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1	Infidel more books like this by Ayaan Hirsi Ali In this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowned author of "The Caged Virgin," Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells her life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia to her intellectual awakening in the Netherlands to her life under armed guard in the West. see all copies from £6.13! new only from £9.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Girl with a Pearl Earring more books like this by Tracy Chevalier A brilliant historical novel on the corruption of innocence, using the famous painting by Vermeer as an inspiration. Griet, the young daughter of a tilemaker in seventeeth century Holland, obtains her first job, as a servant in Vermeer's household. Tracy Chevalier shows us, through Griet's eyes, the complicated family, the society of the small ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Diary of a Young Girl more books like this by Anne Frank Anne Frank was 13 years old when she and her family went into hiding in a secret room in Amsterdam in order to escape the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. For two years they hid and Anne wrote her diary, providing us with a moving account of a Jewish life in hiding. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister more books like this by Gregory Maguire "Is this new land a place where magics really happen?" From Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author of "Wicked," comes his much-anticipated second novel, a brilliant and provocative retelling of the timeless Cinderella tale. "In the lives of children, pumpkins can turn into coaches, mice and rats into human beings.... When we grow up, we learn that ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £2.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Hiding Place more books like this by Corrie Ten Boom As the Nazis swept through Holland, Corrie ten Boom and her family risked everything for the sake of others, and for the love of God. This is Corrie's story of how her family offered shelter to persecuted Jews, how the family was betrayed and imprisoned, and yet they retained their faith. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.47! \| first editions
6	The Coffee Trader more books like this by David Liss This historical novel begins in 1659 in Amsterdam, where a Portuguese Jewish merchant named Miguel Lienzo has just lost all his money thanks to the fluctuating sugar markets. When he meets a beautiful woman who is willing to let him in on the brand new trade in coffee, he takes the chance gratefully--only to find his life plunged into chaos and ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £9.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Lust for Life more books like this by Irving Stone No artist has been more ruthlessly driven by his creative urge, nor more isolated by it from most ordinary sources of human happiness, than Vincent Van Gogh. A painter of genius, his life was an incessant struggle against poverty, discouragement, madness and despair. Lust for Life skilfully captures the exciting atmosphere of the Paris of the Post ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £8.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Diary of Anne Frank more books like this by Anne Frank Anne Frank's breathtakingly intimate account of the nightmare of Hitler's Final Solution is a modern classic. It has been translated into more than fifty languages, with the first American edition appearing in 1952, and historians and other scholars have searched for more information about the remarkable young woman who endures as a symbol of ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £11.24! \| first editions
9	Rick Steves' France more books like this by Rick Steves Who but Rick Steves can tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Paris, Normandy, the Loire Valley, Burgundy, Alsace, Dordogne, the Alps, the Languedoc, and Provence? With Rick Steves' France 2005, travelers can experience Rick's favorite destinations in France, from silky sand beaches on the French Riviera to Parisian street ... see all copies from £2.12! new only from £5.25!
10	The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam more books like this by Ayaan Hirsi Ali A world-renowned activist and feminist pulls no punches in her efforts to reform Islam in this international bestseller, available for the first time in English. see all copies from £5.74! new only from £6.98! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Wheel on the School more books like this by Meindert De Jong When six school children notice that there are no storks--believed to bring good luck--in the tiny Dutch village they live, they put a wheel on the roof of their school to entice the storks to build a nest there. Soon the whole town gets involved in trying to bring the storks back, fighting the elements of wind and tide to do so. Winner of the ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.64! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Upstairs Room more books like this by Johanna Reiss This volume is part of a series of easy reading for GCSE/Key Stage 4 containing a selection of accessible, modern short novels and stories. The series is intended in particular for those teenage readers who find other books difficult or heavy-going. Many cross-curricular themes emerge from the reading: ecology, animal rights, apartheid, Vietnamese ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges & Brussels more books like this by Rick Steves Who but Rick Steves can tell travellers the best ways to meander around Amsterdam's Van Gogh museum, explore its maze of canals, and find the tastiest breweries and restaurants? With "Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges and Brussels", travellers can experience everything Amsterdam, Bruges, and Brussels have to offer - economically and hassle-free ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46!
14 view cover	Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates more books like this by Mary Mapes Dodge This inspiring classic tells the story of a young Dutch boy, living with his parents and sister, struggling through untold hardships. It is Hans's courage and strength of character that make this a story beloved by generations of readers. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Tulip Fever more books like this by Deborah Moggach The story of sexual betrayal and human failings in 17th-century Amsterdam, as the characters move inexorably towards a grand deception and a tragic climax. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Bridge Too Far more books like this by Cornelius Ryan On 17th September 1944, the people of southern England gaped as the mightiest airborne force in history thundered overhead "en route" for Arnhem. Arnhem was 64 miles behind the German lines in Holland, and Field-Marshal Montgomery's plan was to sieze the Rhine bridges at Arnhem and Nijmegen to allow an Allied thrust into the industrial heart of ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl more books like this by Anne Frank One of the most valuable and informative artifacts of the holocaust, THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL is the actual diary of Anne Frank, a German-Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during World War II. The diary begins on June 14, 1942, shortly after Anne's 13th birthday. While initial entries focus on Anne's life at school and her relationships with her ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £11.59! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Hiding Place more books like this by Elizabeth Sherrill, Corrie Ten Boom, John L Sherrill This is the remarkable story of Corrie Ten Boom and her family who, at risk of their lives, followed the mandate of their Christian understanding by providing refuge to Jews marked for death by Nazi forces occupying the Netherlands during World War II. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.17! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Black Tulip more books like this by Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas's novels are notable for their suspense and excitement, their foul deeds, hairsbreadth escapes, and glorious victories. In The Black Tulip (1850), the shortest of Dumas's most famous tales, the real hero is no Musketeer, but a flower. The novel - a deceptively simple story - is set in Holland in 1672, and weaves the historical ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Winged Watchman more books like this by Hilda Van Stockum Dutch-Irish-American storyteller Hilda von Stockum has placed this adventure of resistance among the windmills of Holland during the Nazi occupation of World War II. see all copies from £6.15! new only from £9.46!
21 view cover	Things We Couldn't Say more books like this by Diet Eman, James Calvin Schaap (Editor) Here is the incredible true story of Diet Eman, who, with her fiance, Hein Sietsma, risked everything to rescue Dutch Jews imperiled by Nazi persecution in occupied Holland during World War II. Eman's first-person narrative vividly captures the gripping events of her brave saga. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £8.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	In My Father's House: The Years Before the Hiding Place more books like this by Corrie Ten Boom Corrie Ten Boom is known for her book "The Hiding Place", which tells how her family protected Jews during the Nazi occupation of Holland. This book tells the story of the years before this, of Corrie's family home, the people who shaped her early years and how God prepared them for what lay ahead. see all copies from £4.96! new only from £9.55! \| first editions
23 view cover	Henrietta's own castle more books like this by Betty Neels An Unexpected Inheritance 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 fiancee and ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.75! \| first editions
24 view cover	Etty Hillesum: An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork more books like this by Etty Hillesum, Eva Hoffman (Introduction by) For the first time, Etty Hillesum's diary and letters appear together to give us the fullest possible portrait of this extraordinary woman. In the darkest years of Nazi occupation and genocide, Etty Hillesum remained a celebrant of life whose lucid intelligence, sympathy, and almost impossible gallantry were themselves a form of inner resistance. ... see all copies from £6.31! new only from £11.58!
25 view cover	Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl more books like this by Anne Frank The classic text of the diary Anne Frank kept during the two years she and her family hid from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic is a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £10.86! \| first editions

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