The Publications of Janny Kok Afdrukken

symposium
Janny writes on, irrespective her distracting environment

 

AN IDEA, a title and there you are: a booklet. It is just an opinion about journalists, who are arrogant enough to write books the world is not particularly waiting for. I admit being guilty of the charge.The exhibits in Dutch are: Ondernemen in Pocket Formaat/Publisher OBR Rotterdam (A collection of interviews with Rotterdam entrepreneurs)

Het Gezicht van Nederland; Rotterdam/Publisher Uniepers, ISBN 90 72977 47 5 (The past and present of the city of Rotterdam, a spin-off publication of a television series about towns and cities in the Netherlands)

Wij Pakken Alles; honderd jaar Frans Swarttouw/Publisher Frans Swarttouw, ISBN 90- 9001522-1 (A jubilee edition about the history of a 100 years old Rotterdam bulk stevedoring company as written by the authors Koos de Gast, Bram Oosterwijk and Wim de Regt. I made the summaries of their contributions in English)

Bruggenliefde in woord en beeld - 2000 Jaar Beweegbare Bruggen by Janny Kok, an article for the magazine of the Technical University of Delft about movable bridges and their techniques, all over the world. http://www.bu.tudelft.nl/diec/integraa/951/h5.htm ( sorry Dutch link only)

Het Wakend Oor, een eeuw Scheveningen Radio, a 'book shaped' publication at the closure of the Dutch coastal station PCH Scheveningen Radio, late 1998, after 95 years of service. A coproduction with Dutch historian Astrid van der Werf and others.

Rotterdam 'city with a heart' is a book of photographs by Rotterdam-based photographer Paul Martens. He invited me to write the text, describing Rotterdam and its many facets. The languages the book 'speaks' are Dutch and English. Rotterdam 'city with a heart' is for sale. ISBN 90-75860-02-1

 

kyoto

I was one of the contributors of Gold for Kyoto (Goud voor Kyoto); a publication of the Harbour Press Club Kyoto. It was written by several members of the club on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 2006.

haven Another Dutch book to which I contributed was Havenvisies 2006; De Kracht van Verbindingen (The strength of connections). It was presented at the 24th edition of the Haven Congres Rotterdam 2006.