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INDEX 4 Jaap Kooimans Floris The whole story behind the successful television series 8 Chiara Pasqualetti Johnson 50 strong women who changed the world 10
Watse Sybesma and Diego Cohen Femke and the black hole that swallowed her sock
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Ricky Koole When I did not yet know the world Thoughts of a toddler
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Frans Kurstjens and Annemarie Staaks My green suit A book about moral injury
16 Jeroen Kuiper Poland Not a country of cyclists and vegetarians 18
Robert van Willigenburg Here was a cycling track Lost velodromes: the Netherlands in 160 photos
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Arno Huibers Dementia with a smile Clown meets Alzheimer
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Floris
TELEVISION AND FILM
The whole story behind the successful television series
Presentation 14 September at Slot Loevestein With many never before published images text Jaap Kooimans preface Gerard Soeteman and Paul Verhoeven Floris is one of the most successful television series’ made on Dutch soil. The series was devised in 1968 by scenario writer Gerard Soeteman and directed by Paul Verhoeven. Actors Rutger Hauer and Jos Bergman played the main characters Floris and Sindala. This book presents never before published stories and photos that tell the whole story of this legendary series. Floris has often been repeated, generates high ratings time and time again and whole generations have grown up with it. Floris still appeals to the imagination. Partly due to the cooperation of many of the people involved, this book has become an ode to Floris and its makers!
format 17 x 24 cm size 384 pages paperback
design Lecturis release September
â‚Ź 24,95 NUR 674 ISBN 978-94-6226-283-6
Jaap Kooimans (1960)studied personnel & work and social history, and has worked as an HR advisor and information officer. He has founded companies and provided guidance for the recruitment & selection of specialised nursing and paramedic personnel.
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Alexandra David-NĂŠel
Coco Chanel
Margaret Thatcher
Anne Frank
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50 strong women who changed the world
CULTURAL HISTORY
A book containing many beautiful photos that invite you to discover more about these fascinating women text Chiara Pasqualetti Johnson
This book describes the lives of fifty women who have overcome centuriesold prejudices. They disrupted and changed society and slowly but surely secured a place in the man’s world. The example set by these iconic women with their knowledge, experience and imagination paved the way for generations to come. With Emmeline Pankhurst, Marie Curie, Alexandra David-Néel, Maria Montessori, Gertrude Stein, Mata Hari, Virginia Woolf, Coco Chanel, Agatha Christie, Martha Graham, Amelia Earhart, Golda Meir, Peggy Guggenheim, Tamara de Lempicka, Leni Riefenstahl, Diana Vreeland, Margaret Bourke-White, Estée Lauder, Joséphine Baker, Frida Kahlo, Rachel Carson, Simone de Beauvoir, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Moeder Teresa, Rosa Parks, Indira Gandhi, Evita Perón, Rosalind Franklin, Margaret Thatcher, Elizabeth II, Simone Veil, Anne Frank, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Dian Fossey, Mary Quant, Valentina Tereshkova, Wangari Maathai, Joan Baez, Roberta Gibb, Billie Jean King, Zaha Hadid, Benazir Bhutto, Christiane Amanpour, Diana Spencer, Samantha Cristoforetti, Misty Copeland, Laura Dekker en Malala Yousafzai. format 23,7 x 28 cm size 228 pages hardcover
design Maria Cucchi and Lecturis (cover and typography) release September
€ 29,95 NUR 686 ISBN 978-94-6226-282-9
Chiara Pasqualetti Johnson is an Italian of English origin, living and working in Milan. She has now worked in journalism for fifteen years, makes biographies of contemporary ar tists for the monthly magazine Arte and writes book reviews for the magazine Antiquariato. Johnson also writes travel and lifestyle articles for Dove magazine and has worked on books and series’ about modern and contemporary art for the publishers Electa and Rizzoli. Original publication The Most Influential Women of our Time (White Star Publishers)
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Femke and the black hole that swallowed her sock
YOUTH
4-6 JAAR
The first book about black holes for children from 4 to 6 years tekst Watse Sybesma illustraties Diego Cohen ‘Astronomers have seen how a black hole devours a star. There is no cutlery needed and not much in the way of table manners. Furthermore: the astronomers gave the longest burp ever to round off the meal. It’s been going on for over ten years.’ (Govert Schilling, Volkskrant, 17-6-2018) Everyone has heard of black holes, but what exactly is a black hole? Physicists Watse Sybesma and Diego Cohen think the time is right to make ‘black hole’ as much of a household word as ‘star’, ‘planet’ or ‘universe’. They introduce this apparently difficult and abstract topic to young children with the help of the curiosity-driven experiences of Femke and the black hole. Femke’s adventure begins at night, when her sock suddenly disappears through the bedroom window. Femke goes after it and meets all kinds of celestial bodies during the search for her sock. She finally comes face to face with a black hole, the thief of her sock… Her experiences, in rhyme, are intended to be read aloud. When the story is finished, there is ‘more for curious people’, which includes a clear explanation of what black holes are, what happened to Femke’s sock and how it is possible that she got it back (well, almost). As such, the reader is well-prepared to answer any more questions the children may have.
