IamExpat offers five "Amsterdam... The Essence" books by David Beckett.

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Combining his own experience and that of a diverse group of locals, David Beckett tells the story of the city in the words of the people who shape it.

City photography by Pim Kops (of Amsterdam band "De Dijk") and portrait images by Joost Van Manen show how the locals really live. In the book, 25 Amsterdammers share their experience of life in the Netherlands' capital.

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