Member: mercure

CollectionsNon-Fiction (3), Your library (586), Currently reading (1), Read but unowned (2), All collections (587)

Reviews11 reviews

TagsEast Asia (173), China (104), Southeast Asia (97), bellettrie (79), Indonesia (74), Asian studies (72), European history (62), travel memoir (51), travel guide (44), Chinese history (43) — see all tags

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Groups1000 Places to See Before You Die, Ancient China, Asian Fiction & Non-Fiction, Finance / Investment, Indonesiana, International Relations, Japanese Culture, Political Conservatives

Favorite authorsBruce Chatwin, J. Slauerhoff, Jonathan D. Spence (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresAthenaeum Boekhandel, Boekhandel Het Martyrium, Selexyz Donner

About meWith a full-time job I have only limited time for reading, hence my small library. Besides reading I enjoy art house movies, classical music, investment, photography, wine, and most of all travelling.

Since the 1980's I have worked and travelled in East Asia a lot, which you find reflected in my library.

About my libraryI read mostly non-fiction, about a limited number of issues.

I used to read a lot of books from the public library when I was a student, but you will not find these books here. When I started working, I read a lot less, but reading Bruce Chatwin's the Songlines inspired me to pick up reading again. To some extend you can still find that reflected in the books I enjoy.

I read mostly in English and Dutch, and occasionally in French, German, Indonesian, or Afrikaans.

LocationAmsterdam

Account typepublic, lifetime

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Common KnowledgeSeries (33), Awards (79), Characters (167), Places (115)

Member sinceDec 15, 2007

Currently readingThe Female Brain by Louann Brizendine