Europa

Vi tænker tit på middelalderen som en kold, mørk og beskidt tid, præget af overtro og brutalitet. I "Europa" forklarer Jørgen Møller, professor i statskundskab ved Aarhus Universitet, at middelalderen faktisk lagde brostenene til nutidens Europa. For uden periodens genstridige adelsmænd, magtbegærlige paver og griske købmænd ville demokratier, retsstater og frie markedsøkonomier aldrig have set dagens lys i Europa. Og Europa ville ikke være en mirakuløs undtagelse fra historiens regel om korruption, elendighed og diktatur. Men nok bare en by i Rusland. Hæftet "Europa" er det 43. bind i Aarhus Universitetsforlags tankevækkende Tænkepause-serie.

The first mission to Europa-Jupiter's enigmatic moon-has landed, and humanity's darkest fears are about to awaken. For years, mankind has speculated that this frozen world harbors a hidden ocean twice the size of all Earth's oceans combined-an ocean potentially teeming with life. Driven by this tantalizing mystery, they venture forth to unlock its secrets. But what they discover in the abyssal depths is far beyond anything they could have imagined. Nearly four hundred million miles from Earth, their search for life has succeeded. But in their triumph, they overlook the most terrifying truth: what they have found is something far older and more horrifying than they ever could have conceived. Something has been trapped in the dark for eons-watching, and waiting, for them. Now, the crew stands at the threshold of unimaginable terror, realizing too late that Hell, in its purest form, is cold . EUROPA: A brutal, heart-stopping descent into deep space horror by international bestselling author Greig Beck.

Et helt år rejser Geert Mak på kryds og tværs af Europa for at skrive denne bog. For hver måned tager rejsen ham et årti videre ind i det 20. århundrede. I januar besøger han Paris, hvor århundredet tager sin optimistiske begyndelse med den store verdensudstilling. I december befinder vi os i Sarajevos ruiner, som markerer det blodige århundredes slutning. Mak finder og følger de spor, som det 20. århundrede har efterladt på vores kontinent. Europas tilstand manifesterer sig på historiske steder og i menneskers historier. Her opdager vi, hvordan fortiden præger vores nutid og forbinder os europæere med hinanden, men på mange måder også adskiller os. På sin rejse taler Mak med forfattere og politikere, med dissidenter og højtstående officerer, med en bonde fra Pyrenæerne, med den sidste tyske kejsers barnebarn. Europæere som fortæller deres historie, som den var, som de oplevede den, som de husker den. Geert Mak (f. 1946) er journalist og historiker – og en af Hollands absolut bedst sælgende forfattere. I 2009 udkom på dansk Min fars århundrede – Maks formidable fortælling om sin families historie gennem tre generationer. Men hans hovedværk er Europa, oversat til mange sprog og i 2008 tildelt den store, europæiske litteraturpris „Leipziger Buchpreis zur Europäischen Verständigung“. Den næsten 1000 sider store beretning er desuden blevet en tv-dokumentar i tolv afsnit, vist overalt i Europa og med Geert Mak som fortæller.

The first mission to Europa-Jupiter's enigmatic moon-has landed, and humanity's darkest fears are about to awaken. For years, mankind has speculated that this frozen world harbors a hidden ocean twice the size of all Earth's oceans combined-an ocean potentially teeming with life. Driven by this tantalizing mystery, they venture forth to unlock its secrets. But what they discover in the abyssal depths is far beyond anything they could have imagined. Nearly four hundred million miles from Earth, their search for life has succeeded. But in their triumph, they overlook the most terrifying truth: what they have found is something far older and more horrifying than they ever could have conceived. Something has been trapped in the dark for eons-watching, and waiting, for them. Now, the crew stands at the threshold of unimaginable terror, realizing too late that Hell, in its purest form, is cold . EUROPA: A brutal, heart-stopping descent into deep space horror by international bestselling author Greig Beck.

I løbet af de sidste 1000 år er det Europa vi kender i dag, blevet skabt. Der er ikke sket så lidt i løbet af de mange år, men kender du historien? Det kan du komme til med bogen "Europa", hvori Kristian Hvidt fortæller løs. For engangs skyld finder du en historiebog, der har fortællingen for øje. Bogen her er underholdende, og byder på nye, brede perspektiver, der sætter Europas historie under nyt lys. Her er historier om krig, fred, religion, magtpolitik, alliancer og meget, meget mere. "Europa" er til alle, der holder af historie.

In this seventh installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies work to prevent a dangerous criminal from escaping prison in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne. The City Spies are ready to start fresh with a new home, new schools, and a new directive now that Clementine has come in from the cold and Le Fant?me has been put behind bars. But their plans are put into jeopardy when Umbra threatens to attack multiple high-level targets across Europe unless he is released from prison. With intel leading them to Rome, Paris, London, and Amsterdam, the City Spies split up and race across the continent solving codes and chasing clues in an effort to thwart the attacks. With so many moving parts, the City Spies are going to have pull out all the stops if they have any chance to succeed at this latest mission.

In this seventh installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies work to prevent a dangerous criminal from escaping prison in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne. The City Spies are ready to start fresh with a new home, new schools, and a new directive now that Clementine has come in from the cold and Le Fant?me has been put behind bars. But their plans are put into jeopardy when Umbra threatens to attack multiple high-level targets across Europe unless he is released from prison. With intel leading them to Rome, Paris, London, and Amsterdam, the City Spies split up and race across the continent solving codes and chasing clues in an effort to thwart the attacks. With so many moving parts, the City Spies are going to have pull out all the stops if they have any chance to succeed at this latest mission.