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Woman's Lore
4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi
2024 || Paperback || Sarah Clegg || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women - and then won back again.
Creatures like Lilith, the seductive first wife of Adam, and mermaids, who lured sailors to their death, are familiar figures in the genre of monstrous temptresses who use their charms to entice men to their doom.
But if we go back 4,000 years, the roots of these demons lie in horrific creatures like Lamashtu, a lion-headed Mesopotamian demon who strangled infants and murdered pregnant w...
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The Swerve
How the Renaissance Began
2024 || Paperback || Stephen Greenblatt || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2012Almost six hundred years ago, a short, genial man took a very old manuscript off a library shelf.
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The End
Germany, 1944-45
2024 || Paperback || Ian Kershaw || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
In almost every major war there comes a point where defeat looms for one side and its rulers cut a deal with the victors, if only in an attempt to save their own skins. This title offers an account of the final months of the Nazi war machine, from the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in July 1944 to the German surrender in May 1945.
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The New Rules of War
How America Can Win--Against Russia, China, and Other Threats
2024 || Paperback || Sean McFate || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
An urgent, fascinating exploration of warfare--past, present, and future--and what we must do if we want to win today from an 82nd Airborne Division veteran, former private military contractor, and professor of war studies at the National Defense University. War is timeless. Some things change--weapons, tactics, technology, leadership, objectives--but our desire to go into battle does not. We are living in the age of "durable disorder"--a period of unrest created by numerous factors: China's ...
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Underground
The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
2024 || Paperback || Haruki Murakami || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Murakami tells the true story behind an act of terrorism that turned an average Monday morning into a national disaster. In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects.
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
2024 || Paperback || Christopher de Hamel || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter. Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is like meeting a very famous person. We may all pretend that a well-known celebrity is no different from anyone else, and yet there is an undeniable thrill in actually meeting and talking to a person of world stature.
The idea for the book, which is entirely new, is to invite the reader into intimate conversations with twelve of the most famous manuscrip...
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Christendom Destroyed
Europe 1517-1648
2024 || Paperback || Mark Greengrass || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Offers a study of 16th and 17th century Europe and the fundamental changes which led to the collapse of Christendom and established the geographical and political frameworks of Western Europe as we know it. This book features a rich tapestry that fosters a deeper understanding of Europe's identity.
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The Invention of Medicine
From Homer to Hippocrates
2024 || Paperback || Robin Lane Fox || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
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The Penguin History of Modern China
The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present, Third Edition
2024 || Paperback || Jonathan Fenby || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Jonathan Fenby has edited the Observer, the South China Morning Post and Reuters World Service as well as holding senior positions at the Economist, Independent and Guardian.His books include Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the China He Lost, Dealing with the Dragon: A Year in the New Hong Kong, The General: Charles de Gaulle and the France He Saved, The History of Modern France andTiger Head, Snake Tails: China Today, How It Got There and Where It is Heading.He is currently Managing Partn...
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God's Englishman
Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution
2024 || Paperback || Christopher Hill || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.