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A fascinating look at Dutch winter holiday traditions

Part of a series developed several decades ago by World Book for young people, these 80-page books have evolved into a rich storehouse of information for anyone of any age who enjoys learning the Christmas history, stories, regional Christmas songs, Christmas crafts, and holiday recipes of many nations. <br /> <br />One interesting aspect of "Christmas in The Netherlands" is the great amount of information about the arrival of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) on a steamboat from Spain. There are many photos of the goodly man throughout the book. And unlike the U.S. where our Christmas season ends on Christmas Day, the Dutch observe the twelve days of Christmas with wonderful activities that carry into the new year. Dutch carols in the book include "Look, There Is the Steamer" and "Bright December Moon." <br /> <br />Dutch Christmas recipes include Apple Dumplings, Limburg Pie, and Apple-Raisin Donuts. <br /> <br />Collect the whole series of books for your home library, re-read them every December, and share them with friends and family. <br />071660874X07636208900516277502B000L356T607166200301000Subjects1Arts & Photography2Biographies & Memoirs3Business & Investing4Children's Books4366Comics & Graphic Novels5Computers & Internet6Cooking, Food & Wine86Entertainment301889Gay & Lesbian10Health, Mind & Body9History48Home & Garden10777Law17Literature & Fiction13996Medicine18Mystery & Thrillers53Nonfiction290060Outdoors & Nature20Parenting & Families173507Professional & Technical21Reference22Religion & Spirituality23Romance75Science25Science Fiction & Fantasy26Sports28Teens27Travel283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books0940474395http://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Countries-Sixteenth-Century-Studies/dp/0940474395%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D09404743952990921http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514VRRTSVRL._SL75_.jpg7557http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514VRRTSVRL._SL160_.jpg160123http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514VRRTSVRL.jpg475364Jeremy Dupertuis BangsHardcover704.9482094929780940474390730940474395Truman State University PressEnglishEnglishEnglish11484995USD$49.95Truman State University Press1244Book1997-04Truman State University PressTruman State University Press2858744994USD$49.949584USD$95.84530011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnewo41s5En%2FND%2FhwfZB0gCwLN18mTvr8SxIYCp5WOsmRRnDsSYvcgnuFJRncAsN4gACImh2GJmL%2B4kb9ZU9dLnCLg%3D%3D4995USD$49.95Usually ships in 24 hours5.01109404743955001998-12-23

Unprecedented art-historical approach to Dutch history.

With some 200 illustrations, including many photos by the author, and with vast documentation from Netherlands archives, Jeremy Bangs has provided a uniquely valuable and fascinating account of how the "bare ruined choirs" of churches in the Low Countries reveal the "before and after" of the Calvinist Protestant image riots of 1566 [the correct date in the title, by the way]. It will enrich any study of 16th-century Dutch and Belgian history. Art historians are using it, and other historians will do well to pay attention. Prof. Dr. C. O. Bangs (admittedly and proudly the author's father). cobangs@worldnet.att.netThis book presents for the first time in English a detailed survey of the art and furnishings as well as the architecture of Netherlandish churches at the time of the Reformation. The many illustrations support the author's conclusion that Netherlandish churches formed Renaissance environments whose new style of furnishing and stained glass included pagan Roman overtones that conflicted with Protestant forms of piety that resulted in the famous iconoclastic riots of 1566.1066General1064History & Criticism1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books10825731Criticism1064History & Criticism1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books197504011Themes1064History & Criticism1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books1069Ancient & Classical1067Schools, Periods & Styles1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books1071Byzantine1067Schools, Periods & Styles1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books4940Belgium4935Europe9History1000Subjects283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books1556617488http://www.amazon.com/Citadel-Lamb-Herr-Ethel-Seekers/dp/1556617488%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D15566174881981231http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CD7NCXK6L._SL75_.jpg7549http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CD7NCXK6L._SL160_.jpg160105http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CD7NCXK6L.jpg475313Ethel HerrPaperback813.549781556617485861556617488Bethany House PublishersEnglishEnglishEnglish834999USD$9.99Bethany House Publishers1320Book1998-10Bethany House PublishersBethany House Publishers58555519USD$5.1981USD$0.8151700005.01115566174885331999-05-27

