Aquavit and the New Scandinavian Cuisine
• 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. Marcus Samuelsson was born in Ethiopia, raised in Sweden and trained in France, a background which informs his innovative take on the traditions of Scandinavia.
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Arthur Miller's Adaptation of an Enemy of the People
• Arthur Miller
• Henrik Ibsen
LITERATURE •
1977 •
PAPER
• 125 PAGES
True to the original, compelling and accessible, this classic drama portrays public-minded Dr. Stockman's crusade to save his town from its contaminated water supply. Confronted by stubborn politicians, journalists unwilling to take the risks, and an indifferent, unenlightened citizenry, Stockman's morals are defeated and opposed by his fellow citizens, leading him and his family to be driven out of the town he was trying to save.
(SCN26, $12.00) |
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Baltic Light, Early Open-Air Painting in Denmark and North Germany
• Helmut Borsch-Supan
• Helmut Rudolf Leppien
• Catherine Johnston
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 220 PAGES
The French en plein air movement and the distinctive light of the north came together in the early 19th century to create a style unique to the Baltic. With particular attention paid to Caspar David Friedrich, this beautifully illustrated work covers 109 works by 36 artists. Explanatory essays and biographies of each artist accompany the paintings.
(DMK23, $75.00) |
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The Baltic Revolution
• Anatol Lieven
HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 454 PAGES
Lieven explores the culture and personality of the Baltic peoples, their religious and national differences and relations with Russia and the West. Written by a London Times correspondent who interweaves interviews, observations and history to reveal post-Glasnost Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
(BLT02, $47.00) |
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Berlitz Norwegian Phrase Book
• 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) |
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Blackwater
• 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) |
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Bradt City Guide Helsinki
• Nigel Wallis
GUIDEBOOK •
2007 •
PAPER
• 300 PAGES
This convenient pocket guide features an overview of the history, cultrure of Helsinki along with a few color photographs and maps.
(SCN47, $13.99) |
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Bradt Guide Spitsbergen
• Andreas Umbreit
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 246 PAGES
This convenient guide features an overview of the history, wildlife and natural history of Spitsbergen along with a few color photographs and many maps. It's a good one-volume introduction to the archipelago, revised with this edition to also include sections on Franz Josef Land and Jan Mayen.
(NOR01, $26.99) |
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The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius
• Daniel Grimley
MUSIC •
2004 •
PAPER
• 294 PAGES
An introduction to the life and music of Finland's greatest composer and one of the most striking figures in 20th century music. Grimley explores Sibelius's early career, his major musical achievements, historical reception and influence, and the performance and interpretation of his work.
(SCN52, $36.00) |
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Carl Larsson, The Autobiography of Sweden's Most Beloved Artist
• Carl Lasson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1992 •
PAPER
• 206 PAGES
Stories of Larsson's childhood and artistic life in his own words.
(SWE25, $17.00) |
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Insight Guide Scandinavia
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 448 PAGES
A handsomely illustrated guide to all Scandinavia from Denmark to Sweden, Norway and Finland. It's a compact overview of the culture, history, nature and attractions of the region, featuring outstanding color maps and hundreds of photographs.
(SCN22, $23.99) |
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Clara's Grand Tour, Travels With a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-century Europe
• Glynis Ridley
HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
The entertaining history of a most unusual eighteenth-century European celebrity. Clara the Indian rhinoceros was brought to Europe in 1741 by the Dutch sea captain Douwemout Van der Meer, and toured for seventeen years, to the delight of heads of state such as Louis XV and Frederick the Great. A marvelous and unique look at the introduction of Eastern wildlife into the Western world.
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The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
• Hans Christian Andersen
LITERATURE •
1993 •
HARD COVER
• 804 PAGES
How could we resist? It's hard to contemplate a visit to Copenhagen without revisiting these classic tales by its most famous citizen. This illustrated edition includes 159 greats, including "The Ugly Duckling" and, of course, "The Little Mermaid."
(DMK01, $14.99) |
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Copenhagen Map
• Borch Maps
2006 •
MAP
A handy laminated street map of Copenhagen in full color at a scale of 1:11,000. Two Sides. 20x26 inches.
