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GENERAL NON-FICTION & POPULAR SCIENCE • • • • • • • • • • •

How Blogs Work 444 Blunders that (almost) Changed the World The Puzzle Universe Darwin in the News – Me and the Club 40 Degrees in the Shade Boys Are Smarter Than Girls Love. An Impossible Desire? The World Book of Happiness The World Book of Hope The World Book of Love The World Box of Happiness/Love - The World Diary of Happiness The World Calendar of Happiness

SELF-HELP

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Become an Optimist! Mental Capital Positive Super Me Mindfulness Compassionate Life Mindful Work Accepting yourself Give Your Back a Break BrainChains Parenting Books Chaos in your Head Stop Stressing! Tiny Teens EMDR - A Manual for Children and Teenagers Alzheimer Investigated Love at Work Manu Keirse

FICTION • Code 37 • Forgive me

SOCIETY • • • • • •

The Limits of the Market Inside the Arab Revolution The Jihad Caravan Hotel of Mercy Tracking Ebola Unequal, but Fair

HISTORY & MEMOIRES • • • • •

After the War Hitler’s Religion Gas! From Moscow to Compostela The Demons of Leonard Cohen

MANAGEMENT & MARKETING • My Boss Chooses my Talent • Fashion Management

SPIRITUALITY

• Living with the Psalms part II • The World Book of Faith

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170 x 210 mm | 256 pages ca. 80,000 words duotone illustrations paperback all rights available

How Blogs Work Stephanie Duval • How to create a powerful blog • Full of tips & tricks for beginning and more experienced bloggers • By a professional blogger

Do you dream about having your own blog? Or do you want to become a professional blogger instead of writing blogs as a hoby? Then this book will be of great help. Journalist Stephanie Duval (www.70percentpure. be) has been blogging for over ten years now. In How Blogs Work, she writes about her own experiences and those of top bloggers around the globe. The result is an inspiring book full of practical tips & tricks that will help you create a truly remarkable and successful blog.

I see Stephanie as a blogger-innovator. She has a very unique way of writing and collaborating with companies on her blog, which makes it very interesting as a fellow blogger and a reader to be visiting her blog. Her book was a great syncing point and gave me new information as well as confirmation about the business side of blogging. I think her book is also really helpful for novice bloggers, who are looking for a guideline for building up their blog. A book for everyone starting or evolving in the blogger world. –Sarah Van Peteghem of www.cocolapinedesign.com Stephanie Duval is a professional storyteller and creative strategist. She is passionate about travelling and designing. She started her blog when she was 15. Her blog 70percentpure inspires thousands of followers and reached the top 3 of the Weekend Blog Awards in her category. She organizes workshops for new and experienced bloggers and for companies who want to work with bloggers or want to start a blog themselves.

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444 Blunders that (almost) Changed the World Herman Boel all rights available

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• Full of surprising facts and funny anecdotes • The ideal gift book • The sequel to the successful 666 Myths Everyone Believes in and 555 Completely Useless Facts which have already sold more than 20,000 copies The creation of the potato chip A chef felt offended by a disappointed client. He cut an ultrathin potato slice, baked it until it was dry and added salt to balance the taste. To his own amazement the client found it exquisite.

A poorly working medicine which became the most popular drink in the world, a wrong turn which led to the First World War, Moses being depicted with two horns for centuries because of a translation mistake …

Dying with class ‘They couldn’t hit an elephant at …’ (Those were the last words of General John Sedgewick, who was shot before finishing his sentence)

What would the world look like if we would all make less mistakes? We will never know. But relax: the 444 funny blunders in this book will show you that you are not the only one who occasionally makes a mistake! Herman Boel is an author, translator and member of Skepp, the Belgian association of skeptics.

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240 x 270 mm | 369 pages ca. 150,000 words full colour illustrations paperback Chinese, Taiwanese, Italian and English rights sold

The Puzzle Universe Ivan Moscovich • The history of mathematics in 315 puzzles • Created by Ivan Moscovich, celebrated worldwide as one of the leading inventors and creators of visual games and puzzles • Fully illustrated, with beautiful designs and visually compelling puzzles Mathematics have never been so much fun! The Puzzle Universe takes you on a trip full of adventure through the magical world of mathematical ideas, presenting 315 brain teasers inspired by the most famous mathematical concepts in history. The book guarantees hours of fun for the whole family, thanks to the wide variety of puzzles and the practical rating system, starting at level 1 (easy) and going up to level 10 (very difficult).

Ivan Moscovich is internationally recognized as one of the most innovative inventors of games and puzzles in the world. His games have been commercialized by major manufacturers such as Hasbro, Mattel and Ravensburger. His books – such as 1000 PlayThinks – The Big Book of Brain Games and his BrainMatic series – have been published in over 12 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.

An accessible, beautifully illustrated and imaginative approach to some of the most important ideas in mathemathics. Informative and inspiring, while keeping everything delightfully simple. – Ian Stewart, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick

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Darwin in the News

Or how evolution still hits the front-page every day

Me and the Club

Why evolution created social behaviour

Mark Nelissen • The Theory of Evolution in our daily lives • Up-to-date: insights into social problems such as racism, herd instinct and the battle between liberalism and socialism • Mark Nelissen’s books are best-sellers and internationally successful

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Best-selling author Mark Nelissen shows us how Darwin still hits the front-page everyday, dealing with themes as the Strauss-Kahn affair, family tragedies, the economic crisis and so on. Darwin in the News is popular science at its best: scientifically accurate, accessible and humorous. After reading this book, you will not be able to watch the news in the same way again. Humans are hyper social and hyper individualistic beings at the same time. In Me and the Club behaviourist Mark Nelissen explains how those two extremes can coexist. What distinguishes human beings from other kinds of animals? Maybe the largest (and most underestimated) difference is our complex social behaviour. Why do we attach so much importance to status? Is

racism based in our genes? Is selfless friendship a myth? Mark Nelissen takes us on a journey through evolutionary history and shows us how our current social behaviour is still determined by the ‘survival of the fittest’ of our ancestors. Mark Nelissen is a professor in behavioural biology at the University of Antwerp. In his books and lectures he explains the principles of biology to the broad public and really knows how to capture their attention.

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40 Degrees in the Shade Life in a different climate Jill Peeters, Chris Jacobson & Luc Goeteyn • An accessible introduction to a complex theme • An overview of the present knowledge on the subject • Clearly structured into 21 key questions Global warming is one of the biggest threats that humanity has to face. By means of 21 lucidly discussed questions, 40 Degrees in the Shade explains all known on global warming. The book sketches out the challenges, mechanisms and possible ways out. In short, this publication perfectly introduces the reader to this complex issue. Climate change mainly has consequences for the younger generations. This book will help them to understand the most recent academic environmental insights. Secondly, it will provide them with tools and ideas to find solutions and safeguard their future on this beautiful, dynamic planet – Helga van Leur (weather forecast presenter RTL-Nederland)

Jill Peeters has been working as a weather forecast presenter for the television channel VTM for more than ten years now. She has been elected as ‘European weather forecast presenter of the year’ as well as ‘best European female climate ambassador’ at the UN Climate Conference in Geneva. Chris Jacobson is a scientific contributor to ARGUS, KBC and Cera’s environmental platform. He also works as a chief editor for the environmental website www.ARGUSactueel.be. Luc Goeteyn is a geographer. He works as an advisor for the Flemish Environmental and Nature Council.

