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Counterfeiter: How a Norwegian Jew Survived the Holocaust by Moritz Nachtstern Publisher Comments Published for the first time in English, this is an enthralling personal account of the secret Nazi project, Operation Bernhard, devised to destabilize the British and, later, American economies by creating and putting into circulation millions of... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Embarrassment of Riches : an Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age (87 Edition) by Simon Schama Publisher Comments In a brilliantly inventive work, bestselling author Simon Schama explores the enigma of 17th-century Holland, a nation that attained an unprecedented level of affluence, yet lived in constant dread of being corrupted by prosperity. Drawing on a vast... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Sweden, the Nation's History by Franklin Dani Scott Publisher Comments Steven Kobliks epilogue extends Scotts now standard text with an analysis of contemporary Swedish political, economic, and social behavior. In addition to the epilogue, Scott has made a number of alterations in the text in order to maintain the... (read more) List Price $45.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Madam Prime Minister by Gro Harl Brundtland Publisher Comments One of the world's leading woman politicians tells her inspiring story At forty-one, Gro Harlem Brundtland, physician and mother of four, was appointed prime minister of Norway-the youngest person and the first woman ever to hold that office. In this... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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Democracy and Citizenship in Scandinavia by Jorgen Gou Andersen Publisher Comments Major changes in citizenship and democracy have taken place in Scandinavia within the last two decades. Participation in conventional forms of politics has declined markedly, and political parties and trade unions are being questioned. Instead... (read more) List Price $196.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Hidden Life of Otto Frank by Carol Ann Lee Publisher Comments Carol Ann Lee s impeccably researched portrait The Hidden Life of Otto Frank brings into sharp focus every facet of the extraordinary life, both charmed and cursed, of Otto Frank, the father of the most famous young girl of the twentieth century... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Beggar and the Professor: A Sixteenth-Century Family Saga by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie Publisher Comments From a wealth of vivid autobiographical writings, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie reconstructs the extraordinary life of Thomas Platter and the lives of his sons, bringing to life the customs, perceptions, and character of an age poised at the threshold of... (read more) List Price $26.25 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream by Eric Dregni Publisher Comments Eric Dregni’s great-grandfather Ellef fled Norway in 1893 when it was the poorest country in Europe. More than one hundred years later, his great-grandson traveled back to find that—mostly due to oil and natural gas discoveries—it is... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam and the Limits of Tolerance by Ian Buruma Publisher Comments In 2004, the celebrated and controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was shot and killed by an Islamic extremist for making a movie that insulted the prophet Mohammed. Buruma returned to his native land to investigate the shocking event and its larger... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Tivoli Gardens by Harry Benson Publisher Comments Situated on seventeen acres in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark, Tivoli Gardens is one of the world's most spectacular and popular amusement parks. Comprised of a lush public garden, theme park, food and shopping mecca, and performing arts center, Tivoli... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Provo: Amsterdam's Anarchist Revolt by Richard Kempton Publisher Comments The first English-language history of Provo, the legendary Dutch insurrectional movement of the mid-1960s.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Daily Life in Rembrandt's Holland (Daily Life) by Paul Zumthor Publisher Comments A clear and well-informed account of Dutch society in the seventeenth century.... (read more) List Price $33.75 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric by Veronica Buckley Publisher Comments She was born on a bitterly cold December night in 1626 and, in the candlelight, mistakenly declared a boy. On her father's death six years later, she inherited the Swedish throne. She was tutored by Descartes, yet could swear like the roughest soldier... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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A History of Finland: Directions, Structures, Turning Points (Columbia/Hurst) by Henrik Meinander Synopsis Henrik Meinander reignites interest in Finland with this brisk and bold portrait, recounting the country's early beginnings as a member of the Swedish kingdom to its later years as an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian empire. It concludes with... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Northern Europe: An Environmental History by Tamara Whited Publisher Comments Of interest to students and academics alike, this book provides a much-needed synthesis of the recent literature on northern Europe's environmental history. Beginning with the Paleolithic period and the recolonization of Europe after the Ice Age, this... (read more) List Price $103.75 Your price: $50.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Beggar and the Professor: A Sixteenth-Century Family Saga by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie Publisher Comments From a wealth of vivid autobiographical writings, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie reconstructs the extraordinary life of Thomas Platter and the lives of his sons. With masterful erudition, Le Roy Ladurie deepens and expands the historical contexts of these... (read more) List Price $47.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Swiss Made: The Untold Story Behind Switzerland's Success by James Breiding Publisher Comments Why has Switzerlanda tiny, landlocked country with few natural advantagesbecome so successful for so long at so many things? In banking, pharmaceuticals, machinery, even textiles, Swiss companies rank alongside the biggest and most powerful... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $23.95 Used - Hardcover
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This Cold Heven by Gretel Ehrlich Synopsis In a tribute to the far latitudes, Gretel Ehrlich travels across Greenland, the largest island on earth. This book details her discovery of the realm of ice pavilions, polar bears and Eskimo nomads, learning about hunting and endurance, Inuit languages... (read more) Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland by Gretel Ehrlich Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-361) and index.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused by Mike Dash Publisher Comments In the 1630s, visitors to the prosperous trading cities of the Netherlands couldn't help but notice that thousands of normally sober, hardworking Dutch citizens from every walk of life were caught up in an extraordinary frenzy of buying and selling. The... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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