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I picked up a book called "A Short History of the Netherlands" by Pjan Rietbergen the last time I was in the Netherlands. It gives an overview of Dutch history from prehistoric times up to the modern period. It provides an overview of the history of the Netherlands, discussing the general trends, important people, and events, but it doesn't go into great detail. It also has some nice pictures to make it visually interesting. It's a great way to familiarize yourself with the big picture and then choose topics to dive into if they interest you.

It doesn't appear to be available in the US/Canada (other than rather expensive used copies), but it may be worth picking up in a bookstore if you travel to the Netherlands. I got mine from the Broese Booksellers in Utrecht, which has a decent selection of English-language books, but I imagine it (and similar books) are available in other bookstores as well.

The other book by James Kennedy looks good as well, although I haven't read it.

By the way, if you are at all interested in learning Dutch, I recommend picking up a few Dutch children's books to read. I picked up some in the 8-14 age range, which fits my language abilities quite well.

Forget software! That's only helpful for a first few words (A1).

For anything higher, you'd want to get a good grammar book (like this one and a language learning book. I used 'Taal Vitaal', but that's for German-speakers, which mean I can't really recommend one for English-speakers.

Maybe you can even do a language course. I always found them to be too slow for me, so I stopped and learned the language using books.

Good luck and have fun!

P.S.: If you're planning on working in the Netherlands, learning Dutch is probably one of the best things you can do. As you've probably seen in the two years you were in Utrecht, you can come by with English only, but you never get to dive in and not be regarded as a foreigner.

Also having a native-speaker around you to practice with helps a lot.

As an IT guy myself, look into industry certs. My field is mostly server-related sysadmin stuff, so I'm not sure it works in your field though.

For example, for my field, you could just order a book like this for $40, and when you've read it, done examples/excercises on VMs to the point where you're confident enough, just go take the exam for $150.

After that $200, you can be a Microsoft Certified Professional.

In terms of knowledge, these certs aren't walks-in-the-park, that's why they're valuable on a CV, but if they're in a field that you're already knowledgeable about, then just getting that already-present knowledge certified shouldn't be too difficult.

And they are great for CVs, because that one line on the CV mentioning the cert, it summarizes an approximate amount of skills and knowledge that you have, and suggest a minimum amount of intelligence and trainability. In that sense, it's similar to a degree.

I am a bit late, but I would highly recommend James Kennedy's A Concise History of the Netherlands (https://www.amazon.com/Concise-History-Netherlands-Cambridge-Histories/dp/0521699177)

One of the best books on Dutch history I know.

Have you seen the shit they feed American children?

Cheese in a spray can?

There's also "Cheez" Whiz, which as I understand it cannot legally be called Cheese. And that's under our incredibly lax food regulations.

Neon-Colored Ketchup?

So it most certainly does not sound disgusting from my perspective.

Leuk item over dat boek. Helaas een beetje afgekeken van het reeds eerder verschenen "Why Trump Deserves Trust, Respect and Admiration". Een boek met 200 blanco pagina's. :)

Looking forward to it!

She might enjoy this by the way (and maybe you would as well). http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Comics-The-Invisible-Art/dp/006097625X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398072838&sr=8-1&keywords=understanding+comics

It doesn't look like much but it is a really intelligent book about visual communication and a bit of art education as well.

Marks and sparks' own brand. I keep the English breakfast as a supply at home. I don't drink tea, but other Brits seem to agree it's good enough.

If not, there's the expat shops if you visit the Hague. Kelly's is the one I use. Everything has a premium though.

Amazon always has stuff

The author of this article, Russell Shorto, has a special interest in the Netherlands and has written a lot on the subject. I recommend reading his book Amsterdam, A History of the World's Most Liberal City as well. It's a good read, well researched and not so much a history book but actually more of a philosophical essay on the Netherlands' central role in the development of modern liberalism.

Ik heb laatst per ongeluk het beste kookboek besteld wat ik tot nu toe heb gekocht... "How to cook everything fast: a better way to cook great food" van Mark Bittman.

