"Fourteen-year-old Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and thirteen-year-old Max, an American boy, are bound by a secret that sets them on the adventure of a lifetime"--

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme is a Belgian martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and fight choreographer. Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of ten his father enrolled in martial arts classes, which led Van Damme in several competitions. With the desire of becoming an actor, he moved to the United States in 1982, where he did odd jobs and worked on several...

Mariette is only five years old when the Nazis invade her hometown of Brussels, Belgium, in 1940. Soon her family is torn apart, and Mariette and her siblings are scattered across the city and countryside, hiding with non-Jews and in convents and orphanages or working for the resistance. Seeing violence and death all around her, Mariette learns the skills she needs to survive, how to throw a knife, jump from a moving vehicle and, most importantly,...

A long time ago, long before I became a nutrition therapist, in the land of magic chocolates, I was a chocolatier (a fine chocolate bonbons maker) at one of the most prestigious Patisserie-Chocolaterie in Brussels, Belgium: Wittamer. If you are drooling after reading this article, feel free to get their fine chocolate delicacies in New York City as well. Little did I know at the time of the numerous health benefits of dark chocolate. In an interesting...

During the Great War, in a German-occupied Red Cross hospital in Brussels, Belgium, there are three British nurses who will risk everything to save the lives of those in their care. These are the stories of the War Girls. Saving the Rifleman - British Red Cross nurse Maria Hunt lives in daily fear that the Germans will uncover her secret: she helps wounded British soldiers escape. Enticing the Spymaster - Judith Goddard is hiding in plain sight. A...

Viviane has been a school guidance counselor for over 25 years. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and a graduate of Euclid High School, she grew up bilingual because of her French mother. She made many trips to France with her mother and brother and learned early to appreciate different cultures and languages. Her father, of German descent, served in WWII where he met her mother. She studied in Salzburg, Austria, Jalapa, Mexico and lived in Brussels, Belgium...

The business-boosting topic in our case studies doesn't seem as difficult as creating a new business. A familiar statement is: "It takes some time to find something that works, but once it gets going, we gain momentum and move quickly." As we saw with Nick's story in Chapter 6-the guy who felt nervous about selling his first $50 photo-sometimes the first sale is the hardest but also the most rewarding. Someone else said much the same thing: "The...

Explore the landscapes and places that inspired great art: find peace in Monet's lily-filled garden oasis, climb Mount Fuji on a printmaker's pilgrimage, sail with Gauguin to the South Pacific to stretch your imagination, or contemplate light and the changing seasons on Chelsea Embankment. “Artistic Places” is a stunningly hand-illustrated, visionary guide for seekers of beauty, rare tales and cultural riches. Find yourself instantly transported...

Brussels fascinates and intrigues. How is it that this city - a hodgepodge where the worst atrocities of urban planning sit side by side with architectural jewels - can be so charming and seductive, to the point of being the envy of other large European cities? Although Brussels is landlocked within Flanders, French is by far the dominant language. The Kingdom of Belgium's multicultural capital, whose 19 'communes' range from working-class Molenbeek...