Netherlands Books

Lost our copy in the canal when we were watching the locks fill. What a shame. Great walking tours for a beautiful city.

Like all the other Tripbuilder city guides, this book surpasses expectation.

Compact enough to put in a jacket or a purse, this quick-reference guide provides a thorough description of the city and what it offers. It is especially helpful to have the background on the points of interest, and what their significance is in terms of history, culture, etc. Having the book provide information on what would appeal to historical and art buffs, to children, etc. gives the visitor quite a selection to choose from.

We especially liked the colorful map that has everything color-coded and numbered, including the public transportation system. This is helpful for those who want to experience the local color by getting around on foot, or on wheels other than expensive taxis.

The great tips on what to do to make the visit to Amsterdam even more meaningful are right on the money.

Amsterdam is such a charming, delightful city; and this book contributed tremendously to giving us a greater appreciation for it.

Bravo!

Excellent book. I teach mostly Hispanic students. We read the English and Spanish version simultaneously. It really helped them understand. I always tell them it only takes one person to change the world, even a little 14 year old German girl. Now they understand.Well written, clearly translated.

An exploration of the dark sides. Very disquieting images. Addictive stuff.

It is an enchanting tale. The best I've ever read. I would reccomend this book to ages 10-14. The print is large making the book seem easy for someone thirteen (my age) and fourteen, however this is such a great book, it makes the print more inviting. It is entertaining and classic. The unforgetable characters make this a precious book. It is a book that won't leave your shelf. I love this book.

In this fantastic book, you learn everything about Anne Frank! There are pages with photographs, even a chart with pictures of her from 1935 to 1942! You could see how much she grew up,too. They show a picture of her as a toddler and an infant.In this book, your emotions change from happy to sad during her life

This book is available from the publisher for 20-odd euros; but it is offered here, *second hand* for ten times that amount! surely a typo?

(I'm speaking from a architect's point of view since I'm a designer architect.)

This is the 3rd yearbook (1999-2000) for the Architecture in the Netherlands. The first one is for (1997-1998).

The one I got from Amazon seemed to have a different bookcover than the one Amazon shows for this title.

The softcover of this book has a eliptical sticker on it and is 160 pages long.

I found this book very informative, very intuitive way to describe each project. The photographs, renderings, diagrams, plans, sections, and list of credits are all well put together in a creative manner....You get all kinds of information for each project, not just bunch of photos without any reference drawings. It's a very graphically sound book, yet in a very organized manner.

Besides some of the well known projects in this book that have been published in some US architecture magazines...It's nice to see some less konwn architects' projects to be included in this book also.

Overall, it's a good book to buy if you are interested about the recent projects in Netherland. Another similar book that I recommend is:

SuperDutch : New Architecture in the Netherlands by Bart Lootsma, hardcover, 256 pages

The book has good projects I have not seen published in other places. The cover project is astonishing.

If Dr. Keith Stanglin's book, Arminius on the Assurance of Salvation, isn't the best book out there on Arminius, it's certainly in the top five. Stanglin description of Arminius' views has a historic flare, similar to books like God, Creation, and Providence in the Thought of James Arminius by Richard Muller or Arminius, A Study in the Dutch Reformation by Carl Bangs.

Stanglin's book has several unique features. First, it uses some of the 35 untranslated, unpublished Public Disputations by Arminius. Second, it examines Arminius' fellow professors at Leiden and the teaching styles and methods common at the university. Third, Stanglin retranslates Arminius from Latin, making some important corrections to Nichols' translation. This focus on primary materials, original language and context sets the stage for clearly understanding what Arminius had to say about assurance.

The book starts out by outlining Arminius' view of salvation and contrasting Arminius' views with his fellow professors, Gomorus, Kuchlinus and Trelcatius, as well as William Perkins. Stanglin notes the similarities and also some key differences, such as Arminius' views on fiducia, his optimistic view of sanctification in Romans 7, and his views on the possibility of loss of salvation. Arminius' pastoral experience also gave him first hand observations of the practical problems with both overconfidence and despair. Stanglin then gets into Arminius' views on assurance. Arminius saw objective grounds for assurance in God's love, promises and predestination and he saw subjective grounds for assurance in faith, the witness of the Holy Spirit and works. Stanglin explains how Arminius saw the reformed views as driving people either to despair or overconfidence. Arminius saw the Calvinists' interpretation of Romans 7 as regenerate man stuck in sin in combination with their view of unconditional predestination as leading to overconfidence. He also saw their views of reprobation and their equating fiducia with assurance as leading to despair. Arminius fixes the problem by viewing election as conditional and focusing on God's twofold love: that of mankind and righteousness laying the foundation for true assurance.