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Aquavit and the New Scandinavian Cuisine

by Marcus Samuelsson

FOOD
2003
HARD COVER
302 PAGES

A wonderfully illustrated cookbook from the renowned chef at Aquavit, New York's premier restaurant for haute Scandinavian cuisine. (SCN40, $45.00)

Arthur Miller's Adaptation of an Enemy of the People

by Arthur Miller | Henrik Ibsen

LITERATURE
1977
PAPER
125 PAGES

This classic drama portrays public-minded Dr. Stockman's crusade to save his town from its contaminated water supply. (SCN26, $12.00)

Baltic Light, Early Open-Air Painting in Denmark and North Germany

by Helmut Borsch-Supan | Helmut Rudolf Leppien | Catherine Johnston

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1999
HARD COVER
220 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated work celebrating the plein air painting of the Baltic. (DMK23, $75.00)

The Baltic Revolution

by Anatol Lieven

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
454 PAGES

A Latvian correspondent for the London Times, Lieven weaves history, interviews and analysis into a vivid cultural portrait of post-Glasnost Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. (BLT02, $47.00)

Berlitz Norwegian Phrase Book

by Inc. Berlitz International

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
2008
AUDIO CD
224 PAGES

With a focus on the traveler, this combination 90-minute CD and pocket phrasebook will help you learn basic vocabulary. (NOR67, $14.95)

Blackwater

by Kerstin Ekman

LITERATURE
1997
PAPER
448 PAGES

The suspicious death of an artist sends Police Constable Torsson skiing north to the remote Lapland village of Rakisjok to investigate, and there he encounters a frozen wall of resistance from the townspeople. (SWE38, $18.00)

Bradt City Guide Helsinki

by Nigel Wallis

GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
300 PAGES

This convenient pocket guide features an overview of the history and culture of Helsinki along with a few color photographs and maps. (SCN47, $13.99)

Bradt Guide Spitsbergen

by Andreas Umbreit

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
246 PAGES

This excellent introduction to Spitsbergen, Franz Josef Land and Jan Mayen Island includes an overview of history, wildlife and nature, color photographs and maps. (NOR01, $26.99)

The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius

by Daniel Grimley

MUSIC
2004
PAPER
294 PAGES

An introduction to the life and music of Finland's greatest composer. (SCN52, $36.00)

Carl Larsson, The Autobiography of Sweden's Most Beloved Artist

by Carl Lasson

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1992
PAPER
206 PAGES

Stories of Larsson's childhood and artistic life in his own words. (SWE25, $17.00)

Insight Guide Scandinavia

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
448 PAGES

From Denmark to Sweden, Norway and Finland, this guide introduces the region with outstanding color maps and photographs. (SCN22, $23.99)

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
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

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

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)

The Cross

by Sigrid Undset | Tina Nunnally

LITERATURE
2000
PAPER
448 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Culture Smart! Finland

by Terttu Leney

GUIDEBOOK
2006
PAPER
168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (SCN41, $9.95)

Denmark Map

by Geocart

MAP

A detailed map of Denmark with an inset of Copenhagen at a scale of 1:300,000. (DMK07, $13.95)

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)

Ecovillage Living, Restoring the Earth and Her People

by Hildur Jackson | Karen Svensson

NATURAL HISTORY
2002
PAPER
183 PAGES

A comprehensive primer on establishing ecovillages throughout the world. (WLD41, $24.95)

Edvard Grieg and Frederick Delius, The Correspondence

by Edvard Grieg | Frederick Delius | Lionel Carley

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1993
HARD COVER
192 PAGES

The correspondence of two friends and fellow composers. (NOR18, $35.00)

Edvard Munch

by Josef Paul Hodin

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1985
PAPER
216 PAGES

This is an illustrated biography of Norway's best known artist, with excellent reproductions of his work and plenty of historical information. (NOR09, $19.95)

Edvard Munch, Behind The Scream

by Sue Prideaux

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2007
PAPER
391 PAGES
COMING IN JULY

An incisive intellectual and psychological portrait of the artist. Interspersed with excerpts from Munch's private diary, this is the first comprehensive English-language biography of Munch. (NOR49, $30.00)

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)

The Emigrants

by Vilhelm Moberg | Gustaf Lannestock

LITERATURE
1995
PAPER
366 PAGES

The author, Vilhelm Moberg, one of Swedens' great 20th century writers, captures the daily lives of Swedish pioneers in early America in this first of four novels about a Swedish couple who make a new life in Minnesota. (SWE14, $19.95)

The Far Islands and Other Cold Places, Travel Essays of A Victorian Lady

by Elizabeth Taylor

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1997
PAPER
306 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

Here are the tales of a no-nonsense "Victorian lady," featuring her great love for remote islands with bad weather. She writes of the people, culture, traditions and natural history of Iceland, Norway, Scotland, and the Faroe Islands with grace and insight. (ARC32, $16.95)

