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"From a New York Times best-selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, a sweeping epic of how the Vikings and their descendants have shaped history and America"--
For millennia Norwegians, Danes, Finns, and Swedes lived a remote and rugged existence among the fjords and peaks of the land of the midnight sun. When they finally left their homeland in search of opportunity, these wanderers would reshape Europe and beyond. Their ingenuity, daring,...
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"The "Danish coziness" philosophy is fast becoming the new "French living" in terms of aspirational lifestyle books and blogs. There are countless viral articles comparing the happiness levels of Americans versus Danes. Their homes are more homey; their people are more cheerful. It's an attitude that defies definition, but there is a name for this slow-moving, stress-free mindset: hygge (pronounced "hoo-ga"). Hygge values the idea of cherishing yourself:...
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When Lars Thorvald's wife, Cynthia, falls in love with wine -- and a dashing sommelier -- he's left to raise their baby, Eva, on his own. He's determined to pass on his love of food to his daughter -- starting with pure⁺¹ed pork shoulder. As Eva grows, she finds her solace and salvation in the flavors of her native Minnesota. From Scandinavian lutefisk to hydroponic chocolate habaneros, each ingredient represents one part of Eva's journey as she...
8) 1984
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A chilling portrait of a totalitarian society under the ever-watchful gaze of Big Brother, where love, privacy, and individuality are banned. The year 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's nightmare vision from 1949 of the world we are becoming is timelier that ever. 1984 is the great modern classic of a 'negative utopia' - a startlingly original and haunting novel that creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing
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Ryland Peters & Small
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2018.
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"In the warmer months we crave food that is often naturally lighter and nourishing. Scandinavians do summer food so well--it is wholesome, flavoursome, simple to make and sumptuous to look at. In Scandinavian culture, eating well is all about 'lagom' or balance--everything in moderation. Try the tempting breakfast ideas such as Blueberry Porridge. Sharing plates such as Smoked Mackerel Rillettes with Rye Crisps are ideal for grazing, while satisfying...
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"In Portland, Maine, Andrew and Briana Volk welcome people into their restaurant like it's an extension of their home. You might start out the night with a drink from Andrew likeIn the Pines (with gin, Cynar, and stone pine liqueur, it's a walk in the woods) or the Norseman (a Scandinavian take on the old-fashioned, with aquavit). In addition to creating new tastes, he also has a passion for perfecting the classics behind the bar, from the Pimm's...
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Phaidon
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2010
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Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine offers an exclusive insight into the food, philosophy and creativity of René Redzepi. It reveals the first behind the scenes look at the restaurant, Noma, and features over 90 recipes as well as excerpts from Redzepi's diary from the period leading up to the opening of the restaurant and texts on some the most enigmatic of Noma's suppliers. The book includes 200 new specially commissioned color photographs of...
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"Scholars and laymen alike have long projected their fantasies onto the great expanse of the global North, whether it be as a frozen no-man's-land, an icy realm of marauding Vikings, or an unspoiled cradle of prehistoric human life. Bernd Brunner reconstructs the encounters of adventurers, colonists, and indigenous communities that led to the creation of a northern "cabinet of wonders" and imbued Scandinavia, Iceland, and the Arctic with a perennial...
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Most historical accounts examine the Viking Age in one part rather than the whole region of the British Isles and Ireland. Very few pay attention to the continued contact between England and Scandinavia in the post-Norman Conquest period. This book aims to offer an alternative approach by presenting a history of the Viking Age which considers the whole area up to and beyond the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Vikings have been traditionally portrayed...
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Countryman Press, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company, Independent Publishers Since 1923
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[2022]
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"A cookbook from the heart of Minnesota, inspired by an archive of recipes from the author's grandmother and great-grandmother. In this debut cookbook, recipe developer and Minnesota native Maren Ellingboe King perfectly combines the nostalgia of traditional midwestern dishes and influences of her Scandinavian heritage with an emphasis on local, unprocessed ingredients. Ellingboe King celebrates the growing diversity of her home state with a modern...
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Tourné vers l'avenir du Groenland, dans un «rêve» qui ouvre à la fois sur les inquiétudes de ses citoyens et sur l'utopie d'une sociétéégalitaire, ce premier roman de la littérature groenlandaise, Sinnattugaq, d'abord publié à Copenhague en 1914, puis traduit en danois par le célèbre Knut Rasmussen l'année suivante, permet au lecteur d'aujourd'hui de renverser son regard sur le monde inuit et de décou-vrir enfin une voix «de l'intérieur»,...
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L'intérêt et la pertinence de la littérature inuite se trouvent non pas dans le nombre de ses productions, mais bien dans le fait qu'elle s'est constituée, de l'extérieur pour l'essentiel, en une institution symbolique qui a valeur d'expérience universelle pour l'être humain. Pour les Inuits, cet engagement témoigne à quel point il est aujourd'hui nécessaire de prendre la parole par l'écriture, pour transmettre et faire connaître leur...
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En lisant ce roman, le deuxième de la littérature groenlandaise, le lecteur découvrira la vision de l'avenir de l'Arctique en 2021 telle qu'imaginée en 1931 par Augo Lynge, auteur né à Qeqertarsuatsiaat. Selon Per Kunuk Lynge, qui en signe l'avant-propos, «à la lecture de ses anticipations, dont certaines se sont réalisées longtemps après la publication de son roman, on ne peut s'empêcher de voir en l'auteur le chaman inuit d'autrefois,...
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This collection of articles studies the development of crime fiction in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden since the 1960s, offering the first English-language study of this widely read and influential form. Since the first Martin-Beck novel of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö appeared in 1965, the socially-critical crime novel has figured prominently in Scandinavian culture, and found hundreds of millions of readers outside Scandinavia. But...
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Il y a si peu de livres traduits en français venus du Groenland que le lecteur, par ailleurs peut-être déjà familier avec les œuvres écrites par des étrangers sur ce pays et l'esprit rempli des images de pureté, de grandeur, de blancheur et de froid qu'ils ont véhiculées, se trouvera décontenancé en, lisant ce petit recueil de nouvelles. Il aura l'impression d'entrer dans un monde jusqu'à ce jour occulté, loin des paysages grandioses...
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