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The Dutch, I Presume?

icons of the Netherlands
ID 468355
Slug the-dutch-i-presume-martijn-de-rooi
Contributors
Author : Martijn de Rooi
Annotation
Description <p>&lsquo;Do I need flippers when I visit the Netherlands?&rsquo; Of course you don&rsquo;t: dykes keep the water out, and it doesn&rsquo;t rain 366 days a year, This book deals with the forty best-known Dutch features and stereotypes, from windmills to Cruijff and from Rembrandt to the typical toilet, Were the clog and the infamous cheese slicer really Dutch inventions? How come some Dutch masters went bankrupt in the tulip trade? And why have most Dutch never heard of world-famous Hans Brinker? Providing the facts and unravelling the myths, this book gives you the essentials on living in the polders, and will even help you survive a Dutch birthday party.</p>
Bestseller 60
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370 Cadeauboeken algemeen NUR
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Publisher 62Damrak
Imprint
Language eng
Page count 144
Duration
Publication date first 2014-05-15
Publication date latest 2014-05-15
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  • ISBN: 9789076214177 (BC)

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