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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $94, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXEUR370A)		  
The Undutchables  •  Colin White
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2010 •  PAPER  • 308 PAGES
A laugh-out-loud, irreverent guide to Dutch character and habits, including how to drink coffee and why you shouldn't even think about haggling over prices. (NTH12, $16.00)		   The Undutchables
A Worldly Art  •  Mariet Westermann
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES
This appreciative analysis of Dutch art in its Golden Age features 100 exemplary illustrations of masters, including Rembrandt, Vermeer, Pieter de Hooch and Frans Hals. With 100 color illustrations. (NTH46, $25.00)		   A Worldly Art
Eyewitness Guide The Netherlands  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES
Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of Holland, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations. (NTH71, $26.00)		   Eyewitness Guide The Netherlands
Eyewitness Guide Brussels, Bruges, Ghent & Antwerp  •  Rebecca Miles
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 210 PAGES
A superb guide to Brussels and the surrounding towns of Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp. Features color photography and maps of city neighborhoods and town layouts. Describes the area's attractions and provides plenty of background information on Belgian culture and history. (BLG16, $20.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Brussels, Bruges, Ghent & Antwerp
Benelux Map  •  Michelin Travel Publications
2010 •  MAP
An easy-to-handle, self-folding map covering the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg at a scale of 1:400,000. With an index on the reverse. It includes plans of Luxembourg, Amsterdam and Brussels. Two Sides. 52x39 inches. (NTH03, $11.95)		   Benelux Map



Also Recommended

Fodor's Amsterdam's 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This slim guide to essential highlights includes an excellent map of the city center and can easily be slipped in your pocket. (NTH16, $11.99)
 		  
The Embarrassment of Riches  •  Simon Schama   • HISTORY  •  An engaging cultural history and much more, this book is a study of the Dutch in the 17th century and their surprising challenge to Spanish rule. (NTH04, $25.00)
 		  
Tulipomania  •  Mike Dash   • HISTORY  •  The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passion It Aroused, this vivid history traces the story of the tulip from its origins on the Turkish steppes to an absurdly coveted object in Europe and its key role in the financial follies of 17th-century Holland. (NTH30, $13.95)
 		  
Dutch Painting (World of Art)  •  Rudolf Herman Fuchs   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Starting with Van Eyck and his 15th-century contemporaries, this volume in the "World of Art" series surveys nearly 500 years of painting in the Netherlands, ending with a discussion of late 20th-century artists. Featuring almost 200 illustrations. (NTH72, $14.95)
 		  
Rembrandt, Master of the Portrait  •  Pascal Bonafoux   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  With over 200 illustrations, this pocket-size encyclopedia traces the life and career of Rembrandt. It offers insight into his influence on the art of the portrait -- an illuminating companion for any visit to Amsterdam and its museums. (NTH11, $12.95)
 		  
Vincent Van Gogh, The Passionate Eye  •  Pascal Bonafoux   • ART & ARCHITECTURE • FAVORITE  •  From Paris to Asnieres, Amsterdam and Provence, this jewel of a book traces the life and art of Vincent Van Gogh, the spirited, self-destructive painter who celebrated the south of France. Engaging, compact and illustrated with hundreds of photographs. (FRN29, $12.95)
 		  
A Tall Man in a Low Land  •  Harry Pearson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Pearson, a British travel writer, journalist and comic is an entertaining guide to Belgium and its traditions, culture, beer and chocolate. (BLG19, $16.95)
 		  
Dear Theo, The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh  •  Irving Stone   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This collection of letters from the legendary artist to his brother offers an insightful gaze into Van Gogh's deep-rooted passion for art, as well as a revealing glimpse at his dramatic personal struggles. (NTH88, $17.00)
 		  
The Diary of a Young Girl, The Definitive Edition  •  Anne Frank   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The classic story of an adolescent Jewish girl's life and thoughts while in hiding with her family in Nazi-occupied Holland. A new edition with added material. (NTH05, $13.00)
 		  
Amsterdam, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  Manfred Wolf   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Organized by district, these 17 contemporary short stories by modern Dutch writers, including Cees Nooteboom and Geert Mak, are set among the canals, cafes and neighborhoods of Amsterdam. (NTH33, $13.95)
 		  
Girl in Hyacinth Blue  •  Susan Vreeland   • LITERATURE  •  This finely-crafted novel tells the story of the girl in an imagined, undiscovered portrait by Vermeer. Created in the 17th century, the painting passes through a number of people's hands, and following its path provides a series of tales that reflect the history and character of Holland and Europe through the years. (NTH23, $14.00)
 		  
Girl With a Pearl Earring  •  Tracy Chevalier   • LITERATURE  •  Chevalier's richly drawn novel imagines the story behind Vermeer's mysterious portrait of a turbaned girl with a pearl earring. (NTH25, $15.00)
 		  
Headlong, A Novel  •  Michael Frayn   • LITERATURE  •  A Bruegel canvas claims a central role in Frayn's hilarious tale of an art heist gone awry. Frayn weaves detailed research about the Old Master with a philosopher's foiled plot to appropriate the valuable masterpiece from a boor he feels is unworthy of it. (NTH68, $16.00)
 		  
Niccolo Rising  •  Dorothy Dunnett   • LITERATURE  •  From the reigning queen of historical fiction comes this fast-paced, thoroughly-researched novel of ambition and worldly goods in 15th-century Bruges. This is the first volume in her House of Niccolo series. (BLG13, $15.95)
 		  
The Professor  •  Charlotte Bronte   • LITERATURE  •  Bronte's first novel, published posthumously, based on her experiences with Emily as a language student in Brussels in 1842. (BLG27, $11.00)
 		  
Tulip Fever  •  Deborah Moggach   • LITERATURE  •  A surprise bestseller, set in 1630s Amsterdam; in this gripping novel, a man contracts the talented painter Jan Van Loos to paint a portrait of him and his beautiful wife, Sophia. A vivid drama unfolds as a mutual attraction develops between Van Loos and Sophia. (NTH31, $14.00)
 		  
The Naming of Names, The Search for Order in the World of Plants  •  Anna Pavord   • SCIENCE  •  An enthusiastic and terrifically illustrated history of botany and botanical nomenclature by the author of The Tulip. (NAT91, $45.00)
 		  
 
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