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Eyewitness Guide Sweden

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

A handsomely illustrated guide to the country with color photos, recommended attractions, history and background information. (SWE32, $25.00)

Modern Day Vikings, A Practical Guide to Interacting with the Swedes

by Christina Johansson Robinowitz | Lisa Werner Carr

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2001
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES
• CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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This insightful, readable guide to Swedish culture, manners, attitudes and values traces the country's history from its Viking routes through to present day challenges. (SWE40, $25.95)

The Vikings, Lords of the Seas

by Yves Cohat

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 175 PAGES

An indispensable reference that fits in your pocket, this slim volume is packed with maps, archival photographs and illustrations. It tells of the Norse homeland, discoveries and settlements, and features a useful chronology and excerpts from the Viking Sagas. Part of the "Discoveries" series. (VIK01, $15.95)

Sweden Map

by Freytag & Berndt

• MAP

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

 

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Stockholm Map

by ITMB

• MAP

A convenient, detailed map of Stockholm and surroundings at a scale of 1:12,000. (SWUE33, $8.95)

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)

Culture Smart! Sweden

by Charlotte J. DeWitt

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 168 PAGES

This concise no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture includes a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (SWE45, $9.95)

Eyewitness Guide Stockholm

by Kaj Sandell

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 232 PAGES

This superb, fully illustrated guide to Stockholm and surrounding islands features dozens of local maps and site diagrams. (SWE18, $20.00)

Frommer's Stockholm Day by Day

by Mary Anne Evans

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER

A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food, hotels and neighborhoods to shopping. With a separate foldout map. (SWE56, $13.99)

Rough Guide Sweden

by James Proctor | Neil Roland

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 488 PAGES

This comprehensive, travel guide in the British series includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Sweden along with extensive listings. (SWE30, $22.99)

Xenophobe's Guide to the Swedes

by Peter Berlin

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 92 PAGES

This irreverent pocket guide to cultural awareness is both insightful -- and entertaining. (SWE76, $7.95)

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)

The Swedish Table

by Helene Henderson

• FOOD
• 2005
• HARD COVER
• 216 PAGES

Light and sophisticated, this collection of recipes from Swedish-born Henderson offers a healthier take on traditional Swedish cooking that is easily replicated in the American kitchen. (SWE46, $29.95)

A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland

by T.K Derry

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 447 PAGES

Scandinavia from prehistory to the present with chapters on the Viking and Lutheran kingdoms, medieval times, monarchies, the World Wars and modern period, emphasizing the common cultural, political and social backgrounds. (SCN03, $25.00)

Stockholm, A Cultural History

by Tony Griffiths

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2009
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

A literary, cultural guide to the art, architecture, traditions and history of Stockholm. (SWE57, $16.95)

The Vikings

by Else Roesdahl

• HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

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)

Fishing in Utopia, Sweden and the Future That Disappeared

by Andrew Brown

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2009
• PAPER
• 263 PAGES

A eulogy to a lost way of life, memoir and travelogue, Brown's poignant account of his time in Sweden in the 1970s and many travels since (he was married to a Swedish woman) also traces changes in culture and society. (SWE58, $16.95)

Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark

by Mary Wollstonecraft | William Godwin

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2005
• PAPER
• 129 PAGES

Groundbreaking feminist Wollstonecraft records her observations of a late 18th-century journey through Scandinavia in this small masterpiece, rich in detali of people and place. (SCN04, $16.95)

Linnaeus, The Compleat Naturalist

by Wilfrid Blunt

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2002
• HARD COVER
• 264 PAGES

A biography of Carl Linnaeus, a celebrated name in science, highlighted with over 200 illustrations. (SWE75, $59.95)

On My Swedish Island, Discovering the Secrets of Scandinavian Well-Being

by Julie Catterson Lindahl

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2005
• HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES

Lindhal writes of exchanging her fast-paced urban life for a simpler, more fulfilling Scandinavian lifestyle in this part self-help book, part memoir. (SWE39, $25.95)

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)

Hanna's Daughters

by Marianne Fredriksson

• LITERATURE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

A family saga spanning a swiftly changing century of Swedish history. Fredriksson reveals the female experience in 19th and 20th century Scandinavia. (SWE27, $14.95)

Missing

by Karin Alvtegen

• MYSTERY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 295 PAGES

Set in contemporary Stockholm, this tautly constructed tale marks the U.S. debut of Karin Alvtegen -- Sweden's Queen of Crime. Intricately poltted and emotionally complex. (SWE47, $14.95)

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)

Sun and Shadow, an Erik Winter Novel

by Laurie Thompson | Ake Edwardson

• MYSTERY
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 400 PAGES

A complex psychological murder mystery set in Gotheberg, the first of Ake's Chief Inspector Erik Winter books to be translated into English. (SWE31, $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 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

• MYSTERY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 480 PAGES

Larsson combines murder mystery, family saga, love story and financial intrigue into a complex and atmospheric novel set in Stockholm and the snowy landscapes of northern Sweden. (SWE54, $15.95)

The Messiah of Stockholm, A Novel

by Cynthia Ozick

• LITERATURE
• 1988
• PAPER
• 141 PAGES

Set in the dark of Stockholm's winter, this atmospheric short novel follows the peregrinations of Lars Andemeing -- and his search for his father Bruno Schulz. (SWE11, $13.95)

The Saga of Gosta Berling

by Selma Lagerlof

• LITERATURE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 399 PAGES

Set at a country estate in 1820s wintry rural Sweden, this epic novel by the Swedish Nobel Prize-winner (the first woman to win the prize) follows the fate of a defrocked minister and the women who fall under his spell. (SWE59, $16.00)

The Saga of the Volsungs

by Jesse Byock

• LITERATURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 145 PAGES

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, $18.95)

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