(DMK14, $8.95) |
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The Cross
• Sigrid Undset
• Tina Nunnally
LITERATURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 448 PAGES
This masterpiece by the Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian author, first published in 1927, has never gone out of print. 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. The books combine scholarly knowledge of the era with keen psychological analysis to produce a vividly realistic picture of the past. In the third installment, Kristin must overcome the loss and devastation of the Black Death.
(NOR17, $16.00) |
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Culture Smart! Finland
• Terttu Leney
GUIDEBOOK •
2006 •
PAPER
• 168 PAGES
A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(SCN41, $9.95) |
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Denmark Map
• Geocart
MAP
A detailed map of Denmark with an inset of Copenhagen at a scale of 1:300,000. One Side. 38 X 51 inches.
(DMK07, $13.95) |
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Denmark Map
• 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. One Side. 49x39 inches.
(SCN15, $14.95) |
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Ecovillage Living, Restoring the Earth and Her People
• Hildur Jackson
• Karen Svensson
NATURAL HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 183 PAGES
A comprehensive primer on establishing ecovillages, nicely illustrated and featuring concise essays from experts and interviews with influential figures. The book, largely through case studies, shows how to create strong, sustainable communities through ecologically sound planning and low impact living. The contributors tackle the biological, economic and spiritual implications of an ecovillage, while presenting plans for environmentally friendly civil engineering. The examples are taken from model communities around the globe.
(WLD41, $24.95) |
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Edvard Grieg and Frederick Delius, The Correspondence
• Edvard Grieg
• Frederick Delius
• Lionel Carley
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1993 •
HARD COVER
• 192 PAGES
The life of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg is revealed in this collection of his correspondence with his friend and fellow composer Frederick Delius.
(NOR18, $35.00) |
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Edvard Munch
• Josef Paul Hodin
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1985 •
PAPER
• 216 PAGES
This illustrated biography of Norway's best known artist illuminates the man and his art. Not just a portrait of the artist with excellent reproductions of his work, it also includes much historical information. A volume in the acclaimed "World of Art" series.
(NOR09, $19.95) |
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Edvard Munch, Behind The Scream
• Sue Prideaux
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 391 PAGES
An incisive intellectual and psychological portrait of the artist, touching on his father's religious fanaticism, his alcoholism, and debilitating fear of death and illness. Interspersed with excerpts from Munch's private diary, this is the first comprehensive English-language biography of Munch.
(NOR49, $40.00) |
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Egil's Saga
• 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. Egil, a rune reader, a healer, a drunk, a poet, and a farmer, dominated Viking history from his first murder at the age of six because another boy won a ball game. This vivid saga embraces five generations beginning with Egil's grandfather and ending with his grandson.
(VIK06, $16.00) |
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The Emigrants
• Vilhelm Moberg
• Gustaf Lannestock
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 366 PAGES
The first in a series of four novels about Karl Oscar and Kritina Nilsson, a Swedish couple who flee poverty and oppression in Sweden with their three children to make a new life in Minnesota. The author, Vilhelm Moberg, one of Swedens' great 20th century writers, captures the daily lives of Swedish pioneers in early America. With a new introduction by Roger McKnight, head of Swedish Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College.
(SWE14, $19.95) |
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The Far Islands and Other Cold Places, Travel Essays of A Victorian Lady
• Elizabeth Taylor
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 306 PAGES
• COMING IN
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) |
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The Farfarers, Before the Norse
• Farley Mowat
HISTORY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 377 PAGES
Farley Mowat, who 40 years ago proposed his theories involving the Viking discovery of America in Westviking, offers up an original hypothesis in this provocative history of Atlantic exploration. A professional rabble-rouser, Mowat posits that a group of Europeans, whom he calls the Albans, may have come to America hundreds of years before the Vikings.
(VIK10, $16.95) |
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Finland Map
• HEMA Maps
MAP
A detailed map of all Finland at a scale of 1:750,000. Two Sides. 56x39 inches.
