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Indonesian Cuisine
Selamat Makan
Food and its preparation are an integral part of the lives of the Indonesian people. Cooking is a time of community and celebration, and recipes, techniques and traditions are hand...
USD 24.95 / CAD 24.95
Let's Go Dutch
Taste the legendary flavours of Dutch chocolate, pudding and pastry. Delight in the wonderful stories and recipes surrounding the Feast of Saint Nicholas, Christmas and New Year’s ...
USD 21.95 / CAD 21.95
American Travels of a Dutch Hobo
In 1923, Dutch seaman Gerard Leeflang fell in love with America and soon was an illegal alien. He had become entranced with what he had seen of New York City. He jumped ship and ab...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
100 Years Ago
Dutch Immigration to Manitoba in 1893
A party of 68 men, women and children may be seen as the vanguard of subsequent Dutch emigration waves to Canada. Who were they and where did they go? This book gives many answers ...
USD 19.95 / CAD 19.95
My 38 Years in America
Winnipeg became the first home in Canada to the DeVries brothers, Klaas and Reindert, who arrived in Canada from Jubbega-Schurega in 1892. Their lengthy letter home prompted the fi...
USD 19.95 / CAD 19.95
Of Dutch Ways
This popular book is an excellent introduction to the Netherlands, its history, culture, and contemporary life. Recommended reading for anyone visiting the Netherlands for the firs...
USD 16.95 / CAD 16.95
Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates
This is the story of a poor brother and sister in long-ago Holland. Here Hans and his sister Gretel experience championship skating, hunger and family hardship, and countless adven...
USD 9.95 / CAD 9.95
Hans Brinker Teacher Guide
A Guide for Teachers and Students
Interact with some of the greatest American children’s literature ever written. Intelligent, thought-provoking questions and creative activities will enable students to experience ...
USD 6.95 / CAD 6.95
A Short History of Amsterdam
A city of paradoxes, and since the late 1500s the epicentre of the Netherlands. During much of the 17th century the city played a dominant role in world affairs as well. Long a glo...
USD 43.95 / CAD 43.95
A Trimaran Sails the Seven Seas
A former radio-officer in the Dutch Merchant Navy, the author studied celestial navigation in Canada before becoming a Commander with an Ontario Sail Squadron. The Master Mariner b...
USD 19.95 / CAD 19.95
Groote Beer
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style wall plaque makes a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. The Groote Beer, the Waterman and he Zui...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
Volendam I
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style ceramic wall plaque makes a great commemorative gift, especially for anniversaries of an immigration date, immigration reunions and family gathering...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
Waterman
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style plaque make a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. Originally a freighter, the Waterman was conve...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
Zuiderkruis
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style wall plaque makes a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. Built in 1944 as a WWII convertable frei...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
Maasdam IV
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
Delft blue-style tiles make great gifts, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. A sister ship of the Ryndam, both ships were the first two-clas...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
Ryndam II
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style ceramic wall plaque makes a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. The Ryndam II made its maiden v...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
DC4
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style ceramic wall plaque makes a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. First trip from Schiphol to Mont...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
Constellation
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style ceramic wall plaque makes a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. First flight from Schiphol to Mo...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
Super Constellation
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style ceramic wall plaque makes a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. First flight from Schiphol to M...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
DC7
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style ceramic wall plaque makea a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. First flight from Schiphol to Mo...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
DC8
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style ceramic wall plaque makea a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. First flight from Schiphol to Mo...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
Boeing 747
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style ceramic wall plaque makea a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. First flight from Schiphol to Mo...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
DC10
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style ceramic wall plaque makea a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. First flight with this KLM aircr...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
Boeing 767
Dutch Heritage Ceramic Wall Plaque
This exclusive Delft blue-style ceramic wall plaque makea a great gift, specifically for immigration anniversaries, reunions and family gatherings. First KLM Boeing 767 flight from...
USD 14.95 / CAD 14.95
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Across The Atlantic (DVD)
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Between 1928 and 1971, 3.8 million people worldwide immigrated to Canada. The majority of European immigrants landed at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Among them were many from t...
USD 29.95 / CAD 29.95
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Across the Atlantic (VHS)
Between 1928 and 1971, 3.8 million people worldwide immigrated to Canada. The majority of European immigrants landed at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Among them were many from t...
USD 9.95 / CAD 9.95
Exotic Tastes of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka lies in the Indian Ocean is separated from southeastern India by a mere 30-mile chain of shoals. This proximity has had an inevitable effect on Sri Lanka's cuisine, as di...
USD 24.95 / CAD 24.95
Railways in the Netherlands
A Brief History, 1834-1994
Europe’s Lowlands is a country of windmills, canals and ... a very extensive railway system which in addition to freight is a significant people mover. Just like the waterways did ...
USD 49.95 / CAD 49.95
Storms, Ice, and Whales
The Antarctic Adventures of a Dutch Artist on a Norwegian Whaler
During the heroic age of Antarctic exploration in 1923, Dutch artist Willem van der Does talked his way aboard a Norwegian whaler and made a daring, often dangerous voyage to Antar...
USD 28.95 / CAD 28.95
Indonesia
A country of incredible beauty and stupefying extremes, Indonesia sprawls across one-eighth of the globe, stretching between Malaysia and Australia. This is the most complex single...