format 24 x 15,5 cm size 40 pages hardcover
design Rubi Antonia Cohen release November
€ 14,95 NUR 281 ISBN 978-94-6226-294-2
Diego Cohen won the prestigious FOM poster prize in 2016. His submission clearly illustrated his research into dark matter. Diego is currently in the final stages of his Physics PhD at the University of Amsterdam. He also works as a financial analyst. Watse Sybesma promoveerde in 2017 in deachieved a PhD in Physics from the University of Utrecht in 2017. During his studies he shared his passion for physics with a wide audience, for example at the bühne via Sciencebattle and with popular scientific ar ticles on quantumuniverse.nl. Watse has worked with the University of Iceland as a researcher since 2018.
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Zullen we doen dat we nog niet verliefd op elkaar waren, mama? En dan loop ik langs en dan zie je mij en dan denk je: ‘Hee, wat een lieve jongen!’
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When I did not yet know the world
GIFT BOOKS
Thoughts of a toddler TOEN KENDE IK DE WERELD NOG NIET
The world through a child’s eyes. Ricky Koole is famous for musical theatre, film and TV. This is the first book with her illustrations
RICKY KOOLE
samenstelling en illustraties Ricky Koole
- Why do you still have a father and a mother when you’re already grown up? - Why does poo stink, even though it’s fresh? - What do you call something that’s beautiful and ugly at the same time? - I dreamed I couldn’t sleep. - Why can’t I know when I’m going to die? - I feel a little bit like it sometimes smells in the car. - I am romantic about you. Ricky Koole has a cheerful, melancholy child full of good ideas and big lifequestions. She made a note of the best quotes and questions from his toddleryears. Comments that, if you read them all at once, give a good representation of a child learning about the world around him. His lovely observations, the funny misunderstandings and his fear of death make this an extremely personal monologue. You can see him growing older. It is refreshing to look at the world through the eyes of a toddler again. He asks questions we haven’t asked ourselves in a long time.
Ricky Koole is a singer and actress. She graduated from the Academie voor Kleinkunst in Amsterdam. She has since released seven albums, given several solo performances, worked with several theatre companies and made musical shows together with her husband Leo Blokhuis. She has performed in films and TV series’ (including Sonny Boy, De Jurk, CMC, Alleen op de wereld). Every Sunday afternoon she has her own radio programme on NHradio. Ricky organises quarterly services without god in the Rode hoed in Amsterdam. Ricky Koole and Leo Blokhuis have one son together.
A book that will be recognisable for many parents, grandfathers and grandmothers. Singer and actress Ricky Koole painted all the illustrations herself. - I’m as happy as a snail... but then less happy.
format 17 x 24 cm size 112 pages hardcover
design Leo Blokhuis and Ricky Koole release October
€ 19,95 NUR 380 ISBN 978-94-6226-295-9
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My green suit
PHOTOGRAPHY
A book about moral injury Frans Kurstjens
Unique view from within the Afghanistan mission There is increasing attention for moral injury and PTSS as the results of traumatic experiences, in war zones among others.
Mijn groene pak
One of the few books in the Netherlands to express value and recognition to the military and veterans who were confronted with moral injury through their deployment.
