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A Cultural Odyssey: Focus on Norwegian Art by Gunnar Jerman
"A Cultural Odyssey" gives readers an overview of the arts in Norway from the ancient rock carvings to the wide spectrum of contemporary art. Norwegian painting, literature, theatre, film, music, architecture, folk art, handicrafts, and design are each presented in...
$55.00
Almost Nearly Perfect People by Michael Booth
Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, and he has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the...
$20.00
Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime by Julian Guthrie
An unforgettable story of four women – Magdalena Yesil, Mary Jane Elmore, Theresia Gouw, and Sonja Perkins. Through grit and ingenuity, they became stars in the cutthroat, high-stakes, male dominated world of venture capital in Silicon Valley, and helped build...
$28.00
American Axe: The Tool That Shaped a Continent by Brett Mcleod
From hand-forged axes of the Viking conquests to the American homesteader’s felling axe, this is a tool that has shaped human history like few others. American Axe pays tribute to this iconic instrument of settlement and industry, with rich history,...
$24.95
American Vikings by Martyn Whittock
A 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 combination of adventure, mythology, violence, and exploration continues to grip our attention. As...
$19.99
Counterfeiter: How A Norwegian Jew Survived The Holocaust by
This is an enthralling personal account of the secret Nazi project, Operation Bernhard, devised to destabilize the British and, later, American economies by creating and putting into circulation millions of counterfeit banknotes. A team of typographers and printers was pulled...
$16.95
Elverhoj by William B. Rhoads and Leslie Melvin
The Arts and Crafts Colony at Milton-on-Hudson "Elverhoj (Danish for “hill of the fairies,” pronounced “El-ver-hoy”) was an Arts and Crafts colony established on the picturesque west shore of the Hudson River in 1912 by Danish American artists and craftsmen...
$35.00
Friluftsliv: Connect with Nature the Norwegian Way by Oliver Luke Delorie
Embrace the great outdoors and see how spending time in nature can improve your mental, physical, and spiritual health with this beautifully illustrated guide to the Norwegian concept of friluftlsiv, outdoor living. Hardcover.
$12.95
From Lapland to Sápmi by Barbara Sjoholm
Collecting and Returning Sámi Craft and Culture. Deftly written and amply illustrated, with contextual notes on language and Nordic history, this book brings to light the history of collecting, displaying, and returning Sámi material culture, as well as the story of...
$34.95
Innovative Entrepreneurs from North Dakota: 125 Years of Impact! Impact! by Bruce Gjovig
Bruce Gjovig, CEO Emeritus of the University of North Dakota Center for Innovation Foundation, has written a second book of profiles of more North Dakota innovators and entrepreneurs. This second edition features 46 chapters of inspiring stories about individuals who...
$29.99
Innovative Entrepreneurs of North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota 150 Years of Impact
By Hiram Drache and Bruce Gjovig. This book profiles the innovators and entrepreneurs who founded 65 successful businesses in North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota over the past 150 years. From the early Bonanza farms to retail, agriculture, financial, electronics, and...
$24.99
Kisti's Royal Garden by Robin Lynse
This four part true story of Kisti's Royal Garden tells of Kisti and Hendrick Lysne's adventures in the new world as they emigrated with their family from Norway. The book offers the reader a rich understanding of how some settlers...
$20.00
Last Word on Lefse by Gary Legwold
A joyous book dedicated to preserving the traditions of this Scandinavian food. It includes folktales, stories, and history surrounding this Norwegian delicacy. Along with corny songs, poems, and jokes, is a serious chapter with photographs and tips on how to...
$12.95
Magazine Vol. 22 No. 1 - 2024 Journeys
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. This issue's theme is "Journeys," and it features...
$5.00
Mangle Boards of Northern Europe by Jay Raymond
This folio book is an unprecedented window into the world of mangle boards, wooden implements used from the 16th to 20th centuries for smoothing linen. Featuring 267 boards from 18 European and American museums and four private collections, this fascinating...
$145.00
Marking Time: The Primstav Murals of Sigmund Aarseth by Kathleen Stokker
With a lively text by Kathleen Stokker, this lavishly illustrated guide to Sigmund Aarseth's vibrant primstav (calendar stick) murals in Vesterheim's Amdal-Odland Heritage Center is a color compendium of Norwegian folklore as well as a study of a contemporary folk-art...
$5.00
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