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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)

The Art of Describing, Dutch Art of the Seventeenth-Century


by Svetlana Alpers

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 273 PAGES

An original and controversial study that challenges the current en-vogue scholarship on Dutch art. (NTH69, $35.00)

Belgium/Luxembourg Map

Belgium/Luxembourg Map


by HEMA Maps

  • MAP

A colorful map of Belgium and Luxembourg at a scale of 1:250,000. (BLG15, $10.95)

The Bitter Woods


by John S.D. Eisenhower | Stephen Ambrose

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER

An enthralling narrative history of the Battle of the Bulge. (WAR24, $22.95)

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)

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far


by Cornelius Ryan

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 670 PAGES

War historian Cornelius Ryan chronicles in detailed, readable prose the battle of Arnhem, one of the most important -- and bloodiest -- campaigns in World War II. (WAR21, $19.99)

Bruegel


by Walter S. Gibson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

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)

Brussels Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A detailed city map of Brussels at a scale of 1:10,000. (BLG28, $12.95)

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 Corpse on the Dike

The Corpse on the Dike


by 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. (NTH66, $13.00)

Dear Theo, The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh

Dear Theo, The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh


by Irving Stone

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

This collection of letters from the troubled artist to his brother offers an illuminating gaze into Van Gogh's passion for art, as well as a revealing his dramatic personal struggles. (NTH88, $17.00)

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)

The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806


by Jonathan Israel

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 1231 PAGES

Impressive in scope (and daunting in size), we heartily recommend this massively well-researched, genuinely readable and authoritative history for travelers with a healthy appetite for history. (NTH76, $70.00)

Dutch-English/English-Dutch Standard Dictionary


by Arseen Rijckaert

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 758 PAGES

With 35,000 entries, each with pronunciation. (NTH100, $24.95)

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)

Fodor's Amsterdam's 25 Best

Fodor's Amsterdam's 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER

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)

Frommer's Belgium, Holland & Luxembourg


by George McDonald

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (EUR342, $22.99)

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 delves into the history, design, architecture and wonder of Europe's medieval cathedrals and great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $24.95)

Headlong, A Novel

Headlong, A Novel


by Michael Frayn

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

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, $17.00)

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)

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, $17.00)

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, $42.50)

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)

Netherlands Map

Netherlands Map


by Hallwag

  • MAP

A detailed map of the Netherlands at a very nice scale of 1:200,000. (NTH24, $15.95)

Painting and the Market in Early Modern Antwerp

Painting and the Market in Early Modern Antwerp


by Elizabeth Honig

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

An insightful, illustrated study of the transformation of Flemish society. (BLG14, $60.00)

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, $14.00)

The Professor


by Charlotte Bronte

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

Bronte's first novel, published posthumously, based on her experiences with Emily as a language student in Brussels in 1842. (BLG27, $12.00)

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, $29.95)

The Scramble for Africa

The Scramble for Africa


by Thomas Pakenham

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 738 PAGES

Absorbing and meticulously researched, this in-depth history of the Victorian land grab in Africa includes excellent portraits of the egomaniacal personalities who overran the continent. (AFR26, $23.99)

The Sun over Breda

The Sun over Breda


by Arturo Perez-Reverte | Margaret Sayers Peden

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

The third in the Captain Alastriste series, now in center of the bloody 10-month siege of the fortified rebel city of Breda in the Netherlands. (SPN296, $15.00)

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)

A Time for Trumpets, The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge


by Charles B. MacDonald

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

A massive, authoritative history of the Battle of the Bulge. (WAR23, $19.99)

A Time of Gifts

A Time of Gifts


by Patrick Leigh Fermor

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Fermor effortlessly interweaves anecdote, history and culture in this exuberant account of a walk from Holland, up the Rhine and down the Danube, through Germany, Prague and Austria in 1933. Written not in the moment, but 40 years later, the accumulation of time and experience give the book particular poignancy. (CEU30, $16.95)

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, $15.00)

Tulipomania

Tulipomania


by Mike Dash

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

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)

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, $17.00)

Vincent Van Gogh, The Passionate Eye

Vincent Van Gogh, The Passionate Eye


by Pascal Bonafoux

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES
  • 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)

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)

A Worldly Art

A Worldly Art


by Mariet Westermann

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

This appreciative analysis of Dutch art in its Golden Age (1585-1718) features 100 exemplary illustrations by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Pieter de Hooch, Frans Hals and other masters. (NTH46, $25.00)

 

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