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)

Finland Adventure Map

by National Geographic

GUIDEBOOK
2011
MAP

A double-sided full color map of Finland and some of Northern Scandinavia at a scale of 1:975,000 printed on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. (SCN13, $11.95)

Finnish Modern Design: Utopian Ideals and Everday Realities, 1930-97

by Nina Stritzler-Levine | Marianne Aav

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2000
PAPER
412 PAGES

A book on Finnish Modernism, featuring designs of the last seventy years. (SCN24, $50.00)

Five Plays

by August Strindberg

LITERATURE
1990
PAPER
297 PAGES

A collection of the Swedish modernist's most-performed plays, including "Miss Julie", "The Father", "A Dream Play", "The Dance of Death" and "The Ghost Sonata". (SWE20, $23.95)

Fodor's Scandinavia

by Fodor's

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
553 PAGES

A practical, popular guide featuring full color photos, maps, and plenty of information on hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities. (SCN46, $23.95)

Fodor's Sweden

by

GUIDEBOOK
2006
PAPER
320 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (SWE48, $18.95)

Four Major Plays: A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, the Master Builder

by Henrik Ibsen | Jens Arup

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
384 PAGES

Drawn from the Oxford Ibsen, this compact paperback highlights the playwright's four most celebrated works in excellent translations. (NOR50, $9.95)

Frommer's Norway

by Darwin Porter

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
480 PAGES

A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (NOR64, $24.99)

Frommer's Scandinavia

by Darwin Porter

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
704 PAGES

A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (SCN54, $25.99)

Gertrude and Claudius

by John Updike

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
224 PAGES

In Shakespeare's play, Elsinore and Medieval Denmark are evoked in a few expressive lines, a castle, a mood; but in Updike's novel, an atmospheric prelude to Hamlet, Elsinore and its inhabitants get the full historical-novel treatment. (DMK19, $16.00)

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)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

by Robert A. Scott

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2005
PAPER
294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott delves into the history, design, architecture and wonder of Europe's medieval cathedrals and great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

Hamlet

by G. R. Hibbard | William Shakespeare

LITERATURE
2008
PAPER
416 PAGES

A new, authoritative version of Shakespeare's most celebrated play. (DMK08, $10.95)

Helsinki Map

by Freytag & Berndt

MAP

A foldout map of Helsinki, with an index at the detailed scale of 1:15,000. (SCN36, $11.95)

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)

The History of Danish Dreams

by Peter Hoeg

LITERATURE
2008
PAPER
408 PAGES

Hoeg's first novel is a sprawling family saga spanning four generations and exploring the transition in Denmark from medieval society to modern nation. (DMK05, $15.00)

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)

Ibsen, The Complete Major Prose Plays

by Henrik Ibsen | Rolf Fjelde

LITERATURE
1978
PAPER
1152 PAGES

Twelve masterful plays plus almost 100 pages of introduction and background. (NOR48, $30.00)

Insight Guide Finland

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
336 PAGES

A profusely illustrated overview of Finland, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on history, nature and culture, hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information. (SCN08, $23.99)

Insight Guide Iceland

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
360 PAGES

With wonderful photographs, maps and essays. (ICL04, $22.99)

Insight Guide Sweden

by Doreen Taylor-Wilkie

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
364 PAGES

A profusely illustrated overview of Sweden, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on history, politics, nature and culture, hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information. (SWE12, $23.95)

Isak Dinesen, The Life of a Storyteller

by Judith Thurman

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1983
PAPER
495 PAGES

A Danish aristocrat who wrote in English and lived for many years in Kenya, Isak Dinesen lived on the international stage. (DMK17, $22.00)

Jean Sibelius

by Karl Ekman

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2006
PAPER
332 PAGES

An up-to-date, well-researched biography of Sibelius, focused on the composer's life and personal history, rather than his music and its impact. (SCN53, $29.95)

The Kalevala

by Elias Lonrot

LITERATURE
1985
PAPER
448 PAGES

A particularly strong translation of the national poem of Finland. (SCN09, $28.50)

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)

Kitchen of Light: The New Scandinavian Cooking

by Andreas Viestad

FOOD
2007
PAPER
304 PAGES

By a celebrated Norwegian food writer, this handsomely illusrtated compendium pairs recipes with an engaging history of Scandinavian cuisine. (SCN51, $24.95)

Knopf Mapguide Stockholm

by Knopf Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
48 PAGES

A practical and handy passport-sized guide to the city, featuring fold-out maps. (SWE37, $11.95)

Lapland, A Natural History

by Derek Ratcliffe

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
HARD COVER
320 PAGES

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)

