The Embarrassment of Riches

The Embarrassment of RichesBy: Simon Schama Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama re creates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He tells of bloody uprisings and beached whales, of the cult of hygiene and the plague

this is a radiant treasure to be cherished for generations

不破浩一朗

It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia

Emily Skrutskie

The Trenchfolk survive in this hostile world by following The Three Testaments of The Trench—golden rules repeated like a mantra from birth to death…

and is secretly pleased by Yard Ape's teasing

an intruder tried to seize the magic powering the vast structure

and unmask the elusive Pimpernel

attempts to plan the perfect Christmas

gods and goddesses

'Unbelievably brilliant' RICHARD OSMAN

) His amorous wanderings win him the shrill affections of an aspiring coloratura