The literature on Boris Yeltsin is vast. Memoirs have been produced not only by politicians - first-hand participants in the events, Yeltsin himself penned three volumes of recollections - but also assistants, press secretaries, political analysts, journalists, MPs, retired members of Gorbachev's Politburo, public figures now long forgotten, generals of special services and security service staff.Boris Minaev started working on Boris Yeltsin's biography when the politician was still alive. In...

The Language of MA the primal MotherThe evolution of the female image in 40,000 years of global Venus ArtAnnine van der Meer, 592 p. 1300 ill. full color, ISBN 978-90-820313-8-6Den Haag, 2013; heruitgave Den Haag, 2015De Bijbel van Venuskunst; het boek voor vrouwelijke symbolen.1300... Venussen kleurrijk in beeld in een groot full color boek van 592 pagina's.1300... vrouwelijke topstukken uit vele culturen en musea gepresenteerd in één boek.1300... Venus-beauties, ieder voorzien van een num...

Everybody plays the role of Project Sponsor at some point, for example during a renovation project at home. At work this role also crops up more and more frequently. As director, you commission the development of a product, or as manager you want to have a new IT system developed.

You naturally expect certain results, and want to make favourable agreements with respect to schedule and budget. Often, however, this is not easy, which is logical enough, given that the role of project executive i...

Now You See Me Moria

Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, is the largest refugee camp in Europe. It is overcrowded and living conditions are inhumane. Apart from the fire in September last year, hardly any images get out. Journalists and photographers are not welcome and emergency workers are not allowed to take photographs. Yet, these posters are the result of photographs. They were made by four residents of the camp and saved and share...

(Engelse vertaling van Geef me de 5)The Essential 5 is a method that offers an answer to the question: 'how does one interact with someone that has been diagnosed with ASD?' Both the cognition and the behaviour in people who have been diagnosed with ASD are influenced by their fragmented perception. Due to this fragmented perception, there is a lack of coherence causing the client to experience confusion and insecurity. This often leads to panic, anxiety and undesirable behaviour.Common and u...

Hundreds of books, long and short, have been written about the Chernobyl tragedy. Few people are left indifferent once they understand a little about the biggest technological catastrophe in history. Wladimir Tchertkoff's book "The Crime of Chernobyl - the Nuclear Gulag" occupies a central place in this library aboutChernobyl. Many journalists, like Wladimir Tchertkoff, a documentary film maker for Swiss television", were shocked by what they saw in the areas affected by the radioactive emiss...

about the author

Laura Groebbé

"Laura, the author of Paul, Our Gifted Wonder-Child is a very committed coach. Her years of experience with gifted children and adolescents inspired her to write this book. Gifted children think, feel, and do things differently from others. Precisely because of these differences, this often sensitive group of people need a unique approach. Paul, Our Gifted Wonder-Child offers an intense view of this special world. This book is a fiction and non-fiction book all...

"This, Too, is Liberia"

The above quote of the late Tom Kamara is emblematic for his writings and a characterization of the social, economic, and political landscape of his motherland. He fearlessly and objectively fought to expose the ills of the Liberian society. Tom was committed to promoting press freedom, social justice, and good governance in his beloved country and he did that even at the peril of his life.

He wrote hundreds of articles in the New Democrat, the Liberian newspaper he fo...

A Man of Change is a gift from the Foundation of the First President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin otherwise known as The Yeltsin Fund, produced in cooperation with Glagoslav Publications and distributed with the aim to preserve the knowledge and memory of Russia's first President.Boris Yeltsin will be remembered as the fierce, daring political leader who fought for democratic ideals of his nation during an unprecedented crisis when the Soviet empire had already fallen apart and new ...

The book Behind the Silk Curtain is about multiculturalism, adapting to new environments, socializing with people of different cultures, about linguistic integration, gaining experience, and facing challenges, about friends and family, about some of the Kazakh traditions and the country's mentality, about charity and weddings and many other fascinating contexts she was involved in.