MotherlandThe author writes: "I am the child of a woman who survived the Holocaust not by the skin of her teeth but heroically . . . This book tells the story of her dramatic life before, during and after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940." Hilde Jacobsthal was born in Berlin and arrived in the Netherlands as a young child. She was fifteen when the Nazis invaded, and when Jewish students were forbidden to attend Dutch schools, she trained and worked

Admire the art deco architecture downtown

yet she's rejected the first three suitors her father brought

In that time it has exercised an iron grip on the country's direction

Although the plunging porkers might disagree

They have layers of meaning and can

but also a rigorous thinker and incisive essayist

stay focussed and deal with unexpected demands as part of a system of self-management

enchanting humour and great heart

This hands-on tactical guide gives those answers providing specific strategies and tactics backed by the author's own research and on-site experience

Even at the moment Laurence begins to live again it dawns on him that nothing is as it seems and that even those closest to him have their secrets

or savor local cuisine at a farm-to-table restaurant

In this heart-warming and inspirational memoir Keith reveals the story of his childhood lifting the lid on all the experiences of northern youth that have led him to become an international ladies' man and national treasure