Cultural Region/Benelux
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Ntc’s Compact Dutch and English Dictionary
$38.00 Add to cartIntroducing the first softbound edition of this indispensable resource for Dutch-speaking students of English and for English-speaking students of Dutch. It’s scope is comprehensive, with 30,000 entri
- Author: McGraw Hill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: December 02 1999
- ISBN10: 0844201014
- Language: English
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The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters’ Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory
$24.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller
The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save dozen of lives, were captured
- Author: Van Iperen, Roxane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 0063119331
- Language: English
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On to Victory: The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands, March 23-May 5, 1945
$27.95 Add to cartThis print-on-demand title is available by request from most booksellers.
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BOOK EIGHT in the Canadian Battle Series.
On to Victory is the little-told story of the tense final days of World War II, r
- Author: Zuehlke, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 554
- Publish Date: January 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1771622652
- Language: English
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Belgium – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
$16.99 Read moreDon’t just see the sights–get to know the people.
Belgium has somehow acquired the reputation of being Europe’s most boring country–a reputation that is entirely undeserved. But perhaps this bland im
- Series: Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- Author: Varga, Bernadett
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: August 30 2022
- ISBN10: 1787023125
- Language: English
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The Monocle Travel Guide to Amsterdam: Updated Version
$9.90 Read moreAmsterdam: a city that surprises first-time travellers and longtime visitors alike.
At first glance, horseshoe-shaped Amsterdam is a breeze to circumnavigate and its offerings seemingly obvious. But lo
- Author: Monocle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 148
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 3899558731
- Language: English
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The Undutchables: An Observation of the Netherlands, Its Culture and Its Inhabitants
$19.95 Add to cartThe UnDutchables takes an in-depth humorous look at Dutch life, quirks and character. With subjects varying from coffee drinking habits to child rearing, from bargain hunting to food, and from train t
- Author: White, Colin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: February 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9463192964
- Language: English
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Boom Chicago Presents the 30 Most Important Years in Dutch History
$64.93 Add to cart“It’s kind of crazy, the impact on culture so many Boom Chicago alums have had. Boom was where I became my best comedic self: the excitement of Amsterdam, the freedom of that environment, the letting … [more below]
- Author: Moskos, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1636141676
- Language: English
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Bruegel
$23.33 Add to cartThe great Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526/31-1569) was an astoundingly inventive painter and draftsman, who made his art historical mark with beautiful, evocative landscapes as well
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Hagen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 03 2015
- ISBN10: 3836553066
- Language: English
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Fodor’s Amsterdam: With the Best of the Netherlands
$20.99 Add to cartWhether you want to cruise the canals, tour the Van Gogh Museum, or bike along Amsterdam’s scenic streets, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Amsterdam are here to help! Fodor’s Amsterdam guidebook
- Series: Full-Color Travel Guide
- Author: Fodor’s Travel Guides
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1640976841
- Language: English
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Spinoza
$12.99 Add to cartFather of the Enlightenment and the last guardian of the medieval world, Spinoza made a brilliant attempt to reconcile the conflicting moral and intellectual demands of his epoch and to present a visi… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Scruton, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 29 2002
- ISBN10: 0192803166
- Language: English
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Fatal Discord: Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for the Western Mind
$24.99 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book
A deeply textured dual biography and fascinating intellectual history that examines two of the greatest minds of European history–Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther–w
- Author: Massing, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1008
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0063143437
- Language: English
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Scramble for Africa…
$24.99 Add to cartWhite Man’s Conquest of the Dark Continent
from 1876 to 1912- Author: Pakenham, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 800
- Publish Date: December 01 1992
- ISBN10: 0380719991
- Language: English
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Why the Dutch Are Different: A Journey Into the Hidden Heart of the Netherlands
$14.95 Add to cart*A SCOTSMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR*
Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he’d met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good. In the- Author: Coates, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 1857886852
- Language: English
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What I’d Rather Not Think about: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024
$15.00 Add to cartLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
What happens when the person you’ve built your entire life on is suddenly gone?
This question lies at the heart of Jente Posthuma’s deceptively simpl
- Author: Posthuma, Jente
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1957363355
- Language: English
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Good Men
$18.95 Add to cartBrilliant absurdist chronicle of a hapless outsider’s struggle to do the right thing.
Arnon Grunberg’s fourteenth novel charts the downfall of Geniek Janowski, a Polish-German firefighter doing his be… [more below]
- Author: Grunberg, Arnon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 420
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1948830655
- Language: English
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
$19.00 Add to cart“[An] engrossing story…endearing and memorable.”
—Boston Herald“[An] arresting hybrid of mystery, fairy tale, and historical novel.”
—Detroit Free Press
“A tale so movingly told that you will say at- Author: Maguire, Gregory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0060987529
- Language: English
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Off-White
$18.95 Add to cartIt’s 1966 in Suriname, on the Caribbean coast of South America, and the long shadow of colonialism still hangs over the country. Grandma Bee is the proud, cigar-smoking matriarch of the Vanta family, … [more below]
- Author: Roemer, Astrid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 377
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1949641252
- Language: English
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The Expats
$18.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Can we ever escape our secrets?
EDGAR AWARD WINNER * ANTHONY AWARD WINNER
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ACCIDENT
In the cobblestoned streets of Luxembourg, Kate Moore’s days are fil- Author: Pavone, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 22 2013
- ISBN10: 0770435726
- Language: English
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What’s Mine
$18.00 Add to cart“What’s Mine is a surprising and deep work with a persistent quiet momentum carrying the reader back-and-forth in times and spaces across the slivers of four interlocking lives. It is totally engaging
- Author: Adriaanse, Bette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1951213874
- Language: English
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Glamour in Glass
$18.99 Add to cartMary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel Shades of Milk and Honey, a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence.
This magic c- Series: Glamourist Histories #2
- Author: Kowal, Mary Robinette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0765325616
- Language: English
