An Englishman who married a Dutch woman, Ben Coates undertook a serious investigation of what makes the Dutch who they are. Explaining that the Netherlands is much more than Holland, Coates discusses why the color orange is so important, how they became the world's tallest people, and how they established the best carnival outside Brazil. Going further, Coates reveals why Amsterdam's brothels are going out of business, who really killed Anne Frank, and how the Dutch manage to be richer than almost everyone else despite working far less.