Ergebnis für "Amsterdam" in Biografien & Erinnerungen

In the spirit of Oliver Sacks and the inspiration for the NBC drama New Amsterdam, this intensely involving memoir from a Medical Director of Bellevue Hospital looks poignantly at patients' lives and highlights the complex mind-body connection. Using the plights of twelve very different...

Amsterdam Exposed tells the true one-of-a-kind story of an innocent exchange student who moves to Amsterdam hoping to write a book about the red light district and everything that follows. It's an American abroad story, and also a love story; it's an uplifting tragedy, full of humor from beginning to end; it's an Amsterdam survival guide; a sympathetic look at a societal problem; a little piece of policy; a sweet farewell to a world just about gone; and, ultimately, as close as you can come to a free trip to Amsterdam without leaving your couch.

What If I Told You That $100 Million in Diamonds Vanished From One of the World's Most Secure Airports in Broad Daylight? You'd probably think it was fiction. You'd be wrong. On a cold February afternoon in 2005, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport became the scene of one of the most audacious heists in criminal history. In less than sixty seconds, armed men disguised as KLM employees terrorized four airport workers and vanished with a fortune in diamonds destined for Antwerp—the world's diamond capital.

A story of heartbreak and survival by the stepsister of Anne Frank. Eva was arrested by the Nazis on her 15 birthday and sent to Auschwitz. Her survival depended on endless strokes of luck, her own determination and the love and protection of her mother, Fritzi, who was deported with her. When Auschwitz was liberated, Eva and Fritzi began the long journey home. They searched desperately for Eva's father and brother, from whom they had been separated. The news came some months later. Tragically, both men had been killed.

Rembrandt van Rijn – renommiertester Barockmaler des Goldenen Zeitalters Der Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold nimmt uns mit auf eine faktenreiche Kulturreise und erläutert verständlich, unterhaltsam und strukturiert Basiswissen zum niederländischen Maler Rembrandt van Rijn. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) war einer der bedeutendsten Maler und Grafiker des Barock. Geboren am 15. Juli 1606 in Leiden als Sohn des Müllers Harmen van Rijn und Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuytbrouck, wuchs Rembrandt in einem wohlhabenden, bildungsbürgerlichen Umfeld auf.

Vincent van Gogh – weltweit bewunderter Begründer der modernen Malerei. Der Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold nimmt uns mit auf eine faktenreiche Kulturreise und erlutert verständlich, unterhaltsam und strukturiert Basiswissen zum niederländischen Maler Vincent van Gogh. Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) wurde am 30. März 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Niederlande, als Sohn des Pfarrers Theodorus van Gogh und Anna Cornelia Carbentus geboren. Er wuchs in einer religiösen und kulturell interessierten Familie auf.

Blauw Geboren is een podcast van de Nationale Politie eenheid Amsterdam over het politiewerk van toen en nu, verteld van binnenuit.

COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER “The hidden gem of the year . . . Sensational and gripping, and shedding light on some of the most urgent issues of our time, this was our unanimous winner.” —Judges of the 2018 Costa Award The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish girl in Holland...

Real conversations with real founders. Hosted by Marcel Wijermars, this podcast dives into the real, raw and unfiltered stories behind early-stage startups and seasoned entrepreneurs and the people building them. From tough pivots to big wins, if you're a founder looking for clarity, connection, and honest insight, you're in the right place.

At once profoundly personal and far-reaching, Exit Interview with My Grandmother serves as a meditation on the beginning of a young woman’s life and the series of questions that arise from examining love, loss, family, memory, and death. Moving between cities and centuries, Meyersohn probes her family's Jewish history and her grandparents' relationships in part to decipher her own young queer relationships, but also to examine how we ought to behave in the face of a world riddled with uncertainty and doubt.

During WWII (1939-1945), 16-year-old German Jewish born Marga Grünberg lives in the city of Amsterdam pretending to work for the Nazi war machine while secretly risking her life fighting the brutal regime. With a fake identity card, this brave teenager takes chances that would unnerve any adult. When renting the second floor from a fiercely Nazi-loving German landlady, every word exchanged needs to be carefully weighed before spoken.

A “gripping” (Kati Marton, author of The Chancellor) historical investigation and family memoir that intertwines the iconic narrative of Anne Frank with the untold story of Bep Voskuijl, her protector and closest confidante in the Annex, bringing us closer to understanding one of the great...

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The Fire and the Bonfire reveals a close–though also difficult–father-son relationship, and explores genocide through art, which leads to unexpected discoveries.

The candid, poignant, unforgettable writing of the young girl whose own life story has become an everlasting source of courage and inspiration. Hiding from the Nazis in the “Secret Annex” of an old office building in Amsterdam, a thirteen-year-old girl named Anne Frank became a writer. The...

Growing up in a quiet, middle-class suburb outside of Amsterdam, childhood best friends Anna and Olivia had their whole lives ahead of them. But every parent's worst nightmare came true when the teenagers fell in with the wrong crowd. Eleven years their senior, Ryan was charming and good-looking...

A fascinating look into the life of a tortured genius. Using Van Gogh's letters as a primary source, the author discusses the artist's life, his approach to his work, and his mental illness. The letters vividly show the artist's life was no bed of roses. Whereas Van Gogh perfectly knew what was sellable, he continued to produce what he considered as honest, truthful art, regardless of current taste.

Desde una voz sensual y secreta, mujeres cuentan sus mejores experiencias sexuales, actos inesperados donde se dan cuenta que son dueñas de su placer y sobre todo que pueden convertir sus deseos indecentes en fantasías.Historias eróticas narradas desde el punto de vista femenino donde el personaje principal es el deseo. Una mirada íntima a la perspectiva femenina del sexo y las relaciones donde los tabúes se quedan en la puerta.Un nuevo episodio cada mes.Suscríbete ahora. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.