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All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland

All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wine and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland


by Kay Shaw Nelson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 211 PAGES

A tribute to the Rhine Valley, its history, culture and especially its food in 130 authentic recipes. (GER111, $14.95)

Amsterdam Map

Amsterdam Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2011
  • MAP

A laminated, folded map of the city center, at a scale of 1:11,000. (NTH36, $8.95)

Art Book Van Gogh: A Profound and Tormented Genius - His Life in Paintings


by Anna Torterolo

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

A colorful survey of the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh. (NTH51, $12.95)

Baedeker's Netherlands

Baedeker's Netherlands


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2001
  • PAPER

A compact and colorful guide to the country, featuring photographs and a useful pull-out map. (NTH38, $25.00)

Benelux Map

Benelux Map


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • 2010
  • MAP

Covering the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg at a scale of 1:400,000. (NTH03, $11.95)

Birds of Europe

Birds of Europe


by Lars Svensson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)

The Black Tulip


by Alexandre Dumas

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 246 PAGES

A gripping classic about love and adventure and tulips. In 17th-century Holland, Cornelius von Baerle is falsely accused and jailed. He fights for his freedom with the aid of his jailer's beautiful daughter. (NTH84, $13.00)

Blue Guide Amsterdam

Blue Guide Amsterdam


by Charles Ford

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A comprehensive guide in the well known series, this book provides detailed coverage of the history, art and architecture of Amsterdam. Serious-minded travelers will not want to be without it. (NTH15, $19.95)

Blue Guide the Netherlands


by Rachel Esner

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to Holland, heavily focused on art and architecture. (NTH54, $24.95)

Bruegel


by Walter S. Gibson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

An illustrated biography of Bruegel the Elder in the "World of Art" series. (NTH41, $14.95)

Citizen Soldiers


by Stephen Ambrose

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

Ambrose's account of the battles fought in the year between D-Day and the German surrender, from the U.S. Army's perspective. (WAR19, $18.00)

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe


by Glynis Ridley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state. (FRN536, $12.00)

The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh

The Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh


by Vincent Van Gogh

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 1864 PAGES

A handsome three volume set containing all the available letters written by Vincent Van Gogh. (NTH35, $100.00)

Dutch Painting 1600-1800

Dutch Painting 1600-1800


by Seymour Slive | Jakob Rosenberg

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 392 PAGES

A generously illustrated, scholarly history of 200 years of Dutch art. (NTH48, $40.00)

Eyewitness Guide Amsterdam

Eyewitness Guide Amsterdam


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

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)

Flemish Art and Architecture 1585-1700


by Hans Vlieghe

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A lavishly illustrated overview of the art of the southern Netherlands from 1585-1700. (BLG07, $52.00)

Flemish Cities Explored

Flemish Cities Explored


by Derek Blyth

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A walking guide to well-known towns in Belgium, covering the history and culture of Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent as well as Leuven, Mechelen and Ostend. (BLG05, $24.95)

Girl With a Pearl Earring


by Peter Webber

  • 2004
  • DVD

A historical drama set in 17th century Holland, about a girl working as a servant and model to the painter Johannes Vermeer. (NTH75, $26.98)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $15.00)

An Illustrated History of the First World War


by John Keegan

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War (WAR16, $50.00)

Insight Compact Guide Holland

Insight Compact Guide Holland


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 103 PAGES

A pocket guide (NTH20, $8.95)

Knopf Guide Amsterdam

Knopf Guide Amsterdam


by Knopf Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

A slender, attractive guide to Amsterdam with background and some practical information. (NTH17, $25.00)

The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh

The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh


by Vincent Van Gogh | Ronald De Leeuw | Arnold Pomerans

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 560 PAGES

There are many versions of Van Gogh's letters, but this Penguin Classic edition is as good as any, a thorough selection of writing that highlights the artist's love for his art and family. (NTH52, $16.00)

Lonely Planet Netherlands


by Ryan Ver Berkmoes

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A practical, comprehensive travel guide. (NTH50, $22.99)

Lust for Life

Lust for Life


by Irving Stone

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 487 PAGES

Emotionally charged, controversial and utterly readable, this well known, fictionalized biography probes the life of Van Gogh from his auspicious beginnings as a London art dealer to his death at 37. (NTH18, $18.00)

