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The published works below represent a cross-section of recent translations we have done.
They involve art, technology, management and consultancy, language and culture, sports...
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Editor: Willem Andrée (editor-in-chief) English version of the monthly magazine for students and employees of Wageningen University and Research. |
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Wageningen World
Editor: Miranda Bettonville English version of the six-monthly magazine for alumni of Wageningen University and Research. Articles are on food, agriculture and environmental science. |
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Dirck van Hoogstraten | The Life and Work of the painter
Authors: Michiel Roscam Abbing, Robert Schillemans A reconstruction of the seventeenth-century artist Dirck van Hoogstraten's life and work. |
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Anima Mundi: The African Art Collection of Jan and Kristina Engels
Author: François Neyt The catalogue of Jan and Kristina Engels’ impressive collection of African art, with accompanying texts by African art expert François Neyt. The collection can be viewed in the owners’ museum JAS in Antwerp (Belgium). |
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Creating Europe from the Margins: Mobilities and Racism in Postcolonial Europe
Authors: Kristín Loftsdóttir, Brigitte Hipfl, Sandra Ponzanesi (eds) This edited volume explores the idea of Europe through a focus on its margins, deploying case studies of places including Iceland, Italy, Spain and Poland. |
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The Joy of Roses
Authors: Nicolien van Doorn This book covers everything about roses from the plant’s history to the various varieties and practical information on how to care for them. |
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De Wereld Van
Author: Various Geography method for bilingual secondary education in the Netherlands. Includes workbooks, tests and answer sheets and online learning environment. |
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Dynasties and State Formation in Early Modern Europe
Authors: Liesbeth Geevers, Harald Gustafsson (eds) This edited volume explores state formation by focusing on princely houses. The essays highlight the horizontal perspective (ruler, offspring, siblings, cousins), looking at how the members of a princely family acted as a power network. |
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The Spanish Habsburgs and Dynastic Rule, 1500–1700
Author: Liesbeth Geevers This book explores the Spanish Habsburg dynasty that ruled the Spanish monarchy between c. 1515 and 1700. It focuses on the Habsburgs as a family group that was constructed in various ways: as a community of heirs, a genealogical narrative, a community of the dead and a ruling family group. |
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Born to Change the Game. Sisterhood, Femininity and Inspiring Women @Work
Author: Carla Clarissa An inspiring call upon women leaders to embrace feminine power and sisterhood in order to transform the world we live in. |
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The Port of Montevideo
Author: Juan Oribe Stemmer Chapter on recent developments in the Port of Montevideo (Uruguay), equipping it to receive some of the world’s largest container ships and cruise ships. |
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Maps That Made History: 1000 Years of World History in 100 Old Maps
Authors: Martijn Storms et al. This book takes you on a thousand-year world tour through a hundred exceptional old maps that not only reflect the past but have also left their mark on it. |
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Books That Made History
Authors: Kasper van Ommen and Garrelt Verhoeven (eds). This book highlights twenty-five books published in Leiden, or written by a Leiden scholar or alumnus, that have a strong connection to Leiden’s academic history, from the founding of Leiden University in 1575 to the present day. |
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The Mental Reset
Author: Elke Geraerts The author shows how we can learn from the experience of the pandemic and make brain-aware choices in work and life. |
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Images of the Indonesian War of Independence
Authors: Sander van der Horst, Linde Lammers, Melle van Maanen A selection of images from the Indonedian War of Independence. |
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Colonialism and Slavery
Author: Gert Oostindie This book is about the colonial history of the city Rotterdam. |
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Historical Atlas of Eindhoven - From a small market town to the centre of the Brainport region
Authors: Jaap Evert Abrahamse, Giel van Hooff and Wilfried Uitterhoeve The Historical Atlas of Eindhoven tells the fascinating spatial history of the city and its surroundings in thirty-five chapters by means of old and new maps, drawings, prints, paintings and photographs. |
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Looking for the Enemy : Mullah Omar and the Unknown Taliban
Author: Bette Dam Armed with only a fuzzy black-and-white photo of the man, investigative journalist Bette Dam decided to track down the reclusive Taliban chief a decade ago. This book is the outcome of a five-year-long pursuit. |
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Drive your Adventure Portugal
