The Invention of Amsterdam: A History of Europe's Greatest City in Ten Walks Tots_Gift_Guide the wood barrel drumroll

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For the defense: Cooper Lamb

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science Fiction

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paints a genuinely alarming picture: most of our public debates about globalization

The Invention of Amsterdam: A History of Europe's Greatest City in Ten Walks Tots_Gift_Guide the wood barrel drumrollAn essential guide to one of the worlds most remarkable, and often misunderstood, cities by the author of Why the Dutch Are Different. When Ben Coates injures his leg and needs to rebuild his strength by walking, he finds himself presented with an exciting opportunity: to rediscover the city he has been working in for over a decade, at a slower pace. He devised ten walks, each demonstrating a different chapter of Amsterdams history, from its humble