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Boys Are Smarter Than Girls And other myths about education Pedro De Bruyckere & Casper Hulshof • Corrects the biggest misunderstandings about education • Familiar topic for everyone • In-depth information by 2 renowned educationalists Education is like the weather: everyone likes to talk about it and thinks that they know everything about the matter. And as we all have different experiences with the educational system, we all have our very own opinion. Boys Are Smarter Than Girls focuses on cliché stories and refutes them armed with the results of recent scientific research. Implications about learning, technology in the classroom, neurology and education policies are discussed and rebutted if necessary.

The book is a true revelation for anyone involved in education, going from teachers to parents or from managers to directors. Pedro De Bruyckere is a researcher at Artevelde University College Ghent. He is a much-demanded speaker on education, youngsters and youth culture. Casper Hulshof is a psychologist and a lecturer at the University of Utrecht. He has experience with educational research and knows a lot about the role of the internet in today’s education system.

Like this, widely believed myths are dispelled: • Babies do not get smarter if they listen to classical music • Some learning styles are not proven to be effective • Boys are not better in mathematics than girls

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160 x 210 mm | 112 pages ca. 30,000 words full colour illustrations flexo-bound all rights available English sample chapters available

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Love. An Impossible Desire? Dirk De Wachter • An original approach to a widely discussed and popular subject • Avoiding clichés and obvious statements • By the author of the successful book Borderline Times, that already sold 35,000 copies English sample chapters available

Love is the most frequently used theme in works of literature, music or visual arts. Still, mankind continues to search for its true nature. We think we are able to define and understand the concept of love, but in fact we are not up to par. Love is as vital as it is unfathomable.

Dirk De Wachter is a psychiatrist-psychotherapist and heads the department of System and Family Therapy at the KU Leuven Psychiatric Centre. He is a family therapy instructor and supervisor in different centres both in Belgium and abroad. He is the author of the best-seller Borderline Times.

Sadly, love is threatened in its very existence by modern consumerism and the harmful illusion that all things can be manufactured and tailored to our needs. Even a therapist turns love into something banal, presuming to be able to measure it and to treat it in just a few sessions. Love, however, cannot be defined so easily. Love. An Impossible Desire? is a plea for normal behavior. Only then, can love work its powers: multilayered, mysterious and paradoxical.

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The World Book of Happiness Leo Bormans • A record of worldwide scientific research on happiness • Science presented in an appealing, accessible manner • Already more than 250,000 copies sold worldwide The World Book of Happiness records the conclusions of a unique worldwide project. In this book, 100 experts in positive psychology, from Iceland to South Africa and from China to Australia, share their knowledge about happiness. None of these researchers are affiliated with any kind of philosophy or religion. Their conclusions are evidence-based and the result of life-long research. The World Book of Happiness conveys actual knowledge on the importance of time, money, health, success and climate. On youth, genetics and coincidence. On humour, pain and sadness. On choice, family, relationships and friendships. This revolutionary work does not only deal with individual happiness, but also with the welfare of groups, organisations and countries. This approach offers a globally legitimate vision of happiness. The surprising, inspirational texts and appealing images will make us evaluate our own existence.

The scientific foundations of this book are presented in a well-structured, fluent text. The modern graphic design and beautiful images of The World Book of Happiness make this book a pleasure to read and a wonderful gift. There are a lot of tools, procedures and ideas to help people become happier. And they have proved to work! We just need to make them accessible to everybody. - Dr. José de Jesus Garcia Vega, Mexico Leo Bormans is a journalist, writer and public speaker. For more than twenty years, he was the chief editor of the school magazines Klasse and Yeti. At present, he travels around the world as the Ambassador of Happiness & Quality of Life. After the international best-sellers The World Book of Happiness and The World Book of Love, his new title The World Book of Hope will be released in 2015. He is also the author of the successful practice book Word optimist! (Become an Optimist!).

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The World Book of Hope Leo Bormans • A record of worldwide scientific research on hope • Including a selection of ten of the world’s most hopeful projects • Full of inspiring examples After the worldwide success of The World Book of Happiness and The World Book of Love, author Leo Bormans has spent two years studying the scientific research on hope and meeting the most prominent experts in the field. Hope is not a luxury of the privileged few. It represents a universal psychological resource that can be found in all corners of the world. Hope is all of this: a tool for envisioning definable goals, a coping resource, an expression of trust and openness as well as a spiritual gift earned by faith or ritual. In the course of a lifetime every individual is apt to experience these different shades of hope. The World Book of Hope is an inspiring quest to the breadth and depth of hope. It offers a universal framework for understanding and using the most powerful tool of mankind: hope. Without hope there is no life. In this book, 100 professional researchers from all over the world share what we know about hope. Not spiritual philosophy but evidence-based knowledge

of recent experiments and life-long research, set in a language everybody understands. This book unveils the secret power of hope in love and relationships, study and work, health and illness, education and care, freedom and prison, management and leadership, therapy and economy, youth and old age. It even shows how we can make pessimism work and how we can benefit from post-traumatic growth: one door closes, one door opens. Leo Bormans is a journalist, writer and public speaker. For more than twenty years, he was the chief editor of the school magazines Klasse and Yeti. At present, he travels around the world as the Ambassador of Happiness & Quality of Life. After the international best-sellers The World Book of Happiness and The World Book of Love, his new title The World Book of Hope will be released in 2015. He is also the author of the successful practice book Word optimist! (Become an Optimist!).

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The World Book of

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The World Book of Love Leo Bormans • A record of worldwide scientific research on love • Full of practical advice • Science presented in an appealing, accessible manner The World Book of Love will take you to the heart of romantic love. What do we know about love? Despite cultural differences, love itself has always existed. It is universal and can take many forms. It is an extremely powerful emotional state. But we all know that the fire doesn’t burn forever. After the worldwide success of The World Book of Happiness, editor in chief Leo Bormans has spent two years studying the international scientific research on love. He succeeded in engaging the most brilliant scientists and unexpected newcomers to describe in their own words what we finally know about love. No butterflies and sunsets. In this book, 100 researchers from 50 different countries share what we know about attachment, passion and commitment; about jealousy, abuse and pressure; from Darwin to science fiction; from hidden secrets to open sex. They explain the system and unveil the mystery. In a global and rapidly changing world

we can all learn from each other. From Asia to America, Europe and Africa. You can find more information on www.theworldbookoflove.com Leo Bormans is a journalist, writer and public speaker. For more than twenty years, he was the chief editor of the school magazines Klasse and Yeti. At present, he travels around the world as the Ambassador of Happiness & Quality of Life. After the international best-sellers The World Book of Happiness and The World Book of Love, his new title The World Book of Hope will be released in 2015. He is also the author of the successful practice book Word optimist! (Become an Optimist!).

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The World Box of Happiness

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The World Box of Happiness provides the tools to increase our own happiness, simply by making an effort! On each card the reader will find two tasks that will help him to become a more positive person and obtain a happier life. The second task is somewhat harder to fulfil than the first. The tasks are based on scientific research, which has shown that people are happier, healthier and more successful when they have an optimistic view on life.

