Cultural Region/Scandinavian
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D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths
$29.95 Add to cartThe Caldecott medal-winning d’Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thund
- Series: New York Review Children’s Collection
- Author: D’Aulaire, Ingri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 31, 2005
- ISBN10: 159017125X
- Language: English
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Iceland Summer: Travels Along the Ring Road
$22.95 Add to cartDrawn by the natural beauty, rich literary tradition, and charming eccentricities of the island nation, two lifelong friends journey across Iceland
- Author: Caswell, Kurt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 190
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 1595342699
- Language: English
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American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed Into the Lands and Imaginations of America
$29.95 Read moreA vivid and illuminating new history–separate fact from fiction, myth from legend–exploring the early Vikings settlements in North America.
Vikings are an enduring subject of fascination. The combin- Author: Whittock, Martyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1639365354
- Language: English
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The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life
$19.99 Add to cart“In her careful, evenhanded series of thoughtful essays, Partanen, who just became an American citizen, parses the recipe for Nordic success that even the self-congratulatory ‘exceptional’ American ma
- Author: Partanen, Anu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 27, 2017
- ISBN10: 0062316559
- Language: English
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Tales of Japan: Traditional Stories of Monsters and Magic
$24.95 Add to cartA deluxe volume of 15 Japanese folk tales that is sure to impress any fan of cultural and mythological literature with impactful and stunning illustrations by contemporary Japanese artist Kotaro Chiba
- Series: Tales
- Author: Chronicle Books
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 23, 2019
- ISBN10: 1452174466
- Language: English
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Northwind
$18.99 Add to cartThis stunning New York Times Bestseller from the survival story master, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the ocean what Hatchet does for the woods, as it relates the story of a you
- Author: Paulsen, Gary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0374314209
- Language: English
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Top Secret Smackdown (Mac B., Kid Spy #3): Volume 3
$12.99 Add to cartMac B. is on a madcap adventure in this New York Times bestseling series This time a stolen raven threatens to topple the Queen… and it’s up to Mac to smackdown his KGB rival once and for all
Raven… [more below]
- Series: Mac B., Kid Spy #3
- Author: Barnett, Mac
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 17 2019
- ISBN10: 1338143719
- Language: English
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A New Name: Septology VI-VII
$17.95 Add to cartJon Fosse is one of Norway’s most celebrated authors and playwrights, with more than a thousand productions performed and translations into fifty languages.
His work has been likened to that of Samuel
- Series: Septology #3
- Author: Fosse, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: February 26, 2022
- ISBN10: 1945492570
- Language: English
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The Tomten
$8.99 Add to cartThis classic story of the Tomten’s nocturnal visits to all of the residents of wintry farm has been reminding children of the promise of spring for decades.
“The friendly troll Tomten will be a welco- Author: Lindgren, Astrid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 06 1997
- ISBN10: 0698115910
- Language: English
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I Is Another: Septology III-V
$17.95 Add to cartThe lives of an aging painter and his doppelganger converge and diverge in an elegiac meditation on our unlived lives, in the second book of the celebrated Norwegian writer’s three-volumeSeptology.
Aut… [more below]
- Series: Septology #2
- Author: Fosse, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 330
- Publish Date: March 17, 2021
- ISBN10: 1945492457
- Language: English
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Britt-Marie Was Here
$18.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, and Anxious People captivates readers with this “warm and satisfying” (People) story “about … [more below]
- Author: Backman, Fredrik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1501142542
- Language: English
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My Work
$18.95 Add to cartAfter giving birth, Anna is utterly lost. She and her family move to the unfamiliar, snowy city of Stockholm. Anxiety threatens to completely engulf Anna, who obsessively devours online news and compu
- Author: Ravn, Olga
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 0811234711
- Language: English
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Scandinavian from Scratch: A Love Letter to the Baking of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden [A Baking Book]
$29.99 Add to cartTransport the taste of Scandinavia to your home kitchen with the delightful sweet and savory bites compiled in this delightful baking book.
From chef
A SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR- Author: Accettola, Nichole
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1984861948
- Language: English
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A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated
$29.99 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king–while fighting her growing desire for his fiery son–in the first book of a Norse-i… [more below]
- Series: Saga of the Unfated
- Author: Jensen, Danielle L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 27 2024
- ISBN10: 593599837
- Language: English
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Trilogy
$16.95 Add to cartWinner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023
Trilogy is Jon Fosse’s critically acclaimed, luminous love story about Asle and Alida, two lovers trying to find their place in this world. Homeless and
- Series: Dalkey Archive Essentials
- Author: Fosse, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 27, 2022
- ISBN10: 1628973900
- Language: English
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Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark
$26.95 Add to cartA deluxe volume of 16 traditional Nordic folk tales that is sure to impress any fan of cultural and mythological literature with impactful and stunning illustrations by contemporary artist Ulla Thynel… [more below]
- Series: Tales
- Author: Chronicle Books
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1452174474
- Language: English
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Beowulf: A New Verse Translation
$15.95 Add to cartComposed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel an
- Author: Heaney, Seamus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 17 2001
- ISBN10: 0393320979
- Language: English
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The Other Name: Septology I-II
$17.95 Add to cartThe lives of an aging painter and his doppelganger converge and diverge in an elegiac meditation on our unlived lives, in the first volume of the celebrated Norwegian writer’s Septology.
- Series: Septology #1
- Author: Fosse, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 340
- Publish Date: April 04, 2020
- ISBN10: 1945492406
- Language: English
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The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
$14.95 Add to cartNow in paperback, The Employees chronicles the fate of the interstellar Six-Thousand Ship. The human and humanoid crew members complain about their daily tasks in a series of staff reports and memos. … [more below]
- Author: Ravn, Olga
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0811234827
- Language: English
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Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner
$9.99 Add to cartThe unforgettable Newbery Medal-winning novel from Lois Lowry. As the German troops begin their campaign to “relocate” all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best fr
- Author: Lowry, Lois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 02, 2011
- ISBN10: 0547577095
- Language: English
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