Making of the Middle Ages


by Richard W. Southern

  • HISTORY
  • 1953
  • PAPER

A classic history of 10th to 13th century Europe, covering culture, politics and major personalites. (EUR105, $21.00)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $38.50)

National Geographic Amsterdam


by National Geographic

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER

This compact guide featuring National Geographic's usual attention to maps and color photography also includes excellent coverage of history, culture and art. (NTH53, $22.95)

Open Road's Amsterdam Made Easy


by Andy Herbach

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2005
  • PAPER

An illustrated pocket guide to the city with a focus on walking tours, off-the-beaten-track neighborhoods, and day trips. (NTH80, $9.95)

Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten Dorp


by Desiderius Erasmus

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 188 PAGES

The classic 1509 satire of false piety and clerical greed. (NTH44, $13.00)

Rembrandt


by Mariet Westermann

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 150 PAGES

A study of Rembrandt van Rijn's life and art in the context of his times. It's a volume in Phaidon's "Art and Ideas" series, which seeks to chronicle how philosophical and historical trends gain outward expression as art. Illustrated in full color. (NTH47, $22.95)

Rembrandt by Himself


by Rembrandt HarmenszoonVan Rijn | Christopher White | Quentin Buvelot

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES

This exhibition catalog focuses on Rembrandt's self-portraiture, featuring beautiful reproductions of 86 recently restored paintings, drawings and etchings. (NTH82, $60.00)

Rembrandt Creates Rembrandt, Art and Ambition in Leiden, 1629-1631


by Alan Chong | Arthur K. Wheelock | Hilliard T. Goldfarb | Michael Zell

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

This study of Rembrandt's work, edited by four art historians and Rembrandt scholars, centers around the years 1629-1631, when Rembrandt moved from the small Dutch town of Leiden to the more metropolitan Amsterdam. (NTH81, $50.00)

Rembrandt, Master of the Portrait

Rembrandt, Master of the Portrait


by Pascal Bonafoux

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES

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)

Rembrandt, The Master and his Workshop


by Christopher Leslie Brown | Jan Kelch | Peter van Thiel

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 396 PAGES

A comprehensive and scholarly overview of Rembrandt's work, with an emphasis on what was produced in his workshop. Featuring hundreds of black-and-white and color illustrations. (NTH83, $39.95)

Rough Guide The Netherlands

Rough Guide The Netherlands


by Martin Dunford

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 379 PAGES

This comprehensive guide includes practical details and recommendations for planning a trip. (NTH39, $22.99)

Rubens


by Kristin Lohse Belkin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Belkin chronicles the 17th century artist Peter Paul Rubens from his early family life to his influential interactions with the Italian Renaissance masters and finally to Antwerp, where he rose to fame as a renowned painter and diplomat to the royal courts of Europe. (NTH42, $22.95)

The Thirty Years' War


by Geoffrey Parker

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

A scholarly history of the major European conflict of the 17th century. Among the outcomes were the annexation of Alsace by France, the annexation of Pomerania by Sweden and the legalization of Calvinism in Germany. (EUR115, $39.95)

The Tulip Anthology

The Tulip Anthology


by Anna Pavord | Ron van Dongen

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES

Pointed Pink and yellow Blushing Beauty, Insulinde, Absalon and fantastically colored Rembrandt and many more tulips are photographed in sumptuous full color in this portfolio of the coveted flowers, grown and photographed by van Dongen. The close-ups are augmented by depictions in the tulip in art and history. With an introductory essay by the equally besotted Anna Pavord. Presented in a deluxe hardcover. 33% off the retail price! (NTH135, $40.00)

Tulip Fever

Tulip Fever


by Deborah Moggach

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

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 Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi


by Arthur Japin | Ina Rilke

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

An acclaimed debut novel by a young Dutch writer, concerning the tragic fortunes of two Dutch-educated West African princes circa 1830, whose schooling renders them neither Dutch nor Ashanti. (NTH45, $16.00)

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries


by Ornella D'Alessio | Marco Santini

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 324 PAGES

Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. (EUR191, $35.00)

 

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