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Babette's Feast


by Gabriel Axel

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • DVD

This adaptation of a Karen Blixen story won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1998. In it, a French chef prepares a feast for her friends and neighbors in a Danish village. (DMK29, $14.95)

Borderliners

Borderliners


by Peter Hoeg

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER

Hoeg's thriller set in a Danish boarding school. (DMK37, $15.00)

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe

Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe


by Glynis Ridley

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

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)

The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales


by Hans Christian Andersen

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 804 PAGES

Classic tales by Copenhagen's most famous citizen. (DMK01, $14.99)

Copenhagen Map

Copenhagen Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A handy laminated street map of Copenhagen in full color at a scale of 1:11,000. (DMK14, $8.95)

Denmark Map

Denmark Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

This double-sided maap, covering Denmark and southern Sweden from Gothenburg to Kristianstad, includes the Faeroes and Greeland on the reverse. The index includes city plans for central Arhus, Copenhagen & Odense. (SCN15, $14.95)

Egil's Saga

Egil's Saga


by Bernard Scudder | Svanhildur Oskarsdottir

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Europe in Our Time, A History, 1945-1992

Europe in Our Time, A History, 1945-1992


by Walter Laqueur

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 617 PAGES

An update of the classic general history of Europe since World War II, this enormously readable book offers a great overview of the events that have shaped our modern world. (EUR14, $17.95)

Eyewitness Top Ten Copenhagen

Eyewitness Top Ten Copenhagen


by DK Publishing

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Copenhagen. (DMK38, $14.00)

Fairy Tales


by Hans Christian Andersen | Tina Nunnally | Jackie Wullschlager

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

This bicentennial publication by award-winning translator Nunnally includes 30 of Andersen's most popular tales. (DMK32, $17.00)

The Farfarers, Before the Norse

The Farfarers, Before the Norse


by Farley Mowat

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 377 PAGES

A rabble-rouser by nature, Mowat posits that a group of Europeans, whom he calls the Albans, may have come to America hundreds of years before the Vikings in this original and provocative history of Atlantic exploration. (VIK10, $16.95)

Frommer's Copenhagen Day by Day

Frommer's Copenhagen Day by Day


by Sasha Heseltine

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • COMING IN FEBRUARY

A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring good suggestions for everything from food, hotels and neighborhoods to shopping. With a separate foldout map. (DMK43, $12.99)

Frommer's Denmark


by Darwin Porter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (DMK42, $24.99)

Gods and Myths of Northern Europe


by Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson

  • RELIGION
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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)

King Harald's Saga


by Magnus Magnusson | Paulsson Herman | Snorri Sturlusson | Hermann Palsson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1976
  • PAPER
  • 178 PAGES

A classic biography of the last Viking warrior King Harald and an account of the 1066 conflict between Norway and England. (NOR19, $14.00)

Lonely Planet Copenhagen Encounter

Lonely Planet Copenhagen Encounter


by Lonely Planet Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

This lively shirt pocket guide to the city is jammed with personal recommendations, photographs and a pull-out map. (DMK35, $12.99)

Lonely Planet Denmark

Lonely Planet Denmark


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 364 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide . (DMK12, $21.99)

Lonely Planet Scandinavian Europe

Lonely Planet Scandinavian Europe


by Glenda Bendure | Ned Friary

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 550 PAGES

An excellent practical guide to Scandinavian countries, as well as St. Petersburg and Tallinn, featuring a good overview of culture, history and nature, and plenty of information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (SCN01, $24.99)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

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)

A History of the Vikings


by Gwyn Jones

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 504 PAGES

Jones integrates history and archaeology in this classic portrait of the Vikings. (VIK20, $18.95)

Michelin Green Guide Scandinavia and Finland

Michelin Green Guide Scandinavia and Finland


by Michelin Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 526 PAGES

A thorough guide to Scandinavia in the classic Michelin style. (SCN10, $21.95)

Neither Here Nor There, Travels in Europe

Neither Here Nor There, Travels in Europe


by Bill Bryson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

Bryson deploys his famously cranky humor in this romp through European capitals. He's great fun to read and insightful on quirks of character. (EUR25, $14.99)

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings


by Peter Sawyer

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 298 PAGES

An insightful overview of the Viking Age in Norway and abroad, illustrated throughout and featuring essays by 12 experts. (VIK18, $27.99)

Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt


by Henrik Ibsen

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 101 PAGES

The last of Ibsen's verse plays, based on the Norwegian folk hero. (NOR13, $12.95)

The Poetic Edda

The Poetic Edda


by Carolyne Larrington

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 323 PAGES

The Norse-Icelandic poems of mythological deities are translated into modern English. (SCN25, $14.95)

Rough Guide Copenhagen

Rough Guide Copenhagen


by Lone Mouritsen | Andrew Spooner

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A pocket guide to Copenhagen, its history, culture and attractions. (DMK15, $19.99)

The Sagas of Icelanders

The Sagas of Icelanders


by Jane Smiley | Robert Kellog

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

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, $25.00)

Seven Viking Romances


by Hermann Palssom | Paul Edwards

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Entertaining sagas telling of Viking kings, adventurers and gods. (VIK04, $15.00)

Southern Scandinavia Map

Southern Scandinavia Map


by Kummerly & Frey Maps

  • MAP

A colorful road map of Scandinavia. (SCN07, $15.95)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga

Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga


by William Fitzhugh | Elisabeth Ward

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

An extensively illustrated volume of Viking culture, history and exploration that focuses especially on voyages to North America. Published in conjunction with a Smithsonian exhibit, it features essays and 400 color photographs. (VIK11, $34.95)

Wallpaper City Guide Copenhagen

Wallpaper City Guide Copenhagen


by Wallpaper Magazine

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER

A stylish, thin (it fits in your back pocket) city guide compiled by the design magazine Wallpaper's local reporters. Well-organized, with chapter tabs, many photographs and of-the-moment recommendations. (DMK33, $9.95)

 

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