The World Box of Love

130 x 170 x 60 mm box with 52 cards full colour illustrations French rights sold

52 beautiful love cards which open like greeting cards, one for each week of the year. An interactive box for those who want to put The World Book of Love into practice. Each card has one golden tip which is elaborated into two concrete ideas: one to do alone, the other one to carry out with a partner. A summary provides more background information. All suggestions are based on scientific evidence gathered by 100 love experts from over 50 countries.

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The World Calendar of Happiness

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The World Calender of Happiness The World Calendar of Happiness provides a collection of quotes from the greatest creative spirits in world history. A special feature of this calendar is that quotes from each of these great minds are given on their birthdays â€“ from Einstein and Voltaire to Madonna and Steve Jobs.

100 x 150 mm | 384 pages 10,000 words full colour illustrations hardcover with ribbon all rights available

The World Diary of Happiness The World Diary of Happiness is a source of inspiration that will get you started straightaway, a precious gift full of ideas to help you become aware of your happy moments more easily. Leo Bormans is a journalist, writer and public speaker. For more than twenty years, he was the chief editor of the school magazines Klasse and Yeti. At present, he travels around the world as the Ambassador of Happiness & Quality of Life. After the international best-sellers The World Book of Happiness and The World Book of Love, his new title The World Book of Hope will be released in 2015. He is also the author of the successful practice book Word optimist! (Become an Optimist!). Kasteelstraat 97 | b-8700 Tielt | Belgium | t +32-51424211 | f +32-51401152 www.lannoo.com | contact liesbeth.debruyne@lannoo.be or gunther.spriet@lannoo.be

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POSITIVE POWER Optimisten gebruiken hun positieve kracht.

Become an Optimist! offers simple and inspiring examples, usable advice and remarkable stories about how optimism can become a lifestyle; your lifestyle.

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Make your Life Flow Marlies Terstegge Most likely you have already experienced the sensation yourself: you were so focused on a task it made you completely forget time and place. This blissful feeling is called ‘flow’. The theory of flow teaches you to recognise and appreciate your talents and desires. Marlies Terstegge is a mental health psychologist and psychotherapist.

Increase your Self-Confidence Robert Haringsma A high level of self-confidence, says Haringsma, consists of a combination of skills (performance) and a proper sense of worth (talents) – a balance between these two providing stable self-confidence. Robert Haringsma studied psychology. He is currently director of the Institute for Positive Psychology, where he is a trainer and coach for personal development.

Raising toward Happiness Jacqueline Boerefijn and Ad Bergsma Raising toward Happiness makes a resolute choice not to become fixated on what can go wrong, but to concentrate attention on the positive points of your adolescent instead. Jacqueline Boerefijn graduated as Master of Applied Positive Psychology at the University of East London. Ad Bergsma is a psychologist and science journalist.

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Mental Capital Elke Geraerts • Top scientist on how we can all optimize our mental capital • New approach based on recent studies on the resilience of our brain • Elke Geraerts is an internationally renowned burn-out expert

The burn-out epidemic is spreading in an unprecedented way. But there is a cure: the more you train your mental capital, the stronger your mental resilience becomes, the better you are protected against stress, a burn-out and other mental problems. In this groundbreaking book, brain expert Elke Geraerts shows you the most important aspects of mental resilience and how you can train it to enhance your mental capital. After all, recent scientific research shows that we have a major impact on our own mental capital. With the right mindset and the right interventions in companies, the chance of getting a burn-out can be significantly reduced.

‘I often ask people: what if you could work-out your brain like you work-out your body in the gym? Well, it is possible: you can strengthen your brain and thus protect yourself against stress and a burn-out.’ – Elke Geraerts Elke Geraerts has a PhD in psychology and has held different academic functions at the universities of Harvard, St-Andrews, Maastricht and Rotterdam. She is a member of the World Economic Forum network (Davos) and works at Better Minds at Work, helping companies to increase the mental resilience and enthusiasm of their employees.

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140 x 210 mm | 200 pages 41,350 words paperback with flaps French edition available English samples available

Positive The Power of Objectivity, Openness and Optimism Patrick & Anne-Marie Demoucelle • A gripping story that will leave no one untouched • Written by inspiring speakers with a large international network • Full of concrete examples and practical exercises

Top consultant Patrick Demoucelle was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 40. At present, he instructs both individuals and companies in the power of positive thinking. Patrick Demoucelle and his wife Anne-Marie developed a successful coaching programme that teaches how to cope with setbacks. This programme is drawn on their personal experiences and insights from positive psychology. In their book Positive, they focus on the three basic skills to become a more positive person in life: objectivity, openness and optimism.

Each interaction with Anne-Marie and Patrick has been insightful and inspiring to me and I have no doubt that their triple-O approach will inspire countless others. – Todd Sherer, CEO of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Patrick Demoucelle worked as a consultant for Bain and his wife Anne-Marie worked for Allianz just until Patrick was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and their lives changed completely. At present, they are running a successful training centre that offers amongst others motivation and positivism trainings to both individuals and companies.

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Super Me

Discover and strengthen your sources of happiness Lex Goos & Lianne Smit-Volkers • A practical and inspiring book • Achieve your own happiness potential • Based on recent insights from positive psychology

All too often, we tend to focus on what we fail at instead of taking our positive qualities as a starting point and improving ourselves from there. However, research shows that the latter is far more efficient. What if we start with a positive frame of mind and put emphasis on what we are good at? Based on recent research in the field of positive psychology, the authors have developed a self-coaching programme that will help you to strengthen your strong points, improving yourself and becoming a happier person along the way.

Lex Goos is a psychologist and has his own coaching practice. Lianne Smit-Volkers is a psychologist. She lectures at the Fontys University of Human Resource Management and of Applied Psychology in Eindhoven.

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155 x 240 mm | 240 pages 21,000 words paperback German and French rights sold, English edition available

Mindfulness Edel Maex • The mindfulness techniques discussed in this title will assist people in dealing with stress • A practical guide which offers concrete strategies to become more peaceful and conscious in life • Already over 100,000 copies sold! all rights available

The mindfulness theory has become increasingly influential and successful in recent years. Its supporters believe that to acquire a more balanced psyche, it is essential to be aware of one’s thoughts and sensations. Instead of trying to reach distant goals, mindful people should approach life from a position in the present. This will allow them to deal with the problems of life in a peaceful manner.

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In this reference work on the mindfulness theory, Maex elaborately discusses how to reach a state of inner awareness without passing judgement on others. His techniques focus on a self-criticising attitude and sometimes have surprising results. Mindfulness is the perfect guide for a more peaceful and conscious life experience!

I bow to Edel Maex for writing this lovely book, and for his relentless efforts to bring mindfulness in an authentic and universal articulation, based on his own years of meditation practice and study, into the mainstream of medicine, psychiatry and Western culture. – Jon Kabat-Zinn, Professor of Medicine emeritus, University of Massachusetts Medical School Edel Maex is a psychiatrist at the Middelheim hospital in Antwerp. He introduced the mindfulness theory in Belgium. His group lectures and workshops are an enormous success.

