books about: netherland     books:     Netherland      Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank Bantam, 1993 A bright soul in a dark time I have finally, at the age of 33, gotten around to reading Anne Frank's diary. There is little point in adding another glowing review. Everything has been said. But after reading some of the negative reviews, I feel compelled to respond. It seems there are two ...             The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century Edward Dolnick Harper, 2008 Great Book Wonderfully engaging and informative book! I highly recommend it, as well as the documentary, Rape of Europa, for further context on the highly fraught artistic landscape during WWII under Hitler.             Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland's Glory Lisa Jardine Harper, 2008 Going Dutch Lisa Jardine's elegant and thought-provoking new book, Going Dutch, offers a sweeping chronicle of the intellectual, political, and cultural links forged between England and the Netherlands during the seventeenth century. Deftly tracing the movements of people and ...             The Hiding Place Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth and John Sherrill Chosen, 2006 INCREDIBLY MOVING SAGA OF HEROIC DUTCH FAMILY DURING WW II... This is an absolutely extraordinary book. Never have I read a book in which the spiritual beauty of the author so resonated throughout the story. The purity of heart that manifests itself in this inspiring saga of a heroic, Dutch family in Nazi occupied Holland during ...             Vincent's Colors Vincent van Gogh Chronicle Books, 2005 a book to treasure I used this book for many lessons, integrating the visual art as well as the writing component. very lovely, easy for young children to relate to, stimulates their own artisty and a lovely book to own.             Netherland: A Novel Joseph O'Neill Pantheon, 2008 Cricket in New York This is a wonderful novel about the Trinidadian community in New York and the lingering effects on New Yorkers of the September 11 attack. I purchased the audio edition from Recorded Books. They always do an excellent job of choosing good readers.             The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren Jonathan Lopez Harcourt, 2008 The Man Who Made Vermeers What's really terrific about this book is the way that it sets the story of Van Meegeren's forgeries within the personal biography of the forger and the history of the period. In fact, I'm starting to think that this is the way that art should always be looked at, ...             God's Smuggler Baker Publishing Group, John Sherrill, ... Chosen, 2001 EXCELLENT I read this book atleast once a year. It is the most exciting and inspirational book in my library.             Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges and Brussels (Rick Steves) Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw Avalon Travel Publishing, 2008 September Trip We recetnly traveled to Amsterdam, Bruges, Brussels and Antwerp. We used Rick's book to select the hotels and the areas to visit versus the bigger name publisher review books (like Let's Go and Formers, etc.). We picked three hotels from his book. Two of the three ...             Infidel Ayaan Hirsi Ali Free Press, 2008 Brilliant...a 5-star-plus masterpiece! I am certainly not one to gush over books. Authors are human, and write from their own biased perspectives. But every so often a book comes along that gives my own biased perspective a nice swift kick, and that definitely applies here. When it comes to religious ...             Who Was Anne Frank? (Who Was...?) Ann Abramson Grosset & Dunlap, 2007 wonderful series I highly recommend this series as a wonderful way of introducing your 3rd or 4th grade child to the world of biographies. There are many personal elements shared that go beyond what the person is primarily remembered for. A must for any upper elementary teacher's ...             Girl with a Pearl Earring, Deluxe Edition Tracy Chevalier Plume, 2005 I adored this book! I really enjoyed this book. It was such a great story and I could not help but keep flipping back to the front cover so I could look at the beautiful painting again and again! I will definately read this again.             The Coffee Trader: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) David Liss Ballantine Books, 2004 Enjoy over cups of coffee I read this book mostly at the beach and it is an easy reading, great book. I enjoyed the fact that the stock exchange and financial instruments are so important over the entire book's plot. They are well explained, even for those who haven't even heard of them. The ...             Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings (Klotz) Ingo F Walther, Rainer Metzger Taschen, 2006 A Must Have for all Van Gogh Fans out there! First off, I must point out that I did not read the English version of this, but the French one; since it's a translation, it should basically be the same. Taschen has the nice habit of making great books for comparatively very cheap prices; and that is once again ...             Etty Hillesum: An Interrupted Life the Diaries, 1941-1943 and Letters from Westerbork Etty Hillesum Holt Paperbacks, 1996 A Hauntingly Beautiful Gift This is one of the most profound documents ever written. Etty Hillesum was truly a person who had reached transforming union and had the ability to be able to share her experience through journaling and letters. She was unwaivering in her desire to see the beauty and ...          products you might be interested in search for books ballantine, interrupted, netherland, twentieth, unvarnishing, westerbork      geepe.com    web randomly chosen book: In Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World's Most Famous Fashion ...