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The Arctic, A Guide to Coastal Wildlife
• Tony Soper
• Dan Powell
• FIELD GUIDE
• BEST SELLER
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A compact guide to coastal marine mammals and seabirds of the Circumpolar North, featuring handsome watercolor illustrations and lively text.
(ARC85, $21.95)
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Arthur Miller's Adaptation of an Enemy of the People
• Arthur Miller
• Henrik Ibsen
• LITERATURE
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This classic drama portrays public-minded Dr. Stockman's crusade to save his town from its contaminated water supply.
(SCN26, $12.00)
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Birds of Europe
• Lars Svensson
• Dan Zetterstrom
• Killian Mullarney
• FIELD GUIDE
• FAVORITE
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Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, this second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps.
(FG47, $29.95)
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Chronicles of the Vikings: Records, Memorials and Myths
• R.I. Page
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A collection of recently translated Viking writings.
(VIK16, $31.95)
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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
• Glynis Ridley
• HISTORY
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The entertaining history of an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, who was brought to Europe in 1741 by a Dutch sea captain and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of several heads of state.
(FRN536, $12.00)
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The Cross
• Sigrid Undset
• Tina Nunnally
• LITERATURE
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This is the third volume in Undset's trilogy of historical novels recreating a woman's life during the Middle Ages in devoutly Catholic Norway.
(NOR17, $15.00)
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Culture Smart! Finland
• Terttu Leney
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(SCN41, $9.95)
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Culture Smart! Norway
• Linda March
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice.
(NOR43, $13.15)
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Don't Look Back
• Karen Fossum
• MYSTERY
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In her U.S. debut, Norwegian mystery author Karen Fossum weaves a tale of intrigue set in a small mountain town outside of Oslo.
(NOR37, $14.00)
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Edvard Grieg and Frederick Delius, The Correspondence
• Edvard Grieg
• Frederick Delius
• Lionel Carley
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The correspondence of two friends and fellow composers.
(NOR18, $35.00)
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Egil's Saga
• Bernard Scudder
• Svanhildur Oskarsdottir
• LITERATURE
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This chronicle of war and rivaly between ruling clans, written in the 13th century, blends history and legend. It's a vivid portrait of the Viking world. The action is set in 10th-century southern Scandinavia, the Baltic, Iceland and the North Sea.
(VIK06, $15.00)
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Gods and Myths of Northern Europe
• Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson
• RELIGION
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An classic survey of the Norse and Anglo-Saxon mythologies, gods and goddesses of pre-Christian Europe by a leading scholar of Norse and Anglo-Saxon religion and archaeology.
(SCN23, $15.00)
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $19.95)
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He Who Fears the Wolf
• Karin Fossum
• Felicity David
• MYSTERY
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(NOR41, $14.00)
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He Who Fears The Wolf
• Karen Fossum
• MYSTERY
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Inspector Konrad Sejer investigates the murder of a woman who lives alone on a farm in this dark psychological mystery by the Norwegian author of Don't Look Back.
(NOR38, $23.00)
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Here Is Where We Meet
• John Berger
• LITERATURE
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This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow.
(EUR189, $15.00)
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A History of the Vikings
• Gwyn Jones
• HISTORY
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Jones integrates history and archaeology in this classic portrait of the Vikings.
(VIK20, $18.95)
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The Ice Palace
• Tarjei Vesaas
• LITERATURE
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A spare tale of two girls and of ice, a haunting frozen waterfall, the best known of the great 20th century Norwegian author's work.
(NOR46, $23.95)
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An Illustrated History of the First World War
• John Keegan
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War
(WAR16, $50.00)
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Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings
• John Haywood
• REFERENCE
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The history of the Vikings told through a series of innovative maps and excellent photographs. This book traces the route of the 9th-century Viking merchants and explorers throughout Europe and on to the New World.
