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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $81, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXDMK9)		  
Eyewitness Guide Denmark  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 326 PAGES
This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (DMK28, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Denmark
A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland  •  T.K Derry
HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 447 PAGES
This comprehensive volume gives a historical overview of Scandinavia from prehistory to the present day, with chapters on the Viking and Lutheran kingdoms, medieval times, monarchies, the World Wars and modern period through the 1970s (with a short chapter addressing the 1990s). It emphasizes the common cultural, political and social backgrounds of the five modern states. (SCN03, $25.00)		   A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland
The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen  •  Hans Christian Andersen  •  Diana Crone Frank  •  Jeffrey Frank
LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 293 PAGES • FAMILY
A newly refurbished (and handsomely produced) collection of twenty-two tales, adroitly re-translated by Diana and Jeffrey Frank and with the original illustrations by Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Froelich. The translators provide a 40-page introduction on the real H.C. Andersen, notes and an annotated bibliography. Best of all, the lively new translation captures the oddball charm, surprising syntax and colloquial simplicity of the original Danish (or so we believe after perusing stilted previous translations). (DMK27, $23.95)		   The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen
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)		   Denmark Map



Also Recommended

Culture Smart! Denmark  •  Mark Salmon   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (DMK30, $9.95)
 		  
Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings  •  John Haywood   • REFERENCE  •  The history of the Vikings told through a series of innovative maps and excellent photographs. This book traces the route of the 9th-century Viking merchants and explorers throughout Europe and on to the New World. (VIK02, $20.00)
 		  
Rough Guide Denmark  •  Roger Norum   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With snazzy photos and dozens of sidebars offering little-known facts and a wealth of historical and cultural information, this guide is an excellent companion to exploring Denmark. (DMK34, $24.99)
 		  
Time Out Copenhagen  •  Michael Booth   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 		  
A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age  •  William Manchester   • HISTORY  •  Organized into sections on the Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery, Manchester's popular history evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, including Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)
 		  
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)
 		  
Cathedrals and Castles, The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages  •  Alain Erlande-Brandenburg   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages features hundreds of drawings, color illustrations and a brief chronology. (MED07, $15.95)
 		  
Isak Dinesen, The Life of a Storyteller  •  Judith Thurman   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A Danish aristocrat who wrote in English and lived for many years in Kenya, Isak Dinesen lived on the international stage. (DMK17, $22.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
On Tycho's Island  •  John Robert Christianson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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)
 		  
Beowulf  •  Seamus Heaney   • LITERATURE  •  A best-selling, critically acclaimed verse translation of the seminal Anglo-Saxon epic, which tells of a Scandinavian hero's bravery in defending Denmark from the monster Grendel. Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney translated. (SCN27, $13.95)
 		  
Gertrude and Claudius  •  John Updike   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
Hamlet  •  G. R. Hibbard  •  William Shakespeare   • LITERATURE  •  A new, authoritative version of Shakespeare's most celebrated play. (DMK08, $10.95)
 		  
Niels Lyhne  •  J. P. Jacobsen  •  Tina Nunnally   • LITERATURE  •  An award-winning translation of the much-loved Danish novel, originally published in 1880. (DMK39, $16.00)
 		  
Smilla's Sense of Snow  •  Peter Hoeg   • LITERATURE  •  Set in Denmark and Greenland and aboard a secret ship, this page-turner includes an excellent portrait of modern day Copenhagen in its first half. (DMK03, $16.00)
 		  
The History of Danish Dreams  •  Peter Hoeg   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
The Quiet Girl  •  Peter Hoeg   • LITERATURE  •  Hoeg (Smilla's Sense of Snow) sets this fast-paced, inventive novel in present day Denmark. (DMK36, $15.00)
 		  
The Saga of the Volsungs  •  Jesse Byock   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
The Spectator Bird  •  Wallace Stegner   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
To Siberia  •  Per Petterson   • LITERATURE  •  This beautifully wrought tale of a young girl and her big brother Jesper captures the loneliness, magic and world of rural WWII-era Denmark. (DMK41, $14.00)
 		  
We, the Drowned  •  Carsten Jensen   • LITERATURE  •  Set in his hometown in Denmark, Jensen spins an old-fashioned tale of love, war and adventure, following his seafaring townsmen from the shipyards in Marstal to the barren rocks of Newfoundland, roughest bars in Hobart and the frozen coasts of Russia. (DMK44, $28.00)
 		  
Winter's Tales  •  Isak Dinesen   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)
 		  
 
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