Dutch Art

Niksen is not a form of meditation, nor is it a state of laziness or boredom. It’s not scrolling through social media, or wondering what you’re going to cook for dinner. Rather, to niks is to make a conscious choice to sit back, let go, and do nothing at all. With this book, learn how to do nothing in the most important areas of your life.

Plagued - as we are! - by nonstop pings and notifications, we have lost the knack of zoning out. Kicking back. Slacking off. Even when pandemic-induced lockdowns forcibly cleared our calendars, many who thought I’m free! filled their days with Netflix and doomscrolling. How can we reclaim our free time (planned or not) to truly rest and reset? The Dutch have it figured out: with niksen. Perhaps their best-kept lifestyle secret, niksen is the art of doing, well, nothing. It’s the opposite of productivity, and it’s incredibly good for you.

Life can get hectic, as we continuously hop from one thing to another. Days are often filled with too much noise, anxiety, and confusion. What do you do when the life you created isn’t what you expected it to be? What can you do to slow it all down? Author Mirjam van der Vegt encourages each of us to focus on stillness and literal silence, creating space for moments of peace in our crazed everyday lives.

Embark on a thrilling journey through the ancient and fascinating world of Muay Thai. Are you new to Thai Boxing? Or are you currently trying to keep up with the martial art? Would you like to learn practical and efficient techniques to boost your Muay Thai skills? Muay Thai is an art using different areas of your body. It has several techniques to prepare you for an unarmed fight, making you mentally and physically fit.

Spirit Trap not only reunites the Fort Worth detective with his friends, Slant Face and James Alto; it also brings back favorites like Ruthie Nell Parker and Verbal and Noble Whitaker. There's a dead family in a small country house, a blind man working in a gun store, a vindictive dancehall owner, and a wild animal waiting at the edge of the woods. All have one thing in common, and it isn't their love for the Texas two-step.

Dutch Curridge leaves his beloved Fort Worth to find some answers in Old Mother Curridge, the greatest Dutch Curridge tale of them all. And yes, he gets naked in both a physical and metaphorical sense. It's a story about questions that lead to more questions. A story about stories, and each one comes with a price.

Alvis Curridge is an ex-employee of the Fort Worth Sheriff's Department. When he isn't found at Peechie Keen's Bar & Kanteen, drinking and swapping stories with buddies, he is busy trying to keep things in line around Cowtown - even if that means occasionally tangling with his former boss.

The Netherlands had a great century in the 1600s, until it all ended about three-fourths of the way along. Trading was all around; business was good. Their vast empire that reached across the world made money from spices, raw materials, metals, and so much more, with an extensive network of ships and merchants, and an entire army fleet. The Dutch Golden Era was a time in Dutch history varying from about 1588 (the start of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the "Catastrophe Year"), throughout which Dutch trade, science, and art, and the Dutch armed force, were amongst the world's best.

Forth Worth, TX detective Alvis "Dutch" Curridge is back, and he's brought Slant Face Sanders and the gang along for the ride of their lives. When the bartender at Dutch's favorite hangout is murdered, it's up to Dutch to make things right. And this time, he'll have to do it without Ruthie Nell Parker.

Onderhandelen is veel meer dan alleen het sluiten van deals. Het is een subtiel samenspel van communicatie, strategie en inzicht in menselijke dynamiek. Dit boek is ontworpen om je te begeleiden door de essentiële fundamenten van onderhandelen, of je nu een ervaren zakenpersoon bent die op zoek is naar nieuwe inzichten, of iemand die net begint en op zoek is naar een stevige basis.

Hardlopen is meer dan alleen maar de ene voet voor de andere zetten in een sneller tempo. Het is een complex samenspel van biomechanica, fysiologie, psychologie en cultuur. Het is een streven dat continenten en eeuwen omvat, van de duurjagers van onze voorouders tot de topsporters van de hedendaagse ultramarathons.

Anderen beïnvloeden en overtuigen om iets te doen wat je wilt dat ze doen, of dat nu goed voor ze is of alleen maar goed voor jou, is een kunst. De juiste dingen zeggen, de juiste houding en charisma uitstralen, en subtiele lichaamstaal gebruiken om anderen zoals jou te maken of meer geneigd zijn iets te doen ... daar komt het allemaal op neer.

De gedachte aan seks met een maagd is zeer opwindend voor veel mannen. We kiezen ervoor om gemiddeld vier uur per dag voor de televisie te zitten. Onze kinderen spelen met denkbeeldige vrienden. We gaan langzamer rijden om gruwelijke ongelukken beter te bekijken en gaan naar films die ons aan het huilen maken. De manieren waarop we ‘genieten’ zijn even bizar als uiteenlopend.

Hoe kan het dat gezagvoerder Van Zanten, een ervaren KLM piloot, jaren van training en cruciale veiligheidsregels in de wind sloeg, en zodoende de grootste vliegtuigramp aller tijden veroorzaakte? Waarom zijn we eerder geneigd verliefd te worden als we ons in gevaarlijke situaties bevinden? Waarom wilde niemand luisteren toen Joshua Bell, een van de beste violisten ter wereld, een spontaan optreden probeerde te geven in een Amerikaans metrostation?