David H. Maister is a renowned management thinker, author, and former Harvard Business School professor, widely regarded as a leading authority on professional service firms. Educated in mathematics, …
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (often referred to as "the wise") was Emperor of the Roman Empire from 161 to his death in 180. He was the last of the "Five Good Emperors", and is also considered o…
Dr Joe Dispenza is an international lecturer, researcher, corporate consultant, author, and educator who has been invited to speak in more than 33 countries on six continents. As a lecturer and educat…
Adriaan van Dis is a Dutch writer, journalist and TV presenter, who debuted as writer in 1983 with the novel Nathan Sid. That same year he debuted as a TV presenter as host for the book talkshow Hier …
Thea Beckman (1923-2004) was born in Rotterdam. She began writing in 1947, but it was not until her children were grown that she devoted herself to writing full time. Crusade in Jeans was first publis…
Jo Nesbø is a bestselling Norwegian author and musician. He was born in Oslo and grew up in Molde. Nesbø graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics with a degree in economics. Nesbø is primarily…
Irvin David Yalom, M.D., is an author of fiction and nonfiction, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, an existentialist, and accomplished psychotherapist.
Benedict Wells was born in Munich in 1984. At the age of six he was sent to a state boarding school due to family and other problems at home. Following his graduation from high school in 2003, he deci…
Rutger Bregman (born April 26, 1988) is a Dutch historian and author. His books Humankind: A Hopeful History (2020) and Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World (2017) were both Sunday Ti…
Adam Grant has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for 7 straight years. As an organizational psychologist, he is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, and live more generous and …
Hendrik Groen, pseudonym of Peter de Smet, is a Dutch writer. He is the author of the book Pogingen iets van het leven te maken: Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen, 83¼ jaar (The Secret Diary of He…
Roxane van Iperen (1976) is auteur en jurist. In 2016 verscheen haar debuutroman Schuim der aarde, waarmee ze de Hebban Debuutprijs won. In 2018 volgde 't Hooge Nest, waarvan tot op heden meer dan 275…
Beatriz Serrano es Licenciada en Periodismo por la Universidad Complutense. Ha desarrollado su carrera en el periodismo digital, especializándose en nuevas narrativas. Ha escrito para medios como Buzz…
Lex Paleaux is schrijver, columnist en scenarist. Eerder verschenen van zijn hand onder meer de veelgeprezen romans Winterwater en Als de dood zucht, houd ik mijn adem in. Van Winterwater werd een suc…
Milio van de Kamp is socioloog en werkzaam als universitair docent aan de UvA. In 2022 werd hij verkozen tot FMG Docent van het Jaar. Opgegroeid in armoede geeft hij een unieke, persoonlijke blik op m…