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Compassionate Life Mindful Work

7 steps to bring balance in your life David Dewulf • Bring back balance in your life • Full of tips and practical exercises • Written by an internationally renowned expert in mindfulness A positive basic attitude and a good work-life balance are crucial to handle stress and prevent a burn-out. But how do you do that? 160 x 240 mm | 260 pages ca. 60,000 words paperback with flaps all rights available

David Dewulf brings together all elements of mindfulness in a new, practical model, based on 7 insights. The tips and exercises help you find the right balance between work and private life, to become more decisive and to embrace your life in a positive way. We learn: • how to become more efficient at home and at work • how to deal with difficult situations thanks to the impulse-impact-intentions triangle • how appreciation, empathy, compassion and self-compassion at work can lead to a better and long-lasting collaboration.

Accepting yourself

with mindfulness and compassion David Dewulf Accepting yourself seems very easy, but in reality we are often too hard on ourselves. We have towering ambitions and yet we try our very best to be liked by everybody. We long for unconditional love, but we demand perfection of ourselves Accepting yourself with mindfulness and compassion is an invitation to accept yourself as you are, without conditions. This book and the unique mindfulness meditations on the accompanying CD’s show you how.

150 x 210 mm | 112 pages ca. 17,000 words integral binding all rights available

David Dewulf is a doctor and expert in mindfulness. He is the initiator of the Institute for Attention and Mindfulness (I AM) and has been giving mindfulness training to adults and youngsters for years now. He also works closely together with universities to study the effects of mindfulness.

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155 x 240 mm | 192 pages ca. 46,000 words full colour illustrations paperback with flaps all rights available

Give your Back a Break Pascal Mannekens • Choose the right bed for you! • This book will maximise your night’s rest • Filled to the brim with tips and tricks on how to relax properly We spend almost a third of our lives in bed. Many of us sleep in a bed of inferior quality, even when roughly 8 out of 10 people suffer from severe back pain at some point during their lives. Of those, almost 10% go on to develop chronic back problems. A good night’s rest and a correct sleeping posture can however prevent the onset of a number of common back problems.

A must-read if you want to keep your body in perfect condition. – Prof. Dr. Anton Coenen, Radboud University of Nijmegen

Give your Back a Break, written by world renowned specialist Pascal Mannekens, helps you to minimise the risk of developing back pain. The fully illustrated book tackles some of the most persistent myths on sleep and bedding systems and familiarizes the reader with the different sleeping systems that are available today.

Essential reading for everyone looking for a good night’s sleep. – Prof. Dr. Simon Brumagne, University of Leuven

What should you look for when buying a mattress? Should you be thinking in terms of sleeping on an orthopaedic or memory foam mattress? What sleeping system fits your sleeping profile best? And which is the best position for sleeping?

Fascinating and accessible! – Prof. Dr. Gaëtane Stassijns, University Hospital of Antwerp

Pascal Mannekens is a physiotherapist, ergonomic adviser and researcher. He is a worldwide renowned authority on sleep comfort and sleep. He is involved in various (product) developmental projects and collaborates with research departments of several international manufacturers of bedding systems.

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170 x 240 mm | 400 pages 150,000 words paperback with flaps Russian rights sold English edition available

BrainChains

Breaking free from the stress of an ultra-connected world Theo Compernolle all rights available

• A book about the toll of hyperconnectivity, the failure of multitasking and the harmful consequences of a lack of sleep on our brain • Passionate plea for more “slow thinking” • By an expert in the field Always being available, multitasking, stress, a lack of sleep, open offices where everyone can hear each other... our brain is more than ever under pressure and this has negative effects on our productivity and creativity. ‘People do stupid things because they insufficiently know their brain’, says neuropsychiatrist Theo Compernolle. Based on more than 600 research publications, the author shows which BrainChains we hold on to, but he also shows how we can free ourselves from these chains, giving concrete tools and tips to lift our brain to a higher level.

The hyperconnected, hypertasking, hyperproductive brainworker is a myth. In reality, they are hyperconnected, hypertasking, hyperactive hyperunderachievers. - Theo Compernolle Theo Compernolle is an internationally renowned expert in the field of stress at the workplace. He taught amongst others at the University of Amsterdam, TIAS, INSEAD, Vlerick and Solvay Business school, where he lectured on better stress management. He is the author of ao Stress, vriend en vijand (Stress, Friend and Foe), which has sold over 15,000 copies.

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Parenting Books Lannoo’s parenting books combine scientific accuracy with an accessible style. Every book in this series is written by experts with years of experience. The authors all choose a vantage point from everyday

life. The countless examples and tips in the books are extremely wellsuited for parents, but teachers and social workers have also given the series repeated praise. Many of the books have already been translated.

• Practical and comprehensive parenting guides, based on the most recent scientific insights • All authors are experts within their field • Contain numerous examples and practical tips • For parents, teachers and social workers

My Child Has Autism

How to Put Structure in your Child’s Life

Sit Still!

My Child Is Highly Sensitive

My Child Has DCD

I Can’t Do That, my Child Says

Stress Kids

Helping Children To Cope With Loss

Guide for Successful Parenting

Talking to your Teenager

Growing Together

Step by Step

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160 x 220 mm | 112 pages ca. 35,000 words paperback with flaps all rights available

Chaos in your Head Anneke Eenhoorn • A unique approach: written with the help of adolescents suffering from ADHD • Clear explanations • Full of fun stories and useful tips Do you often forget to pay attention in school? Do you find it hard to concentrate? Do you forget to remember your homework, let alone, do it? Do you wonder why you are always losing things? This book, written for adolescents, but also with contributions by adolescents suffering from ADHD explains what ADHD is and how to deal with it.

Anneke Eenhoorn is a senior psychotherapist, a Doctor of psychology and a clinical psychologist. She is also an editor of the specialist journal Children and Adolescent Practice (Kind en Adolescent Praktijk), gives training to children suffering from ADHD and teaches at RINO in Amsterdam and Utrecht.

No doom and gloom story, though, as the author also focuses on the positive sides and explains which things you can do that others can’t.

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160 x 220 mm | 128 pages ca. 30,000 words paperback all rights available

Stop Stressing! Manual for youngsters with an almost burn-out Annemieke Ruggenberg & Lotte Stegeman • Young and suffering from a burn-out? • Filled to the brim with practical advice • The first step to a stress-free life!

‘Only adults have burn-outs!’ Not anymore! More and more teenagers have complaints that are usually linked with burn-outs: they are exhausted all the time, have too much stress and suffer from insomnia and panic attacks. Many youngsters are under a lot of pressure: they need to perform well in school, build on their curriculum vitae, but also have an active life after school. The constant presence of social media doesn’t really help either. How can you recognize the first signals of a burnout? How can you prevent that stress complaints will lead to a burn-out? Stop Stressing! is the first self-help book for teenagers and their environment. The book is filled to the brim with heart-to-heart

stories and practical tips and tricks. This publication also includes new insights and advice from experts in the field, such as psychiatrist Bram Bakker and mindfulness coach David Dewulf. Annemieke Ruggenberg is an editor of Kidsweek and 7Days. She also works as a freelance journalist for various newspapers and magazines and just loves to write about youth culture. Lotte Stegeman is the chief editor of the magazines Kidsweek and 7Days. She regularly writes opinion articles about youngsters for the magazine Trouw.

