Ordered in 1938 to replace the aging ships on the Dutch East Indies route, her keel was laid in 1939 at De Schelde shipyard in Flushing, Netherlands, for Rotterdamsche Lloyd Interrupted by World War II and two bombing raids, the liner finally departed for her maiden voyage on 2 December 1947, as 'Willem Ruys'.

Kan het bewustzijn onafhankelijk van het lichaam bestaan? Maakt het bewustzijn deel uit van de hersenen? Kunnen machines bewustzijn hebben? Op toegankelijke wijze beantwoordt Hans Dooremalen in 8 questions about the conscious mind, een Engelstalige inleiding in de philosophy of mind, deze en andere vragen over het bewustzijn.

Hans Dooremalen werkt als filosoof aan Tilburg University. Bij Uitgeverij Boom/SUN publiceerde hij eerder (samen met Herman de Regt) onder andere Wat een onzin! (2008).

Voorjaar 2014 zal bij Jap Sam books een omvangrijke monografie verschijnen van de Amerikaanse kunstenaar Richard Saxton. Het boek, vormgegeven door Peter de Kan heeft 560 pagina's en is getiteld 'A Decade of Country Hits - Art on the Rural Frontier'. Het boek presenteert een overzicht van werk geïnitieerd en gerealiseerd door Richard Saxton in landelijke gebieden.

'A Decade of Country Hits - Art on the Rural Frontier' omvat onder meer een selectie van foto's uit Saxton's 'Rural Research Arc...

JES! Towards a Joint Effort Society shows how decisionmaking, behaviour and institutionalization / technology can contribute to a rising level of wellbeing for all people.It also describes how to create a new political engagement model, the joint effort society.The approach that leads towards a joint effort society is called ecolution. It involves a transition towards a higher ecological, economic, social and psychological level that takes the wellbeing of 7 billion people into account each t...

Joop van Hezik brings philosophy to life, in more ways than one. He shows that the ideology of 'economic growth' is the basis of our modern societies and economies, and even of our sustainable development policies. In this ideology people and nature seem to be merely instruments for economic growth. This results in destruction and the failure of sustainable development policies at all geographical levels. As Van Hezik clearly demonstrates, we need utopian thinking to reflect on the real value...

In this mind-blowing follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses spectacular visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works.

We are living in the Information Age, in which we are constantly bombarded with data – on television, in print and online. How can we relate to this mind-numbing overload? Enter David McCandless and his amazing infographics: simple, elegant ways to understand information too complex or ab...

Today's most accessible, accurate, current, and engaging introduction to basic pathophysiology Human Diseases: A Systemic Approach, Eighth Edition is today's most comprehensive visual survey of the common diseases affecting each body system. This edition has been extensively updated and reorganized to present the field's latest knowledge more efficiently and intuitively than ever. Organized by organ system, it contains completely rewritten chapters on cancer, the nervous system, mental illnes...

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design.

Four official examination papers for the 2015 revised Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) examination from Cambridge English Language Assessment. These examination papers for the 2015 revised Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) exam provide the most authentic exam preparation available, allowing candidates to familiarise themselves with the content and format of the exam and to practise useful exam techniques. The Student's Book with answers is perfect for independent exam practice.

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A full-color introduction to the basics of HTML and CSS! Every day, more and more people want to learn some HTML and CSS. Joining the professional web designers and programmers are new audiences who need to know a little bit of code at work (update a content management system or e-commerce store) and those who want to make their personal blogs more attractive. Many books teaching HTML and CSS are dry and only written for those who want to become programmers, which is why this book takes an en...