(SCN13, $12.95) |
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Finnish Modern Design: Utopian Ideals and Everday Realities, 1930-97
• Nina Stritzler-Levine
• Marianne Aav
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 412 PAGES
A book of Finnish Modernism with designs from the past seventy years, featuring works by Alvar Aalto, Kaj Franck, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva, and manufactures including Arabia, Artek, and Marimekko.
(SCN24, $50.00) |
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Five Plays
• 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". This translation is faithful to Strindberg's lyrical original Swedish.
(SWE20, $23.95) |
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Fodor's Scandinavia
• 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) |
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Fodor's Sweden
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) |
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Four Major Plays: A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, the Master Builder
• 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) |
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Frommer's Norway
• 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) |
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Frommer's Scandinavia
• 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) |
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Gertrude and Claudius
• 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, $15.00) |
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Gods and Myths of Northern Europe
• 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) |
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
• Robert A. Scott
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 294 PAGES
Scott, whose interest in the history of cathedrals began when he first saw the magnificent Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury, England, takes his reader on a historical, architectural and sociological tour of the magnificent spires and stained-glass windows that dot the landscape of Europe. It's an accessible, personable overview.
(EUR190, $21.95) |
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Hamlet
• G. R. Hibbard
• William Shakespeare
LITERATURE •
2008 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
This is a convenient pocket edition of Shakespeare's most celebrated play. Sure, it says more about Elizabethan England (and the human soul) than historical Denmark, but how could we resist? It's worth reading -- and seeing -- again and again. It will surprise you each time.
(DMK08, $10.95) |
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Helsinki Map
• Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A foldout map of Helsinki, with an index at the detailed scale of 1:15,000. Two Sides. 39x48 inches.
(SCN36, $11.95) |
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Here Is Where We Meet
• 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. "The dead don't stay where they are buried," the protagonist's mother tells him, and this becomes the mantra for this most unusual journey through Europe's history and people.
(EUR189, $15.00) |
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The History of Danish Dreams
• Peter Hoeg
LITERATURE •
2008 •
PAPER
• 408 PAGES
Hoeg's first novel, translated and published in the U.S. after the runaway success of Smilla's Sense of Snow, is a sprawling family saga spanning four generations and exploring the transition in Denmark from medieval society to modern nation. It's entertaining, inventive and insightful.
(DMK05, $15.00) |
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A History of the Vikings
• Gwyn Jones
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 504 PAGES
A classic portrait of the Viking realms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, their civilization and culture, first published in 1968. With 15 maps, 58 line drawings and 32 black-and-white photographs. Jones integrates history and archaeology nicely in this well-told tale. Revised in 1984.
(VIK20, $18.95) |
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Ibsen, The Complete Major Prose Plays
• Henrik Ibsen
• Rolf Fjelde
LITERATURE •
1978 •
PAPER
• 1152 PAGES
Twelve masterful plays plus almost 100 pages of introduction and background.
(NOR48, $30.00) |
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Insight Guide Finland
• 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. It includes sections on Helsinki, the Saami people -- and even Santa Claus.
(SCN08, $23.99) |
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Insight Guide Iceland
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 360 PAGES
This beautiful guide features wonderful photographs and essays prepared by experts on Iceland. The emphasis here is on providing an understanding of the history, culture, landscapes and attractions of the country. Maps and practical information are secondary.
(ICL04, $22.99) |
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Insight Guide Sweden
• 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. In addition to an overview of places throughout the country, it includes chapters on the Vikings, the Stockholm Archipelago, contemporary design, and the Sami.
(SWE12, $23.95) |
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Isak Dinesen, The Life of a Storyteller
• Judith Thurman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1983 •
PAPER
• 495 PAGES
An acclaimed biography of Isak Dinesen, aka Karen Blixen, by the tremendously good writer of nonfiction Judith Thurman. A Danish aristocrat who wrote in English and lived for many years in Kenya, Isak Dinesen lived on the international stage -- and this book fills in her various worlds. Winner of the 1983 National Book Award
(DMK17, $22.00) |
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Jean Sibelius
• 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) |
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The Kalevala
• Elias Lonrot
LITERATURE •
1985 •
PAPER
• 448 PAGES
This is a particularly strong translation of the Finnish national poem. Based on ancient heroic poetry, it was a rallying flag for national aspirations as Finland struggled to break away from Russia in the 19th century. So important is this great literary monument that Finland celebrates February 28 as Kalevala day. Incorporating incantation and humor and including a role for magic, this classic informs some of Sibelius' greatest music. 1999 marks the 150th anniversary of the first edition of the poem.