Authors: Clémence Polge Thomas Corbet Travel guide to Portugal for adventurous people who want to discover the world while driving a van. |
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Rembrandt's Elephant - Following in Hansken's Footsteps
Author: Michiel Roscam Abbing Book about the elephant Hansken, born in Sri Lanka and arrived in Amsterdam in 1633, and the journey through Europe she made with her owner. |
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Drive Your Adventure - Norway
Authors: Clémence Polge, Thomas Corbet Travel guide to Norway for adventurous people who want to discover the world while driving a van. |
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CRUX
Author: Ralph Keuning The publication CRUX dicusses the work of four painters from Leipzig: Martin Kobe (1973), Mirjam Völker (1977), Robert Seidel (1983) and Titus Schade (1984). It accompanied an exhibition of the same name in De Fundatie museum in Zwolle (Netherlands). |
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Amsterdam is Oh So Quiet
Author: Annet de Graaf Amsterdam Is Oh So Quiet is a photographic record of a period that will never be forgotten: the empty streets of Amsterdam captured during the coronavirus lockdown. |
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NOVA
Authors: various A teaching method for bilingual physics and chemistry education in the Netherlands. This includes classroom workbooks, tests and answer sheets and the online learning environment. |
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Guide to Street Art in Paris
Author: Stéphanie Lombard Discover the best spots for urban art in Paris, Vitry-sur-Seine, Montreuil and Saint-Denis with these ten richly illustrated routes. |
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MEMO
Authors: various A teaching method for bilingual history education in the Netherlands. This includes classroom workbooks, tests and answer sheets and the online learning environment. |
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Plastic Soup Atlas of the World
Author: Michiel Roscam Abbing The Plastic Soup Atlas of the World gives a thematically structured overview of the plastic soup issue worldwide in sixty richly-illustrated topics. |
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Happily Knitting Socks
Authors: Dendennis and Mr Knitbear Sock knitting patterns and practical tips mixed with a healthy dose of humour. |
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Vodka, the complete guide
Authors: Frederic Du Bois, Isabel Boons Vodka, the complete guide tells you everything about the origins and production methods of vodka and has an overview of vodka brands and cocktails. |
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Contrast, CKV havo/vwo
Authors: Jappe Groenendijk, Zippora Elders, Pien School, Hanke Sjamsoedin, Floor den Uyl A teaching method for Cultural and Artistic Education (Dutch: CKV) that fits the new exam requirements of 2017. |
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Life with the Yukaghir
Authors: Cecilia Odé Between 2004 and 2016 Cecilia Odé spent months at a time doing fieldwork to help document the dying language of the Tundra Yukaghir. In Life with the Yukaghir she talks about her adventures, experiences, friendships and the awe-inspiring nature. |
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Rum, The complete guide
Authors: Isabel Boons, Tom Neijens, Wim Kempenaers This guide provides an overview of more than 300 different types of rum and then categorizes them using an innovative taste model. For every rum, you receive a clear overview of its origins, taste and aroma. In addition, you can read all about the different types of rum, the production and maturing process, the perfect serve and the best cocktails. |
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Living with Style
Author: Patrick Retour In this book Patrick Retour tells the stories behind fifteen houses in Begium, the Netherlands and Marbella. |
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Magritte unveiled: a biography in 50 pictures
Author: Eric Rinckhout Magritte unveiled: a biography in 50 pictures aims to penetrate the secret world of René Magritte and lift the veil to show the meaning of his works. |
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Gold Fish & Concrete
Author: Maartje Wortel
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Beyond Dikes
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Mastering the Art of Negotiation
Author: Geurt Jan de Heus An insightful and practical guide for negotiating win-win solutions. |
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Run hiding places
Author: Arnold Douwes True story of Dutch people who hid Jews during the Second World War. |
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Celebrating Peace
Author: Lotte Jensen A book on how peace treaties gave a significant boost to the Dutch national identity. |
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The Hague Book
Authors: Maarten van Doorn, Kees Stal A readable, handy and exuberantly illustrated overview of the city. |
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Vogelparadijs
Author: Daisy Fletcher Birdtopia: A fairy tale-like colouring book for all ages. |
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The Flexible City
Authors: Tom Bergevoet & Maarten van Tuijl Book on the future of European city building, with regard to architecture, sustainability and restructuring of space. |
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OverHolland 16/17
