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81) A Gem of a Girl
Author
Publisher
Harlequin Special Releases
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
THE ANGEL AND THE PROFESSORGemma may not have been the prettiest girl in town, but she was something better - kind and conscientious, which made her a wonderful caregiver. To her patients she really was a gem of a girl! So when she unexpectedly found herself out of work, Ross, a distinguished professor, readily asked her to accompany him to Holland to look after his invalid sister. Gemma accepted - even though she knew Ross was never likely to see...
82) Anne Frank
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most famous and bestselling books of all time, yet the girl who wrote it remains an enigma. The real Anne Frank has been lost, hidden behind the phenomenon that her posthumously published Diary produced. This concise biography will rediscover Anne Frank: telling her story from the beginning to the tragic end. It will place her life within the wider context of the Holocaust itself, and also explore her afterlife:...
83) Hannah
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Special Releases
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
FALLING IN LOVE WASN'T IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION. Little Paul van Eysink was a very special case to nurse Hannah Lang, and she had become very fond of his young parents, Corinna and Paul. When they invited her to go back with them to Holland until the baby was completely recovered, Hannah was only too happy to oblige. The problem was Corinna's stubborn uncle, Dr. Valentijn van Bertes. He could find no fault with Hannah's nursing skills, but she was too...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
After World War I broke out, the port city of Rotterdam in particular became a prolific breeding ground for secret agents and spies. The neutrality of the Netherlands, its geographical position in between the most powerful warring nations, and its proximity to the Western Front meant that British and German secret services both chose Holland as their main base for spying operations on each other. On neutral Dutch ground, newly established intelligence...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Ayaan Hirsi Ali recounts her life story, discussing the struggles she dealt with in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya, her journey to America and the obstacles she had to overcome in order to assimilate to Western life, and her relationships with her family after 9/11 when she renounced her Islamic faith.
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"An excellent piece of work, not just as an account of the Four Days' Battle itself but also for its account of the entire Second Anglo-Dutch War" (HistoryOfWar.org). On June 1, 1666, a large but outnumbered English fleet engaged the Dutch off the mouth of the Thames in a colossal battle that was to involve nearly 200 ships and last four days. False intelligence had led the English to divide their fleet to meet a phantom threat from France, and although...
Author
Publisher
GoodKnight Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. According to her son, Luca Dotti, The war made my mother who she was." Audrey Hepburn's war...
Author
Publisher
Harlequin Readers' Choice
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When Henrietta was left a house in a Dutch village, she decided to make her home there, and settled happily into her new abode. She thought she would like everything about Holland -- except Marnix van Hessel. As "lord of the manor," he behaved as if it were still the Middle Ages! Why couldn't he just marry his fiancée and leave Henrietta in peace?
Author
Publisher
AmazonCrossing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Born to a pioneering family in Upstate New York in the late 1800s, Allene Tew was beautiful, impetuous, and frustrated by the confines of her small hometown. At eighteen, she met Tod Hostetter at a local dance, having no idea that the mercurial charmer she would impulsively wed was heir to one of the wealthiest families in America. But when he died twelve years later, Allene packed her bags for New York City. From the vantage point of the American...
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"With the Netherlands overrun by French Republican forces, the British and Russian governments sent an allied army of 48,000 men under the Duke of York to liberate the country and restore the House of Orange.The largest operation mounted by Pitt's ministry during the French Revolutionary Wars, the amphibious expedition involved the first ever direct cooperation between British and Russian forces, embroiled the armies in five full-scale battles, and...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In the fascinating Great artist series, we investigate some of the best artists in history - examining their influence, style and what exactly made them so unique. In this double package we examine two Dutch masters who forever stamped their ability on European art; Rembrandt, an extraordinary portraitist and visual diarist of life, and Vermeer, master of light and colour, recognised as one of the great painters of the Dutch Golden Age.
97) Arnhem 1944
Author
Series
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
This is the first in a series of game books which put you in command of the forces in engaged in some of history's most famous battles. Your tactical skill and ability to make the right command decision will be tested at every turn of the page. Operation Market Garden in September 1944 was one of the most daring Allied plans of the Second World War. An audacious surprise assault from the air, it was intended to give the Allies a bridgehead across...
Series
Publisher
The Anne Frank House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An extraordinary story of Anne Frank and the Secret Annex For two years during the Second World War, young, Jewish Anne Frank lived in hiding from the Nazis. Everything she experienced, thought, and felt, she confided in her diary. She was just as frank in her descriptions of the seven other people in the Annex and of the five helpers who endangered their own lives to look after them. Years later, Anne Frank's diary became world famous. The Secret...
99) Vincent's colors
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Uses quotations from Vincent van Gogh's correspondence with his brother Theo to describe the colors in his paintings, which are also reproduced in this book.
Publisher
Library Video Network
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Leading the Change: Libraries Breaking New Ground is a training program that highlights libraries that are using innovative methods to better serve their communities. The 57-minute program features the "Tower of Books Library" in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands, the DOK Library in Delft, The Netherlands, The San Diego County Library, and the Darien Public Library. In the Netherlands, the DOK Library uses creative thinking, multimedia displays, marketing...
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