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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/LO21926. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 5 items are available
for $70, including
U.S. shipping, a 20% discount (Item no. EXNTH59) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Amsterdam, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• Manfred Wolf
ANTHOLOGY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 238 PAGES
Organized by district, these 17 contemporary short stories by modern Dutch writers, including Cees Nooteboom and Geert Mak, are all set among the canals, cafes and neighborhoods of Amsterdam.
(NTH33, $13.95) |
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Tulipomania
• Mike Dash
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
In this witty tale, historian Mike Dash traces the story of the tulip from its origins on the Turkish steppes to its important role as the subject of financial folly in 17th-century Holland.
(NTH30, $13.95) |
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Amsterdam Map
• Borch Maps
2011 •
MAP
A laminated, folded map of the city center, at a scale of 1:11,000. Two Sides. 19.5X26 inches.
(NTH36, $8.95) |
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Also Recommended
Netherlands Map
• Hallwag
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A detailed map of the Netherlands at a very nice scale of 1:200,000.
(NTH24, $15.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Amsterdam
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A wonderful guide to Amsterdam, filled with detailed drawings, photographs and thumbnail sketches. Slim and attractive, it also includes detailed maps and cutaway drawings of landmarks. Includes The Hague, Rotterdam and Delft.
(NTH01, $25.00)
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Fodor's Amsterdam's 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Insight Guide Holland
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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This beautiful guide features wonderful photographs and essays prepared by experts on Holland's attractions, history and culture. With dozens of excellent color maps.
(NTH02, $23.95)
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The Autumn of the Middle Ages
• Johan Huizinga
• HISTORY
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A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this well-translated classic is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands.
(EUR17, $30.00)
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The Embarrassment of Riches
• Simon Schama
• HISTORY
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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)
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Rembrandt, Master of the Portrait
• Pascal Bonafoux
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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Vincent Van Gogh, The Passionate Eye
• Pascal Bonafoux
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• FAVORITE
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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)
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The Diary of a Young Girl, The Definitive Edition
• Anne Frank
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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)
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Girl in Hyacinth Blue
• Susan Vreeland
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Tulip Fever
• Deborah Moggach
• LITERATURE
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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, $15.00)
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