Lonely Planet Denmark

by Lonely Planet

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
364 PAGES

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

Lonely Planet Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

by Lonely Planet

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
456 PAGES

An excellent practical guide to the region geared for independent travelers. (BLT05, $25.99)

Lonely Planet Finland

by Jennifer Brewer | Marcus Lehtipuu

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
392 PAGES

A practical guide to Finland featuring numerous maps and plenty of information on history, culture and attractions. (SCN18, $23.99)

Lonely Planet Norway

by Deanna Swaney

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
452 PAGES

With maps, practical details and information on sightseeing. (NOR25, $23.99)

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)

Michelin Green Guide Scandinavia and Finland

by Michelin Travel Publications

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
526 PAGES

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

Moose

by Valerius Geist | Michael H. Francis

NATURAL HISTORY
2005
PAPER
160 PAGES

A natural history and photographic portrait of the moose. (BST56, $21.95)

Mysteries

by Knut Hamsun | Sverre Lyngstad

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
352 PAGES

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 our favorite of Hamsun's many novels. (NOR08, $16.00)

Nationalism and the Nordic Imagination, Swedish Art of the 1890s

by Michelle Facos

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1998
HARD COVER
250 PAGES

A handsome study of Swedish National Romanticism of the 1890's. (SWE24, $70.00)

The Norse Myths

by Kevin Crossley-Holland

LITERATURE
1981
PAPER
320 PAGES

This classic collection includes 32 tales of Nordic gods, goddesses and heroes. With an overview of the Norse world, cosmology and gods. (SCN38, $17.95)

Northern Europe Scandinavia Map

by Freytag & Berndt

2007
MAP

A colorful shaded relief map showing the Baltic region from Copenhagen to St. Petersburg and Hammerfest at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EUR19, $14.95)

Norway 1940

by Francois Kersaudy

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
284 PAGES

A detailed account of the German invasion of Norway in 1940. (NOR20, $26.95)

Norway Map

by Michelin Travel Publications

MAP

A handsome map of Norway at a scale of 1:1,000,000, with a place index and shaded relief. (NOR05, $11.95)

Norwegian, Start Speaking Today!

by Educational Services Corporation

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
1993
CASETTE TAPE

A booklet and two cassette tapes make up this 90-minute crash course on Norwegian. This course follows the foreign service method, focusing on dialogues and useful sentences instead of single words. (NOR23, $24.95)

Old English and Its Closest Relatives, A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages

by Orrin Robinson

HISTORY
1993
PAPER
318 PAGES

A survey of the family tree of English and its cultural and linguistic roots in Old Norse and other northern European languages. (VIK21, $27.95)

On Tycho's Island

by John Robert Christianson

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2002
PAPER
384 PAGES

Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was an outlandish figure among early European astronomers, what with his prosthetic golden nose, his close relations with the Danish monarch and his private laboratory island where he observed the heavens. This scholarly work brings to life the man, his island and his age. (DMK18, $34.00)

Orkneyinga Saga, The History of the Earls of Orkney

by Hermann Palssom | Paul Edwards

LITERATURE
1981
PAPER
253 PAGES

A fusion of myth and legend, circa A.D. 1200, by an unnamed Icelandic author. The medieval chronicle has its center of action among the Orkney Islands, describing their conquest by Norwegian kings during the Viking expansion of the ninth century. (VIK07, $16.00)

Oslo/Bergen Map

by ITMB

2006
MAP

A walking map of Oslo and Bergen at a scale of 1:10,000. (NOR44, $8.95)

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

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

by Carolyne Larrington

LITERATURE
2009
PAPER
323 PAGES

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

The Promise of America, A History of the Norwegian-American People

by Odd S. Lovoll

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1999
PAPER
288 PAGES

An account of Norwegian migration to North America and the Norwegians contribution to their adopted land. With 227 black-and-white photos. (NOR47, $24.95)

Rough Guide Norway

by Jules Brown

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
496 PAGES

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)

Rough Guide Scandinavia

by Rough Guide

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
790 PAGES

A comprehensive, opinioned guide to the history, culture and attractions of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Part of a popular British series, it has an excellent balance of practical and cultural information. (SCN17, $24.99)

The Royal Physician's Visit

by Per Olov Enquist

LITERATURE
2002
PAPER
320 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

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, $19.99)

Running with Reindeer, Encounters in Russian Lapland

by Roger Took

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2005
PAPER
384 PAGES

An absorbing account of travels among the reindeer herding Saami in 1990s Russia. Took captures the wide landscapes, people and political instability of the wilderness surrounding Murmansk. (RUS221, $17.95)

Sami Culture in a New Era, The Norwegian Sami Experience

by Harald Gaski

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1998
PAPER
223 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A collection of essays on contemporary issues as confronted by the Sami of Norway, including maintaining a cultural identity, reindeer husbandry, economy, history and literature. (NOR24, $25.00)

