Twintig jaar geleden beleefde André Rieu zijn grote doorbraak. Sindsdien breidt zijn imperium zich gestaag uit. Wat is het geheim van Rieu's overweldigende succes? Drie Maastrichtse wetenschappers analyseren in Rieu, maestro zonder grenzen zijn performance, zijn muziek en zijn bedrijf. Ze laten zien hoe hij de kloof tussen hoge en lage cultuur overbrugt, hoe zijn concerten ware volksfeesten zijn en waarom zijn muziek wereldwijd zo aanslaat. Ze reizen mee met Rieu's orkest, ontrafelen zijn ...

'The Odyssey is a poem of extraordinary pleasures: it is a salt-caked, storm-tossed, wine-dark treasury of tales, of many twists and turns, like life itself' GuardianThe epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - ship-wrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus...

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Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by George Blagden, star of Versailles and Vikings. This definitive recording is translated by E.V. Rieu, revised by D.C.H. Rieu, and contains an introduction by Peter Jones.The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and ...

'The first great book, and the first great book about the suffering and loss of war' GuardianOne of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, who refuses to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles' close friend Patroclus, he storms back into ba...

Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by Steve John Shepherd, whose theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe, The Good Canary directed by John Malkovich*, Bomber's Moon* and Piaf. His TV and film credits range from the iconic This Life to Silent Witness and Eastenders. This definitive recording includes an introduction by E V Rieu.One of the foremost achievements ...

Andre Rieu is a violinist, conductor and international classical music star, who has won the hearts of millions of music-lovers throughout the world with his extravagant concerts and sell-out tours.Born in the Netherlands in 1949, Andre started taking violin lessons at the age of five, the beginning of a love affair that would never end. As a student he was asked to take part in a salon ensemble and as he played his first waltz a whole new world opened up for him. ...

L’Australie, pays des kangourous et de Crocodile Dundee. La Nouvelle-Zélande, cadre du Seigneur des anneaux et patrie du rugby… Une fois débarrassés des clichés inévitables qui entourent ces deux pays, il est temps de s’apercevoir « que le nombre de jeunes Français qui sollicitent un visa “Vacances-Travail” a explosé ces cinq dernières années, et que l’attractivité de Melbourne et Sydney s’est renforcée par leur consécration comme deux des villes les plus agréables au monde » (extrait de l...

Traduction française du best-seller écrit par la professeure Barbara Bain en 2017, A beginner's guide to blood cells(Wiley Blackwell), c'est une excellente introduction à la cytologie sanguine des cellules normales et anormales, présentant les concepts les plus importants en hématologie, la cytologie d'urgence, ainsi que des exercices d'autoévaluation et leurs corrections. Conçu dans un format pratique et accessible et richement illustré de photog...

Written in the third century BC in Alexandria, this is the only full surviving account of Jason's legendary quest for the Golden Fleece. It describes the thrilling adventures of the Argonauts on their voyage to Colchis to plead with king Aeetes for the fleece, his greatest treasure - and the Eros-inspired passion felt by his daughter, the beautiful witch-princess Medea, for the scheming Jason. Chronicling a journey that sees Jason and his crew traverse perilous seas, negotiate the treacher...

After two divorces (and the financial ramifications they entail) Calvin Bennett just wants to be free. As a wealth management executive, he is well equipped to steer himself back to financial stability but quickly comes to realize that he is not the only one struggling. Many of the people in the Lakes, his townhouse complex, are in similar situations. As Calvin helps his neighbours, he learns more about what financial freedom actually means and comes to see what is truly important....

1943, dans un village des Monts du Lyonnais. Dans cette France occupée, Céleste doit s’occuper de la ferme familiale avec sa mère, alors que son frère a rejoint le maquis et son père est parti travailler en Allemagne. Elle a 20 ans et rêve d’étudier à Lyon. Lorsque les soldats allemands installent leur commandement dans son village, elle tombe amoureuse d’un bel officier. Mais à la suite de l’arrestation de sa famille par la Gestapo, la jeune paysanne répond à l’appel de l’aventure et du d...