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155 x 240 mm | ca. 288 pages ca. 99,000 words duotone illustrations paperback all rights available

Tiny Teens Survival guide for parents with children between 6 and 12 Krista Okma • Focuses on interesting themes such as independence, confidence and open communication • Filled to the brim with authentic real-life cases • A guideline book for parents

More and more, the boundaries between primary and secondary school children seem to be fading. Behaviour that once seemed typical for adolescents is now also seen in smaller children, and at times it feels as if an eight-year-old has already reached puberty! Most parenting books focus on sleeping problems with young children and the identity struggle adolescents go through. The phase in-between remains mostly overlooked.

Tiny Teens is the first book that entirely concentrates on the age group from 6 to 12 years old. The book is filled to the brim with useful examples, practical tips and tricks for parents. Dr Krista Okma is an educationalist and psychologist at the Dutch Youth Institute. She has three lovely daughters and has already written other wellreceived parenting books, such as Something Seems To Be Wrong and The Educational Roller Coaster.

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170 x 240 mm | 400 pages ca. 180,000 words hardcover all rights available

EMDR A Manual for Children and Teenagers Renée Beer & Carlijn de Roos • Relevant research information • Few publications available on this topic • Clearly written by 2 certified EMDR coaches EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a successful treatment for processing memories linked to traumatising or stressful experiences. This approach has already proven its effectiveness with adults that are suffering from a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The results for children and youngsters are also very promising. This complete manual about EMDR describes the use of this technique for children and teenagers. EMDR - A Manual for Children and Teenagers is filled with useful information and specific examples. It is a must-read for psychologists, educationalists and psychiatrists who are working with EMDR or for anyone who wants to learn more about this successful approach.

Renée Beer is a clinical psychologist-psychiatrist and has been the coordinator of the Centre of Traumatic Experiences for years. She is a certified EMDR coach for children and adolescents. Carlijn de Roos is a clinical psychologist-psychiatrist and the coordinator of the Psycho Traumatic Centre in Leiden. She is a certified EMDR coach for children and adolescents and a visiting lecturer at different universities.

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170 x 240 mm | ca. 200 pages ca. 60,000 words paperback all rights available

Alzheimer Investigated What does science know about Alzheimer’s disease? Koos Neuvel

• In collaboration with the International Foundation for Alzheimer Research • With the cooperation of dozens of scientists from many different disciplines • A complete and clear overview of the current position in Alzheimer research There is no treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. All attempts to develop a cure have failed so far. Is medical science powerless in the face of this fast-growing disorder? By no means - or that, at least, is the conclusion of Koos Neuvel’s investigations into the world of Alzheimer research. It is a world bursting with new approaches, fresh perspectives and surprising developments, as researchers seek to find the answer to a seemingly endless puzzle. This makes it an exciting world, but sometimes a frustrating one, as the disease is much more complex than had initially been suspected.

Koos Neuvel is a scientific journalist and writer. He is the author of several popular scientific books. In 2014 he published Alzheimer: biografie van een ziekte (Alzheimer: the biography of a disease). Prof. Dr. Harry Steinbusch is a professor of cellular neuroscience and director of the School for mental health and neuroscience at the University of Maastricht. Dr. Minke Kooistra is a neuropsychologist and epidemiologist and Works at the ISAO (International Foundation for Alzheimer Research) for the development of scientific research. Drs. Marc J.M. Petit is director/ manager of the ISAO and he already fulfilled different directional or managerial functions in the health sector.

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140 x 210 mm | 176 pages 29,260 words paperback with flaps all rights available

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Love at Work Alfons Vansteenwegen • A practical supplement to the longseller Love is a Verb (more than 120,000 copies sold) • Explains the most important relationship pitfalls and useful tips to avoid them • By an internationally renowned expert in the field German and Hungarian rights sold

Love Is a Verb, Vansteenwegen’s standard work is by now known by thousands of people at home and abroad, but 25 years after the first edition of this best-seller, toothpaste caps can still cause trouble in a relationship. For this new title, he selected 40 concrete cases from the feedback and stories he received in reaction to his book. He uses these highly recognizable stories to illustrate the most important relationship pitfalls and the way the couples dealt with these situations. Besides this, Love at Work contains lots of extra information, clear examples and is filled to the brim with practical advice.

Prof. Dr. Alfons Vansteenwegen is an internationally renowned and frequently praised couples therapist and sexologist. He was head professor at the Institute of Family and Sexuality Studies (University of Louvain) and leads workshops and trainings in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Hungary and Switzerland. He was visiting professor at ESSM European School of Sexual Medicine (Oxford); University of Western Cape and University of Stellenbosch in South Africa; Hopitaux Universitaires in Geneva, Switzerland and Universidad de Lima in Peru.

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MANU KEIRSE Prof. Manu Keirse is professor of grief and bereavement care at the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), and part-time professor at the Benelux University in Eindhoven. From 1999 to 2003 he was Chief of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Public Health. He is the president of the Higher School of Family Sciences, of the Federal Commission of Evaluation on Palliative Care, of the Academy End of Life, of two care homes for the elderly in Leuven and of the Psychiatric Hospital Sint-Camillus in Sint-Denijs-Westrem. He is vice-president of the Federation of Palliative Care Flanders. He earned a university degree in clinical psychology, family and sex sciences, medico-social sciences and hospital management at the Catholic University of Leuven, in health ethics at the University of Maastricht (the Netherlands) and in group and organisation management at the Limburg University (Belgium). He received his doctorate in Medicine at the University of Leiden (the Netherlands).

He was on the directory board of the University Hospital of Leuven for 22 years as Director Patient Counselling. He is author of an array of books on patient care, grief and bereavement and palliative care. A number of his books have been translated into French, Polish, German and Ukrainian. In 2006, his books were awarded the Feniks Prize in Poland as works that break through the taboo on death and bereavement. His books are proven longsellers. Fingerprint of Grief and Help with Loss and Grief have each sold over 75,000 copies.

Saying Goodbye to Mother

When You Lose a Baby Early in Pregnancy

Help with Loss and Grief

Help with Illness and Pain

Helping Children through Loss

Later Starts Today

Light in the Darkness

Silent Grief

Lifeâ€™s Lessons

Fingerprint of Grief

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150 x 220 mm | ca. 280 pages ca. 85,000 words paperback all rights available

CODE 37 Tille Vincent • Top entertainment: realistic cases with an unexpected turn • A Vice Squat Team in action: 8 titles available by now • Over 120,000 copies sold

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Latina

Hannah and her team search for the murderer of a fourteen-year-old girl and end up in the middle of a criminal network. A fourteen-year-old girl is found dead under the stairs in the cellar of a sex club. She is wearing makeup and red lingerie. Did she fall from the stairs, or did something else happen to her? And what is a fourteen-year-old girl doing in a brothel? Hannah and her team investigate what happened and find a network of lies that leads them to Ukraine.

Macarena Palacios, an exchange student from Chile, is raped violently. She goes to the hospital to find proper care, but she disappears before the police arrives. Hannah Maes’s team has to find both the rapist and the victim. They discover that Macarena has a history herself and that many people are looking for her. Could her father and brother have anything to do with her disappearance? Or should they concentrate on the owner of the nightclub where she was seen last? A thrilling investigation with plenty of unexpected twists.

