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The Descent of Man
2024 || Paperback || Grayson Perry || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
'A breeze of a read, makes you see our male-manufactured world a little differently' Matt Haig 'GRAYSON PERRY FOR KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Imagine how BRILLIANT our country would look if he was' Caitlin Moran Grayson Perry has been thinking about masculinity - what it is, how it operates, why little boys are thought to be made of slugs and snails - since he was a boy. Now, in this funny and necessary book, he turns round to look at men with a clear eye and ask, what sort of men would make t...
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On Being Different
What It Means to Be a Homosexual
2024 || Paperback || Merle Miller || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
A book about being homosexual in the United States.
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What the Dog Saw / druk 1
And Other Adventures
2024 || Paperback || Malcolm Gladwell || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
A selection of 'greatest hits' essays from the bestselling non-fiction writer. From criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Gladwell takes everyday subjects and shows us surprising new ways of looking at them, and the world around us. 'Gladwell is the best kind of writer - the kind who makes you feel like you're a genius rather than that he's a genius' Times
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Locking Up Our Own
Crime and Punishment in Black America
2024 || Paperback || Jr. James Forman || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
An original and consequential argument about race, crime, and the law
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I Am Not Your Negro
2024 || Paperback || James Baldwin e.a. || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
James Baldwin (Author)
Born in Harlem in 1924, James Baldwin was a novelist, essayist, play¿wright, poet, social critic, and the author of more than twenty books. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay col¿lection The Fire Next Time was a bestseller that made him an influential figure in the civil rights movement. Baldwin spent many years in France, where he moved to escape the racism and homophobia of the United States. He di...
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The Road to Wigan Pier
New Annotated Edition
2024 || Paperback || George Orwell || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Now presented in a new annotated edition, The Road to Wigan Pier represents a unique record of a society riven by class inequality and plagued by unemployment, inadequate housing, unsafe working conditions and other social ills, as well as providing an invaluable insight into the evolution of Orwell's political consciousness.
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The Japanese Tea Ceremony
Cha-no-Yu and the Zen Art of Mindfulness
2024 || Paperback || A. L. Sadler || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
The Japanese Tea Ceremony is a detailed examination of the five-centuries-old tea ceremony or Cha-no-Yu (in Japanese, literally hot water for tea) a cornerstone of Japanese culture and a core practice of Zen Buddhism.