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How high-ranking Nazis built a new life with stolen diamonds from the Netherlands and Belgium

BIES VAN EDE & PAUL POST

The Great Diamond Robbery

INTERNATIONALLY PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY IN PREPARATION

In 1942, all diamond dealers on the Diamond Bourses in Belgium and the Netherlands were obliged to hand in their stocks. Millions of polished and rough diamonds were `kept in storage' in Brussels and Arnhem respectively. In reality, the Nazis sold the stocks on the world market. After the war, however, there proved to be a huge discrepancy between the amount of diamonds being sold and the amount of diamonds returned.

The biggest diamond dealer turns out to have been SS officer Friedrich Kadgien. As a confidant of Herman G?ring, he was responsible for the forced labour and foreign exchange sales that were so essential for the German war industry.

The authors dig deep into the archives and show us how Kadgien transferred millions via a Swiss front man to South America, where the Nazis reappeared in the fifties, in Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.

NEW Omniboek, Non-fiction, 320 pages,

April 2016

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Friedrich Kadgien

Bies van Ede is a professional author, editor, translator and musician.

Paul Post became interested in diamonds and Kadgien when he found a letter belonging to his father, who worked at the National Office for Diamonds. In recent years he has conducted continuous research into the subject.

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The incredible war story of a secret agent in the Dutch resistance

BRAM DE GRAAF

Secret Agent of Orange

It is 1941. Holland is occupied. An eighteen-year-old Dutch student cycles towards France, to freedom. Nineteen months later, he arrives in England, where he is trained as a secret agent and meets the love of his life. He returns to the Netherlands as a liaison between London and the resistance. In February 1944 he is captured by the Germans. They drag him from camp to camp, until he finally escapes.

`England sailer' Bram Grisnigt (born 1923) survives a torpedo, the Gestapo, concentration camps and a death march, while he sees his friends die around him. After the war he leaves it all in the past, and never speaks about it again for the sake of self-preservation. Only the love of his life, Ann, knows everything.

Seventy years later, the former secret agent finally decides to tell his story to Bram de Graaf, especially for today's youth. So they will not forget. Have his struggle and the suffering he and his friends endured been worth it? Are we worth it?

NEW Ambo|Anthos, Non-fiction,

267 pages, April 2016

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PRESS ON PREVIOUS WORK:

`Haunting history of a village in wartime. [...] Detailed and moving.'

? **** NIEUWE REVU

`Conclusive reconstruction.' ? **** PAROOL

`De Graaf lets the facts speak for themselves. These are dramatic enough to captivate the reader and regularly trigger goosebumps. [...] Book of the month.' ? HISTORISCH NIEUWSBLAD

`The Betrayal of Benschop demonstrates that new, previously untold war stories that retain a kind of universal relevance are always emerging.'

? AD VAN LIEMPT, AUTHOR OF HITLER'S BOUNTY HUNTERS

Bram de Graaf (1966) is a journalist and historian. He worked for many years as an editor at several major Dutch magazines. Ambo | Anthos has previously published his acclaimed book Football Women and The Betrayal of Benschop.

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A fascinating gastronomic journey through the Low Countries

JACQUES MEERMAN

A Brief History of Dutch Cuisine

Many people consider Dutch cuisine to be rather basic: pancakes, buckwheat porridge, stew ? that's about it. Nor are our eating habits much of an example to the rest of the world. Nevertheless, Dutch cuisine consists of much more than just potatoes, vegetables and meat. A Brief History of Dutch Cuisine shows how our culinary tradition has developed over the centuries. The Roman occupation left its mark and the Arabs gave us spinach, cauliflower, spices, sugar and citrus fruit. Thanks to the discovery of America in 1492 we eat green beans, tomatoes, potatoes and quinoa.

These developments led to a rich Dutch gastronomic tradition and have shaped how we cook and eat today. This richly illustrated book not only gives a clear insight into Dutch cuisine, it also contains more than a hundred historical recipes.

NEW Ambo|Anthos, Non-Fiction, 442 pages, November 2015

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PRESS ON A BRIEF HISTORY OF DUTCH CUISINE:

`For now it is the bible, the definitive work that all culinary enthusiasts should have in their cupboard.' ? VOLKSKRANT

`Meerman's beautifully illustrated book also offers more than one hundred historical recipes for those who want to get cooking themselves. A must for anyone who loves history as well as food and cooking!'

? FRIESCH DAGBLAD

`Monumental book with plenty of illustrations' ? BOUILLON!

Jacques Meerman (1943) has translated many cookbooks from various languages, amongst others from Claudia Roden, Harold McGee and Giorgio Locatelli. Until recently he was a culinary writer. He lived in Spain for decades, during which time he became fascinated by Dutch cuisine, which turns out to be very exotic when viewed from the outside.

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A unique and dazzling global cultural history of the sixties

GEERT BUELENS

A-Changin': A Cultural History of the Global Sixties

The canon of sixties culture is subject to little discussion: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jean-Luc Godard, Andy Warhol and the miniskirt will all appear on most lists, perhaps supplemented with James Bond, Star Trek or John Coltrane. The focus on these landmarks, however, has produced a one-sided image of the decade. Other phenomena from mainstream culture such as West Side Story, Cleopatra, The Sound of Music, Un homme et une femme, Brigitte Bardot, West and East German westerns and the twist and bossa nova rages are just as important for a proper understanding of the period.