(VIK02, $20.00)
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King Harald's Saga
• Magnus Magnusson
• Paulsson Herman
• Snorri Sturlusson
• Hermann Palsson
• LITERATURE
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A classic biography of the last Viking warrior King Harald and an account of the 1066 conflict between Norway and England.
(NOR19, $13.00)
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Kon-Tiki, Across the Pacific by Raft
• Thor Heyerdahl
• F. H. Lyon
• EXPLORATION
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The hugely popular account of a daring 1947 voyage sailing along the Humboldt and Equatorial currents from Peru to Tahiti. Apart from the sheer adventure, Heyerdahl wanted to show the world that Polynesians could have settled the region. With photographs.
(PAC10, $12.95)
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Lapland, A Natural History
• Derek Ratcliffe
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An authoritative, indispensable overview of the birds, plants, habitats and wildlife of the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and northwestern Russia.
(ARC182, $70.00)
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Lonely Planet Norway
• Deanna Swaney
• GUIDEBOOK
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With maps, practical details and information on sightseeing.
(NOR25, $21.99)
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Mammals of Europe
• Priscilla Barrett
• David W. MacDonald
• FIELD GUIDE
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Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals.
(FG61, $38.50)
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Michelin Green Guide Scandinavia and Finland
• Michelin Travel Publications
• GUIDEBOOK
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A thorough guide to Scandinavia in the classic Michelin style.
(SCN10, $21.95)
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Mysteries
• Knut Hamsun
• Sverre Lyngstad
• LITERATURE
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An odd character settles in a small Norwegian village and charms the locals. First published in 1890, this book is an insightful look at life in Norway, and is our favorite of Hamsun's many novels.
(NOR08, $15.00)
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Nordic Gods and Heroes
• Padraic Colum
• Willy Pogany
• LITERATURE
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Column's classic retelling of the dramatic tales of the Norse gods and goddesses, originally published in 1928. With 40 illustrations.
(SCN39, $10.95)
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The Norsemen in the Viking Age
• Eric Christiansen
• HISTORY
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A cultural history of the Norse.
(VIK17, $26.95)
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Norway 1940
• Francois Kersaudy
• HISTORY
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A detailed account of the German invasion of Norway in 1940.
(NOR20, $26.95)
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Norway to America, A History of the Migration
• Ingrid Semmingsen
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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The story of Norwegian immigration to the United States, describing the lifestyles known to the first pioneers in the Midwest and on the West Coast, and relating their experiences in light of their ties back home.
(NOR33, $16.95)
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Norwegian, A Language Map
• Kristine K. Kershul
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers.
(NOR39, $7.95)
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Oslo/Bergen Map
• ITMB
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A walking map of Oslo and Bergen at a scale of 1:10,000.
(NOR44, $8.95)
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The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings
• Peter Sawyer
• HISTORY
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An insightful overview of the Viking Age in Norway and abroad, illustrated throughout and featuring essays by 12 experts.
(VIK18, $27.99)
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Peer Gynt
• Henrik Ibsen
• LITERATURE
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The last of Ibsen's verse plays, based on the Norwegian folk hero.
(NOR13, $12.95)
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The Poetic Edda
• Carolyne Larrington
• LITERATURE
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The Norse-Icelandic poems of mythological deities are translated into modern English.
(SCN25, $14.95)
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The Prose Edda
• Snorri Sturluson
• Jesse Byock
• LITERATURE
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A new translation of one of the most influential and entertaining medieval Icelandic sagas, the source for much of what we know of Norse mythology.
(ICL26, $16.00)
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Rough Guide Norway
• Jules Brown
• GUIDEBOOK
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This compact guide includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Norway, with special attention to its legends and myths. It's otherwise an opinionated, thorough travel guide with region-by-region descriptions.
(NOR07, $22.99)
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The Royal Physician's Visit
• Per Olov Enquist
• LITERATURE
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Swedish novelist Enquist fleshes out a footnote in Danish history in this story of the Enlightenment-era Danish court, the mad king Christian VII, the ambitious royal doctor and the passionate young queen.
