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Why I Prefer The Original
Occasionally an old friend of mine asks me to translate some portions of his correspondence with his Asian business partners into proper English. Of course the native English speakers of you will agree when I say that I’m not the first person one comes up with when it comes to translating large amounts of text [...]
From The Ice-filled Northern Woods To The Erotic Heat Of Las Vegas
It was somewhere in 2006 whilst trying to learn English. The best way to do that was in my opinion just to read as many English books as possible. The same way I learned Dutch. So I went to the local bookstore and took a look at the small wall with English pockets. It didn’t [...]
Would You Clone The Killer Of Your Daughter?
How far would you go to stand face to face with the murderer of your daughter? If you where a scientist who has a blood sample from the crime scene, would you extract some DNA and clone him? If this would be the only way to find the killer and bring him to justice? Are [...]
Damn Clever Derren Reveals Useful Tricks
With his typical dry humor, Derren Brown shares surprisingly much information about his ‘Tricks Of The Mind‘ in his bestseller with the same title. If you’re fascinated by Derren Brown and want to know what makes him tick, this is your chance. He gives away tricks where you can amaze your friends with, even without [...]
Jack Caffery Is Back, But Will He Find His Brother?
After revealing in The Treatment that main character Jack Caffery’s brother Ewan isn’t murdered when they were children, Mo Hayder left behind an audience wondering if he will ever find out. In a certain way that made all the readers accomplices as they knew more than the person that suffered the most: Jack Caffery. Instead [...]
