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Long live the Netherlands - let's deal with the problems - by Marcel Decraene
A new book by Dutch journalist Charles Groenhuijsen entitled 'Long live the Netherlands' (Leve Nederland) has been described by Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende as one of "hope, perspective and the future". The author himself says it's a book about "dreamers and go-getters, leaders and innovators, heroes and idealists". The presentation of the book in The Hague on Thursday provided a somewhat remarkable scene in the midst of the current Dutch election campaign inasmuch as the Christian Democrat party leader - and current prime minister - Jan Peter Balkenende and opposition Labour Party leader Wouter Bos both attended, were sat next to each other and seemed to be getting on well. Indeed, Charles Groenhuijsen succeeded in getting the two political leaders to be present to receive the first two copies of his new book.
Charles Groenhuijsen - for many years the Washington correspondent for Dutch public broadcaster NOS - began writing Leve Nederland after returning to his native country. His previous book 'Americans aren't crazy' (Amerikanen zijn niet gek) - based on his many years living and working in the United States - proved to be a major bestseller.
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