E E N B O E K OV E R M O R A L I N J U RY
photography Frans Kurstjens text Annemarie Staaks Frans Kurstjens was an active humanistic counsellor and photographer in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2008. During and after the missions he fought for the mental health of his men and himself, with his camera as an eye witness. In My green suit he tells his story and about the price he paid... As humanistic counsellor Frans Kurstjens took photos at times and in places no other photographer will ever come. From this special position within the army unit Kurstjens constantly reflects on everything he sees and experiences. During, but especially after the mission he finds himself in a treacherous web of moral questions, memories and self-deception. What can you know for sure about what happened out there? His experiences appear to be clouded by his colleague’s traumas and stories. The conscious and subconscious self-deception used by Frans in his attempt to function normally seems to be in vain. It is assumed for a long time that he suffers from PTSS. Years later he hears about ‘moral injury’. He recognises all the symptoms. In contrast to other books about Afghanistan, this one is not only recognisable for the ex-military and those close to them, but also for those who stayed at home. The theme is universal and interesting to anyone who is aware of his own role in the bigger picture. The ‘care-free’ Dutchman, for who news about the mission was nothing more than a newspaper article on page 2, can now experience the story from close-by: personal, stripped of all heroic, political or sensational layers. Honest, open, vulnerable and shameless.
format 17 x 24 cm size 256 pages hardcover
design Studio Denk release November
€ 29,95 NUR 653 ISBN 978-94-6226-300-0
Frans Kurstjens (1954) is a humanistic counsellor and photographer. From 1985 he worked in the prison system, for the justice depar tment and for The Ministry of Defence. He was sent as counsel to Bosnia, SFOR- 2002, OEF 2005 and ISAF 2007. Kurstjens graduated from the photography college in 2013. Annemarie Staaks (1980) studied Modern Literature at the University of Nijmegen. She star ted working as a freelance journalist and writer under the name Bureau Stof in 2008, and has worked as a journalist, writer and copywriter for a variety of magazines and clients ever since. She has also worked as a literary programmer and literary editor and in recent years has also worked on book projects.
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Poland
HISTORY
Not a country of cyclists and vegetarians
tekst Jeroen Kuiper
What’s going on with Poland? Since the hostile takeover of the Law and Justice (PiS) party in 2015, there has been a cutting national-conservative wind blowing through Poland. The former top kid in the class of the European Union refuses to accept refugees, carries out controversial reforms of the justice system and thereby puts at risk tens of billions of Euros worth of European subsidy. Party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has a mission: the dobra zmiana, the good change. The PiS is committed to the true Pool, the ordinary man: white, family man, Catholic, Polish-speaking. Teraz kurwa my, now it’s our bloody turn! Witold Waszczykowski, the former minister of Foreign Affairs, said in an interview with German newspaper Bild in 2016: ‘It seems like the world can only move in one direction – towards a mixture of different races and cultures, a world of cyclists and vegetarians, who only focus on sustainable energy and fight every form of religion. But this has nothing at all to do with traditional Polish values.’ The political fronts in Poland have fortified in recent years, and the question is whether the PiS can maintain its position of power in the parliamentary elections in 2019. Is Poland, a hundred years after its reclaimed independence, on the way to becoming a liberal democracy? Journalist Jeroen Kuiper travels through his beloved Poland and explains about the complicated background of the shift to the right in Poland.
format 15 x 21 cm size 200 pages softcover
design Scherpontwerp/ Lecturis release October
€ 22,50 NUR 680 ISBN 978-94-6226-285-0
Jeroen Kuper studied social geography and followed a postdoctoral education in journalism. He has lived in Caracas, Berlin, Medellín and now again in Berlin. He was a correspondent for De Pers, Nieuwe Revu, De Groene Amsterdammer, Intermediair and the German Freitag. He has also written articles and repor ts from Eastern Europe, Africa, South America, and Germany. He wrote the book Het andere Duitsland (uitgeverij Fosfor) about the former DDR. Alongside his work as a journalist, Jeroen Kuiper often works as a guide and tour guide in Berlin, Poland and the Baltic Staten.
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Here was a cycling track
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Lost velodromes: the Netherlands in 160 photos RO B E RT VA N WI LLI G E N B U R G
HIER LAG EEN WIELERBAAN
VERDWENEN VELODROMES: NEDERLAND IN 160 FOTO’S
Unique research into the remnants of the rich Dutch cycling culture
Photography en text Robert van Willigenburg
It all started with a fantastic satellite photo for Robert van Willigenburg. The Amby cycling track near Maastricht, established in 1895 and abandoned in 1930, cannot be seen from ground level, but is visible from the air as the impression of an oval in a field, partly cut off by the A2 motorway. The discovery came at the same time that the motorway would be modified for the new tunnel under Maastricht. The piece of land in question would be excavated to serve as ground depot for the tunnel. The photographer was able to capture images of the last concrete remnants of the velodrome before they were removed.
Robert van Willigenburg (1967) was educated as an all-round journalist and quickly chose the camera as medium. He has worked for Fiets Magazine, Dagblad van het Noorden, the Red Cross and has produced a series of photo books entitled Kat in de Stad.
