Cultural Region/Scandinavian
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Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
$17.00 Add to cartSometimes radical yet always applicable, Brick by Brick abounds with real-world lessons for unleashing breakthrough innovation in your organization, using LEGO–which experienced one of the most remar… [more below]
- Author: Robertson, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 24 2014
- ISBN10: 0307951618
- Language: English
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Guts & Glory: The Vikings
$10.99 Add to cartHistory comes alive for kids like no textbook can in this epic account of the time of the Vikings that’s perfect for history buffs and reluctant readers Contains awesome illustrations
From battle-a- Series: Guts & Glory #2
- Author: Thompson, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 07 2016
- ISBN10: 0316320579
- Language: English
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The Emigrants: The Emigrant Novels: Book I
$27.95 Add to cartConsidered one of Sweden’s greatest 20th-century writers, Vilhelm Moberg created the characters Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson to portray the joys and tragedies of daily life for early Swedish immigr… [more below]
- Series: Emigrant Novels #01
- Author: Moberg, Vilhelm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 15 1995
- ISBN10: 0873513193
- Language: English
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Shadow on the Mountain
$12.99 Read moreFrom the Newbery Honor-winning author Margi Preus, the award-winning Shadow on the Mountain recounts the adventures of a 14-year-old Norwegian boy named Espen during World War II–based on a true stor… [more below]
- Author: Preus, Margi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1419711598
- Language: English
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The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes
$25.95 Add to cartThe Norse Myths presents the infamous Viking gods, from the mighty Asyr, led by ??inn, and the mysterious Vanir, to Thor and the mythological cosmos they inhabit. Passages translated from Old Norse b
- Series: Myths #3
- Author: Larrington, Carolyne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0500251967
- Language: English
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The Ghosts of Other Immigrants
$17.99 Add to cartThe characters in these stories of migration are marked by heritage and the pasts that follow them wherever they go. A young woman in 1970s Washington, D.C., is changed forever after her love interest
- Author: Mäkinen, Maija
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1941561292
- Language: English
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Odd and the Frost Giants
$16.99 Read moreThe thrilling, wintry Nordic tale by Neil Gaiman, who weaves a magical story of legend and adventure that will enchant readers from beginning to end.
Odd, a young Viking boy, is left fatherless follow
- Author: Gaiman, Neil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 22 2009
- ISBN10: 0061671738
- Language: English
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The Poetic Edda
$24.95 Add to cart“She sees, coming up a second time,
After the terrible conflagration of Ragnaro
earth from the ocean, eternally green;
the waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them,
over the mountain hunting fish.”- Series: Oxford World’s Classics Hardback Collection
- Author: Larrington, Carolyne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198834578
- Language: English
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We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance
$19.95 Add to cartWe Die Alone recounts one of the most exciting escape stories to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern E… [more below]
- Author: Howarth, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 30 2016
- ISBN10: 1493023454
- Language: English
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Growth of the Soil
$17.00 Add to cartThe epic novel of man and nature that won its author the Nobel Prize in Literature, in the first new English translation in more than ninety years
A Penguin Classic When it was first published in 191- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Hamsun, Knut
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0143105108
- Language: English
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Noma 2.0: Vegetable, Forest, Ocean
$75.00 Add to cartA Barnes & Noble Best Cookbook of 2022
There’s a reason Noma sits atop the list of the world’s best restaurants. Every bite, every dish, every course surprises
A Barnes & Noble Best Gift Book of 2022- Author: Redzepi, René
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1648291724
- Language: English
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The Trio
$27.00 Read more“An absolutely fantastic debut novel.”–Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove
A deeply atmospheric debut novel about three young people testing the boundaries of intimacy that is being hailed as
- Author: Hedman, Johanna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1609459520
- Language: English
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Norse Ancient Origins: Stories of People & Civilization
$14.99 Add to cartA beautiful companion volume to Norse Myths and Legends, exploring the ancient origins of Viking society and culture.
The Norse legends of Odin, Thor, Loki and all the gods of Asgard are well known, b- Series: Flame Tree Collector’s Editions
- Author: Rogers, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1804175781
- Language: English
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The Age of the Vikings
$18.95 Add to cartA major reassessment of the vikings and their legacy
The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and ensl- Author: Winroth, Anders
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0691169292
- Language: English
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The Nomadic Notebook – Norway: True short stories of travel adventures and encounters
$17.95 Add to cartA wonderfully immersive collection of short stories describing the otherworldly beauty of Norway’s arctic fjords and villages seasoned with the comedy of an inexperienced group of international volunt
- Series: The Nomadic Notebook #1
- Author: Purdy, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 106
- Publish Date: November 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1088265227
- Language: English
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National Geographic Traveler: Iceland
$21.99 Read moreNational Geographic Traveler guidebooks are focused on experiential travel. Each book provides inspiring photography, insider tips, and expert advice for a more authentic, enriching experience of the … [more below]
- Series: National Geographic Traveler
- Author: National Geographic
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 8854419710
- Language: English
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Norse, Celtic Mythology & Runes: Explore The Timeless Tales Of Norse & Celtic Folklore, The Myths, History, Sagas & Legends + The Magic, Spells & Mean
$22.99 Add to cartThe Norse God Odin was a relentless seeker of knowledge and wisdom, willing to sacrifice almost anything for this pursuit.
Odin’s hunger for wisdom is evident in many of the stories that involve him, a
- Author: Visconti, Sofia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 410
- Publish Date: January 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1914312015
- Language: English
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Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
$40.00 Add to cartThe definitive history of the Vikings — from arts and culture to politics and cosmology — by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertise
The Viking Age — from 750 to 1050 — saw an unpre… [more below]- Author: Price, Neil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 0465096980
- Language: English
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Looking for the Hidden Folk: How Iceland’s Elves Can Save the Earth
$28.95 Read more*A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR’S CHOICE*
“An impassioned, informative love letter to Iceland.” —New York Times Book Review “This compelling and highly readable book offers a thought-provoking- Author: Brown, Nancy Marie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 04, 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362282
- Language: English
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Sublunar
$15.95 Add to cartA great mind and a formidable personality, Brahe is also the world’s most illustrious noseless man of his time. Told by Brahe and his assistants–a filthy cast of characters–Sublunar is both novel an… [more below]
- Author: Voetmann, Harald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0811229785
- Language: English