(SCN09, $28.50) |
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King Harald's Saga
• Magnus Magnusson
• Paulsson Herman
• Snorri Sturlusson
• Hermann Palsson
LITERATURE •
1976 •
PAPER
• 178 PAGES
Written in the 13th century, this is a classic biography of the last Viking warrior King Harald and an account of the 1066 conflict between Norway and England.
(NOR19, $14.00) |
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Kitchen of Light: The New Scandinavian Cooking
• 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) |
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Knopf Mapguide Stockholm
• Knopf Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
A practical and handy passport-sized guide to the city, featuring fold-out maps.
(SWE37, $10.95) |
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Lapland, A Natural History
• 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. Divided by habitat, with color plates interspersed throughout, it is a detailed, meticulously researched -- and hefty -- reference.
(ARC182, $70.00) |
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Lonely Planet Denmark
• Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •
2008 •
PAPER
• 364 PAGES
A comprehensive, practical guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style combining a good overview of the history and culture of Denmark with extensive travel information.
(DMK12, $21.99) |
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Lonely Planet Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
• Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 456 PAGES
In its hallmark style, this practical guide to the Baltic nations by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and language, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs and excellent travel information.
(BLT05, $25.99) |
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Lonely Planet Finland
• 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) |
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Lonely Planet Norway
• Deanna Swaney
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 452 PAGES
A comprehensive guide in the Lonely Planet style featuring maps, background detail on the country and culture -- and practical information for the traveler.
(NOR25, $23.99) |
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Mammals of Europe
• 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, it's a comprehensive handbook, with detailed descriptions, range maps and commentary on behavior.
(FG61, $38.50) |
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Michelin Green Guide Scandinavia and Finland
• Michelin Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK •
2006 •
PAPER
• 526 PAGES
A survey of the cities, villages and sites of Scandinavia in the classic Michelin style, featuring brief descriptions of all the major attractions, and with excellent full-color city maps. Organized alphabetically for easy reference,
(SCN10, $21.95) |
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Moose
• Valerius Geist
• Michael H. Francis
NATURAL HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 160 PAGES
A natural history of the moose, by one of the leading authorities, Valerius Geist. Their migration, social interactions and mating rituals are all covered, along with issues concerning their natural habitats and conservation. The informative text is complemented by wonderful color photographs.
(BST56, $21.95) |
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Mysteries
• 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 and society in Norway. It's a favorite of this Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian author's many novels -- accessible, absorbing, and thoroughly modern in its outlook.
(NOR08, $16.00) |
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Nationalism and the Nordic Imagination, Swedish Art of the 1890s
• Michelle Facos
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 250 PAGES
Facos looks at the influence of Swedish tradition on Carl Larsson, Bruno Liljefors, Hanna Hirsch Pauli and other prominent artists of Swedish National Romanticism of the 1890's.
(SWE24, $70.00) |
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The Norse Myths
• Kevin Crossley-Holland
LITERATURE •
1981 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
A classic collection of 32 tales of Nordic gods, goddesses and heroes in the Pantheon Library of Fairy and Folktales. A poet and editor, Crossley-Holland has published a number of folk and children's tales (including a three-volume re-telling of the Arthur legend). With an overview of the Norse world, cosmology and gods.
(SCN38, $17.95) |
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Northern Europe Scandinavia Map
• Freytag & Berndt
2007 •
MAP
A colorful shaded relief map of Scandinavia and the Baltic States at a scale of 1:2,000,000. It shows the entire Baltic Sea region, also covered by the Baltic Sea States map (BLT38) in the same series. One Side. 42x34 inches.
(EUR19, $14.95) |
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Norway 1940
• Francois Kersaudy
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 284 PAGES
A detailed account of the German's invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940 and the Allied response. With campaign maps and photographs of important personalities. Kersaudy pulls no punches in his history of missed opportunities and mistakes in the disastrous two-month campaign.
