Why the Dutch are Different*A SCOTSMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR* Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good. In the first book to consider the hidden heart and history of the Netherlands from a modern perspective, the author explores the length and breadth of his adopted homeland and discovers why one of the world's smallest countries is also so significant and so

the archetypal myths underpinning all societies

It can also be hand-to-mouth heartbreaking soul-destroying and heavy manual labour - but more on that later

Mark's Basilica Tour

and the hills and valleys of Appalachia

untangle her own desires and make a bid for freedom

Woman Holding a Balance

is explored

and motivation to lose weight

Mackenzie Gold - outrageous racy shocking yet desperately yearning for what she can never have

and even his short stint in minor league baseball

An unexpected inheritance and the chance to meet relatives she never knew existed has her heading to the charming little town of Magnolia Harbor

despite her spoilt and headstrong ways