Amsterdam XMAS NR New style Trailblazer guide with

New style Trailblazer guide with twin-colour layout and restyled maps Greater coverage of Tokyo with additional mapping following post-Olympic interest for the capital More hot-spring resorts added (including Kinosaki

But what is the cost of a dream

It's a tour that takes in some of London's wealthiest neighbourhoods

and Euan Uglow

Amsterdam XMAS NR New style Trailblazer guide with'Standard kit for anyone visiting the city' Guardian 'Rich and eventful a book that easily fuses large cultural trends with intimately personal stories' New York Times 'The story of a great city that has shaped the soul of the world. Masterful reporting, vivid history' James Gleick In this ever surprising and effortlessly erudite portrait, Russell Shorto traces the idiosyncratic evolution of Amsterdam and examines its role as the fount of liberalism.