USD 15.95 / CAD 15.95
Holland
Many people want to satisfy their curiosity by briefly traveling foreign countries in the comfort of their armchair. Others may need a pictorial appetizer for the country of their ...
USD 22.95 / CAD 22.95
Holland Guidebook
A pictorial appetizer of the Netherlands with text summaries in four languages, English, German, French and Russian on every page. Everything from beautiful aerial photographs to c...
USD 9.95 / CAD 9.95
Holland,
Land of water, dykes and polders
How do the Dutch keep their feet dry in the low-lying Delta? A legitimate question because without their extensive public works systems – dikes, dams and polders – the country defi...
USD 9.95 / CAD 9.95
Wooden Shoes of Holland
Everything you need to know about this icon of Dutch footwear. You can match your knowledge with the information by text and image this compact book brings to the table. Included i...
USD 9.95 / CAD 9.95
Windmills of Holland
The Dutch can amaze others endlessly. Case in point, of all the landmarks dotting the country, windmills have their own (sign)language and even secret codes. Still, windmills are n...
USD 9.95 / CAD 9.95
Tulipmania
Money, Honor, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age
The meteoric rise and subsequent crash of the Dutch tulip trade in the 1600s, popularly known as Tulipmania, continues to be used in newspaper articles and financial newsletters th...
USD 31.95 / CAD 31.95
Dutch Jewry during the Emancipation Period
Gothic Turrets on a Corinthian Building
By the end of the eighteenth century, Dutch Jews enjoyed complete freedom of religion, but economic discrimination left the majority of them penniless. Moreover, a bitter conflict ...
USD 24.95 / CAD 24.95
Indonesian Dictionary & Phrase Book
This handy, 3,000-essential Indonesian words reference book can open the door to communicating with the 200 million people who live in the South Pacific archipelago country of Indo...
USD 13.95 / CAD 13.95
Cookies, Coleslaw, and Stoops
The Influence of Dutch on the North American Languages
From Santa Claus (after the Dutch folklore saint Sinterklaas) and his sleigh (the pronunciation of the Dutch slee is almost identical) to a dumbhead (domkop) talking poppycock, the...
USD 32.95 / CAD 32.95
Rondje IJsselmeer
Tochtjes voor doeners en thuisblijvers
Picturesque and historic harbour towns, centuries-old sea dikes, expansive landscapes, architecture-rich cityscape, traditional costumes; the region around the former Zuiderzee has...
USD 22.95 / CAD 22.95
Rotterdam
Guidebook: English edition
Over 150 photographs cover all facets of the Rotterdam experience, the second largest city in the Netherlands and the largest port of all of Europe. Situated on the banks of the Ni...
USD 17.95 / CAD 17.95
Amsterdam
Guidebook: English edition
I Love Amsterdam! This pictorial book offers a representative impression of the city people, but especially young people it seems, love to visit. For many people abroad Amsterdam i...
USD 22.95 / CAD 22.95
The Windmill Herald - 1012 Back Copies Set
Following the announcement of The Windmill Herald’s exit, an interest has emerged in back issues. A set of 12 issues published in 2012, includes the Farewell Issue and the Dutch He...
USD 30.00 / CAD 30.00
The Windmill Herald - Archive Copies
The colourful centre pages spreads on Dutch history themes remain popular with many subscribers, their family, friends and even neighbours. A volume of 34 issues (covering 17 month...
USD 99.95 / CAD 99.95
Friesland DVD
(Dutch province of Friesland, once known as Frisia)
An authentic and memorable account of the northern Dutch province of Friesland, the documentary shows it's unique diversity from all of the other provinces of the Netherlands. Frie...
USD 19.95 / CAD 19.95
Holland at its Loveliest DVD
(The Netherlands)
This unique video tour of the Netherlands takes the viewer to the most beautiful and interesting places of this tiny country on the North Sea rim of continental Europe. Watching it...
USD 19.95 / CAD 19.95
Groningen DVD
(Both the city and the province)
There are significant differences between the flatlands of Zuid-Holland and those of Groningen. In fact every region of the Netherlands has its own unique identity and history. Bot...
USD 19.95 / CAD 19.95
Zeeland DVD
(Dutch province of Zeeland)
Away from the hustle and bustle of North and South Holland is the southwestern ‘island’ province of Zeeland. Although no longer isolated from the rest of country, a system of dams,...
USD 19.95 / CAD 19.95
Noord-Holland I DVD
(Main focus on region North of Amsterdam)
Volume 1. The ‘Heart of Holland’ may have shifted away from the region this DVD production examines, but a visit there is very worthwhile. The prosperity of bygone ages is very evi...
USD 19.95 / CAD 19.95
The American Diary of Jacob Van Hinte
This diary provides a look behind the pen of Dutch American life observer and writer Jacob Van Hinte who toured the United States extensively in 1921 for his dissertation Nederland...
USD 21.95 / CAD 21.95
Leaving Home Forever
Were they the reconnaissance men sent to ‘spy’ out Canada for the settlement of Dutch labourers? Klaas and Reindert de Vries, two bachelor brothers from poverty stricken Jubbega, F...
USD 19.95 / CAD 19.95
Holland and the Hollanders
Nature and Nostalgia
Exquisite nature scenery, architecture and daily life photographs, all full colour, that reveal the stunning landscapes and cultural variety of the Netherlands. The photographer wh...
USD 59.95 / CAD 59.95