The Sami People, Traditions in Transition

by Veli-Pekka Lehtola

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2005
PAPER
144 PAGES

Lehtola traces the history, traditions, political challenges, arts and culture of the reindeer-herding Sami in this incisive portrait. (SCN42, $27.95)

Say it in Finnish

by Aili Flint

LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
1984
PAPER
206 PAGES

A palm-size pocket guide to common Finnish phrases and expressions for travelers, divided by topic and featuring a useful index. (SCN43, $5.95)

Scandinavia Wall Map

by

MAP

A colorful wall map of Scandinavia, including Iceland. (SCN28, $14.99)

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)

The Shetland Bus, A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival and Adventure

by David Howarth

HISTORY
2008
PAPER
236 PAGES

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)

Smilla's Sense of Snow

by Peter Hoeg

LITERATURE
2012
PAPER
448 PAGES

Could it really have been all that long ago that Peter Hoeg's gripping second novel made such a splash? Set in Denmark and Greenland and aboard a secret ship, this page-turner, out in a 20th anniversary edition, includes an excellent portrait of modern day Copenhagen. Beneath its eery surface, the novel wrestles with racism and the tangled relations between Denmark and Greenland. (DMK03, $17.00)

Southern Scandinavia Map

by Kummerly & Frey Maps

MAP

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

The Spectator Bird

by Wallace Stegner

LITERATURE
1990
PAPER
214 PAGES

An American literary agent goes to Denmark and meets Karen Blixen in this novel by Wallace Stegner. Winner of the National Book Award. (DMK16, $15.00)

Stockholm, City of My Dreams

by Pers Anders Fogelstrom

LITERATURE
2000
PAPER
332 PAGES
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

Young Henning Nilsson arrives in Stockholm on the eve of the Industrial Revolution, eager for success, love and a fully experienced life, in this Swedish classic of historical realist fiction, happily now available in an English translation. (SWE22, $18.95)

The Svalbard Passage

by Thomas Kirkwood

LITERATURE
2011
PAPER
320 PAGES

This Cold War thriller, lush in the details of its Arctic setting, opens with a description and map of the Spitsbergen archipelago. (NOR31, $15.99)

Sweden Map

by Freytag & Berndt

MAP

A colorful map of Sweden at a scale of 1:600,000. (SWE06, $14.95)

Sweden Regional Map, East Svealand

by Swedish Government Maps

MAP

A regional map including Stockholm and surroundings at a scale of 1:250,000 (SWE13, $16.95)

Swedish Folktales and Legends

by Lane Thygesen Blecher | George Blecher

LITERATURE
2004
PAPER
416 PAGES

Illustrated with woodcuts and drawings, this representative sampling of tales from centuries gone by ranges from the ribald to the romantic, from the rustic to the mystical. (SWE05, $18.95)

The Thirty Years' War

by Geoffrey Parker

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
316 PAGES

A scholarly history of the major European conflict of the 17th century. Among the outcomes were the annexation of Alsace by France, the annexation of Pomerania by Sweden and the legalization of Calvinism in Germany. (EUR115, $39.95)

Time Out Copenhagen

by Michael Booth

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
256 PAGES

A practical, hip guide by the British publisher, noted for its extensive listings. Features extensive listings for museums, historical sites, shopping, and eating out in Copenhagen, and also provides some basic background on the city's culture and history. (DMK26, $19.95)

Two Golden Ages, Masterpieces of Dutch and Danish Painting

by Lene Bogh Ronberg

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2003
PAPER
184 PAGES

This exhibition catalogue traces the influences of the Dutch masters on later Danish artists. (DMK24, $50.00)

The Vikings, A Very Short Introduction

by Julian D. Richards

HISTORY
2005
PAPER
152 PAGES

This slim volume is a stimulating, concise introduction to the Vikings. (VIK24, $14.99)

The Wife

by Sigrid Undset | Tina Nunnally

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
352 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Winter's Tales

by Isak Dinesen

LITERATURE
1993
PAPER
320 PAGES

A collection of 11 haunting short stories by the Danish writer most famous as Karen Blixen. With their Nordic settings, the Gothic tales draw upon the folk tradition and myths of Denmark. Originally published in 1942. (DMK25, $16.00)

A Woman in Amber

by Agate Nesaule

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1997
PAPER
280 PAGES

In this American Book Award-winning memoir, Nesaule recounts the horrors she witnessed and experienced as a young girl during World War II in Latvia. A gripping testimony of survival. (RUS30, $16.00)

World of the Vikings

by Richard Hall

ARCHAEOLOGY
2007
HARD COVER
240 PAGES

A readable overview of Viking civilization and history, with hundreds of photographs and illustrations of Viking life, art and archaeological sites. (VIK27, $34.95)

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