It turned out there were more of these kinds of remnants all over the countryside. Archive research followed, and the search became a longterm project that took him all over the Netherlands. In the first half of the twentieth century there were more than 160 open velodromes in the Netherlands, usually made of wood, concrete, grass or grit. The sport was particularly popular in the 1930’s. Robert van Willigenburg is has been to all these places and has photographed what can be found there now. Here was a cycling track is a fine example of cycling archaeology and a look back at the rich history of velodromes in the Netherlands.
format 17 x 24 cm size 200 pages hardcover
design Lecturis release November
€ 27,95 NUR 489 ISBN 978-94-6226-301-7
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Dementia with a smile
HEALTHCARE
Clown meets Alzheimer
‘Encounters with a smile for people who have lost their way in the misty world of dementia.’ Arno Huibers text Arno Huibers
Dementia with a smile is an encounter between a clown and people in deep dementia. A meeting without words. People with dementia gradually disappear into a state of mental and social isolation. In the end they no longer have a foothold on life. This makes dementia an extremely frightening process. How extreme is this fear if words and functions lose their meaning? Can you make contact without language? Mime clown Arno Huibers poses this question in his book. The clown meets the person with dementia, without expectations and without plan. But with imagination. They meet each other in their own logic, in an encounter that feels logical, and with eye contact in which a smile is visible. Such humorous moments are small miraculous meetings, even if only briefly. This book is a report of a search for contact, with practical instructions and backgrounds. A book for care-home employees. For caregivers. Family. For clowns in healthcare. And also for people involved in caring for people with multiple disorders. With beautiful illustrations, anecdotes, poems, interviews and photos.
format 20 x 22,5 cm size 132 pages hardcover
design Janine Hendriks | Kraftwerk release November
€ 24,95 NUR 895 ISBN 978-94-6226-296-6
Arno Huibers has performed highly sensitive clown acts in theatres and innovative circuses in Europe since 1980, whereby he searches for the essence of ‘the clown’. Poetic performances. In the early nineties Huibers was a co-founder of the Cliniclowns in the Netherlands. In Romania he established various projects for street children. In 1999 he experimented with subtle clownery in nursing homes, which later led to the establishment of stichting miMakkus; an officially recognised, shor tterm professional education for smile with dementia. His clown work in care homes has inspired clowns to set up similar initiatives all over the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany ever since.
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Myra de Rooy Dochters van de bergen Sterke vrouwen uit Iran, Ladakh, Oost Turkestan en Tibet ISBN 978-94-6226-093-1 € 29,95
Bard Bothe Kerstverhalen ISBN 978-94-6226-248 € 14,95 404461
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Myra de Rooy Chamlang De eerste Nederlandse vrouwenexpedie ISBN 978-94-226-222-5 € 29,95
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Peti Buchel Tekenend door Syrië ISBN 978-94-6226-132-7 € 19,50 404219
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Jan Wierts Industrieel werken en wonen Transformaties en hergebruik in Eindhoven ISBN 978-94-226-262-1 € 24,95 404471
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Dirk Kok ‘t Is alles kleuren, zilver, goud Staphorst, versieren bij het leven ISBN 978-94-6226-106-8 € 17,50
Frans Bevers Dagboek Amerika 6231 kilometer fietsen van de Pacific naar de Atlantic ISBN 978-94-6226-134-1 € 14,95 404227
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Hans Zirkzee Jazz in Rotterdam ISBN 978-94-6226-133-4 € 49,95
Bob Cramwinckel Smaak met illustraties van Olivier Heiligers ISBN 978-94-226-241-6 € 19,95 404459
Mar tin Fickweiler Multi-pitch Climbing in Europe Engelstalig ISBN 978-94-6226-184-6 € 29,95 404400
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Mariët Herlé, Carolyn Wiersum Koken in het groot / Cooking for crowds Gezonde maaltijden uit de daklozenkeuken Nederlands- en Engelstalig ISBN 978-94-226-236-2 € 25,00
Lizette de Koning (tekst), Nina van den Bosch (illustraties) De kleine baron ISBN 978-90-70108-94-6 € 17,50 403378
Annelies Verbrugge Merel wil anders ISBN 978-94-6226-087-0 € 17,50 404058
De rode koffer 20 spannende avonturen over Afghanistan ISBN 978-94-6226-210-2 € 9,95 404423
De vierde koning Een ougende opnieuw ver teld ISBN 978-94-6226-258-4 € 19,95 404466
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