Traces

Disgust

A famous chef from Ghent is found dead in his fancy loft. Although he is wearing sexy lingerie and has a rope tied around his neck, nobody reported the incident to the police. Hannah Maes, who just returned from a holiday, thinks there is more to it and starts her own investigation. She is determined to get to the bottom of this ‘accident’ and finds some intriguing leads that convince her that this is more than a sex game that got out of hand.

An 85-year-old woman reports a brutal rape. For days a man violated her in her own home. She thinks it was a young man, but she isn’t sure, because Marie Dujardin is blind. Hannah and her team start the investigation. Hannah finds out that Ms Dujardin might not be the only victim.

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High Treason A garage keeper is brutally assaulted. Inspector Hannah Maes is assigned to the case and discovers this is not an isolated incident. And is it even a sexual crime? Is it a coincidence that the event agency owned by Caroline Rosier worked for all the victims? What is the role of the beautiful Irina from Russia? Hannah Maes and her colleagues Bob, Charles and Kevin have their hands full with both cases.

OMNIBUS Taboo By accident Hannah Maes finds out a male colleague of her was brutally raped. The officer wants to cover up the incident as soon as possible, but that is not Hannah Maes’s intention. She looks for the perpetrator and finds him in a totally different environment she initially thought.

Dogs

Delusions

According to a gynaecological report an eight-yearold girl is sexually abused, but the child refuses to talk. In fact, she doesn’t seem to realise something happened to her. Her mother makes a statement to the Vice Squat against unknown perpetrators, but Hannah and her team are not able to find any lead that sticks. Who is responsible: the registered paedophiles in her neighbourhood? Or should they look in the music academy or the youth movement? Every suspect seems to have a valid alibi and still, there has to be somebody responsible. Unless the child hurt herself…

Margot comes home from a summer camp telling a strange story. One night she was raped, although nobody else in the room saw or heard anything. The principle of the institute classifies the incident as a bad dream, but Hannah and her colleagues decide to investigate the matter.

In God’s Name One night a young woman is beaten up and brutally raped in a car park. She decides to keep it quiet and not report it, but then she receives a strange letter. Does the rapist know her address? What do the biblical references in the letter mean? Is she supposed to suspect every man she knows now or is the rapist a total stranger? Chief inspector Hannah Maes and her team get to work with the little information they have. They stumble across a strange man who believes he is God.

Fan Mail Ellen Marneffe, a famous and popular television journalist, reports being raped. She tells a strange story. At night a stranger would have entered her car and threatened her with a gun. Hannah Maes and her team investigate the crime and discover a lot of blanks. But then the truth is revealed… Tille Vincent writes books in all sorts of genres for both kids and adults.

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170 x 240 mm | ca. 320 pages ca. 100,000 words paperback all rights available

Forgive Me Anja Feliers • An enthralling psychological thriller • Lifelike, emotional and thrilling • A new case for psychologist Kathleen Verlinden all rights available

He was so in love with her. Yasmine was absolutely gorgeous and intelligent. The fact that she worked as a lecturer at his college made it even more exciting. She was everything for him. He would never let her go.

Anja Feliers writes novels for both adults and children. Forgive me is her fourth book with main character psychologist Kathleen Verlinden. Anja’s thriller debut Seduce me obtained the third place in the Crimezone Thriller Awards in Italy in 2011.

When Yasmine suddenly decides to end the relationship, David doesn’t understand what he did wrong. He stubbornly tries to get through to her. But all his efforts are in vain. Yasmine totally cuts him out of her life. But David isn’t planning on giving up so easily. He has to get through to her, no matter what...

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The Limits of the Market

The pendulum between government and capitalism Paul De Grauwe • An eye-opening analysis of the inevitable oscillation between free market and government • Thomas Piketty’s best-seller on income inequality taken to its ultimate conclusion Will the financial crisis and growing inequality mark a new turning point in the balance of power between the free market and government? Are we about to witness the overthrow of capitalism and will the state resume control? After several triumphant decades, capitalism is well on the way to destroying itself. Key issues such as climate change and rising income inequality illustrate the inevitable external and internal limits of the market. Only the government seems to be able to offer a solution. But the state will also hit limits and, in turn, pave the way for a market comeback. With his new book, Flanders’ most prominent economist makes an invaluable contribution to the debate on the sustainability of our market system. De Grauwe provides an in-depth analysis of the con-

sequences of the disastrous swing of the economic pendulum, which can only be halted by immediate and drastic measures. No one has taught me more on the eurocrisis than Paul de Grauwe. – Paul Krugman, nobel prize winner Paul De Grauwe is an internationally renowned senior economist. He teaches at the London School of Economics and was previously affiliated to the Catholic University of Leuven. He was a member of the Belgian parliament and an adviser to the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso. He is also a columnist for the Financial Times.

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KOERT DEBEUF INSIDE THE ARAB REVOLUTION

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INSIDE THE ARAB REVOLUTION THREE Y EA RS O N THE F RO NT L IN E O F THE A RA B SP RI NG FOR E W OR D BY G U Y V E R H OFS T A DT : A M E D I TE R R ANE AN COM M U NI TY

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Inside the Arab Revolution Three years on the front-line of the Arab Spring Koert Debeuf

• An investigation into the Arab Spring by a renowned journalist • The result of intense travelling through the Arab World • Foreword by Guy Verhofstadt This is not an Arab Spring. This is an Arab Revolution of the magnitude of the French Revolution. Historian, political observer and opinion-maker Koert Debeuf draws this conclusion from three years of living and working in the heart of the Arab world. Having travelled extensively in Egypt, Syria, Libya, Tunisia, Jordan, Palestine and Turkey, he saw history unfolding from the first row. From Tahrir Square to Taksim Square, between tear gas, bullets and bombs. This book gives a unique insight into the real fights and frustrations of the Arab people. It shows how blogs and social media can change the course of history, how individuals make a difference and why the Arab Revolution is just the beginning of a profound transformation. In this compilation of blogs, articles and essays the reader begins to understand the complex realities and ideas behind the revolutions from Tunisia to Turkey. Some of the articles have even influenced Arab and international politics.

In a foreword, Guy Verhofstadt, president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and former prime minister of Belgium, sets out a new vision of European cooperation with the Arab world. Koert Debeuf has been living in Cairo since September 2011 and has observed the revolutions of the Arab world as a representative of the European Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE). He is a well-known political blogger and opinion-maker. His blog posts have been discussed on Tahrir Square, on Egyptian national TV and in the European, Dutch, German and Belgian parliaments. Articles on his work in the Arab world have appeared in newspapers such as the New York Times, Le Figaro and Le Soir. He is regularly consulted as an expert by the Financial Times, The Independent, Al Arabiya, BBC World Service and France 24.