Editor: Henk Engel Bilingual architectural studies on Dutch cities. In OverHolland 16/17 focuses on the Zaanstreek. |
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Real Quanta
Author: Martijn van Calmthout Fluently written book in which the world of quantum particles is explained in a way that is easy to understand. |
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See All This
Editor: Rianne van Dijck Magazine of art platform See All This, supported by 17 prominent art museums in the Netherlands. |
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25 Years of the Cat Cabinet Amsterdam
Editors: Nicole Ex, Rianna van Dijck Published in 2015 to celebrate the 25 year anniversary of the Cat Cabinet in Amsterdam. |
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World Heritage of the Netherlands
Author: Marjolein van Rotterdam The Netherlands has ten monuments and landscapes that are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. This book describes the origins, historical meaning and special character of each heritage site in the country. |
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The Great Golden Age Book
Author: Jeroen Giltaij A complete overview of Dutch painting in the 17th century. Jeroen Giltaij, former chief curator of Old Paintings at the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, brought together 371 outstanding paintings from numerous collections in Dutch museums in this impressive book. |
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Holland Highlights
Author: Jeroen van der Spek This bilingual edition of 'Holland Highlights' describes the sectors in which the Netherlands stands out internationally, and the driving forces behind that Dutch success: the entrepreneurial spirit, the battle against water and the inventive use of scarce space. |
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Your Biology
Authors: various Biology teaching materials for bilingual secondary education in the Netherlands. This includes classroom workbooks, test and answers and the online learning environment. |
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Barentz Business
Author: Bob Koning Biography of the businessman Herman Barentz, written to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the company he founded: Barentz International BV. As a Dutch Jew he had to go into hiding during the Second World War. Afterwards he went on to found a series of companies in chemicals, plastics, and additives. |
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Nederland waterlandHolland land of water
Author: Michiel Roscam Abbing Holland land of water discusses the relationship between the Netherlands and water in various regards. This includes how Holland has been shaped by water, how the Dutch had to defend themselves against water, how it has influenced trade and brought wealth to the country, and also how water management has become an exportable product. |
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Beyond the DutchIndonesia, The Netherlands and the visual arts from 1900 until now
Authors: Meta Knol, Remco Raben, Kitty Zijlmans (eds.) A lively description of how modern art in Indonesia developed during the late colonial era, through the struggle for independence and on to the present day. |
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Energie en onze toekomstEnergy and our future
Authors: Robbert and Rudolf Das Twin brothers Robbert and Rudolf Das have been producing technical illustrations and designs for more than sixty years and have also built up a reputation as futurologists. This book, which is published in a bilingual format in Dutch and English, looks at environmental problems and possible future solutions. |
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Paramaribo SpanModern art in Suriname
Authors: Thomas Meijer zu Schlochtern (ed.) Discussions with artists, writers and sculptors from Suriname about the bustling cultural climate in the capital, Paramaribo, interleaved with the social and cultural questions left by the historical relationship with the Netherlands, the development of the interior and the vulnerability of the rainforest. |
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Act Normal!99 tips for dealing with the Dutch
Author: Hans Kaldenbach Why is it that the Dutch hardly ever show their enthusiasm in public, and believe it is always important to get straight to the point? How should Dutch women be addressed? Who picks up the bill in a cafe or restaurant? These are some of the 99 topics this a light-hearted user's guide for anyone who - voluntarily or otherwise - is confronted with the Dutch in daily life. A thumbnail sketch of Dutch culture with on-the-mark descriptions, aimed particularly at people from non-Western cultures. |
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Yes! A crisisYou don't beat a crisis, you beat your opponents
Authors: Marc Lammers and Ton Hendrickx Marc Lammers, coach of the gold medal-winning Dutch women's hockey team, explains how crises in business and finance can be tackled and turned around using the same techniques as he used to lead a team to gold in Beijing: a crisis always brings opportunities to learn and improve. |
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Freelancing for agencies
The bulk of the work that we do is as freelancers for bigger agencies, rather than directly for end clients. And such agencies naturally like to keep their prized resources to themselves, rather than issue blanket references.
Nevertheless, we will of course be pleased to give details of jobs, end clients, fields and samples of our work where necessary. |
