Biografieën, Autobiografieën

Het kan best zijn dat het boek wat hartig is geworden, wat daar staat beschreven, maar alles is gebeurd zoals daar staat vermeld. Natuurlijk zijn er veel memoires en dit zijn misschien degenen waarva …

There probably was not in the whole church during the first decade of the fourth century, a more learned Christian than Eusebius of Caesarea. Phrases such as the one quoted at the beginning of this c …

Birhan Woldu became one of the most recognized faces and forms of the late 20th century after her skeletal image was broadcast at the end of Live Aid to publicize famine in Africa. Although Live Aid, …

‘The story of my life is simple. So simple and moving like the ones of any other Italian immigrant. But the great desire and will to outdo oneself is what makes the difference between one and other, …

Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the untimely death of America’s most popular president, Kennedy: His Life & Legacy is a candid look at the charisma and excitement that captured the nation d …

‘I want to be alert and feel life.’ At the beginning of her career, the young surgeon Vera Kühne courageously decides against the bureaucratic medicine business in Germany and becomes involved with D …

2002 the UN ‘Award for Sustainable Development Partnerships’ How is it feasible to pay fair prices to farmers and sewers in India, Tanzania or Bangladesh, to protect nature and guarantee sustainable …

Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam was a transformative figure of the Renaissance, whose ideas challenged the religious and intellectual boundaries of his time. In an era marked by religious zeal and em …

Martine Vanderheyden, 44 years old, left her native Belgium to live in Norway. Despite her French-speaking culture, despite the African origins passed on by her Rwandan mother, she does indeed feel S …

Yvonne has always been real tomboy. She doesn't care for girly stuff and likes to give herself boy names. When she hits puberty she realizes: She loves girls, but does not feel like a lesbian bu …