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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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Arctic Dreams

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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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, A Brief Life of the City

Amsterdam, A Brief Life of the City


by Geert Mak | Philipp Blom

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A vivid social history of Amsterdam, translated from the Dutch and retaining the author's dead-pan sense of humor. (NTH29, $18.95)

Anne Frank Remembered

Anne Frank Remembered


by Miep Gies | Allison Leslie Gold

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A memoir of Anne, the Frank family and occupied Amsterdam by Miep Gies, who with her husband and colleagues hid and protected the Franks through much of World War II. Ages 12 to adult. (NTH59, $14.00)

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)

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)

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)

Blue Guide Belgium

Blue Guide Belgium


by Bernard McDonagh

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A comprehensive, no-nonsense overview of Belgium and Luxembourg, covering in detail the art, history and architecture of the region. (NTH14, $24.95)

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

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)

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)

Daily Life in Rembrandt's Holland

Daily Life in Rembrandt's Holland


by 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. (NTH19, $27.95)

Dutch Painting (World of Art)

Dutch Painting (World of Art)


by Rudolf Herman Fuchs

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER

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)

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)

Dutch, A Rough Guide Phrasebook

Dutch, A Rough Guide Phrasebook


by Rough Guide

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

An A-Z pocket dictionary, phrasebook and mini-guide to the Dutch language. (NTH74, $6.99)

Dutch, Start Speaking Today


by Language/30

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1994
  • CASETTE TAPE

A 90-minute crash course in Dutch featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook. (NTH73, $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)

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

Girl With a Pearl Earring


by Tracy Chevalier

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 233 PAGES

Chevalier's richly drawn novel imagines the story behind Vermeer's mysterious portrait of a turbaned girl with a pearl earring. (NTH25, $15.00)

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 delves into the history, design, architecture and wonder of Europe's medieval cathedrals and great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

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, $16.00)

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)

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, $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, $38.50)

The Music Lesson


by Katherine Weber

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 178 PAGES

17th-century Dutch painting and modern Irish politics collide in this artistic novel. (NTH67, $14.00)

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)

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)

The Quotable Walker

The Quotable Walker


by Roger Gilbert

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A collection of short quotes on the art and passion of walking, including Edward Abbey's insight, "The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key." (WLK09, $22.00)

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)

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

The Tulip


by Anna Pavord

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

In Holland, the tulip is not just another flower; it's a national obsession. Pavord traces the history of the magnificent flower through the last few centuries, with stories about how much it was treasured and her own reflections on its beauty. (NTH21, $14.95)

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, $16.00)

The Walker's Literary Companion

The Walker's Literary Companion


by Robert Gilbert | Anne Wallace | Jeffrey Robinson

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES

A diverse sampling of literature on the pleasures of walking, representing philosophers, naturalists, outcasts, athletes and intellectuals from Plato to Frank O'Hara. (WLK08, $24.00)

Walking

Walking


by Henry David Thoreau

  • REFERENCE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 92 PAGES

Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration. (WLK04, $9.99)

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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