(DMK21, $14.00)
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The Saga of the Volsungs
• Jesse Byock
• LITERATURE
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Full of traditional Norse lore, including runic knowledge, jealous princes, betrayals, unrequited love, the vengeance of a Barbarian queen, the greed of Attila the Hun and the mythic deeds of a dragon-slayer, these tales are essential reading for anyone wishing to understand Viking society.
(SCN05, $14.95)
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The Sagas of Icelanders
• Jane Smiley
• Robert Kellog
• EXPLORATION
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Nine sagas and six tales composed between the years 1000 and 1500, including an account of Leif Eriksson's voyage to North America, all newly translated. With an introduction by Jane Smiley.
(ICL13, $22.00)
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Seven Viking Romances
• Hermann Palssom
• Paul Edwards
• ANTHOLOGY
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Entertaining sagas telling of Viking kings, adventurers and gods.
(VIK04, $15.00)
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The Shetland Bus, A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival and Adventure
• David Howarth
• HISTORY
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The little-known story of a fleet of fishing boats that regularly journeyed across treacherous waters from the Shetland Islands to Norway, to bring relief and fortifications to Norwegians under Nazi attack.
(NOR26, $16.95)
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Spitsbergen Explorer Map
• Ocean Explorer Maps
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A detailed map of Svalbard at a scale of 1:1,000,000. With illustrated biographies of explorers and a wildlife guide on the reverse.
(ARC88, $11.95)
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The Svalbard Archipelago
• P.J. Capelotti
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A reprint of a WWII-era report on Spitsbergen by U.S. intelligence, covering the geography, history and geo-politics of the archipelago. With 63 photographs, maps, glossary, illustrations, bibliography, appendices, and an index.
(ARC91, $49.95)
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The Svalbard Passage
• Thomas Kirkwood
• Geir Finne
• LITERATURE
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A Cold War thriller lush in the details of its Norwegian setting. The novel opens with a description and map of the Arctic archipelago.
(NOR31, $15.95)
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Trailblazer Norway's Arctic Highway
• John Douglas
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, detailed guide to the overland trip from Mo i Rana to Kirkenes.
(NOR32, $19.95)
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
• Marybeth Bond
• Mary Morris
• ANTHOLOGY
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Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95)
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The Vikings
• Magnus Magnusson
• HISTORY
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A well-regarded history of the Vikings.
(VIK23, $20.00)
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The Vikings
• Else Roesdahl
• HISTORY
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This well-written look at Norse civilization goes beyond the limited view of the ruthless Viking invaders, creating a full picture of the vibrant, artistic, agricultural and ex-ploratory culture
(VIK09, $17.00)
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The Vikings, A Very Short Introduction
• Julian D. Richards
• HISTORY
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This slim volume is a stimulating, concise introduction to the Vikings.
(VIK24, $14.99)
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When the Devil Holds the Candle
• Felicity David
• Karin Fossum
• MYSTERY
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An unexpected sequence of events in a small Norwegian town randomly intersects the lives of very different people in this gripping psychological thriller starring inspector Sejer.
(NOR42, $14.00)
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The Wife
• Sigrid Undset
• Tina Nunnally
• LITERATURE
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This is the second volume in Undset's trilogy of historical novels recreating a woman's life during the Middle Ages in devoutly Catholic Norway.
(NOR16, $15.00)
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Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries
• Ornella D'Alessio
• Marco Santini
• FOOD
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Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary.
(EUR191, $35.00)
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The Wreath
• Sigrid Undset
• Tina Nunnally
• LITERATURE
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A romantic masterpiece by the Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian author, first published in 1927. The first volume in Undset's trilogy of historical novels recreating a woman's life during the Middle Ages in devoutly Catholic Norway. Also available are the other two parts of the trilogy, "The Mistress of Husaby" (NOR16) and "The Cross" (NOR17).
(NOR10, $15.00)
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