Norway: Bergen & the Western Fjords

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Norway: Bergen & the Western Fjords | READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Eyewitness Guide Norway • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 304 PAGES This handsome, illustrated guide covers nature, culture, history and attractions of Norway. We also carry Eyewitness guides to Sweden (SWE32), Stockholm (SWE18) and Denmark (DMK28). (NOR29, $25.00)
Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings • John Haywood REFERENCE • 1995 • PAPER • 144 PAGES A thorough history of the Vikings as told through a series of innovative maps and excellent photographs of Viking artifacts. This book traces the route of the 9th-century Viking merchants and explorers throughout Europe and on to the New World. (VIK02, $20.00)
We Die Alone • David Howarth EXPLORATION • 2007 • PAPER • 208 PAGES A 1955 account by British historian David Howarth of courage, determination and valor in Nazi-occupied Norway. It's the story of Jan Baalrud -- and his extraordinary escape across the Lyngen Alps, as reconstructed from interviews with Baalrud and the brave people who helped him escape. Stumbling half-dead into an Arctic village, he is nursed back to health by the local people and, finally, makes his way to neutral Sweden. (NOR14, $16.95)
Norwegian Folk Tales • Peter Asbjornsen ANTHOLOGY • 1982 • PAPER • 188 PAGES This rich collection of stories, interpreted by a leading scholar on ancient traditions and tales, will delight both adults and children. (NOR06, $15.95)
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)

Also Recommended

Oslo/Bergen Map • ITMB • A walking map of Oslo and Bergen at a scale of 1:10,000. (NOR44, $8.95)
Culture Smart! Norway • Linda March • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $9.95)
Lonely Planet Norway • Deanna Swaney • GUIDEBOOK • With maps, practical details and information on sightseeing. (NOR25, $23.99)
Norwegian, Start Speaking Today! • Educational Services Corporation • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 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)
A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland • T.K Derry • HISTORY • 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)
Norway 1940 • Francois Kersaudy • HISTORY • A detailed account of the German invasion of Norway in 1940. (NOR20, $26.95)
Norway to America, A History of the Migration • Ingrid Semmingsen • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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)
The Shetland Bus, A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival and Adventure • David Howarth • HISTORY • 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)
The Svalbard Archipelago • P.J. Capelotti • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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)
The Vikings • Else Roesdahl • HISTORY • 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)
The Vikings, Lords of the Seas • Yves Cohat • HISTORY • 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 also features a useful chronology and excerpts from the Viking Sagas. Part of the "Discoveries" series. (VIK01, $15.95)
Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga • William Fitzhugh • Elisabeth Ward • HISTORY • 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)
The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral • Robert A. Scott • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)
Assault in Norway, Sabotaging the Nazi Nuclear Bomb • Thomas Gallagher • EXPLORATION • A small team of Norwegian ski commandos on a mission to destroy the Vemork heavy water plant -- and stop the Germans from getting the atomic bomb. A gripping true story of bravery and endurance against all odds, featuring hair-raising escapades -- some of which are so outrageous they seem lifted from an action novel. Non-fiction. (NOR62, $18.95)
In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream • Eric Dregni • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A Minnesotan of Norwegian extraction, Dregni writes entertainingly of Norwegian culture and the immigrant experience in this delightful account of a year living with his wife and infant son in Trondheim on a Fulbright scholarship. (NOR68, $22.95)
Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark • Mary Wollstonecraft • William Godwin • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
The Fellowship of Ghosts, Travels in the Land of Midnight Sun • Paul Watkins • EXPLORATION • Novelist Watkins tries his hand at travel, interweaving a memoir of his own experiences in Norway with those of early eccentric visitors. His solo wanderings also take into account the beautiful Norwegian countryside, with vivid descriptions of dramatic cliffs and expansive snowfields. (NOR35, $16.00)
Growth of the Soil • Knut Hamsun • LITERATURE • The epic tale of a homesteader in the mountainous Norwegian interior, which helped win Hamsun a Nobel Prize in 1920. (NOR36, $14.00)
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath, The Wife, The Cross • Sigrid Undset • Tina Nunnally • LITERATURE • A masterful historical epic by the Nobel Prize-winning author, first published in 1927. This omnibus edition follows the life of one woman from birth to death in devoutly Catholic 14th-century Norway. A cornerstone of Scandinavian literature, the trilogy is a powerful introduction to the medieval society. (NOR40, $25.00)
Mysteries • Knut Hamsun • Sverre Lyngstad • LITERATURE • 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)
Orkneyinga Saga, The History of the Earls of Orkney • Hermann Palssom • Paul Edwards • LITERATURE • 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)
Out Stealing Horses • Per Petterson • LITERATURE • In this luminous novel of memory, childhood and loss in rural Norway, elderly narrator Trond Sander looks back on his life and the chain of events that began one fateful summer day in 1948. (NOR66, $14.00)
The Body in the Fjord • Katherine Hall Page • MYSTERY • A Faith Fairchild mystery, distinguished by its intricate plot and its setting along the fjords of Norway. Hall Page, as usual, includes a section of recipes at the end (part-time sleuth Faith Fairchild is, after all, a caterer). (NOR34, $7.99)
The Norse Myths • Kevin Crossley-Holland • LITERATURE • 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)
Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain and North-West Europe • Chris Kightley • FIELD GUIDE • A compact field-friendly guide to the birds found in the British Isles and the Faroes, Scandinavia and Northwest Europe. (EUR50, $27.00)

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