Atlantis is wellicht het best gekende verhaal uit de Griekse Oudheid. Sinds vele eeuwen nestelt de mythe zich in het collectieve geheugen van de Westerse wereld. Atlantis is al door tientallen generaties onderzocht en 'gevonden', ondanks het totale gebrek aan wetenschappelijk bewijs.

Dit boek ontmaskert de vele theorieën die worden gepresenteerd als gedegen wetenschappelijk onderzoek en laat zien hoe wensdromen, misinterpretaties en commerciële belangen de mythe in stand houden. Met scherp...

You’ve heard all about the ‘brilliant men’ of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow?

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This masterpiece by the National Book Award–winning author of The Noonday Demon features stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find profound meaning in doing so—“a brave, beautiful...

From a leading scholar of Palestine-Israel, a brief, essential history of the besieged strip of land, revealing the roots of the current crisis.