In een vroeg zelfportret uit 1628 heeft Rembrandt een Wolf-Cut kapsel en een gouden oorbel in zijn linkeroor. Tegenwoordig zou deze jonge schilder zich wellicht als queer of 'questioning' identificeren, en hij was zeker niet de enige. In Seks, drugs en rock 'n' roll in Rembrandts tijd beschrijft historicus Benjamin Roberts hoe welvarende jonge mannen zoals Rembrandt, volwassen werden in de Nederlandse republiek van de vroege zeventiende eeuw. Net zoals de Gen Z van nu groeide de generatie ...

Benjamin Roberts is an experienced Swimming instructor, School Teacher and Lifeguard who has combined his first class knowledge of teaching beginners to swim with his professional understanding of how children learn in order to write this book which will help parents, step parents, grand parents and anyone else who wants to teach their child to swim. It goes from the very beginning, building confidence to swimming front crawl and breathing. Ben has a wonderful way of getting his theory acr...

Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll in Rembrandt's Time focuses on the generation of rich young men that grew up in the seventeenth century in the Dutch Republic. These men had more money to spend on clothes, music, and recreation than the generation before them. This fascinating account of male adolescence in the Dutch Republic reveals how young men including Rembrandt van Rijn disregarded conservative values and rebelled against the older generation, and consequently created a new youth culture...

Have you ever wondered what's on the ARRT Registry Exam? Two Months to Mastery takes you behind the scenes at the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) to demonstrate the best possible way to study for these standardized tests.**There is a secret code to the ARRT exams, and this book shows you how to crack it.**Two Months to Mastery draws on over 20 years in education and medicine to offer the essential life hacks for beating the Registry. It is best...

Bottled tells the story of English football's complicated relationship with booze through the experiences of the players who found themselves in crisis when they could no longer put it down - from George Best and Paul Gascoigne to Tony Adams and Paul Merson, as well as many others who escaped the headlines. Footballers play under intense pressure in the unforgiving glare of the media spotlight. But what do their stories tell us about ourselves? Are some challenges they face specific to a p...

This ambitious and engaging new account of independent India's struggle to overcome famine and malnutrition in the twentieth century traces Indian nation-building through the voices of politicians, planners, and citizens. Siegel explains the historical origins of contemporary India's hunger and malnutrition epidemic, showing how food and sustenance moved to the center of nationalist thought in the final years of colonial rule. Independent India's politicians made promises of sustenance and...

In 'Seks, Drugs en Rock 'n' Roll in de Gouden Eeuw schetst historicus Benjamin B. Roberts een fascinerend portret van het leven van jonge mannen in de eerste helft van de zeventiende eeuw. Hij beschrijft het losbandige gedrag van markante figuren zoals Rembrandt - geboren in 1606 - en brengt daarmee de normen en waarden van zijn opstandige generatiegenoten tot leven. Roberts laat overtuigend zien dat de jonge mannen van toen net als nu rebelleerden, en zich afzetten tegen voorgaande genera...

This book appeals to higher education scholars from various disciplines and practitioners looking for an overview and in-depth insight into cooperative study programs (CSPs). The CSPs combine elements of higher education with elements of professional work and illustrate how a teaching-related third mission achieves a socioeconomic contribution through its underlying stakeholder interactions. In Germany, CSPs are a growing phenomenon and, at the same time, a niche in higher education with a...

For centuries, opium has been a source of both profit and peril, its legacy entangled with addiction, imperialism, and the complex interplay of global trade and national development. While the illicit opium trade is infamous, the history of licit opium has remained largely untold.Markets of Pain traces the global arc of licit opium from poppy fields and processing plants to the clinics and laboratories of modern medicine. It shows how both the Ottoman Empire and the Turkis...

The purpose of Poetic Summary is to express an un-orthodox method of writing excerpts from a journey of longevity and a distinct place in human harmony of life. It delivers words for a message that shares a common form of expression for people worldwide. This poetry also motivates others to write their own experience from their point of view. Poetic Summary is both mental, visual and spiritual expression that is derived from various paths in life.

26 Complete Works of Mary Roberts RinehartA Poor Wise ManBab A SubDebCase of Jennie BriceDangerous DaysKKings Queens and PawnsLong Live the KingLove StoriesMore Tish'Oh, Well, You Know How Women AreSight UnseenTenting TonightThe After HouseThe Amazing InterludeThe BatThe Breaking PointThe Circular StaircaseThe ConfessionThe Man in Lower TenThe Street ...

37 Complete Works of Robert W. ChambersA Young Man in a HurryAilsa PaigeAthalieBarbariansBetween FriendsBlue-Bird WeatherCardiganFamous Modern Ghost StoriesIn Search of the UnknownIn SecretIn the QuarterIoleLorrainePolice!!!Quick ActionSpecial MessengerThe Common LawThe Crimson TideThe Danger MarkThe Dark StarThe Fighting ChanceThe Firin...