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COUNTRY WALKERS
Norway: Bergen & the Western Fjords
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/CW3284. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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Insight Guide Norway
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
391 PAGES
A profusely illustrated overview of Norway, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture, hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information. It includes chapters on Oslo, Bergen, the North Cape and other popular destinations.
(NOR03, $23.95) |
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We Die Alone, A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance
David Howarth
Stephen Ambrose
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) |
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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) |
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Norway Map
Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A handsome map of Norway at a scale of 1:600,000, with a place index and shaded relief. Two Sides. 40x27 inches.
(NOR05, $14.95) |
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The Vikings, Lords of the Seas
Yves Cohat
HISTORY
1992
PAPER
146 PAGES
An indispensable reference that fits in your pocket, this slim volume, part of the "Discoveries" series, 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.
(VIK01, $12.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide Norway
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
This handsome, illustrated guide covers the nature, culture, history and attractions of Norway. We also carry Eyewitness guides to Sweden (SWE32), Stockholm (SWE18) and Denmark (DMK28).
(NOR29, $25.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Farthest North
Fridtjof Nansen
EXPLORATION
The great Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen's classic account of the voyage of the Fram, originally published in 1897. His compelling adventure jumps from the page through maps and photographs.
(ARC60, $17.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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, $15.00) |
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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) |
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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, $17.00) |
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Birds of Britain & Europe
Hermann Heinzel
Richard Fitter
John Parslow
FIELD GUIDE
COMING IN
This masterfully organized Collins Pocket Guide, featuring 3,000 color illustrations covers the birds of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
(EUR49, $27.50) |
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