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Montasser alDe’eMeh & Pieter stockMans

140 x 210 mm | 272 pages 80,000 words paperback all rights available

Montasser alDe’eMeh Pieter stockMans

the JihaD caraVan Journey to the Roots of Hatred

the JihaD caraVan

The Jihad Caravan A journey to the roots of hatred Montasser AlDe’emeh • Leading international jihad expert on the origins of radicalisation • Based on both thorough academic research and personal experience • Full of clear recommendations for policymakers This title interweaves the gripping story of Belgium’s most famous expert on jihad with sharp insights into Muslim radicalisation and Islamophobia. The Jihad Caravan tells both a social and a personal story. Jihad researcher Montasser AlDe’emeh himself was once, as an uprooted problem youngster, about to leave Belgium to join the armed conflict in the Middle East. Instead, he decided to study the mechanisms that make Western Muslims radicalize and tried to understand the sources of the hate that make youngsters turn to violence. For the book, he spoke to Belgian IS fighters in Syria and travelled along with Middle East expert Pieter Stockmans to his Jordanian hometown Zarqa, the birthplace of the international jihad. They also researched the hate and fear dynamics in Europe.

The result is a compelling read which offers ideas on how to create an integrated society, without fear of a clash of civilizations. AlDe’emeh has become a popular interview partner of late for those wanting to know why Belgium is losing its youth to the jihad. There is likely no other academic in Belgium who is closer to the scene than he is. – Der Spiegel Montasser AlDe’emeh is an Islamic scholar, who researches Islamic radicalisation and international jihad. He is internationally recognized jihad expert and is regularly interviewed on the topic (e.g. The New Yorker and Der Spiegel). Pieter Stockmans is a journalist and has been travelling around the Arab world for 10 years now. His main focus is the radicalisation of fighting groups in the Middle East.

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | SOCIETY

140 x 210 mm | ca. 256 pages ca.90,000 words paperback German rights sold

Jan De Cock

HOTEL PRISON

Hotel of Mercy

Jan De Cock

HOTEL PRISON

Jan De Cock

De wereldreis van een tralietrotter

• A new and unique project by globe-trotter Jan De Cock • The power of reconciliation and forgiveness • By a best-selling author 23/09/14 09:40

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In a world where the call for justice is more and more seen as a cry for more repression and harder punishments, Jan De Cock shows there is another way. He travels around the world and meets victims of terrible crimes that are hard to place, but who have managed to forgive their offenders: parents whose children were killed by Anders Behring Breivik, those who lost their loved ones in The Twin Towers and many more.

Jan De Cock is the author of the best-sellers Hotel Prison and De kelders van Congo. He is the founder of Within-Without-Walls, an organisation that wants to stimulate contact between prisoners, victims and worldwide citizens.

Once filled with resentment and hate, each of them has decided not to succumb to these feelings, but to give the last word to reconciliation and hope for a better future.

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | SOCIETY

155 x 240 mm | 256 pages ca. 60,000 words paperback with flaps all rights available

Tracking Ebola My life as a virus hunter Guido van der Groen • A fascinating story about the history of Ebola • Popular science that reads like a thriller • Written by the discoverer of the Ebola virus

In the mid-seventies, Guido van der Groen discovered the deadly virus Ebola. Forty years later, the virus breaks out again in West-Africa. Why is this virus until today seemingly unstoppable? Could the epidemic have been prevented? Do we have to fear an unprecedented pandemic? To answer these questions, Guido van der Groen, an internationally renowned virus fighter, goes back to where it all began.

The result is an exciting read, which makes critical observations about the present pandemic psychoses and which urges authorities to invest in durable solutions. Prof. Dr. Guido van der Groen is emeritus professor of virology and former head of the department of Microbiology at the Institute for Tropical Medicine in Antwerp.

As a witness of the first outbreak in Yambuku, he continued studying the virus during the past forty years. An extremely difficult task, hindered by the Cold War, blood scandals and poor research circumstances.

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | SOCIETY

170 x 240 mm | ca. 288 pages 60,000 words paperback all rights available

Marc De Vos

Unequal, but fair Why our society is more unequal than you fear, but fairer than you hope

Unequal, but Fair Marc De Vos • Unique approach: defends today’s inequality as essentialy good • The book paints the picture of inequality across the whole Western world • For a broad audience

Inequality has gotten very bad press recently. Across the Western world, growing inequality has been labeled the key societal question of our time. Worldwide best-sellers depict an era of ever-growing polarization undermining the very essence of our economies and democracies. This book offers a welcome antidote to these prophesies of doom. It defends good inequality as the by-product of merit and success that does benefit all, however unequally. It explains how globalization, technology, demography, and family structures combine to boost human potential, and therefore deepen inequality, to unprecedented levels. It shows how decades of equal opportunity politics are helping to create a natural societal elite, with economic superstars at the very top. Its message is both comforting and disturbing. Much of today’s inequality lament is really about the triumph of talent that met opportunity. At the

same time, inequality has very deep and personal roots in our increasingly diverse societies, making it extremely hard to tackle. The book warns against ‘soak the rich’ populism that will do more harm than good. It offers a bold agenda for active promotion of new opportunities instead. Marc De Vos is a professor at Ghent University Law School and the director of the Brussels-based thinktank Itinera. A leading public intellectual, he has published and lectured widely and internationally. A syndicated columnist, he has written for the Wall Street Journal Europe and has published several books, including After the Meltdown: The Future of Capitalism and Globalization in the Age of the Twin Crises.

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | HISTORY & MEMOIRES

155 x 240 mm | 500 pages ca. 100,000 words hardcover all rights available

After the War Marc Reynebeau • How World War I shaped the twentieth century • Thoroughly researched, written in an accessible language • The past is not yet history!

1918, the end of the traumatic First World War, is usually considered a rupture with history, as the end of the long 19th century. After all, the end of the war had numerous unimaginable effects: from the fall of 4 great empires to the Russian revolution.

Marc Reynebeau is a historian, senior journalist and author of several highly successful titles (e.g. A History of Belgium).

That doesn’t mean, however, that the world made a fresh start on 12th November 1918. People who had been in power frantically tried to regain that power by using new methods. The massive deployment of soldiers had made the masses a social reality, but with the rise of democracy came new ways to discipline people and to limit the emancipation of women, blue-collar workers or colonies. A process that remains unfinished to this day.

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | HISTORY & MEMOIRES

155 x 240 mm | 224 pages 54,250 words paperback all rights available French edition available

Hitler’s religion Arnaud de La Croix • Everything about the Führer’s beliefs • Based on first-hand testimonies • First book about this subject

This book addresses a controversial and yet rarely asked question: what was the Führer’s religion? He publicly told that he was not an atheist. Was he a Christian then? In 1933, Nazi Germany signed an agreement with the Vatican and Hitler remained a member of the Catholic Church until the end.

Arnaud de la Croix is a philosopher and passionate about history. He is the author of several successful books such as, L’érotisme au Moyen-Âge/ Sensuality In The Middle Ages and Les Templiers, Au Cœur Des Croisades/ The Templars During The Crusades, which was translated into various languages.

Or was he a pagan? Hitler glorified the Germanic past and Pope Pius XI accused Hitler’s regime advocating “a new aggressive paganism”. Or did Hitler consider himself the founder of a new religion? If so, what did he really believe in? What were the fundamentals of that religion?