Characters become alive in historical Bibilical Fiction

Too often, historical fiction is dry and the plot is stilted to reflect the author's bias and prejudice. This is certainly not the case with Ethel Herr's, "The Citadel and the Lamb." The third in a triology of historical novels based on sixteenth-centruy Holland, Ms. Herr gives spirit and depth to the plot through the eyes of her main characters, Pieter-Lucas van den Garde, and his wife, Aletta. The message that rings through these two people is the high cost of a true relationship with Jesus as Lord of their life in direct opposition with the religious society of their day. Prejudice and persecution are the evils of the day with little regard for preserving the culture and the gifts of creativity given by God to man to express supreme love. In addition to the characters taking on life, history of the sixteenth century is infused into the reader's heart and mind. Historical accuracy is not sacrificed in order to bring the plot forward. Many past generations have paid highly for their faith, and through the characters of Pieter-Lucas and Aletta, historical facts become real as the reader experiences the pain and the triumph of adversity.As the Dutch Revolt Moves Into Full Array, a Young Family Is Caught in the Uncertainties of War.</P><P>Sixteenth-century Holland has risen up in revolt against the occupation and religious oppression of King Philip II of Spain. Pieter-Lucas van den Garde, a gifted Dutch artist, continues his dangerous and strategic role of messenger for Willem van Oranje. Then, in the midst of the uncertainties of war, his wife, Aletta, gives birth to their second child.</P><P>Seeking to protect his family from being arrested by the Spanish soldiers and from being accused as Anabaptists, Pieter-Lucas takes them to the fortified city of Leyden, where he had once dreamed of studying art under a master artist. Here, the only painter Pieter-Lucas finds is Joris, an innkeeper who, for fear of persecution, will not admit to being a painter or to being a Jew. But his son's gift as an artist exposes them to a danger that cannot be contained.</P><P>When the Spaniards lay siege to Leyden, all their lives are in danger, and Aletta's mounting fears are finally pressed to the limit.</P><P>In the Blackest of Nights, Where Is the Healer and the Lamb?</P>155661747X155661746110129Contemporary17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books10177Historical10134Genre Fiction17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books12495Historical12489Fiction22Religion & Spirituality1000Subjects283155Books400272011Paperback394184011Mass Market401237011Trade394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books0840741022http://www.amazon.com/Clippings-Notebook-Corrie-Ten-Boom/dp/0840741022%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0840741022153148Corrie Ten BoomPaperback269.209249780840741028500840741022Thomas Nelson IncEnglishEnglishEnglish8401695USD$16.95Thomas Nelson Inc127Book1982-06Thomas Nelson IncThomas Nelson Inc75820300USD$3.001USD$0.011695USD$16.9559610005.01108407410225122004-01-29

Clippings from my scrapbook by Corrie ten boom

This is a "must have" in any lover of God's library (of the Jewish or Christian Faith). She certainly has a gift of applying scriptures into our daily lives..dh080070739708007586090875088562087508309903102529112375General2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books12290Christianity173004Authors, A-Z265042Bible Covers12059Bibles334039011Books on CD172802Books on Cassette12292Catholicism172820Children's & Teens12333Christian Living12350Church History16009721Congregations & Orders172800Education12380Evangelism15755411General12391Holidays172807Jesus172806Literature & Fiction12360Ministry & Church Leadership16244321Monasticism12430Mormonism15755421Music12402Orthodoxy16009761Other Denominations & Sects12404Protestantism172810Reference12449Theology12465Worship & Devotion22Religion & Spirituality1000Subjects283155Books12813General12809Spirituality22Religion & Spirituality1000Subjects283155Books400272011Paperback394184011Mass Market401237011Trade394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books159224730Xhttp://www.amazon.com/Cloister-Hearth-Vol-3/dp/159224730X%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D159224730X3897059Charles ReadeHardcover813978159224730180159224730XWildside PressEnglishEnglishEnglish9442995USD$29.95Wildside Press1248Book2003-03-01Wildside PressWildside Press1216202800USD$28.001494USD$14.942995USD$29.951373011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnew4649brEzW%2BSVjweXqJIKF3J9O%2FK3FVuF6XFxb%2BJq8JBVyL4oN1aJbNiPCl21KkftlnBHZcrizLfekRAWZOL6MA%3D%3D2995USD$29.95Usually ships in 24 hours5.011159224730X5262004-01-11

