“It was a true pleasure for me to work with David McKay, whom I came to know as a meticulous, well-informed, culturally sensitive, and creative translator. I am deeply grateful for all he has done for this book.”
—David Bos, author of Servants of the Kingdom
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—Fleur Roos Rosa de Carvalho, researcher, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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—Bernadette van Woerkom, curator, Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam
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—Ruta Arellano, Sacramento Press Book Review, on The Tulip Virus
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—Chunglin Kwa, author of Styles of Knowing
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