(NOR20, $26.95) |
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Norway Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
MAP
A handsome map of Norway at a scale of 1:1,000,000, with a place index and shaded relief. Two Sides. 40x27 inches.
(NOR05, $11.95) |
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Norwegian, Start Speaking Today!
• Educational Services Corporation
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
1993 •
CASETTE TAPE
A 90-minute crash course in Norwegian on two audio tapes and a phrasebook, all packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated twice in Norwegian. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health.
(NOR23, $24.95) |
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Old English and Its Closest Relatives, A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages
• Orrin Robinson
HISTORY •
1993 •
PAPER
• 318 PAGES
A survey of the English family tree, including Gothic, Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old English, Old Frisian, Old Low Franconian, and Old High German. With 8 maps. Robinson is a professor in the Department of Germanic Studies at Stanford.
(VIK21, $27.95) |
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On Tycho's Island
• 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 (he lost his real nose while duelling to defend his claim that he was a great mathematician), 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) |
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Orkneyinga Saga, The History of the Earls of Orkney
• Hermann Palssom
• Paul Edwards
LITERATURE •
1981 •
PAPER
• 253 PAGES
A fusion of myth and legend, circa A.D. 1200, by an unnamed Icelandic author. This medieval chronicle, with its center of action among the Orkney Islands, is a rich source of knowledge on the northern isles. Describing the conquest of the islands by Norwegian kings during the Viking expansion of the ninth century, it's an account of war and the struggle for supremacy by Sigurd the Powerful, St. Magnus the Martyr, and Hralf, the conqueror of Norway. This modern translation is very readable.
(VIK07, $16.00) |
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Oslo/Bergen Map
• ITMB
2006 •
MAP
A walking map of Oslo and Bergen at a scale of 1:10,000 with index, transit maps and attractions. One Side. 19.5X39 inches.
(NOR44, $8.95) |
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The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings
• Peter Sawyer
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 298 PAGES
This compact, well-produced book, featuring contributions by 12 experts, is an insightful overview of the Viking Age. With numerous black-and-white illustrations.
(VIK18, $27.99) |
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Peer Gynt
• Henrik Ibsen
LITERATURE •
1990 •
PAPER
• 101 PAGES
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 •
2009 •
PAPER
• 323 PAGES
The Norse-Icelandic poems of mythological deities are translated into modern English. Includes an index to Pagan names. Redisovered in the 17th century, this is the source for much of what we know of pre-christian belief systems in Northern Europe.
(SCN25, $14.95) |
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The Promise of America, A History of the Norwegian-American People
• 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) |
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Rough Guide Norway
• 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) |
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Rough Guide Scandinavia
• 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) |
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The Royal Physician's Visit
• Per Olov Enquist
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
• COMING IN
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. It's a wonderfully realized book.
(DMK21, $19.99) |
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Running with Reindeer, Encounters in Russian Lapland
• Roger Took
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2005 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
An absorbing account of travels among the reindeer herding Saami in 1990s Russia. Took, an art historian and museum curator, captures the wide landscapes, people and political instability of the wilderness surrounding Murmansk.
(RUS221, $17.95) |
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Sami Culture in a New Era, The Norwegian Sami Experience
• Harald Gaski
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1998 •
PAPER
• 223 PAGES
• COMING IN
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. Edited by Harald Gaski, a scholar at the University fo Tromso.
(NOR24, $25.00) |
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The Sami People, Traditions in Transition
• Veli-Pekka Lehtola
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2005 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
Lehtola traces the history, traditions, arts and culture of the reindeer-herding Sami in this incisive portrait.
(SCN42, $27.95) |
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Say it in Finnish
• 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) |
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Scandinavia Wall Map
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MAP
A colorful wall map of Scandinavia, including Iceland, at a scale of 1:2,770,000. Price includes additional charge for shipping via priority mail cardboard tube. One Side. 31x24 inches.