Greatest Novel Ever Written

When I was in college (1962) our professor of English off-handedly mentioned The Cloister & The Hearth as the "greatest novel ever written."<br>I found a copy, read it, and must agree with his assessment.Cloister and the Hearth, Volume III: "The Cloister and the Hearth" is Charles Reade's greatest work--and, I believe, the greatest historical novel in the language. . . . " -- from Walter Besant's introduction10127Classics10125General17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books10129Contemporary17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books10399Classics10023British10401Chinese271598011General571678German10402Greek571674Japanese571676Latin American10404Medieval10406Roman571670Russian571672Spanish & Portuguese9882United States17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books0738859281http://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Continent-Generations-American-Frontier/dp/0738859281%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D07388592811104393http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4192HGVPE5L._SL75_.jpg7548http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4192HGVPE5L._SL160_.jpg160103http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4192HGVPE5L.jpg475307Theodore M. BantaPaperback813.697807388592861400738859281Xlibris CorporationEnglishEnglishEnglish8402699USD$26.99Xlibris Corporation1564Book2001-07-26Xlibris CorporationXlibris Corporation1405401796USD$17.962094USD$20.941230011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnewQIt9RwHMIWQdirGrqXKiNwdpu2CqU1WtnV2EiL0XqQBwVj0vo6kw%2Bdm0kMpHpEL7XVlp281yTE86dFiDQtg8Ow%3D%3D2699USD$26.99Usually ships in 24 hours5.01107388592815012002-09-24

A saga of America

Even those who are not members of the Banta family can read this book with profit. For it is really a broad saga of the Westward Movement across our continent from pre-<br>revolutionary days. It is, thus the epic of America.9822United States1600470118th Century17008219th Century1600471120th Century9823African American9857Asian American9882Classics524198Collections & Readers2160Drama16004691General9926Hispanic9928History & Criticism16004731Humor16004751Jewish American16004721Letters & Correspondence9955Native American9966Poetry10301Short Stories9979Women Writers10311World Literature17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books10129Contemporary17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books10163Family Saga10134Genre Fiction17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books10177Historical10134Genre Fiction17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books13361General23Romance1000Subjects283155Books400272011Paperback394184011Mass Market401237011Trade394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books094354971Xhttp://www.amazon.com/Constraint-Trial-Volckertsz-Coornhert-Religious/dp/094354971X%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D094354971X6887404http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412XY22B7TL._SL75_.jpg7550http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412XY22B7TL._SL160_.jpg160107http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412XY22B7TL.jpg475318Gerrit VoogtHardcover261.72092978094354971290094354971XTruman State University PressEnglishEnglishEnglish9104500USD$45.00Truman State University Press1268Book2000-06Truman State University PressTruman State University Press1105904500USD$45.00100011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnewbACGM3wb7av4cULiiavTTZk0cBWl9EseAkGekOiBzZoEfaInMdpLlwGkbv1gn4biyW4DNyYcWAzQWPreV1Gh8g%3D%3D4500USD$45.00Usually ships in 24 hours5.011094354971X5222002-07-12

He dared to defend the values of tolerance and freedom

The 52nd volume of the Truman State University Press "Sixteenth Century Essays and Studies" series, Constraint On Trial: Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert And Religious Freedom by Gerrit Voogt (Kennesaw state University, Kennesaw, Georgia) is the close study of Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert (1522-90), an individualist poet, playwright, translator, and controversial figure who dared to defend the values of tolerance and freedom of conscience. Examining his "Synod on the Freedom of Conscience", the "Trial of the Killing of Heretics", and many, many other works, Coornhert's ideas, impact and legacy are scrutinized in this fascinating volume. Constraint On Trial is a strongly recommended contribution to Sixteenth-Century Studies supplemental reading lists, as well as university level academic European history, culture, philosophy, and religious reference collections.This book is a thorough examination of the life and thought of Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert (1522-90), the Dutch notary, artist, poet, playwright, translator, and controversialist who defended freedom of conscience and toleration. Coornhert's individualism made him eschew any restrictions on personal religious choice. His spiritualist beliefs are revealed in his writings on toleration and show him as a man who saw himself as "God's battering ram against the prison of men's conscience."12460Philosophy12449Theology12290Christianity22Religion & Spirituality1000Subjects283155Books271639011General172806Literature & Fiction12290Christianity22Religion & Spirituality1000Subjects283155Books12504General22Religion & Spirituality1000Subjects283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books0815629591http://www.amazon.com/Correspondence-1654-1658-New-Netherland-Documents/dp/0815629591%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D08156295912149537http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SGQR065SL._SL75_.jpg7546http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SGQR065SL._SL160_.jpg16098http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SGQR065SL.jpg500305Peter StuyvesantHardcoverCharles T. Gehring974.7020929780815629597890815629591Syracuse University PressEnglishEnglishEnglish9487500USD$75.00Syracuse University Press1272Book2003-02Syracuse University PressSyracuse University Press1106084867USD$48.678050USD$80.501060011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnew6C9WEgfZluHsFpJl3WVYgIFmx3VdWWC4pW%2BKP72vDLQfXcerMEQNCjmS3iNPdHJY1bLXBRUqCzJF9X2XaT81eg%3D%3D5784USD$57.84Usually ships in 24 hours5.01108156295915222005-06-21

