placed them on the pages of his many books. He mediated the medium of photography mani­pulating visual facts in an era when “the camera never lied”. Yet always ...

Option theory is difficult. To learn option theory, a beginning professional option trader will get an in-

depth education of at least 6 months at a professional trading firm. After learning the theory, it

usually takes several years to obtain the necessary trading experience. However, it starts with the

theory. There are many books written about options and option theory. Every professional trader is

familiar with “Hull” and “Natenberg”. Although these books are very complete, they a...

The Modern movement began in the 1920s when a small group of young architects felt all that had gone before should be rejected and that architectural design should start afresh. This fresh start, they declared, should be based on modern technology and a new, modern approach to life. Their innovations became the 20th century’s dominant movement in architecture, crystallizing into the international style of the 1920s and '30s. In Exploding the Myths of Modern Architecture, Malcolm Millais exp...

Crazy about Dymphna

The Story of a Girl who Drove a Medieval City Mad


Sven Van Dorst, Stephan Kemperdick, Till-Holger Borchert a.o.

Around 1505 Goossen Van der Weyden, Rogier’s grandson, painted a monumental altarpiece depicting the various phases of Saint Dymphna’s insane life.

This Irish princess, who fled her incestuous father in the sixth century, was beheaded in the Kempen village of Geel. On account of her tragic end and uncompromising chastity, the princess was venerated from t...

I am a re-born Christian who has seen much of the world's misery. I am a young man who, apart from kidnapping, has already experienced everything. A young man who has moved 64 times and sees his house as a place to sleep. Having difficulty recognizing it as his home. Who speaks different languages and is qualified in 11 subjects. I'm a boy who can do a lot, but keeps me in the background because of embarrassment. And even though I always look for people around me, and often look for confirmat...

“The Horse Meadow” is the personal story of John J. Beckers of how he created a natural living environment for his horse. Over a period of three years, in total twelve seasons, he completely renovated an old stable and turned a barren meadow into a true “horse’s paradise”.

John recounts significant events that happened to the horses through the seasons, to the many people he met on the way, and to himself. The book also contains many tips on meadow management.

Each chapter ends with...