Instead of focusing on one country, year, theme or movement, Buelens regards the sixties as a global phenomenon. The book is set up alternately thematically and chronologically, and it accounts of the ways in which great geopolitical and cultural developments interlock and the origins of culture and value patterns which remain sources of inspiration and controversy today.

Focusing not only on the well-known political episodes and artistic and cultural highlights in music, movies, architecture photography and literature, Buelens broadens our view as he includes almost forgotten works of art, icons and movements.

FORTHCOMING Ambo|Anthos, Non-fiction,

600 pages, Autumn 2016

Rights sold: Suhrkamp (Germany)

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PRESS ON PREVIOUS WORK:

`Incredibly diligent, knowledgeable and moreover well-written book about the European writers in and before the war. An essential read.'

? DIE ZEIT

`Brilliant language play.' ? VRIJ NEDERLAND

`Buelens has written a brilliant and accessible book about the hyperbole of the Great War.' ? DE VOLKSKRANT

Geert Buelens (1971) is Professor of Modern Dutch Literature at the University of Utrecht, an essayist, and an award-winning poet, whose poems have been translated into English, German, French, Polish and Czech. In 2008, he published Europe Europe!, where he tells the story of the First World War through the eyes of Europe's greatest poets of that time (published by Suhrkamp, Germany and Verso, UK/USA). He's visiting professor of Dutch literature in South Africa and the USA, and since 2012 Member of the Royal Academy for Dutch Language and Literature. Buelens is also co-editor of a Dutch literary journal and writes for major Dutch and Belgian newspapers.

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A scintillating and playful guide that takes you on a stroll through the history of Rome

WILLEMIJN VAN DIJK

Via Roma

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS OF 2015

Why is the broad avenue leading to St. Peter's known as the Road of the Conciliation? What is the link between the Via dei Fori Imperiali, along which lie the ancient imperial forums, and Mussolini? And how can you tell from the name Piazza Navona what lies beneath the square?

In her brilliant guidebook Via Roma, Willemijn van Dijk lets you wander through the streets of the Italian capital. Behind the street names of Rome hides the ancient history of the city by the Tiber. The street signs take you on a trip through history and past Rome's world heritage, from Romulus to Mussolini and from the Colosseum to the ultramodern Museo dell'Ara Pacis. Via Roma is an indispensable book for every Italophile.

NEW Ambo|Anthos, History, 208 pages,

November 2015

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PRESS ON VIA ROMA:

`An ideal book to accompany you on contemplative strolls through the history-steeped Italian capital.' ? AD MAGAZINE

`A common drawback (of other books) is that you soon get to the point where you can't see the wood from the trees. The solution is to start with the streets as they are today. This book on the eternal city is therefore an essential accompaniment for travellers to Rome.'

? ITALI? UITGELICHT

Willemijn van Dijk (1984) is an ancient historian and writer. She also studied Italian language and literature. After university, she worked for several years as deputy editor of De smaak van Itali? (The Taste of Italy); in 2012 she started blogging about Rome and antiquity at Orpheus kijkt om (Orpheus Looks Back). Her previous publications include the guidebooks Puglia, B&Bs and Charming Hotels in Italy and The Taste of Rome.

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The myth of the market economy unveiled

KOEN HAEGENS

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth by Koen Haegens is a dizzying journey through the world of finance and today's seemingly mundane markets, where nothing is what it seems. At the end awaits a glimpse of the real economy, of the true story behind the greatest show on earth.

The market is everywhere. From the supermarket to the labour market, the housing market to the dating market: even love is increasingly being discussed in terms of supply and demand. We live in a market economy. Even democracy now seems to bow to the demands of the financial markets.

But what if all this is not true? What if this ubiquitous and mysterious market economy looks very different than we think - or even does not exist? These questions have preoccupied economics editor Koen Haegens since the outbreak of the economic crisis, the moment when the general public got a very brief glimpse of the reality behind the beautiful backdrop of the modern economy.

Ambo | Anthos, Non-fiction, September 2015, 286 pages

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PRESS ON THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH:

`Haegens makes a strong point: the contrast between market and government is fiction, a false contrast. It provides a nice framework for politicians. They can distinguish themselves: those on the right in favour of the market, and those on the left in favour of the government. Haegens' book helps us to filter out the numerous political fallacies in these discussions.'

? POLITALK.NL

`In his book Haegens looks at the economy as it is. And not, as many economists do, as it should be.' ? BLIK OP DE WERELD

`Under a thin layer of capitalism,' writes Haegens, `hides a more social, human economy.' Maybe it will get more attention once we are looking through the Martian's telescope. Or if we read Haegens' book, of course.'

? DE CORRESPONDENT

`Koen Haegens introduces `the true face of capitalism"'

? **** NRC HANDELSBLAD

Koen Haegens (1980) is econom ics editor at De Groene Amsterdammer. In 2012 he published his debut Take Your Time: Surviving in the To-Go Society, an acclaimed reflection on the roots of our haste and lack of time.

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