(SCN28, $14.99) |
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Seven Viking Romances
• Hermann Palssom
• Paul Edwards
ANTHOLOGY •
1985 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
The medieval Icelandic imagination incorporated warriors' raids and local myths, legends, and heroic tales adapted over the centuries from Homer to French romance. This book is an entertaining anthology 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 •
2008 •
PAPER
• 236 PAGES
David Howarth, author of "We Die Alone," tells another little-known story of courage and survival during World War II. This time he writes of the "Shetland Bus," a fleet of fishing boats that made regular journeys across treacherous waters from the Shetland Islands to Norway, in order to bring relief and fortifications to Norwegians weathering Nazi attacks. Howarth, who was second in command at the Shetland base, knows the story first-hand, and brings out the ferocity of the storms and battles endured by a few hundred brave men.
(NOR26, $16.95) |
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Smilla's Sense of Snow
• Peter Hoeg
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 469 PAGES
Set in Denmark and Greenland and aboard a secret ship, this page-turner (made into a terrible movie) includes an excellent portrait of modern day Copenhagen in its first half.
(DMK03, $16.00) |
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Southern Scandinavia Map
• Kummerly & Frey Maps
MAP
A colorful road map of Southern Scandinavia at a scale of 1:800,000. One Side. 37x51 inches.
(SCN07, $15.95) |
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The Spectator Bird
• 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.
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Stockholm Pocket Guide
• Berlitz Pocket Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2003 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
As advertised, this brief, illustrated guide to the city fits easily into a shirt pocket. It's a brief guide covering what to see and do in Stockholm -- with a convenient map of the city center.
(SWE01, $8.95) |
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Stockholm, City of My Dreams
• Pers Anders Fogelstrom
LITERATURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 332 PAGES
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A Swedish classic of historical realist fiction, finally available in English. Young Henning Nilsson arrives in Stockholm on the eve of the industrial revolution, eager for success, love and a fully experienced life. Pers Anders Fogelstrom loved his native Stockholm, and this novel is a loving reconstruction of that city as it must once have been. The first in a five-volume Stockholm series.
(SWE22, $18.95) |
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The Svalbard Passage
• 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. First published in 1981.
(NOR31, $15.99) |
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Sweden Map
• Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A colorful map of Sweden at a scale of 1:600,000. Two Sides. 40x28 inches.
(SWE06, $14.95) |
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Sweden Regional Map, East Svealand
• Swedish Government Maps
MAP
A map of the East Svealand area of Sweden, including Stockholm, the Stockholm Archipelago, and Lake Malaren at a scale of 1:250,000. One Side. 39x52 inches.
(SWE13, $16.95) |
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The Thirty Years' War
• Geoffrey Parker
HISTORY •
1997 •
PAPER
• 316 PAGES
Now in a revised edition, this scholarly history of the major European conflict of the 17th century includes contributions by 10 historians. Habsburgs, French, Danes, Dutch, Swedes and Spanish all participated in what was essentially a German civil war. 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) |
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Time Out Copenhagen
• Michael Booth
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
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) |
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Two Golden Ages, Masterpieces of Dutch and Danish Painting
• Lene Bogh Ronberg
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 184 PAGES
This exhibition catalogue traces the influences of the Dutch and Flemish masters on the 19th-century Danish artists.
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The Vikings, A Very Short Introduction
• Julian D. Richards
HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 152 PAGES
This slim volume is a stimulating, concise introduction to the Vikings.
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The Wife
• Sigrid Undset
• Tina Nunnally
LITERATURE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
This masterpiece by the Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian author, first published in 1927, has never gone out of print. 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. The books combine scholarly knowledge of the era with keen psychological analysis to produce a vividly realistic picture of the past. The second installment tells of Kristin's turbulent married life on the estate of Husaby, to which her husband has taken her.
(NOR16, $16.00) |
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Winter's Tales
• 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) |
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A Woman in Amber
• Agate Nesaule
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1997 •
PAPER
• 280 PAGES
The author, who fled rural Latvia on the heels of the Russian advance at the age of seven, chronicles the terrible dislocations of World War II. In this American Book Award-winning memoir, she tells the powerful story of what she witnessed and experienced as a young girl during the war. Ultimately a testimony to survival, this book brings to light a terrible knowledge of rape, torture and execution.
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World of the Vikings
• 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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