1. Het is in het engels, en je moet alle hoeveelheden vertalen met een US naar EU maten tabel die op de laatste pagina van het kookboek zit (dat die er uberhaupt inzit is al uniek)
   
   Maar als punt 1 niet een probleem is, dan krijg je voor 24,90 bij bol.com een hardcover kookboek van 10cm met 1000 pagina's aan niet alleen recepten, maar ook over hoe je het snelst en handigst bepaalde groentes snijd, hoe je je keuken zo efficient mogelijk inricht, welke ingredienten je door andere dingen kan vervangen als je ze niet in huis hebt, welke ingredienten wel geschikt zijn om in blik te kopen en welke niet en door het hele boek vind je kooktips (zoals, als je groente begint aan te branden er gewoon even wat water bijgooien en that's it).
   
   En hij heeft de unieke indeling dat alle recepten bestaan uit verschillende stappen die in het blauw of zwart zijn weergegeven, en deze stappen kan je dan tegelijkertijd (of als je met z'n 2'en in de keuken staat, door iemand anders) uitvoeren (bijv. pasta kookt, snijd de groente // uien zijn aan het fruiten, snijd de aubergine :p). Hij motiveert je dus om langzaam aan te leren multi-tasken in de keuken, en daar zit natuurlijk veel winst.
   
   Misschien niet het meest toegankelijke kookboek om mee te beginnen, maar als je avontuurlijk bent is het een geweldig boek, wat je echt ook inzicht geeft in hoe je slim kookt - en dat doen er niet zoveel - zelfs niet het Fokke en Sukke kookboek waar ik ooit mee begonnen ben :-)
   
   P.s. het boek bevat geen enkele foto, alleen wat illustraties, just to manage expectations :)
   
   P.s. 2. mocht je hem kopen: do yourself a favor en bestel deze maatbeker en deze maatlepels direct mee.

> Er is een versie

Ik googelde even, en er zijn best veel versies zelfs. Had je er 1 specifiek in gedachten? Ik zag deze op Amazon.

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You have three months, should be doable esp. if you have serious background knowledge.

Check here for the requirements: http://www.boswell-beta.nl/vwo/chemistry
They are also on the ccvx website in English.

This boswell beta course seems to use https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Chemistry-You-Lawrie-Ryan/dp/0748752978 as the textbook, so maybe that's something for you.

You could translate some exams of previous years from Dutch to English. On ccvx there is also an old exam in English.

I have no idea why you need this for studying medicine, seems to me that a biochemistry course would be much better, but OK it's their decision.

Dat is natuurlijk het lastige van een taal leren, wat is vooruitgang? Ik kon me na 2-3 maanden van half werk (eigenlijk alleen duolingo en wat luisteren naar CoffeeBreak Spanish) prima verstaanbaar maken op vakantie in restaurants, taxi's, hotels, e.d., mocht je dat een goede indicatie vinden.

Heb het helaas een beetje laten verzakken daarna en is dan toch wel weer even lastig terug in te komen. Merkte zelf wel dat het lastig was om iets terug te zoeken. Ben nu op zoek naar een A5 schriftje met tabbladen zodat ik daar makkelijk op onderwerp wat simpelere aantekeningen in kan maken. Denk ook wel dat een simpel boekje hierbij zou kunnen helpen. Hoor op /r/learnspanish altijd wel goede verhalen over de "Practice Makes Perfect"-serie, maar heb daar zelf geen ervaring mee.

Edit:

Lees net in je andere comment dat je met zulke methodes toch de grammatica lastig vind. Ik denk dat je wel gebaad zou zijn met iets als Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar.

No stores I know of have the album for sale. I did find it on Amazon.de, but it seems you've set your sights on an expensive album. Prize on Amazon.de is 168 EUR for a new CD and 92 EUR for a secondhand CD

Couldn't find any legal download versions though.

Do you just want to listen to it or purchase it to support them? I think I've found something, if you just want to be able to listen to it.

Would strongly recommend this

I used Astra Razor Blades 100. It was very good for multiple shaves even.

You can buy the book here btw http://www.bol.com/nl/p/occupied-economies/1001004011423864/ / http://www.amazon.com/Occupied-Economies-Nazi-Occupied-1939-1945-Occupation/dp/1845208234/ for anyone interested.