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A Frog in the Fjord: One Year in Norway by Lorelou Desjardins
Norwegians are the happiest people in the world, but can anyone else be happy in Norway? Lorelou, a French woman in her mid-20s from Provence region gets a job in Oslo, Norway. She is not too inspired by this Arctic...
$32.95
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
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price
The Viking Age saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through...
$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
For the Love of Cod: A Father and Son’s Search for Norwegian Happiness
A journey to find Norway’s supposed bliss makes for a comic travelogue that asks, seriously, what makes Norwegians so damn happy—and does it translate? Norway is usually near or at the top of the World Happiness Report. But is it...
$22.95
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
Keeping Christmas: Yuletide Traditions In Norway and The New Land by Kathleen Stokker
Kathleen Stokker, Professor of Norwegian at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, presents this scholarly look at the development of Norwegian Christmas customs in Norway and America – lutefisk, going julebukking, and leaving porridge for the nisse. An excellent book for families to use...
$29.95
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
Magnificent Book of Treasures: Vikings by Stella Caldwell
Travel back in time more than a thousand years to visit the world of the Vikings. Board a longship to go on a voyage of exploration, and see the weapons and armor used by a mighty warrior. Discover mythical tales...
$19.99
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 carefully-selected boards from 18 European and American museums and four private collections, this...
$185.00
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