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | HISTORY & MEMOIRES

170 x 240 mm | 224 pages ca. 60,000 words full colour illustrations paperback with flaps all rights available

Gas! Ieper 1915: The First Large-Scale Poison Gas Attack Ann Callens & Jan Vermeulen • A reconstruction of the event that did not only change warfare but also the world • Based on scientific research, compellingly narrated • Written by a historian and a doctor On 22nd April 1915, Flanders befell the doubtful honour of becoming the victim of the first successful large-scale gas attack in history. A line was crossed, nothing would ever be the same … The attack did not only affect the Belgian, French and Canadian soldiers but changed the world entirely.

Anne Callens is a translator-interpreter and has a master in history. She is specialised in Modern Times. She teaches about World War I. Jan Vermeulen publishes as a doctor about the biological effects of gas on the human body. He has a special interest in World War I.

Gas! reconstructs the events that preceded the attack: from the invention of the gas by Nobel Prize winner Fritz Haber to the actual discharge of tons of chlorine against enemy trenches by the German army.

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | HISTORY & MEMOIRES

155 x 240 mm | 200 pages 75,000 words paperback French edition available

From Moscow to Compostela Werner van Zuylen • An amazing journey: on foot across Europe • Assume your responsiblities, but don’t forget to live your dreams! • Illustrated with photographs

In 2013, Werner decided to cast off the shackles of his daily life and make his dream come true: to travel on foot from Moscow to Santiago de Compostela.

Werner van Zuylen went to Moscow for the first time in 1981 and ever since he has become passionate about European history and culture. Werner is married and is the father of six children. He works for a private bank.

This book is the report of his amazing journey: from unforgettable encounters to moments of defeat. The author takes us off the beaten track. An immersion in Europe’s history and nature, but also a search for the essence of our life. An inspiration for all!

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | HISTORY & MEMOIRES

140 x 240 mm | 296 pages 65,000 words full colour illustrations hardcover + fabric wrap all rights available

— Francis Mus —

The demons of

LEONARD COHEN

The Demons of Leonard Cohen Francis Mus • In search of the real Leonard Cohen • Including unpublished documents, new interviews and in-depth reading • A complete overview of his musical career

Who is Leonard Cohen? During the 50 years of his career in the music business, his entourage and fans have known him as a true gentlemen with a certain aura, that is unfathomable and elusive at the same time. But is this description correct? Despite his immense oeuvre, the 80-year-old rocker still remains a mystery. Francis Mus researches the constantly returning demons of Leonard Cohen: his image, his relationship to art, his fundamental solitude, his position towards power. He searched and found ‘pieces of Cohen’ that have never been published before.

A fascinating range of interesting new material out of Cohens’ personal papers and archives. Francis Mus exhibits his expertise in a certain extent that has not yet been noticed by Cohens’ Canadian critics. – Brian Trehearne, McGill University, Montreal Francis Mus is a researcher at KU Leuven. He travelled around the world to search for the real Leonard Cohen. He talked to privileged witnesses and looked for in-depth information about this Canadian icon.

The result is a revealing look into one of the greatest living music legends of our time.

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

170 x 240 mm | 136 pages 54,000 words paperback all rights available

My Boss Chooses my Talent Luk Dewulf & Peter Beschuyt • Combines strategic vision and concrete workability • Based on intensive fieldwork over the past years • Innovating ideas on how to combine talent and results English edition available

How do you communicate with your employees about talent? How do you stay focused on the results? How do you combine talent development and management output?

Luk Dewulf is an educationist and partner and consultant at Kessels & Smit, The Learning Company. He is a strategic advisor of companies, organisations and educational institutes.

The authors show you how to work with talent in your organisation.

Peter Beschuyt is an educationist and advisor at Kessels & Smit, The Learning Company. As a process supervisor and advisor he supports organisations and schools in the development and implementation of a talent-focused policy.

They use their experience in implementing talentdirected practices from several organisations: both profit, non-profit and social-profit. On top of that they introduce the concept of circular output management. A new and simple outlook on making deals about results with employees, which don’t compromise the development of talent.

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

210 x 260 mm | 304 pages ca. 90,000 words full colour illustrations paperback Chinese rights sold English version available

Fashion Management Annick Schramme, Francesca Rinaldi, Karinna Nobbs • A standard book • Knowledge and tools to manage creativity in a professional way • Special attention to the independent, creative designer

Who doesn’t know the ‘Antwerp Six’? Since the eighties, their names are well established and a lot of new talent has joined them. But circumstances have changed dramatically: globalisation and competition in the fashion industry have grown enormously.

Annick Schramme is a professor and coordinates the master studies Cultural Management at the University of Antwerp and at the Antwerp Management School. She has different management positions in the cultural sector in Flanders and the Netherlands.

Luxury brands and big chains take over; digitalisation and online sales have conquered the traditional market, the call for sustainability is louder than ever.

Francesca Rinaldi studied economy at the Bocconi University in Milan. She conducts research on strategic management in the creative and fashion industry.

This book offers the knowledge and skills the fashion sector needs to cope with a new economic reality: financial management, international strategies, fashion marketing and social media, production and distribution…

Karinna Nobbs teaches fashion marketing at the GCU in London.

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | SPIRITUALITY

140 x 210 mm | ca. 376 pages ca. 85,000 words paperback all rights available

Living with the Psalms Part II Benoît Standaert

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• A guide to read the psalms, one of the biggest literary treasures the Bible holds • A source of inspiration for modern day believers • By an internationally renowned author The Book of Psalms is one of the most important books of the Old Testament. It contains 150 hymns, of which the oldest is 3000 years old. The singing of the psalms with its austere tones, long rhythmic waves, silences between verses and intriguing texts have moved believers over the past centuries. Keeping the Jewish tradition, the modern exegetical comments and the poetical qualities of a poem in mind, Standaert succeeds in making even the darkest passages clear. He focuses on what the psalms can mean to us and teach us today.

The psalms are a treasure. They are a part of our inheritance. Every generation has the highly important mission to pass them on to the next generation. – Benoît Standaert Benoît Standaert is a Benedictine in St. Andrew’s Abbey in Zevenkerken, Bruges. He studied in Rome, Jerusalem and Nijmegen, where he graduated in the Gospel of Mark in 1978. Both at home and abroad, he is involved in formation and education courses.

FOREIGN RIGHTS 2015 | SPIRITUALITY

195 x 250 mm | ca. 288 pages ca. 60,000 words full colour illustrations paperback with flaps English sample chapters available

FAITH THE BOOK OF

world spiritual leaders on their beliefs

The World Book of Faith Jürgen Mettepenningen • Great thinkers on the essence of their faith • 50 authorities speak out • Fascinating stories about the power of faith and how it influenced their lives In The World Book of Faith more than 50 authorities from all over the world and all religions and ‘faiths’ explain why they believe, what the essence of their faith means to them, and how it brings them happiness. It mainly concentrates on the traditional major world religions, where religion is defined as an organised ideology that, due to its focus on the divine, gives the lives of those who are of that faith more direction and meaning: Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. But a number of other forms of religion are also discussed, such as the beliefs of a Native American and a liberal thinker.

Renowned Christian thinkers such as Anselm Grün, Timothy Radcliff or Brother John of Taizé, Islamic thinkers such as Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid and Tariq Ramadan. Each of the authors is an authority within his faith, either due to his expertise – many have published countless books – or due to experience, or both. Jürgen Mettepenningen has a PhD in theology, works as a professor at the Theology faculty at KU Leuven and is the author of several books.