Solid Primary Material on New Netherlands

This is a wonderful set of correspondence, clearly translated with useful notes (including notes on the translation). Indispensible for those with a serious interest in New Netherlands. <br /> <br />I would very highly recommend this as educational source material for students learning how to use primary material. 08032108844870General4853United States4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books4872General14278871State & Local4853United States4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books14279191New York14278871State & Local4853United States4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books16252741Northeast14278871State & Local4853United States4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books465264General4869Colonial Period4853United States4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books1205142General4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books4968Netherlands4935Europe9History1000Subjects283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155BooksB0007370O4http://www.amazon.com/Corrie-Young-readers-Christian-library/dp/B0007370O4%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0007370O4Kjersti Hoff BáezUnknown BindingBarbour and CoEnglishEnglishBarbour and Co218Book1989Barbour and CoBarbour and Co0000005.011B0007370O45442000-01-21

Couldn't put it down!

An Important story that our children need to hear! Told in a way that makes it hard to put down. And look at that priceGod was always there...when her home was invaded by Nazi soldiers... and then in the confines of a concentrations camp.159789966615978992831597899712155748135015978996904Children's Books2752Baby-32785Ages 4-82786Ages 9-12385086011Audiobooks2787Animals2870Arts & Music170540Authors & Illustrators, A-Z2909Computers69800Educational2917History & Historical Fiction1084192Issues2966Literature513038Obsessions3020People & Places184930Popular Characters3176Reference & Nonfiction3101Religions3207Science, Nature & How It Works3302Series3371Sports & Activities1000Subjects283155Books3822863114http://www.amazon.com/Country-Houses-Holland/dp/3822863114%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D3822863114136048http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51J3770MD2L._SL75_.jpg7563http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51J3770MD2L._SL160_.jpg160135http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51J3770MD2L.jpg475402Barbara StoeltieRene StoeltieAngelika TaschenHardcover70097838228631141103822863114TaschenGermanEnglishFrenchEnglishEnglish10102500USD$25.00Taschen1192Book2000-12-01TaschenTaschen2408601795USD$17.951795USD$17.957500005.0113822863114513132001-01-17

Country Houses of Holland

This is not just a book about windmills. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the wide range of Holland's interiors, from rustic to refined, classic to avant-garde. A recurring theme is thick oak furnishings in simple uncrowded spaces, with delicate touches such as flowerpots and lace curtains, all bathed in the dramatic, chiaroscuro light immortalized by Rembrandt and Vermeer. But there's also another side to Holland, where each house has its own distinct, unpredictable personality. The Dutch didn't invent split doors for nothing: opening the top part permits light and breeze to enter, as well as the gazes of passersby. Their open, inviting culture means curtains are rarely drawn and shutters often left open. The Dutch are proud of their homes, and rightly so. The old and the new are elegantly brought together in these castles, windmills, historic houses, and reed-thatched cottages. Among the destinations you'll find the Tsaar Peterhuis, the cottage inhabited in 1697 by Peter the Great while on an incognito mission to steal shipbuilding secrets from the Dutch, and painter Cornelis Le Mair's farmhouse decorated with antiques from the Far East, as well as authors Barbara and René Stoelties' own castle in Gelderland. Including over 200 illustrations, with selected paintings by the great Dutch masters interspersed, this is a delightful romp through Holland's most charming houses.382281379620803053523822847542B00005JPAO1005General173508Architecture173507Professional & Technical1000Subjects283155Books1054European1048International173508Architecture173507Professional & Technical1000Subjects283155Books1062Specific Styles266162Building Types & Styles173508Architecture173507Professional & Technical1000Subjects283155Books5324General5319Home Design48Home & Garden1000Subjects283155Books779552General1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155BooksR2THA8HS774TSKDecorating Books Wishlist