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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The Autumn of the Middle Ages
• Johan Huizinga
HISTORY •
1997 •
PAPER
• 467 PAGES
A pioneering work of social and cultural history, this classic volume is a richly detailed portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. You may have read this book in your college history class, but this graceful new translation is well worth a re-visit before journeying to these regions. With 45 illustrations complementing Huizinga's focus on the art and architecture.
(EUR17, $30.00) |
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The Black Tulip
• Alexandre Dumas
LITERATURE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 246 PAGES
A gripping classic about love and adventure and tulips. In 17th-century Holland, Cornelius von Baerle wants only to live quietly and cultivate his beloved black tulip. But when his godfather is murdered, von Bearle is forced into a bitter and deadly political arena. He forms an alliance with his jailer's beautiful daughter in pursuit of his freedom and the black tulip.
(NTH84, $13.00) |
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Bruegel
• Walter S. Gibson
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1985 •
PAPER
• 216 PAGES
The consummate painter of peasant life was no less sophisticated than his 16th-century contemporaries, says Walter S. Gibson in this illustrated biography of Bruegel. A volume in the excellent "World of Art" series, Gibson's book dispels the myth of Bruegel the simpleton artist and replaces it with a portrait of a man who understood the needs of his patrons. With many black-and-white and color reproductions of the paintings.
(NTH41, $14.95) |
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The Corpse on the Dike
• Janwillem van de Wettering
MYSTERY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 232 PAGES
A volume in the long-running and immensely popular "Amsterdam Cops" series, this book focuses on two police detectives' investigations of the seamy side of Amsterdam. The author, a former Zen monk and policeman who also lived in Maine, pours much of himself and his experience into his protagonists.
(NTH66, $13.00) |
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Daily Life in Rembrandt's Holland
• Paul Zumthor
HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 353 PAGES
First published in 1959, this richly detailed portrait of Dutch society during the golden age looks at material life of the average citizen including food, housing, holidays, industry, relations between the sexes -- and even toilet habits. It evokes the sights, sounds and texture of life, an excellent reference.
(NTH19, $27.95) |
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Dutch Painting 1600-1800
• Seymour Slive
• Jakob Rosenberg
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 392 PAGES
A critically acclaimed survey of 200 years of Dutch painting, originally published in 1966 as part of the authors' more comprehensive "Dutch Art and Architecture". This edition, revised and expanded by Seymour Slive, contains 432 illustrations, many of them in color.
(NTH48, $40.00) |
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Dutch, Start Speaking Today
• Language/30
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
1994 •
CASETTE TAPE
A 90-minute crash course in Dutch featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated in Dutch twice. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health.
(NTH73, $24.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide Amsterdam
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 312 PAGES
A wonderful guide to Amsterdam, filled with drawings, photographs and thumbnail sketches. The highly visual format covers a wide range of information and is very well indexed, with color-coded pages for easy use. Slim and attractive, it also includes detailed maps and cutaway drawings of landmarks. Includes Rotterdam and Delft.
(NTH01, $25.00) |
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Fodor's Belgium
• Fodors
GUIDEBOOK •
2008 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
Lively, fully illustrated and comprehensive, this practical guidebook encapsulates the attractions of Belgium for the visitor. With good introductory chapters, maps and region-by-region highlights.
(BLG21, $17.95) |
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Frommer's Amsterdam Day by Day
• George McDonald
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food, hotels and neighborhoods to shopping. With a separate foldout map of the city center.
(NTH85, $12.99) |
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 294 PAGES
Scott, whose interest in the history of cathedrals began when he first saw the magnificent Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury, England, takes his reader on a historical, architectural and sociological tour of the magnificent spires and stained-glass windows that dot the landscape of Europe. It's an accessible, personable overview.
(EUR190, $21.95) |
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The Lady and The Unicorn
• Tracy Chevalier
LITERATURE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 250 PAGES
In this rich historical novel Chevalier (Girl With A Pearl Earring) imagines the wealthy patrons, social milieu, intrigue and incident behind the 15th-century tapestries now hanging in the Cluny in Paris.
(BLG24, $16.00) |
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The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
• 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 one, part of the "Penguin Classics" series, is as good as any, a thorough selection of writing that highlights the artist's love for his art and family.
(NTH52, $17.00) |
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Lonely Planet Amsterdam
• Andrew Bender
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 276 PAGES
A practical guide in the popular series.
(NTH106, $19.99) |
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Lonely Planet Netherlands
• Ryan Ver Berkmoes
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
In its hallmark style, this practical guide to Holland by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing.
(NTH50, $22.99) |
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National Geographic Amsterdam
• 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) |
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Rough Guide The Netherlands
• Martin Dunford
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 379 PAGES
This comprehensive guide in the British series. It includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Holland along with region-by-region descriptions of where to go and what to do.
(NTH39, $22.99) |
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Rubens
• Kristin Lohse Belkin
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A monograph in the "Arts and Ideas" series by the excellent art publisher Phaidon. Kristin Lohse Belkin has edited a volume of Rubens' letters, and here she discusses the man, the artist and the era -- setting the stage with discussions of the origins of Flemish nationhood and the Protestant-Catholic conflicts.
(NTH42, $22.95) |
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A Time of Gifts
• Patrick Leigh Fermor
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
• BEST SELLER
Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk as a young man in 1933 across Europe. This first volume chronicles his trip from the Hook of Holland, up the Rhine and down the Danube. The adventure continues in Between the Woods and Water, thankfully also reissued by NYRB. The books were written not by the young adventurer but the accomplished author 40 years later, adding perspective and a sweet nostalgia.
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