Vlaanderen is allerminst een leeuw, symbool van moed en uitstraling, van vadsigheid en zelfvertrou- wen, van vechtlust en soevereiniteit. Dit gewest gelijkt meer op een zwijn: het heeft altijd maar van zichzelf gegeven, tot plezier van de buren die er smakelijke brokken van verorberd hebben. Het is een zwijn waar al heel wat spek van af is, een soort varken hinkend op een houten been. Ernstig toegetakeld maar nog niet dood, dat is de Porcus Belgicus, het Varken der Lage Landen.

In 1970 hebben...

Kan wat je eet bepalen hoe lang, en hoe goed, je leeft? Dr. Valter Longo legt uit wat veroudering inhoudt en welke strategieën een gezond leven en langere levensduur bevorderen.

Dr. Longo's dagelijkse voedselplan en periodieke (3 à 4 keer per jaar) Vasten Nabootsend Dieet (VND) geven indrukwekkende resultaten. Het VND is arm aan eiwitten en suikers en rijk aan gezonde vetten en plantaardig voedsel, en:

* voorkomt leeftijdsafhankelijke slijtage van spieren en botten

* verlaagt het risico op ...

"Just 16, Greta Thunberg is already one of our planet's greatest advocates." --Barack Obama

The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations General Assembly

In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day in order to protest the climate crisis. Her actions sparked a global movement, inspiring millions of ...

Winner of the James Coleman Award for Best Book from the Rationality and Society section of the American Sociological Society Winner of the Outstanding Recent Contribution from the Social Psychology section of the American Sociological Association. Winner of the Best Publication Award from the Mental Health section of the American Sociological Association Honorable Mention, PROSE Book Award, Cultural Anthropology and Sociology, from the Association of American Publishers. When people are faci...

Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law has been shaping the study and application of international law for over 50 years. Serving as a single-volume introduction to the field as a whole, the book is one of the classic treatises on international law, now fully updated to order to take account of recent developments. It includes extensive references in order to provide a solid foundation for further research.

Authored by James Crawford, the ninth edition further secures the work as t...

One of the most notable trends in biomedical science in recent years has been the increasing use of molecular techniques as part of the diagnosis of disease. As such, there is a growing need for students to understand the technological basis of molecular analysis and to have a comprehensive appreciation of their use in diagnosis. Combining coverage of molecular techniques with their application to diagnostic pathology, this book provides students with a thorough andup to date appreciation of ...

Designed for advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate courses in semiconductor or microelectronic fabrication, Fabrication Engineering at the Micro- and Nanoscale, Fourth Edition, covers the entire basic unit processes used to fabricate integrated circuits and other devices.

The Routledge Companion to Screen Music and Sound provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of screen music and sound studies, addressing the ways in which music and sound interact with forms of narrative media such as television, videogames, and film. The inclusive framework of "screen music and sound" allows readers to explore the intersections and connections between various types of media and music and sound, reflecting the current state of scholarship and the future of the field. A ...

Industrial Process Scale-up: A Practical Innovation Guide from Idea to Commercial Implementation, Second Edition helps industrial process innovators in research, development and commercial start-ups assess the risks of commercial-scale implementation, also providing them with practical guidelines and methods to reduce the risks to acceptable levels. In addition, the book can be used in cooperation with industrial R&D people and academic researchers to shape open innovation programs, and in ed...

Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable novel is for anyone who's ever felt not good enough - then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay.

Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's a Fractional Persian - half, his mum's side - and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fit in at home, and he's sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical ...